Comparison

VAR Challenge vs Motion Soccer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

VAR Challenge

Features
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Can you spot the offside? VAR Challenge puts you in the role of the video assistant referee. Review attacking plays, find the exact moment of the pass, draw the offside line and make the final decision. FEATURES • Spot tight offside decisions • Scrub the timeline to find the pass • Draw the offside line like VAR • Unlimited training drills • Daily Matchday challenges • Global leaderboards Improve your football knowledge and test your referee instincts. Some decisions are clear. Others are just centimeters. Can you make the right call?

About

Motion Soccer

Experience football matches from multiple perspectives, including referee, player, and coach. Make crucial decisions as the referee, control players on the pitch, or manage team strategy from the sideline. Designed for mobile with intuitive touchscreen controls.

Highlights
  • Referee full matches
  • Play as a player
  • Coach team strategy
  • Experience multiple perspectives
  • Mobile-optimized controls
  • Play full seasons and tournaments
Features
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BE THE REFEREE. YOUR WHISTLE DECIDES THE MATCH. Motion Soccer is a football referee simulator in full 3D. Step onto the pitch and run a complete 11v11 match: call fouls, play advantage, show yellow and red cards, award penalties and judge offsides. Not sure? Check the big calls with VAR before you decide. Was it a foul? Does the goal stand? The final decision is yours. FAIR OR CORRUPT? Referee by the book, or try the corrupt referee mode and see how far you can tilt a match. Players protest, coaches complain and the crowd lets you know exactly what it thinks. THE WHOLE REFEREEING TEAM Run the line as assistant referee, manage substitutions and added time as fourth official, or review incidents from the VAR room. Earn your referee licences and take charge of tournaments and full seasons with clubs and national teams inspired by real football. THE SAME MATCH, 11 MORE WAYS TO LIVE IT Put down the whistle and every other job on matchday is waiting: • Photographer: a real sports camera in your hands. Swap lenses, zoom, focus and shoot bursts, complete live assignments and get your best shot on the next day's front page. • Physio: spot injuries, catch the fake ones, treat players in quick medical mini-games and drive the stretcher cart onto the pitch. • Commentator: call the action from the booth, with ON AIR microphones and a live prompter. • TV director (coming soon): choose the cameras and cut the broadcast. • Player, goalkeeper and coach: score it, save it or manage it from the bench. • Fan: watch from the stands, change seats and throw paper planes. REALISTIC FOOTBALL 3D graphics and physics, crowds that react to your decisions, and special events like pitch invaders, flares and provocative celebrations. NEW UPDATES EVERY WEEK We build Motion Soccer together with our community on Discord, and many features come from player ideas. Free to download. Referee modes are free with ads. The optional PRO purchase removes ads and unlocks every role. New roles arrive first for PRO.

Screenshots

VAR Challenge4 screens
Motion Soccer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VAR Challenge at none against Motion Soccer's 1. VAR Challenge also leads on ads (none vs shown). Motion Soccer's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Motion Soccer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VAR Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VAR Challenge ships an update weekly, Motion Soccer daily. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VAR Challenge versus Motion Soccer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVAR ChallengeMotion Soccer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—91.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—100 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB863 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenys DenysovIvanovich Games

In-app purchases

None

VAR Challenge

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Motion Soccer

One-time1
  • Motion Soccer PRO$9.99

Questions

Is VAR Challenge free?
VAR Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Motion Soccer free?
Motion Soccer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VAR Challenge or Motion Soccer have ads?
Motion Soccer shows ads; VAR Challenge does not.
Which is updated more often, VAR Challenge or Motion Soccer?
VAR Challenge ships an update weekly, and Motion Soccer daily. Most recently, VAR Challenge was updated on September 21, 2026 and Motion Soccer on October 19, 2026.

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