It's the next step in the referee review they conducted two years ago, when the whistleblowers raised concerns about how they were being treated on and off the pitch.

Capitall Football has used the RefLIVE app since the competition started two weeks ago, which allows the referees to provide feedback about the behaviour of the crowds and the teams.

The referees were struggling to deal with abuse, which culminated in them considering strike action in 2018.

Capital Football chief executive Phil Brown hoped the app would reduce the massive turnover in match officials, which he said was 30-40 per cent.

Referees simply fill out the app after every game.

Then the data is collated and used to identify what areas were working well and what clubs might need to do better.

Brown said it was the next measure taken from their referee review.

They've already introduced more support off the field, as well as introducing a sin bin for abuse - allowing players to cool off on the sidelines before returning to the game.

"It'll help us better understand the experience they have and then reach out and support them more proactively," Brown said.

"It will also help us to identify areas at particular clubs where they could use some support to provide a better environment for the referee while they're there.

"The referees complete the app on the phone with a score on how their experience was and any other details they encountered so we can then follow up on that.

"It's all part of the referees review that we held two years ago now and one of those outcomes.

"Some of the outcomes we implemented around the resourcing in the office and the temporary dismissals pilot, and this is the next step for us.

"It's not just us, every member federation churns referees - between 30-40 per cent every year - so having a program to help us retain referees is vitally important."

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It's been used in the opening two rounds of the 2020 Capital football season, which was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Young referee Alexandra Mackay got into officiating because she loved the game, but didn't love the way she played.

So, she took up the whistle about five years ago and has been blowing it ever since.

She said the app allowed her to provide almost instant feedback on what she'd experienced on the pitch.

"It's really easy to use and it's great to get off [after[] the game and put exactly what's happened straight into [the app]," Mackay said.

"It gives an accountability to not only what we've done in the game, but to the teams and the spectators, which I think is really important for referees. Especially after what's happened before."