Comparison

RefBox'd vs Officiating Journal

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

Head to head
About

RefBox'd

This app helps sports officials log games, track experience, and build a personal officiating history. Users can view stats, connect with friends, and see their career journey unfold.

Highlights
  • Log officiated games
  • Track game history and stats
  • Connect with other officials
  • Organize career experience
  • View game details (teams, scores, venues)
Features
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RefBox’d — Built for Officials Every game is part of your officiating journey. RefBox’d gives sports officials a simple way to log the games they work, track their experience, connect with friends, and see their officiating history come to life. LOG YOUR GAMES Keep a detailed record of the games you've officiated, including teams, scores, leagues, venues, partners, and more. BUILD YOUR GAME HISTORY No more trying to remember when or where you worked a game. RefBox’d keeps your officiating history organized in one place so you can easily look back on the games you've worked throughout your career. DISCOVER YOUR STATS Turn your game history into meaningful stats. See how many games you've worked, which teams you've officiated most, your most frequent partners, and more. CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Officiating is a community. Add friends on RefBox’d, see the games they're working, and keep up with each other's officiating journeys. Stay connected with the officials you meet along the way and see where the game takes them next. MADE FOR OFFICIALS RefBox’d was designed specifically for sports officials. Whether you're working your first games or have years of experience, RefBox’d gives you one place to track the moments, people, and games that make up your officiating career. Your games. Your stats. Your crew. Log it with RefBox’d.

About

Officiating Journal

Features
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Officiating Journal is the game log built for working sports officials: football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, track, ice hockey, wrestling, lacrosse, and flag football. LOG EVERY ASSIGNMENT Record the matchup, level, rules, division, conference, venue, crew, and your position. Log during the game (quick taps for scoring plays, fouls, timeouts, and reviews, with a live running score) or fill in the full card afterward. Each sport gets its own periods, crew positions, and event types, and NFHS, NCAA, pro, and youth rulebooks change what you log. Add photos of the crew, scoreboard, or field to any game; they stay on your device. ASSIGNMENTS ON YOUR CALENDAR Schedule a game the moment the assignor sends it, or import your ArbiterSports schedule. Upcoming games sit at the top of your list, and one tap puts them on Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook with kickoff, arrival time, and venue. On game day, tap Start logging. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS (PRO) Game fees with unpaid, invoiced, and paid status; mileage as reimbursement or tax deduction at the IRS rate for each game's date; travel expenses; season insights; and a tax-year packet with a 1099-by-assignor report for your accountant. Pro is a one-time purchase. Logging is free, forever. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Works offline. Everything lives on your device unless you create an optional account to sync between phone, tablet, and the web app at officiatingjournal.app. Sync is end-to-end encrypted with a passphrase only you know, so we can't read your games. Back up, export a spreadsheet, delete your account, or move to a new phone any time. Built by an official's family, for officials.

Screenshots

RefBox'd4 screens
Officiating Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RefBox'd at none against Officiating Journal's 1. Officiating Journal's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Officiating Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RefBox'd asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RefBox'd ships an update fortnightly, Officiating Journal daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
RefBox'd versus Officiating Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefBox'dOfficiating Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel KandellMurray Movement Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

RefBox'd

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Officiating Journal

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is RefBox'd free?
RefBox'd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Officiating Journal free?
Officiating Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RefBox'd or Officiating Journal have ads?
Neither RefBox'd nor Officiating Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RefBox'd or Officiating Journal?
RefBox'd ships an update fortnightly, and Officiating Journal daily. Most recently, RefBox'd was updated on October 9, 2026 and Officiating Journal on October 7, 2026.

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