SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer vs MatchDay Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer
This app helps coaches and parents ensure every player on a junior team gets equal playing time. It generates fair substitution plans and provides timely alerts during games, allowing for focused coaching and a positive sideline experience. A free trial is available to test its functionality.
- Fair substitution plan builder
- In-game substitution alerts
- Equal game time tracking
- Focus on player development
- 30-day free trial
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SubNow is for coaches and parents of junior and youth teams who want every player to receive fair game time. SubNow helps you easily build a fair substitution plan and alerts you when to make substitutions during the game — so you can coach calmly, focus on development, and keep the sideline smiling. Enjoy a 30 day free trial to see whether SubNow will work for you. This is a brand new SubNow — guided by 10 years of user feedback, SubNow has been rebuilt from the ground up and significantly enhanced. SubNow remains focused on increasing the enjoyment of junior team sports for children and parents, by making it easy to fairly share game time. Why SubNow? Because fair game time builds confident players and happier teams. SubNow creates practical substitution plans based on your game length, breaks, subs, goalkeepers, and number of players—then replans during the game when the unexpected happens. SubNow solves the challenge of trying to make substitutions based on the actual game time each player has had on the field. SubNow currently supports: • Small Sided Football/Soccer • Futsal • Junior Hockey (Minkey/Mini Hockey) • Basketball • Touch Football Before the Game - Create and preview your substitution plan before kick-off. Position planning & optimization allows player position preferences to be accommodated while preserving fair game time. Print your substitution plan if working off paper is preferred. During the Game - Get clear, timely substitution alerts, see exactly who’s on and off next, and confirm each substitution as you go. If a player arrives late, is injured, or needs a rest, SubNow recalculates the plan automatically — keeping fairness intact. Ready for fair, stress free substitution management at your next match? Download SubNow and start your 30 day free trial today. See full feature list at http://www.subnowapp.com/features Terms of Use: http://www.subnow.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: http://www.subnow.com.au/privacy
MatchDay Coach
This app helps youth soccer coaches organize practices, build lineups, and manage their teams. It offers a drill library, visual lineup builder, and season statistics to streamline coaching tasks.
- Practice planner with drill library
- Visual lineup builder
- Roster management
- Match scheduling and score tracking
- PDF lineup sharing
- Support for various team formats
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MatchDay Coach is the all-in-one coaching app built for youth soccer coaches. Stop juggling spreadsheets, notes, and group chats. Plan practices, build lineups, manage your roster, and walk onto the sideline ready. AI PRACTICE GENERATOR Tell MatchDay Coach what you want to work on, or pick a quick-start idea like Passing & Combination, Finishing, or Ball Mastery, and get a complete practice plan built in seconds. The AI pulls drills from your own library, matches them to your team's age group, fits everything inside your session length, and avoids repeating recent drills. Review and edit the full plan before saving, just like building one by hand. PLAN PRACTICES LIKE A PRO Build structured sessions from a built-in drill library organized into phases: Warm-Up, Technical, Small-Sided, Scrimmage, and Cool-Down. See animated field diagrams for every drill, track duration and intensity, and launch an on-field view that walks you through the session drill by drill. Start from a template or build your own from scratch. BUILD LINEUPS IN MINUTES Drag and drop players onto a visual pitch and watch your formation come together. Auto-generate lineups that respect each player's preferred positions and keep playing time fair across the whole team. Plan substitutions for every half or quarter so every kid gets their time on the field. MANAGE YOUR FULL ROSTER Add players with jersey numbers, preferred positions, and positions to avoid, or upload your whole roster at once from a photo, spreadsheet, or PDF. MatchDay Coach uses those preferences every time you auto-generate a lineup, so the right players end up in the right spots, automatically. STAY ORGANIZED ALL SEASON Schedule matches, track scores, and log goals by player, all in one place. See your season record and top scorers at a glance. Manage multiple seasons and multiple teams without ever switching apps. SHARE LINEUPS INSTANTLY Export your lineup as a PDF and share it with parents, assistants, or the team before kickoff. Works for any format from 4v4 all the way up to 11v11. NEVER MISS MATCH DAY PREP Set reminders for lineup prep the night before, the morning of, and 30 minutes before kickoff. MatchDay Coach keeps you ahead of the game, not scrambling in the parking lot. EVERYTHING A YOUTH COACH NEEDS - AI practice generator that builds full sessions from your own drill library - Roster upload from photo, spreadsheet, or PDF - Practice planner with drill library, phase structure & on-field execution - Visual field diagrams for every drill - Practice templates for quick session setup - Visual pitch lineup builder with drag & drop - Auto-generate lineups based on position preferences - Multi-period rotation planning (halves or quarters) - Substitution planner with smart suggestions - Roster with jersey numbers and position preferences - Match schedule, score tracking, and per-player goal logging - Season stats: win/draw/loss record, goals, top scorers - Saved lineup templates for reuse - PDF lineup sharing - Support for 4v4, 5v5, 6v6, 7v7, 8v8, 9v9, and 11v11 - Custom and built-in formations - Multiple teams and seasons - Snack signup coordinator - Push notification reminders - Dark and light mode Works for any youth level: U4 through U19. Whether you're a first-time volunteer coach or managing multiple squads, MatchDay Coach has you covered. Download free and get your first lineup built in under five minutes. Terms of Use: https://matchdaycoach.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MatchDay Coach at 5.0 against SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer's 4.3. MatchDay Coach also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per 7 days and MatchDay Coach sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MatchDay Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, MatchDay Coach every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer | MatchDay Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SubNow | Andrew Warner |
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In-app purchases
SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer
- Basic Test3 Days trial$0.297 Days
- Pro Test3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Basic Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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- Pro Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- Basic Annual1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Pro Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year
MatchDay Coach
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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