Comparison

SubTime Coach Timer vs Match Keeper

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

Head to head
About

SubTime Coach Timer

This sideline assistant helps coaches manage games by automatically calculating fair player rotation times. It simplifies tracking time, substitutions, and scores, allowing coaches to focus on strategy. Ideal for team sports with rolling substitutions.

Highlights
  • Automatic substitution timing
  • Player rotation calculator
  • Match timer
  • Simple score tracking
  • Sideline-friendly interface
  • No setup required
Features
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Coach Sub Timer is a simple sideline assistant for coaches. When you’re managing a game, keeping track of time, substitutions, and score can get messy. This app helps you stay organised so you can focus on coaching. Just enter: Match or half length Total number of players Number of players on the field The app automatically calculates when substitutions should happen so players get fair rotation time. Perfect for sports with rolling substitutions such as: • Soccer / Football • Rugby • Hockey • Basketball • Netball • Futsal • Any team sport with rotating players Features • Match timer • Automatic substitution timing • Player rotation calculator • Simple score tracking • Clean sideline-friendly interface • No setup or accounts required Open the app, press start, and let the timer handle the rest.

About

Match Keeper

This app simplifies soccer match management for coaches, referees, and parents. It offers a comprehensive timer, player tracking, custom format creation, and a penalty shootout tracker. Easily manage all aspects of a game from start to finish.

Highlights
  • Match timer with start, pause, rewind, and whistle
  • Player and team management with stats
  • Customizable match formats
  • Penalty shootout tracker
  • Birth year to age group calculator
  • Score tracking and adjustments
Features
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Match Keeper is the soccer timer and match manager for coaches, referees, parents, and players. Simplifying the beautiful game, it runs every part of a match — from the fixture list to the final whistle. SCHEDULE & MATCH DAY - Schedule matches ahead and see what's coming in one place - Match Day puts today's fixtures on one screen, ready to kick off - Save the venue, field, and an address that opens in Maps - Set an arrival time, and choose each team's kit - Share a fixture, or the whole match day, as an image TEAM SCHEDULE - Every team has its own schedule — past results and what's coming, in one list - Share it as a printable sheet for the fridge, or a card for the team chat - Choose the matches to include, or pick a range of dates - Styled with your team's logo, emblem, and colors MATCH TIMER - Start, pause, rewind, and skip periods with ease - Automatic whistle at the end of each interval - Track additional time APPLE WATCH APP - Start a match from your wrist, with no phone needed - Tap to score, hold to correct - See the live timer and score on your watch face - Included free with the app MATCH & PLAYER MANAGEMENT - Create teams with names, colors, logos, rosters, and a default format - Sort your teams by name, birth year, gender, date added, or which ones have players - Track goals, substitutions, cards, and playing time - Handle ties with extra time, golden goal, or penalty shootout - Archive and restore teams and players — history and stats kept whole TEAM LOGOS & COLORS - Give every team its own logo — a shape, a pattern, and a monogram or emblem - Choose from 100 emblems: animals, birds, shields, stars, and more - Set your team's exact colors, shown on the scoreboard and in formations MATCH HISTORY & SHARING - Review match history and notes after the game - Share matches and match stats with a QR code or link TEAM & PLAYER STATISTICS - Team record, goals, and clean sheets across your saved matches - Leaderboards for top scorers, assists, and most minutes played - Per-player minutes, starts, and share of playing time CUSTOM FORMATS - Pick a format and set age group, period length, OT rules, and ball size - Apply restrictions like no heading, offside, goalie, or slide tackles - Customize field and goal dimensions, and share formats by QR code or link PENALTY SHOOTOUT TRACKER - Track shootouts of any length, with a Decisive Shot indicator for the key moments BIRTH YEAR TO AGE GROUP CALCULATOR - Instantly convert birth years to age groups, from U4 to Over 60 Whether you're running a tournament or timing your child's weekend game, Match Keeper gives you the tools to manage the match with confidence. Terms of service: https://lucatoni-labs.com/products/keeper/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://lucatoni-labs.com/products/keeper/privacy-policy

Screenshots

SubTime Coach Timer3 screens
Match Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Match Keeper at 100% against SubTime Coach Timer's 0%. Match Keeper also leads on price (Free vs $0.49) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 59 months). SubTime Coach Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Match Keeper is free to download; SubTime Coach Timer costs $0.49 up front. Match Keeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. SubTime Coach Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SubTime Coach Timer ships an update every 59 months, Match Keeper every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SubTime Coach Timer versus Match Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubTime Coach TimerMatch Keeper
Price$0.49Free — better
Rating—5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 59 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVern NorrgardLucatoni, LLC

Customer experience

SubTime Coach Timer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Match Keeper

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SubTime Coach Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Match Keeper

Subscriptions2
  • Keeper Premium Monthly$1.001 Month
  • Keeper Premium Annual$6.001 Year

Questions

Is SubTime Coach Timer free?
SubTime Coach Timer costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Keeper free?
Match Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SubTime Coach Timer or Match Keeper have ads?
Neither SubTime Coach Timer nor Match Keeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SubTime Coach Timer or Match Keeper?
SubTime Coach Timer ships an update every 59 months, and Match Keeper every 3 days. Most recently, SubTime Coach Timer was updated on October 8, 2026 and Match Keeper on October 10, 2026.

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