Comparison

SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer vs Rewindr

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fair substitution plan builder
  • In-game substitution alerts
  • Equal game time tracking
  • Focus on player development
  • 30-day free trial
Features
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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

About

Rewindr

Features
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Rewindr is the sideline tool built for sports coaches and referees who need to capture and review key moments in real time. Hit record. Watch live. Press capture the moment something happens — Rewindr rewinds back and saves the footage automatically. CAPTURE IN REAL TIME Record your session and press the capture button at any moment. Rewindr saves the last 10–30 seconds automatically — no rewinding needed. TAG WHAT MATTERS Add participant names, quick tags, and notes immediately after each capture. Find any moment in your library in seconds. REVIEW FROM THE SIDELINE Play back captures in slow motion (0.5x, 0.25x, 0.1x), step frame by frame, pinch to zoom, and drop bookmarks on key moments. BUILT FOR THE FIELD Works fully offline. No cloud required. Your footage stays private on your device. FREE TO START Capture and review up to 20 moments for free. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited captures, sharing, and more. REWINDR PREMIUM - Unlimited captures - Share captures with your team and family - Search and filter your library - Auto-bookmarks on every capture - Unlimited Quick Tag groups - Custom capture-back durations Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rewindr.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer4 screens
Rewindr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Rewindr at 13.0 against SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per 7 days and Rewindr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Rewindr every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer versus Rewindr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubNow | Ultimate Sub TimerRewindr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSubNowGLEN MICHAEL ASHLEY

In-app purchases

6 purchases

SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer

Subscriptions6
  • 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
2 purchases

Rewindr

Subscriptions2
  • Rewindr Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Rewindr Premium Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer free?
SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rewindr free?
Rewindr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer or Rewindr have ads?
Neither SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer nor Rewindr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer or Rewindr?
SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rewindr every 3 weeks. Most recently, SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer was updated on November 2, 2026 and Rewindr on October 25, 2026.

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