Comparison

WanabeRef vs ScoreKeepers

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

Head to head
About

WanabeRef

This app serves as a comprehensive reference for football fans, offering rules, news updates, stadium locations, and social features. It also includes a retro-themed game for entertainment.

Highlights
  • Football rules reference
  • Latest news via RSS feeds
  • Stadium location lookup
  • Issue virtual cards
  • Photo overlay feature
  • Social commenting
  • Retro themed game
Features
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WanabeRef is a fun app and Reference for football fans, which can be used to reference the rules of football, check the latest news via RSS feeds, check the location of a Stadium, issue a card to your friends, take a photo with a selected overlay image or just post a social comment.  Now WanabeRef also includes a retro themed game for you to enjoy at half time.

About

ScoreKeepers

Easily track live scores for any sport with a shared, real-time scoreboard. Multiple users can update scores simultaneously, and viewers can follow along via a simple web link. Includes detailed rules for numerous sports and offers match recaps.

Highlights
  • Real-time live score tracking
  • Shared scoreboard via link
  • Multi-user scorekeeping
  • Support for 22 sports with custom rules
  • Match recaps and season book
  • Board locking for official scores
  • Customizable visual themes
Features
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Keep score on your phone. Everyone watches live from a link, and anyone you choose can help keep score. The scoreboard everyone can share. Start a match, tap Broadcast, send the link. Your team, the other side, parents on the sideline, even family following from home: everyone sees the score update in real time. Several people can keep score at once. Viewers need nothing but a browser. 22 SPORTS WITH REAL RULES • Volleyball: serve, timeouts, side switches, set point, best-of-3 or 5 (FIVB, USA Volleyball, NCAA, NFHS, middle school, beach, sitting) • Basketball: game clock, shot clock, team fouls and bonus, possession arrow, timeouts (FIBA, NBA, WNBA, NCAA, NFHS, middle school, AAU, 3x3) • Pickleball: the 4-2-1 score call, side-out or rally scoring, singles and doubles (USA Pickleball, PPA, MLP) • Baseball and softball: balls, strikes, outs, line score, pitch counts, mercy rules (MLB, NCAA, NFHS, Little League, PONY, USSSA, tee-ball) • Soccer and futsal: running clock with added time, cards, extra time, kicks from the mark (IFAB, MLS, NCAA, NFHS, youth) • Tennis: sets, tiebreaks, no-ad, match tiebreak, serve (ITF, Grand Slams, tour doubles, NCAA, USTA 10U, Fast4) • Ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, water polo: penalty timers, power plays, shot clock, overtime, shootouts • Football and flag football, rugby, handball, netball, table tennis, badminton, squash, racquetball, cricket (runs, wickets, overs, target) • Or a plain two-team scoreboard for anything else. • Every format is free. Pick your level, save it as your default, or customize every number. FINAL WHISTLE Every match ends properly. Blow the final whistle on any board, even a draw, and everyone watching sees the result: a celebration, a shareable result card, and an entry in your Season Book. Played without the clock or stopped early? Same thing. LIVE BROADCAST Your phone becomes the gym's scoreboard. Anyone with the link, or a quick QR scan, watches live, from the bleachers or across the world. Turn a tablet sideways for a full-screen courtside display with the clock. MATCH RECAPS & SEASON BOOK Every match ends with a shareable result card, and every result is saved on your device: reopen your latest results, or start a rematch with the same teams in one tap. BOARD LOCK The host locks the board and everyone else becomes a read-only spectator. Keep it official. 14 VISUAL THEMES Vinyl flip-board, LED, jumbotron, neon and more, plus premium Stadium, Synthwave, Beach, Court, Gold and Blueprint boards with Pro. Original win celebrations for match point. SCOREKEEPERS PRO (one-time purchase) Make it your scoreboard: your club's name, colors and logo on the board and recap cards, unlimited live spectators, a permanent club link, the full Season Book with team records, a stream overlay for OBS, a multi-court view, premium boards and win celebrations, plus recap themes with a 9:16 Story size, season standings with CSV and PDF export, club crests, achievement badges and sound packs. No subscription. Shared with your family through Family Sharing, and it restores on every device. Free. No ads. No account. No install for viewers. No subscription: Pro is a single one-time unlock. Available in 22 languages, with native numerals for Arabic, Hindi and Thai.

Screenshots

WanabeRef4 screens
ScoreKeepers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WanabeRef at none against ScoreKeepers's 1. WanabeRef also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). ScoreKeepers's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScoreKeepers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WanabeRef asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WanabeRef ships an update every 9 months, ScoreKeepers every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WanabeRef versus ScoreKeepers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWanabeRefScoreKeepers
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen COXJoseph Ting

Customer experience

WanabeRef

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

ScoreKeepers

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WanabeRef

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ScoreKeepers

One-time1
  • ScoreKeepers Pro$4.99

Questions

Is WanabeRef free?
WanabeRef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScoreKeepers free?
ScoreKeepers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WanabeRef or ScoreKeepers have ads?
Neither WanabeRef nor ScoreKeepers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WanabeRef or ScoreKeepers?
WanabeRef ships an update every 9 months, and ScoreKeepers every 2 days. Most recently, WanabeRef was updated on November 1, 2026 and ScoreKeepers on November 5, 2026.

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