Comparison

REF! vs Match Score Tracker

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

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About

REF!

Features
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REF! is the ultimate app for football referees. Create the match, invite your crew and run it from the watch. No paper, no fuss. BEFORE THE MATCH - Create the match with teams, competition, ground, date and time. - Save your teams and the grounds you visit most. - Competitions with their own refereeing and travel fees. - Choose whether you're the referee or an assistant. - History for every team: how many times you've officiated them and how those matches ended. - A countdown to your next match in the widget, the Live Activity and your watch face. - A calendar event, created automatically. ON THE PITCH, FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH - Period timer: set how many periods, how long each one lasts and how long the break is. - Haptic alert when time is up, with added time and a warning if the break runs over. - Choose which team kicks off at the start of each period. - Goals with the scorer's shirt number. - Yellow and red cards, for players and for team staff - Substitutions with the numbers coming on and off. - A match summary on your wrist the moment you blow the final whistle. - Tournament mode to chain matches with their own timings and fees without leaving the watch. - Create a match on the watch itself if your appointment changes at the last minute. - Leave the app or let the screen sleep — the match picks up where you left it. AFTER THE MATCH - Distance covered, sprints, top speed, heart rate, calories and steps. - A heat map of your position over real imagery of the pitch, in satellite or pitch view. - Effort zones calculated from your maximum heart rate. - A full match report: goals, cards, minutes and substitutions across every period. YOUR SEASON - Stats across every season and any date range. - A complete history of teams, competitions and grounds. - Matches as referee and as assistant, counted separately. PAYMENTS - Total paid and total outstanding for the season, always in view. - Breakdown by competition and by month, with a per-match average. - Refereeing and travel fees kept separate. - A one-page annual PDF report and a CSV with one row per match, for your association or your tax return. - Mark matches as paid one by one or all at once. WITH YOUR CREW - Find other referees by name or @nickname and add them as friends. - Invite them to a match: they get a notification and accept it from their inbox. - The match syncs between all three of you in real time. - A combined heat map and stats for the whole refereeing team. - Your own profile with an avatar and nickname. AND ALSO - Everything synced through iCloud between iPhone and Apple Watch. - Backups you can export and import. - Works without a signal: whatever you record on the pitch is sent as soon as you're back online. - Tutorials for the app and the watch, plus a quick-start guide. - Match alerts and reminders. REF! PRO Core features are free. REF! PRO unlocks physical performance, full stats, payment reports, shared matches and tournament mode. €2.99/month or €16.99/year, with the first month free on the annual plan. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage yours in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://therefapp.es/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://therefapp.es/en/privacy.html

About

Match Score Tracker

Record goals, assists, and game time directly from your smartwatch. Shareable scorecards are generated on your phone after the match. No account creation or advertisements are required.

Highlights
  • Track goals and assists
  • Record game minutes
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Shareable scorecards
  • No account required
  • Ad-free experience
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Track every goal, assist, and minute right from your Apple Watch. Full-time results land on your iPhone as a stunning shareable scorecard. No accounts. No ads. سجّل كل هدف وتمريرة حاسمة ودقيقة من ساعة أبل مباشرة. وعند صافرة النهاية تصلك النتيجة على الآيفون كبطاقة أنيقة جاهزة للمشاركة. بلا حسابات وبلا إعلانات.

Screenshots

REF!4 screens
Match Score Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: REF! at Free against Match Score Tracker's $4.99. REF! also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Match Score Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On ads and device support 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

REF! is free to download; Match Score Tracker costs $4.99 up front. REF! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Match Score Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

REF! ships an update weekly, Match Score Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
REF! versus Match Score Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREF!Match Score Tracker
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRodrigo Vicente ValmoriscoBara Ibrahim

In-app purchases

2 purchases

REF!

Subscriptions2
  • REF! PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • REF! PRO Yearly$14.991 Year
None

Match Score Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is REF! free?
REF! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Match Score Tracker free?
Match Score Tracker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do REF! or Match Score Tracker have ads?
Neither REF! nor Match Score Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, REF! or Match Score Tracker?
REF! ships an update weekly, and Match Score Tracker fortnightly. Most recently, REF! was updated on October 1, 2026 and Match Score Tracker on September 21, 2026.

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