Comparison

Cupmate vs Coaches Playbook

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

Head to head
About

Cupmate

Features
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With this app you have the best tool to follow the tournament. You get the whole schedule, all information about the teams and results from all games. If you want to follow one or several specific teams you may easily mark those as favorites to fast access to the teams schedule and results. FUNCTIONS: * News about the tournament * Schedule * Result * Information about teams * Mark teams as favorites for fast access * Contact information

About

Coaches Playbook

Features
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Coaches Playbook is the tool for anyone coaching a soccer team who wants to plan training straight from their phone - draw drills, animate them, build sessions and keep the team together through the whole season. DRAW SOCCER DRILLS ON THE PITCH Choose a full pitch, half pitch, two-thirds pitch or an empty area. Place players, goalkeepers, balls and cones, drag runs and passes, add arrows and mark zones with shapes. ANIMATE THE DRILL Build the drill in several steps and play it back as an animation. Play, pause and step back and forth, so both you and your players can see how the drill works before you are out on the pitch. BUILD TRAINING SESSIONS Put drills together into a complete session with times and breaks, so you know exactly how long practice will run. Filter your library by age group, difficulty and tags such as passing, finishing, technique and warm-up. Export the session as a PDF. CALENDAR AND MATCHES Schedule training and matches for your teams, create recurring weekly events and get a reminder before each one. Add the opponent and link a lineup to the match. LIVE DURING THE MATCH Track minutes on the pitch and on the bench, make substitutions, keep an eye on periods, keeper time and goals - live during the match. Afterwards you can see how playing time was shared across the squad. PLAYERS AND SQUAD Keep the squad organised with player profiles: notes, player talks, tests and development goals for each player. Run the beep test, Yo-Yo IR1, Cooper and agility drills straight from the app with a pacing guide. SHARE WITH OTHER COACHES Create a team, invite the other coaches with a code and share drills and sessions with them. You build a shared library together. EXPLORE Find drills and ready-made session packs published by other coaches, and add them straight to your own library. TRASH Deleted drills and sessions stay for 30 days, so nothing disappears by mistake. Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Terms of Use: https://coachesplaybook.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://coachesplaybook.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Cupmate3 screens
Coaches Playbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cupmate at none against Coaches Playbook's 10. Cupmate also leads on iOS requirement (8.4 vs 16.4). Coaches Playbook's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 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. Coaches Playbook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month. Cupmate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cupmate ships an update every 2 months, Coaches Playbook every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Cupmate versus Coaches Playbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCupmateCoaches Playbook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.4 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCupmate ABMir Hassan

In-app purchases

None

Cupmate

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Coaches Playbook

Subscriptions10
  • Arena board 7, 1 month$39.991 Month
  • Arena board 8, 1 month$39.991 Month
  • Arena board 9, 1 month$39.991 Month
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  • Arena board 10, 1 month$39.991 Month
  • Arena board 11, 1 month$39.991 Month
  • Arena board 12, 1 month$39.991 Month
  • Arena board 13, 1 month$39.991 Month
  • Arena board 14, 1 month$39.991 Month
  • Arena board 15, 1 month$39.991 Month
  • Arena board 16, 1 month$39.991 Month

Questions

Is Cupmate free?
Cupmate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coaches Playbook free?
Coaches Playbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cupmate or Coaches Playbook have ads?
Neither Cupmate nor Coaches Playbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cupmate or Coaches Playbook?
Cupmate ships an update every 2 months, and Coaches Playbook every 2 days. Most recently, Cupmate was updated on October 26, 2026 and Coaches Playbook on November 6, 2026.

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