Comparison

Ultimate Rugby Pro vs Referee Coach

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

Head to head
About

Ultimate Rugby Pro

Get comprehensive coverage of professional rugby with live scores, in-depth analysis, and player statistics. Follow your favorite teams and leagues with breaking news, match highlights, and personalized updates.

Highlights
  • Live scoring and play-by-play commentary
  • Extensive player and match statistics
  • World's largest player database
  • Full coverage of all leagues and teams
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Personalized content feed
  • Calendar integration for fixtures
Features
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All your rugby. One app Get unrivalled coverage of the teams and leagues you love on the Ultimate Rugby App. The home of rugby! Breaking news, live match coverage, in depth analysis for the teams that you are passionate about. Ultimate Rugby is the home of professional rugby giving you live access to every professional tournament that exists. 13 000 Player Profiles, 100+ teams and full coverage of every league. Your destination for Rugby! The Ultimate Rugby App provides real fans with up-to-the-second live scores and stats for all Tier One tournaments including the British and Irish Lions, June & November International’s, Six Nations, Champions Cup, Gallagher Premiership, Guinness Pro14, Top 14, The Rugby Championship, Super Rugby, Japanese Top league, Rugby Europe, MLR, Currie Cup, Rainbow Cup , HSBC 7's and the Premier 15's. Packed with all the latest news, videos, fixtures, results, league tables, social content and match information for all your favorite teams during the season. KEY FEATURES - LIVE SCORING - Detailed LIVE play-by-play match commentary for all Tier One professional rugby matches worldwide. Includes post-match video highlights and in-depth game summaries. - OPTA STATS – Need a hand with your fantasy team or prediction game? We have you covered with an extensive database of in-play player & match stats and regular season player & tournament stats. - PLAYER INFO – We are proud to say that we host the world’s largest database of player info & bios with over 13,000 players in the palm of your hand. - ALL THE LEAGUES & TEAMS – Unlimited access to schedules for all the club & international teams. If you follow Harlequins, Wasps or England you can support them with fans all over the world! From the first match of the season to the Champions Cup final in May. If you love Super Rugby, have Premiership Rugby passion or are a Bledisloe Cup buff, Ultimate Rugby has you covered! - PUSH NOTIFICATIONS – Customise instant notifications on squad announcements, breaking news & full-time results direct to your device. - PERSONALISED FEED – Whether you’re mad for Beauden, Johnny Sexton or Farrell, crazy for Leinster or Saracens, select your favourite players, clubs, Test sides and leagues under the ‘Favourites’ tab and get up-to-the-second rugby content and scores that matter most to you and your team - MATCH EXPERIENCE – Game information for each fixture includes time & date, stadium maps, TV channels, ticket link, referee, predictor, full team sheets and a match chat section to discuss the action - UNRIVALLED TIER TWO COVERAGE – Player squads, fixtures, league tables and live scoring of Americas Rugby Championship, Rugby Europe Championship, Major League Rugby, Pacific Nations Cup and Top League - CALENDAR INTEGRATION – Make sure you never miss a game by subscribing to your favourite team’s fixture list SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS An Ultimate Rugby annual subscription is €19.99/£19.99/$19.99 and valid for 1 year from date of purchase. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of your subscription by going to the Account Settings after purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of your subscription and will renew at €19.99/£19.99/$19.99 for an additional year for all subscriptions If you would like to cancel your subscription please contact support@ultimaterugby.com -View the terms of use at http://www.ultimaterugby.com/subscription -View the privacy policy at http://www.ultimaterugby.com/privacy Stay in touch and connect with us: Facebook: facebook.com/ultimaterugbyapp Twitter: @ultimaterugby Instagram: @ultimaterugby Email: support@ultimaterugby.com 171

About

Referee Coach

Record match details, including referee information, score, time, and specific play phases. Analyze trends with a penalty heat map and timeline. Save notes and videos for later review and export reports via email.

Highlights
  • Record referee name, score, and time
  • Note phases of play with detailed comments
  • Track penalty counts and locations
  • Video recording and saving
  • Penalty heat map and timeline
  • Email reports as PDF and TXT
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Record the referee's name, keep score & time, note phases in play and add notes on how they are going. In Stats mode, each phase is recorded on its own line and can be reviewed later. Switch into video mode, record and save on the fly. Keep an ongoing penalty count against the Home and Away teams and where they were awarded. On review, you can add overall comments and then email it as a pdf and txt attachment. Easily pick up trends at scrums and breakdown. Phases of play record the game time and score when the comment was saved. Phases are selected using pop up windows: - Scrum - Lineout - Tackle - PK General Play - Ruck - Maul - Free Kick - Advantage General Play - Critical Associated comments with these phases are then available to add and build an overall picture of the phase. Including being able to add a comment to say anything about what happened. Included in the summary is how many scrums and the penalties at the different phases against each side. The final page has a penalty heat map showing where penalties were awarded against each team and includes a timeline of when penalties were awarded. In Notes mode has the phase buttons removed. Type in your comments and take videos. Keeps the time and score whilst incorporating into the notes as they are saved.

Screenshots

Ultimate Rugby Pro4 screens
Referee Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Referee Coach at 100% against Ultimate Rugby Pro's 25%. Referee Coach also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Ultimate Rugby Pro's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). On 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

Ultimate Rugby Pro costs $3.99 and Referee Coach $2.99 up front. Ultimate Rugby Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Referee Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Rugby Pro ships an update fortnightly, Referee Coach every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ultimate Rugby Pro versus Referee Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate Rugby ProReferee Coach
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating1.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUltimate Rugby LimitedGlen Devenie

Customer experience

Ultimate Rugby Pro

All ratings11 ratings
Positive9.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative81.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive24.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative64.9%

Referee Coach

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Ultimate Rugby Pro

Subscriptions4
  • UR Pro+ Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • URP+ Annual Sub-one day offer$14.991 Year
  • UR Pro+ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$23.991 Year
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  • UR+ Introductory Offer6 Months trial$23.991 Year
None

Referee Coach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultimate Rugby Pro free?
Ultimate Rugby Pro costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Referee Coach free?
Referee Coach costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ultimate Rugby Pro or Referee Coach have ads?
Ultimate Rugby Pro shows ads; Referee Coach does not.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Rugby Pro or Referee Coach?
Ultimate Rugby Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Referee Coach every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ultimate Rugby Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and Referee Coach on October 7, 2026.

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