# Play Ball Lineup  - Youth Baseball and Softball Lineup Maker

> Youth baseball and softball lineup maker with customizable strategy modes. (iPhone/iPad app by Play Ball Apps, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-ball-lineup-youth-baseball-and-softball-lineup-maker/id877233521 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Play Ball Apps, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/877233524)
- Category: Sports, Productivity
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 2.50/5 from 66 App Store ratings · 44 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.1 · 67 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-05-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-ball-lineup-youth-baseball-and-softball-lineup-maker/id877233521/reviews.md

## What is Play Ball Lineup?

Create fair yet competitive lineups fast with the App that thinks like a coach.

PLAY BALL LINEUP is a revolutionary youth baseball and softball lineup-making App.  With PLAY BALL LINEUP, the App actually creates the lineup based on the strategy provided by the coach; thereby saving the coach from the time-consuming responsibility of creating an equitable yet competitive lineup game after game after game.  And, if you don’t agree with the lineup the App created, you can tweak it to get it just right.  

PLAY BALL LINEUP has two strategy modes a coach can use to create a lineup:  Instructional Play and Competitive Play.  Each strategy mode contains easy to use settings and inputs designed to completely customize a fair yet competitive lineup for game day success.  Whether you need to create a lineup where everyone is encouraged to play everywhere, or where you're playing to win and every player has a spot, PLAY BALL LINEUP puts your players and team in the best position to play safe, have fun and succeed on game day. 

PLAY BALL LINEUP is also ideal for men's and women's baseball and softball leagues. 

PLAY BALL LINEUP is a universal App that has been designed for iOS 8 for use on your iPhone and iPad.

FEATURES:

•Create new lineups from scratch or modify an existing lineup to save time.
•Add, save and delete lineups and teams.
•List up to 15 players per team.
•Create lineups from 3 to 7 innings.
•Create lineups with up to 12 positions.
•Apply various ‘Local Rules’ (i.e. All players should play at least 2 innings in infield). 
•Apply Fielder Skill Level ratings to your players.
•Choose from two strategy modes: Instructional Play and Competitive Play
•Tell the app what players are playing in the game.
•Choose the number of innings you want each player to play and the positions you want each player to play.  
•Specify the innings you want your pitchers to pitch and your catchers to catch.  
•Ability to let the App choose the positions for you instead.
•Choose up to 5 key positions and the innings to dictate the strength of defense during the game.
•Ability to tweak the lineup or shuffle the lineup to make another one
•Ability to set a batting order.
•Final lineups converted to PDFs.
•Ability to email PDFs to yourself/others.
•Print out the lineup and batting order for the dugout.

## Key features

- Create and modify lineups
- Save and delete teams/lineups
- Up to 15 players per team
- 3 to 7 innings per lineup
- Up to 12 positions
- Customizable 'Local Rules'
- Instructional and Competitive Play modes
- PDF export and email

## Recent user reviews (10 of 44)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-ball-lineup-youth-baseball-and-softball-lineup-maker/id877233521/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Won’t let me select the date of the game

*2025-06-21, version 1.6*

From my Mac and therefore is useless. Waste of $5 and terrible UI from Iphone.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work, no help available

*2024-09-26*

I’ve watched the videos, read the faq’s. Tried six times, entered team info, skill levels, all the stuff. Still cannot access the “generate lineup” screen. Went to “Contact” tab and it doesn’t work. Went to website and the “Send us a Message” screen takes input but doesn’t have a submit or send button.  Hard Fail.

### 1/5 — Glitchy and Cumbersome

*2024-09-22*

I wish I could get my $5 back. 

Promising concept and features but the app suffers from several deficits:

1) Screens pop back and forth, in and out of where you want to be, resulting in a confusing and frustrating experience

2) the apps user interface is not intuitive. For one, it forces landscape mode and the various pop up boxes for entering data cover the field you are entering so editing data is blind. Also, the fields themselves are not always clear, esp on the player lineup where there are fields/boxes for entering data that are barely visible. 

3) I finally fought my way through getting the team setup and the players with their skills listed, only to find that the function I purchased the app for, creating a lineup, is not working. 

Spent money and a significant amount of time only to abandon and delete the app. Best way to describe is that this looks like it was designed 10 years ago for the iPad and has not been properly updated or supported since.

### 1/5 — Not Usable

*2024-09-05, version 1.6*

I can’t get passed the first page

### 1/5 — Glitches!!!

*2023-09-13, version 1.6*

It kicked me out every few minutes!!!  So frustrating!

### 1/5 — Does not work with new iOs

*2023-06-03*

I got this app hoping it would help with managing the lineups, but after you spend all the time entering names etc., when you try to print the lineup, you can only see half of it!  There is a big black box that covers half of the lineup card. If not for this, I think this would have been a good app. 

I did receive an email from them about a “work around” that involved PowerPoint. The email response was quite prompt as well.

### 1/5 — App Stopped Working

*2023-05-21, version 1.6*

Ugh. I wish I read the reviews/closer. Last app update was 8 years ago. No longer works.

### 1/5 — Lots of great features but doesn’t work

*2023-05-19*

This looked to be the best app for our 8U team. Certain players are right for certain positions during different parts of the season, and this app allows you to enter those. 

However, when I try to adjust the number of innings each player is going to play to balance things out, the total will not update and will therefore not generate a lineup. To make things worse, there is no email to contact, and the contact form has an error so I’m hoping they see my review and can help.

### 4/5 — Super helpful

*2023-05-13*

As an instructional level team manager this app was super helpful, only problem is when I export the line up, the bottom half shows up on my phone as black. I had to screen shot it and print it out that way.

### 1/5 — App configuration is bad - hard to view

*2022-05-23*

App doesn’t work vertically on phone. Makes it extremely difficult to add names of players - can’t see what your typing. Overall not impressed at all. I’m a travel ball coach, LL president and instructor and I was looking for something to use for my league. Definitely not it

## Frequently asked questions about Play Ball Lineup

### What does the Play Ball Lineup app do?

This app assists coaches in creating fair and competitive lineups for youth baseball and softball games. It offers two strategy modes, Instructional Play and Competitive Play, allowing for customization based on team needs and league rules. The app can generate lineups from scratch or modify existing ones, saving coaches significant time.

### What are the key features of this lineup maker?

Key features include the ability to create and save multiple lineups and teams, support for up to 15 players and 12 positions, and customization for 3 to 7 innings. It also allows for applying 'Local Rules' like infield innings, setting fielder skill levels, and choosing between strategy modes. Users can tweak generated lineups, set batting orders, and export final lineups as PDFs.

### Is this app free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is available for free. There are no mentions of subscription fees, in-app purchases, or advertisements, suggesting it is a completely free utility for coaches.

### What devices is Play Ball Lineup compatible with?

The app is a universal app designed for iOS 8 and can be used on both iPhones and iPads. This means users can access and manage their lineups across different Apple mobile devices.

### How can this app help with game day strategy?

The app helps with game day strategy by allowing coaches to define specific parameters like player availability, desired innings played at certain positions, and pitcher/catcher innings. The 'Competitive Play' mode can prioritize winning, while 'Instructional Play' can ensure all players get equitable opportunities, supporting both fun and success on the field.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6 — 2015-05-05

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

This update provides ongoing bug fixes due to the recent Swift 1.2 update that affected mostly iOS 7 users.

NOTE:  We are continuing to monitor the App for any new bugs as they arise and will fix them in future updates in a timely manner.  If you have any questions or concerns, please connect with us via any of the following vs. leaving us a negative review.  We would greatly appreciate it. 
-  support@playballlineup.com, 
-  www.facebook.com/PlayBallLineup  
-  on twitter at @playballlineup 

Other enhancements to Play Ball Lineup:

We have added player name resizing functionality for those coaches who wish to enter first and last names of their players into their lineups.

Lastly, as many of you have requested, we have synced the lineup with the batting order.  Now the order of the player's names on the exported lineup page will mirror the order of the player's names on the exported batting order page.  

As always...please let us know your thoughts.

### 1.5 — 2015-04-22

Various bug fixes primarily affecting most iPhone users running iOS 7 and some iPhone and iPad users running iOS 8.

### 1.4 — 2015-04-06

Bug fix for iOS 7 users that was causing the app to crash when trying to enter Team Information.

Additional improvements to the "Think Like a Coach Logic".

The UNDO button on the View Lineup screen has been fixed and now appears when there is a lineup to go back to.

### 1.3 — 2015-03-24

Just in time for the season!
-  We've updated the app to iOS 8 with 64-bit support.
-  New and improved "think like a coach" logic.  We significantly improved the App's ability to set players only in positions where they are specified to play.  We also improved the Set Bench logic so now all players should be playing the correct number of innings as specified on the Positions Preferences screen.
-  To help with setting the bench, we've added an alert reminding coaches to make sure "Total Player Innings in Game" equal "Total Lineup Innings in Game" for the instances when they don't.
-  Assuming you love what we've done to the app, we've added a review us feature to the app.  (If you're not crazy about what we've done, tell us that as well.  Connect with us at www.playballlineup.com).

### 1.2 — 2015-02-05

- iOS 8 UI bug fixes to the calendar and enter new team name functions on iPad Mini.

- Other performance improvements.

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