Comparison

VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 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 Assistant Referee Game 26

Simulate the role of an assistant referee in football matches, making critical calls on offsides, fouls, and penalties. Utilize a VAR review system to ensure accuracy and test your decision-making skills in fast-paced scenarios.

Highlights
  • Realistic assistant referee gameplay
  • Offside, foul, and penalty decisions
  • VAR review system
  • Fast-paced match scenarios
  • Challenging judgment levels
  • Decision-making skill improvement
Features
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Step into the shoes of a third referee and experience the intensity of making split-second decisions on the field! In this immersive football referee simulator, you play as the assistant referee responsible for crucial calls like offsides, fouls, penalties, and VAR decisions. Every choice you make can change the outcome of the match—so stay sharp and trust your instincts. Game Features: Realistic assistant referee gameplay Make offside, foul, and penalty decisions VAR review system for critical moments Fast-paced match scenarios Challenging levels that test your judgment Improve your decision-making skills

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. MULTIPLAYER: EVERY ROLE HAS ITS SLOTS Set up the online match however you like. Each role has its own slots, which fill up as people join; any slot left empty is covered by the AI. Play with just two of you or with up to 48 people in the same match. 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 Assistant Referee Game 264 screens
Motion Soccer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Motion Soccer at 94% against VAR Assistant Referee Game 26's 3%. Motion Soccer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). VAR Assistant Referee Game 26's advantage is ratings volume (524 vs 124). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Motion Soccer sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Motion Soccer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 524 and 124 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of VAR Assistant Referee Game 26's written reviews are positive against 94% of Motion Soccer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 ships an update every 3 weeks, Motion Soccer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 versus Motion Soccer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVAR Assistant Referee Game 26Motion Soccer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (524 ratings)4.8 (124 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.0% of reviews93.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings524 — better124
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB914 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaris ShabbirIvanovich Games

Customer experience

VAR Assistant Referee Game 26

All ratings444 ratings
Positive64.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive3.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative92.5%

Motion Soccer

All ratings124 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

VAR Assistant Referee Game 26

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Offline Mode$4.99
7 purchases

Motion Soccer

One-time7
  • Welcome Pack: 8,000 coins$1.99
  • 7,500 Coins$4.99
  • 16,000 Coins$9.99
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  • Motion Soccer PRO$9.99
  • 34,000 Coins$19.99
  • 90,000 Coins$49.99
  • 200,000 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 free?
VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Motion Soccer free?
Motion Soccer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 or Motion Soccer?
Motion Soccer is rated higher. VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 averages 3.7 out of 5 from 524 ratings, while Motion Soccer averages 4.8 from 124 ratings.
Do VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 or Motion Soccer have ads?
Both VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 and Motion Soccer show ads.
Which is updated more often, VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 or Motion Soccer?
VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Motion Soccer daily. Most recently, VAR Assistant Referee Game 26 was updated on October 28, 2026 and Motion Soccer on October 29, 2026.

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