Comparison

Possession Basic vs SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

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

Head to head
About

Possession Basic

Easily record and share key soccer match statistics like possession, shots, and goals. This free version helps coaches understand game performance with simple, insightful data.

Highlights
  • Collect soccer statistics
  • Track possession
  • Record shots and goals
  • Log fouls and passes
  • Share match reports
  • Free version available
Features
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Collect, track and share soccer statistics with ease. Record game statistics easily. You’ll love this! With this app you’ll be able to record: Time of Possession Shots Corners Goals Fouls Passing Completion These are basic and interesting statistics that most coaches love to know during and after each match. With PossessionFree - you’ll be able to record these stats during the game - easily - and then share the Match Reports with the coach to help understand what the heck happened during the game! This is the free version of the highly regarded Possession.

About

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

This app helps referees manage soccer and futsal matches directly from their smartwatch or iPhone. It tracks game time, scores, substitutions, fouls, and player statistics. Rosters can be imported via Airdrop or OCR, and game reports can be generated instantly.

Highlights
  • Independent watch operation
  • GPS location tracking
  • Preconfigured match setup
  • Substitution tracking
  • Roster import (Airdrop, OCR)
  • Instant game reports
  • Workout statistics
Features
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Run the app independently on the watch - don't need the phone at all, even for configuration. You can also setup a match on the phone and transfer it to your watch, if you prefer. Run the app independently on the iPhone if you don't have a watch. Use GPS to track referee locations on the field. Preconfigure matches for the next week/month/season and load it up whenever you need it. Your matches can be saved on the phone and/or the watch. Doing tournaments? Save current match results on the watch and move on to the next match. Your results can be accessed at a later time when you want to file a report. Track substitutions by enabling them in your match setup. Tracking is not enabled when you do a quick game setup on phone or watch. Getting rosters late? Ask coach to install app and Airdrop (or send it as an email attachment). You can also scan and use OCR to fill in rosters. No more manual entry. Setup your match and Airdrop it to your Assistant Refs, so the match is configured on their app also. Send a game report from your device after the game with the press of a button. Reports include goal/card details as well as player game time. Look at your workout stats (distance, calories burned heart rate). More statistics will come soon! See how to set it up on the watch: https://youtu.be/nv2hU8S2OWI Tip: Remember to: - Put your watch in Airplane mode during the game. It ensures you are not interrupted by other events. Your watch will also not constantly search for the phone across the field and lose charge. Free app can track games with up to 10 minute halves. Purchase in app to track longer duration. Users who purchased the app from 1.0 to 6.5 will have no restrictions. Now the details: The app has three timers - game clock, stoppage clock and elapsed time. Elapsed time starts at zero and runs uninterrupted during the game. Game clock and stoppage clock are tied together - either game clock is running during the game or stoppage clock is running. They are controlled by a tap on screen. From Game clock screen, swipe left to go to the game record screen. Here all elements are editable with a tap. You can change home and away team names. You can record scores or record yellow and red cards. The app automatically records the time at which the event took place. In case, you added a goal event or card event in error, you can delete the incorrect entry. On the watch, do a force touch and go to event logs. Tap and delete whichever event you entered incorrectly. Displays will update automatically. On the phone, go to events, then hit Edit and then delete. From the game record scene, swipe left to go to Futsal DFK accumulated fouls tracker scene. Swipe up on the numbers to increment. If you made a mistake, swipe down to decrement. Displays turn yellow after 5 fouls and on the watch, a haptic is sent. After the sixth accumulated foul, the display turns red and watch also plays a haptic. On the game clock screen, force touch takes you to a menu where you can set game duration, enable GPS (for referee location tracking), reset clocks, discard the entire game or load game settings from watch filesystem or the paired iPhone. If you select reset clocks, you can select which period to start to set elapsed time appropriately. You can also generate a game report to the paired iPhone running the app and send it out from iPhone app to Notes, iMessage, email or other eligible apps. From Futsal DFK screen, swipe left to look at referee workout statistics. If you run the app on the phone, it also maps the referee location during the course of the match. To view your map after the game, go to menu on the game clock scene -> Load/Save -> View Map. The map will show on the paired iPhone. Privacy Policy: On the Apple Watch, the app uses HealthKit to get distance walked and energy burned while a game is in session. On the iPhone, the app collects referee location while a game is in session.

Screenshots

Possession Basic4 screens
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Possession Basic at 5.0 against SFRef Soccer Referee Watch's 4.4. Possession Basic also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). SFRef Soccer Referee Watch's advantage is ratings volume (160 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Possession Basic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and SFRef Soccer Referee Watch sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Possession Basic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SFRef Soccer Referee Watch has 160 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Possession Basic's written reviews are positive against 59% of SFRef Soccer Referee Watch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Possession Basic ships an update every 3 months, SFRef Soccer Referee Watch every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Possession Basic versus SFRef Soccer Referee Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPossession BasicSFRef Soccer Referee Watch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (160 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews59.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1160 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn ShackelfordPeramanayagam Marimuthu

Customer experience

Possession Basic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

All ratings153 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative27.1%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Possession Basic

One-time4
  • Enable Penalty Kicks Editor$0.99
  • Enable Database Editor$1.99
  • Enable Sharing Match Reports$2.99
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  • Disable Ads$5.99
2 purchases

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

One-time2
  • Limited Access$3.99
  • Full Access$6.99

Questions

Is Possession Basic free?
Possession Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SFRef Soccer Referee Watch free?
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Possession Basic or SFRef Soccer Referee Watch?
Possession Basic is rated higher. Possession Basic averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SFRef Soccer Referee Watch averages 4.4 from 160 ratings.
Do Possession Basic or SFRef Soccer Referee Watch have ads?
Neither Possession Basic nor SFRef Soccer Referee Watch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Possession Basic or SFRef Soccer Referee Watch?
Possession Basic ships an update every 3 months, and SFRef Soccer Referee Watch every 3 weeks. Most recently, Possession Basic was updated on October 24, 2026 and SFRef Soccer Referee Watch on October 24, 2026.

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