Built by Refs.
For Refs.
Whistle Works was born out of frustration — the kind that comes from eight years of playing, managing, and officiating in sports leagues while watching the same problems repeat themselves every single season.
The Problem We Lived
Group chats full of availability messages nobody can keep track of. Spreadsheets that are out of date the moment someone opens them. Emails that go unanswered. Officials chasing payment weeks after a game.
And when you look for software to fix it — you find tools built for professional leagues with monthly subscription costs that make no sense for a community organisation running on volunteer effort.
Sports leagues and their officials do this for the love of the game. The tools they use should respect that.
Before
Group chats for availability
After
Officials set availability in the app
Before
Spreadsheets nobody updates
After
Real-time scheduling and assignment
Before
Chasing payment weeks later
After
Automatic payouts after every game
Before
Expensive monthly software
After
$4 per game — only pay when you play
Built for the love of the game
Officials and league managers do this because they love sport — not as a full-time job. Our pricing and tools reflect that. No bloated enterprise software, no monthly fees that only make sense for a professional organisation.
Less admin, more sport
Every feature we build has one goal: get the admin out of the way so leagues can focus on running great competitions and officials can focus on the game.
Officials are first-class
Most software treats officials as an afterthought. We built Whistle Works with officials at the centre — their scheduling, their payments, their experience.
Ready to Try It?
First 5 games are free. No credit card required to get started.