REF! vs FLUIT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
REF!
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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
FLUIT
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EVERY MATCH. EVERY DECISION. YOUR PERFORMANCE. FLUIT helps football and futsal referees before, during and after every match. Prepare on your iPhone, manage the match on your Apple Watch and review your report afterwards. YOUR MATCH ON YOUR WRIST Keep track of the match clock, score, cards, time penalties and substitutions on your Apple Watch. Record multiple players within a single substitution opportunity. During penalty shoot-outs, log shirt numbers and scored or missed penalties. Choose the match settings that suit your competition. READY FOR THE PITCH OR THE COURT Plan matches with team names, duration and match settings. Organise your tournament day with multiple matches and adjust your schedule. Add a planned match to your calendar. LOCATIONS AND TRAVEL DISTANCE Save your departure address and enter the match venue. Check the full club name and address on the map before confirming. FLUIT can estimate the driving distance for your outward and return journeys. This is an estimate, not a record of the distance actually driven. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR MATCH FEES Set your own match fee and mileage rate, then view your summary. Keep match fees and estimated travel allowances together in one place. This overview is not an official expense claim or payment service. REVIEW YOUR MATCH View match events, distance, heart rate, your route and a heatmap on your iPhone. Available measurements depend on your device, recorded data and permissions. FLUIT uses Apple Health (HealthKit) for match measurements. KEEP PRACTISING THE LAWS OF THE GAME Use the Academy to practise in your own time. Explore football and futsal topics and test your knowledge with practice questions. The football practice test offers variety between questions. LEARN TOGETHER IN THE CLUBHOUSE Discuss situations with other referees and organise a Laws of the Game quiz night for your association. Display the questions on a large screen while participants answer on their own phones. Participants can join using a QR code or a participation code, depending on the organiser’s settings. GOOD TO KNOW A compatible Apple Watch is required for live match tracking on your wrist. Planning, the Academy and the Clubhouse are also available on your iPhone. Calendar events are added individually; later changes are not synchronised automatically. FLUIT supports your preparation and record-keeping. You remain responsible for your decisions and the rules of your competition. Download FLUIT and prepare for your next match.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FLUIT at none against REF!'s 2. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. REF! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FLUIT asks for nothing beyond the download.
REF! ships an update weekly, FLUIT every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | REF! | FLUIT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rodrigo Vicente Valmorisco | Onur Berk Tastan |
In-app purchases
REF!
- REF! PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
- REF! PRO Yearly$14.991 Year
FLUIT
No in-app purchases









