Comparison

Coach Tactic Board vs Soccer Referee

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

Head to head
About

Coach Tactic Board

Design animated plays, create training drills with various equipment, and manage your team's tactics. Organize and share your strategies easily with players and staff. This app provides intuitive tools for coaches to plan and execute their game strategies efficiently.

Highlights
  • Animated play creation
  • Drill design with equipment
  • Drawing tools
  • Unlimited tactic/drill saving
  • Team and player management
  • Export tactics as images/PDF
  • Drag and drop substitutions
Features
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Your tactical whiteboard — always in your pocket. Create animated plays, design drills and organize your team faster than ever. Trusted by thousands of coaches worldwide with a 4.7 rating. Plan & Create • Create animated plays and tactical boards • Design drills using full training equipment (cones, balls, ladders, and more) • Use powerful drawing tools with multiple line styles (solid, dotted, curved, etc.) Organize • Save an unlimited number of tactics and drills • Organize tactics by opponent, match or training session using folders • Quickly switch between full pitch, half pitch, training pitch or plain board Teams & Players • Create teams and manage your players • Make substitutions with simple drag & drop • Customize players (name, number, position, photo) Collaborate with Coach Messenger • Create group chats with your coaching staff • Share tactics and drills directly in conversations • Keep feedback and tactical ideas in one place • Invite coaches to join with a simple link Share & Export • Export tactics and drills as images or PDF files • Save to Photos, Dropbox, or other apps • Easily share your ideas with players or staff Designed to stay out of your way Built to be fast and intuitive, stable and reliable — focused on coaching, not distractions. No unnecessary complexity. Just the tools you need, when you need them. Free to try. Most features are available for free. Advanced tools can be unlocked with an in-app purchase. New features are regularly added and included for existing users. Support & Contact If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to contact us: Email: support@evlonsoft.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/CoachingAppsByBluelinden Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Soccer Referee

This app provides a simple and intuitive timer for soccer referees, with Apple Watch integration. It allows you to create preset games, view game summaries, and automatically sync activity data with Apple Health to contribute to fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Preset game creation
  • Apple Watch timer integration
  • Intuitive interface
  • Game summaries
  • Automatic Health app sync
  • Fitness ring completion
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Soccer Referee allows you to create preset games. The integration with the Apple Watch gives you a complete, simple and intuitive timer. In addition, you will have a summary of all your games. Finally, your activity data will be automatically synchronized with the Fitness app and the Health app on your iPhone to close your rings.

Screenshots

Coach Tactic Board4 screens
Soccer Referee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Soccer Referee at none against Coach Tactic Board's 6. Soccer Referee also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Coach Tactic Board's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Coach Tactic Board sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Soccer Referee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Coach Tactic Board against 4.7 for Soccer Referee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coach Tactic Board has 2.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Coach Tactic Board's written reviews are positive against 100% of Soccer Referee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coach Tactic Board ships an update every 2 months, Soccer Referee every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Coach Tactic Board versus Soccer Referee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoach Tactic BoardSoccer Referee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLUELINDENNolasco Encina

Customer experience

Coach Tactic Board

All ratings2,562 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews1,090 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative5.8%

Soccer Referee

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Coach Tactic Board

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Players disappearing from saved lineups
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing formations
  • Restore purchase not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to pause/control animations
  • Improve team/player management features
  • Integrate with cloud storage for sharing
  • Introduce more preset drills and exercises
  • Allow for more flexible field/pitch layouts

Soccer Referee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Coach Tactic Board

Subscriptions4
  • Coach Pro Monthly Promo$1.991 Month
  • Coach Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Coach Pro Yearly Promo$14.991 Year
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  • Coach Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Coach Pro$4.99
  • Coach Pro Lifetime$59.99
None

Soccer Referee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coach Tactic Board free?
Coach Tactic Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soccer Referee free?
Soccer Referee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coach Tactic Board or Soccer Referee?
Coach Tactic Board is rated higher. Coach Tactic Board averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Soccer Referee averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Coach Tactic Board or Soccer Referee have ads?
Coach Tactic Board shows ads; Soccer Referee does not.
Which is updated more often, Coach Tactic Board or Soccer Referee?
Coach Tactic Board ships an update every 2 months, and Soccer Referee every 6 weeks. Most recently, Coach Tactic Board was updated on October 29, 2026 and Soccer Referee on October 24, 2026.

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