# SubTime - Sub Timer & Rotation — Playing Time & Player Lineups

> Youth sports coaching app for game management, player tracking, and substitutions. (iPhone/iPad app by OTDSOFT INC..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subtime-sub-timer-and-rotation/id1248650528 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [OTDSOFT INC.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1248650527)
- Category: Sports, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 684 App Store ratings · 118 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 64 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-06-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subtime-sub-timer-and-rotation/id1248650528/reviews.md

## What is SubTime?

Trusted by more than 60,000 coaches and used for over 600,000 games.

Coaching should be about your players and the game - not trying to remember who needs to come off, who has played the longest, or when the next substitution should happen.

SubTime takes the stress out of game-day management. Built for youth sports coaches, it helps you manage playing time, plan substitutions, organize lineups, track game events, and keep your coaching team on the same page - all from one app.

GIVE EVERY PLAYER FAIR PLAYING TIME

No more guessing who has played the most.

The game clock and sub timer run together, so you see each player's playing and bench time at a glance throughout the match. SubTime makes it easier to balance minutes, spot who is due for a rest, and give every player a fair opportunity to participate.

It's especially useful for youth coaches who want to keep playing time transparent and avoid the post-game question: "Why didn't my child play more?"

TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF SUBSTITUTIONS

Plan your substitutions before the game or manage them as the action unfolds.
SubTime shows who's currently playing, who's on the bench, and who should come on next - so you can make changes without losing focus on the match. Auto Plan also works mid-game, so you can rebuild the rotation after a late arrival or an injury.

ARRIVE WITH A GAME PLAN

Build your roster, mark attendance, assign player positions, and prepare your starting lineup before kickoff.

Pick a standard formation or build a custom one, then save your favorite lineups and reuse them for future games.

You can also plan your rotation in advance: either create your own substitution plan or use the Auto Plan feature to generate one that spreads playing time evenly.

DEALING WITH THE UNEXPECTED

Game day rarely goes to plan, and SubTime has been fine-tuned over years of real matches to cope.

A player arrives late. Someone picks up an injury. You make a substitution in the heat of the moment and forget to record it. A guest player turns up to fill a gap in the squad.

Rework the squad, the rotation, and the record - adjust as you go or amend after the game, without restarting or losing what you've already tracked.

TRACK THE GAME WHILE YOU COACH

Record events as they happen - goals, assists, cards, substitutions, and custom events of your own.

When the final whistle goes, everything is already organized. Review playing time, player participation, game history, and season statistics without rebuilding it from memory. Game history and player stats export to CSV for club reporting, auditing, or season records.

COACH TOGETHER WITH SUBTIME LIVE

Game management doesn't have to fall on one person.

Share your team with assistant coaches and team managers. With SubTime Live, multiple coaches can collaborate during the same game - one manages substitutions while another tracks events. Family and friends can follow along as viewers, at the field or from home.

FOR CLUBS AND MULTIPLE TEAMS

Running more than one team? SubTime Club links your club's teams together, lets you view and export game history and player stats across every squad, and lets you buy SubTime access for club teams in bulk at discounted rates.

Details at https://www.subtimeapp.com/club

IS MY SPORT SUPPORTED?

Pick your sport and SubTime is already set up for it: soccer/football, futsal, basketball, lacrosse, rugby, and field hockey.

Coaching something else? Build a custom sport with your own positions and events - netball, or however your team plays.

SUBSCRIPTION

SubTime is free to use for games up to 40 minutes. A paid subscription is required to record games longer than 40 minutes, to use SubTime Live game sharing, and for advanced Auto Plan features.

Privacy policy: https://www.subtimeapp.com/appprivacypolicy
Terms and conditions (EULA): https://www.subtimeapp.com/general-8

## Key features

- Player playtime tracking
- Automatic substitution rotation
- Customizable formations
- Attendance marking
- Game and player stats export
- Team sharing and collaboration
- Support for multiple sports

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SubTime | $24.99 | per year |
| SubTime | $2.49 | per month |
| Team Plan Monthly | $3.49 | per month |
| SubTime Team Plan Annual | $34.99 | per year |
| SubTime Standard Monthly | $2.49 | per month |
| SubTime Standard Plan Yearly | $24.99 | per year |
| Team Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Team Annual | $29.99 | per year |


## What do users think of SubTime?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Excellent app for tracking and maintaining indoor, 6v6, and fast football teams
- 👍 Really helpful app for recording match stats and player minutes
- 👍 Amazing app for managing Rugby Union games
- 👍 Great for game management
- 👍 Phenomenal customer support
- 👍 Nice app, easy to use
- 👍 Fantastic app, solves issues with time on pitch
- 👍 Life saver for managing playing time
- 👍 Game changer for coaching
- 👍 Awesome for managing soccer subs and giving equal playing time
- 👍 Truly awesome app
- 👍 Simple and easy to use

**Cons**

- 🐛 App glitchy and loses info in the middle of a game
- 🤑 Subscription services plan $29.99 /yr too expensive
- 🐛 Latest update causing errors
- 🤑 Not worth the money
- 🐛 Crashes on new iOS
- 🤔 Not enough customization
- 🐛 Crashes mid-game, lose all game time data

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Power play rule in UK kids football not supported
- Goal not recorded as a shot if a player scores
- Unable to keep the same child as Goalie for a half and change at half time
- Timer is incorrect and loses about 30 seconds each 30 mins
- Unable to edit placeholders on field
- Unable to move player placeholders around on field
- Unable to edit goal scorers and assists during/after the game
- Loses all game time data if you leave the game screen before it's completed

**Most requested features**

- Add ability to track saves for goalkeepers
- Allow real-time sync of data between devices
- Add more formations for soccer (11v11)
- Add ability to keep score for individual players
- Add feature to save game stats or export to CSV
- Add groups of subs at the bottom (strikers, defense, mid, etc.)
- Improve player display format (number on top of name)
- Add volleyball (6v6) and ability to indicate if a player served
- Add summary button to list players and their cumulative playtime
- Add ability to edit placeholders on field (e.g. change ST to CF)
- Add ability to move player placeholders around on field
- Add countdown timer instead of sub time indicator
- Add ability to edit goal scorers and assists during/after the game
- Add ability to automatically shuffle players that remain in after substitutions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 118)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subtime-sub-timer-and-rotation/id1248650528/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Crashes and buggy

*2026-06-14*

I’ve used the free version for a few years and upgraded to the paid versions this season, when I needed it most in a game, it has left me hanging where the app won’t execute a substitution and leave the players unmovable. Usually staying around the second half of the game. I’ve cleared ample space in my iPad , closed all apps and had this be the only app running and same results. Out of 9 games less than half actually made it through to capture the data of the game.

**Developer response:** Sorry for the issue you are having.  Would you please contact us at gametimeapps@gmail.com to resolve your issue?

### 4/5 — Helpful to keep track of things

*2026-06-06*

Most helpful to keep track of players sub time and over the season how much time they have in goal/defence/mid/fwd which we rotate quite a lot and in the younger age groups. 

It can seem a bit complex at times, so you’ll want to use it a few times before you get the hang of it.

A pity that if you add a Guest player, you can’t delete them, or even rename them (eg if you misspelt their name).

**Developer response:** thanks for the note.  We will allow deleting guest players in the upcoming release.

### 4/5 — Gut mit kleinen Schwächen

*2026-05-09*

Für meinen speziellen Fall - Funino Fussball - gibt es eine für mich unverständliche Einschränkung. Ich hätte gerne, dass bei Wechseln (die immer alle 1:24 Minuten erfolgen sollen) ein Signal/Wecker ertönt. 
Es wäre zB sinnvoll einen Button mit Signal bei Periodenwechsel einzubauen. Oder aber den Wecker so einstellbar zu machen, dass die Mindestdauer auch unter 2 Min einstellbar ist. Das ist derzeit nicht möglich.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-04-20*

Still think this is great and very happy with the development of features and that it seems feedback is taken on board. One feature I believe needs to be addressed is access management. With coaches leaving / moving teams there needs to be a way of removing their access.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback.  We will look into it.

### 2/5 — Incomplete app

*2026-03-26, version 10.3.3*

The app fails to show the complete number of players you have on the field. This pretty much makes it useless. It won’t adjust, can’t get support. Great idea but an incomplete app

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-02-01*

great app for running a game. I use for rugby

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback!

### 5/5 — Heart rate/ high performance

*2025-11-26, version 9.9.20*

Excelente aplicación para darle seguimiento y mantener equipos de indoor, 6v6 y futbol rápido en óptimo desempeño.

### 5/5 — Really helpful app

*2025-10-19, version 9.8.6*

This is a great app and helps us record our match stats and most importantly player minutes. I have just read another user review about the power play rule in UK kids football, and I’d like to add that is a problem for us too as representing game time accurately when able to add extra players on to the pitch is not possible.

Another improvement that could be made is with statistics, I have noticed that (in football) a goal isn’t recorded as a shot because I had a player with 1 goal and zero shots, whereas it would make more sense to automatically record a shot for the player that scored a goal.

To build on that, it would be good if you could distinguish shots as either on or off target.

### 5/5 — I could not manage a Rigby Union game with out this app

*2025-10-05*

Amazing app. Makes games so much easy to mange. Substituting is easy and scoring is easy. Also parents can stay up to date with the score. 

This is important in Rugby as the scores can be high and without a scoreboard is tricky to know. 

Updates are regular and valuable by the developer. 

Every club should be using this solution. 

Keep up the amazing work.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for the review!  It is your input that makes the app better everyday!

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2025-09-21, version 9.8.6*

Really good

## Frequently asked questions about SubTime

### What does SubTime do?

SubTime is a mobile application designed to help youth sports coaches manage their games more effectively. It allows coaches to track player playtime, manage substitutions, plan formations, mark attendance, and view detailed game statistics.

### What are the key features of SubTime?

Key features include tracking playtime and bench time, automatic player rotation for equal playing time, custom formation creation, saving lineups, assigning player positions, marking attendance, tracking events, and exporting game history and player stats as CSV files.

### How much does SubTime cost?

The app is free to download and use. However, a paid subscription is required to record games longer than 40 minutes, utilize live game sharing, and access advanced auto-planning features.

### What sports does SubTime support?

SubTime supports a variety of sports including soccer/football, basketball, lacrosse, field hockey, and rugby. Additionally, users can create their own custom sports with customizable events.

### Can I share my team with other coaches?

Yes, you can share your team with fellow coaches or team managers. This allows for collaboration and the ability to join a live game together, ensuring seamless team management.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 10.8.11 — 2026-08-19

• Break down season events on a game-by-game basis.
• View season Player of the Match (POTM) summaries.
• Print rotation-by-rotation substitution plans.
• Include lineup details in your game reports.
• Dynamic field sizing that auto-adjusts to your bench size.
• Plus/Minus (+/-) tracking is now always visible on screen.
• Bug fixes and UI improvements

### 10.7.1 — 2026-07-28

Auto-updates the substitution plan when a player leaves the field
Captures home/away status and jersey color
Added iCloud backup
Fixed flickering login screen on some devices

### 10.5.5 — 2026-06-09

Performance improvement

### 10.5.4 — 2026-05-13

New sport support: Netball
Add and edit the game note before, during, and after the game
Save opponent names when creating games
Quick 30-second adjustment for the game clock
Improved name display for better clarity
Added a sound notification when a period ends automatically
Keep existing substitution plans when adding players to the field during a game
Other UI improvements and bug fixes

### 10.3.3 — 2026-03-17

New: SubTime Live Web view to easily share your game with parents and fans
Add guest players to your game roster
General improvements and bug fixes

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## More apps by OTDSOFT INC.

- [SubTime Club Manager](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subtime-club-manager/id6618584311)

All apps by OTDSOFT INC.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1248650527

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