SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer vs Oztag Team Manager
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
Oztag Team Manager
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Take the guesswork out of Oztag subs. Oztag Team Manager is a simple game-day tool for coaches and team managers. Enter your squad, tap Kick Off, and the app tells you exactly who comes off and who goes on, every swap, so every player gets a fair share of the game. FAIR ROTATION, WORKED OUT FOR YOU - Built for a 30-minute game: two 15-minute halves - Choose how many players are on the pitch (4 to 10), whether it's 6 this week or 8 next (especially designed for juniors) - Auto mode picks the swap time that gives everyone the closest to equal time on the pitch for your squad size - Or set your own swap time, from 15:00 down to 2:30 - The player who has been on the longest comes off, and the player who has rested the longest goes on - The bench shows who is "on next for" whom, so there's no confusion at the sideline BUILT FOR THE SIDELINE - Big, easy-to-read countdown clock - Clear swap alerts: sound, vibration and a banner - Notifications keep working with your phone locked or in your pocket - Pause, restart a block, or step forwards and backwards if play stops - Screen stays awake during the game ABSENT PLAYERS, SORTED - Mark any player absent and the rotation skips them - Change it any time, even mid-game - Players who arrive late rejoin through the bench in the normal rotation SEE THE WHOLE GAME AT A GLANCE - Rotation Plan shows every block for every player, with total minutes each - Everyone's play time is shown so you can see it's fair TRIES AND AWARDS - Tap a player to record a try; tries show as little blue rugby balls - Undo with one tap - Give Player of the Day trophies that carry from game to game SHARE LIVE WITH OTHER COACHES - Invite assistant coaches and managers using iCloud - Everyone sees the clock, pitch, bench and tries update within seconds - Invite each coach with "Can make changes" or "View only" - No accounts or passwords to set up - If two coaches act at once, tries, trophies and names are combined and nothing is lost PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No sign-up, no ads, no tracking - Your squad stays on your phone. If you choose to share, it is stored in your private iCloud and only the coaches you invite can see it. Whether you coach juniors or adults, Oztag Team Manager keeps the rotation fair and lets you watch the game instead of the clipboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oztag Team Manager at none against SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer's 6. Oztag Team Manager also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Oztag Team Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Oztag Team Manager every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubNow | Ultimate Sub Timer | Oztag Team Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SubNow | CIARAN EBBS |
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
Oztag Team Manager
No in-app purchases
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