Comparison

TeamSideline vs Assignr

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

Head to head
About

TeamSideline

Manage your sports team efficiently with this app. Organize events, track rosters and attendance, view important team information, and communicate with your team or staff. Coaches can also create new team sites and integrate schedules.

Highlights
  • Event management
  • Roster and attendance tracking
  • Team announcements and links
  • Team and staff communication
  • Create new team sites
  • Schedule integration
Features
Currently charting
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Team Management. Simplified. TeamSideline is your all-in-one app for managing and staying connected with your team. The TeamSideline app gives you seamless access to your teams, with team information automatically populated from your organization, including full roster and game schedules. Coaches can also create their own team in the App and link to any existing schedule to populate the full schedule. For each team, you can manage events, view and update your roster, track attendance, chat with team members and stay on top of team activity. You can also access announcements, links, and downloadable resources. Now with Apple Watch support, you can view upcoming events, schedules, and team communications right from your wrist for even faster access. Stay tuned! We regularly release new features and improvements based on your feedback.

About

Assignr

Manage, communicate, and pay referees and umpires efficiently. This app allows officials to update availability, accept assignments, and message within the platform. Organizations can process payments and track game reports.

Highlights
  • Assign games to referees and umpires
  • Manage official availability
  • Communicate with officials via messaging
  • Process payments via Direct Deposit
  • Submit game reports
  • Access official directory
Features
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Whether you manage a small group of umpires, or assign thousands of games per year, we have everything you need to assign, communicate, manage, and pay your referees and umpires, all in one place. This is the official Assignr mobile app, designed to work with the Assignr.com referee and umpire management platform. Your referees and umpires can use the mobile app to manage their availability, accept or decline game assignments, and communicate using our messaging functionality. Organziations in the United States can use Assignr to pay officials using Direct Deposit. Referees and umpires can provide W9 and banking details, submit game reports, and access a directory of other officials within your organization. A subscription to the Assignr platform is required to use the Assignr mobile app.

Screenshots

TeamSideline4 screens
Assignr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: TeamSideline at free against Assignr's subscription. TeamSideline also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). Assignr's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 41%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Assignr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Assignr has 8.3K ratings behind it against 182, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of TeamSideline's written reviews are positive against 73% of Assignr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeamSideline ships an update weekly, Assignr every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
TeamSideline versus Assignr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeamSidelineAssignr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (182 ratings)4.9 (8.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.6% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1828.3K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#174 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCompletely ITAssignr LLC

Customer experience

TeamSideline

All ratings182 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive40.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative51.9%

Assignr

All ratings8,254 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.3%

User reviews

TeamSideline

From 182 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📅 Calendar sync
  • 🗣️ Easy team communication
  • 🧭 Integrated background checks
  • 🗓️ Helpful league management tools
  • 👍 User-friendly app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app with frequent crashes
  • 🔔 Unreliable notifications
  • 🕰️ Slow loading times
  • 🤔 Confusing navigation and UI
  • 📨 Messaging issues (e.g. no real-time updates, character limits)

Assignr

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Seamless and modern interface
  • 💡 Great resources and easy to find answers
  • 👍 Intuitive with a clean interface
  • 👍 Organized way of working

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Slow and glitchy app
  • 🐛 Keeps logging users out
  • 🐛 Inaccurate schedules and out of sync with desktop version
  • 🐛 Frequent login requests
  • 🐛 Slow response time

Bugs and requests

TeamSideline

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Login issues
  • Chat function not working
  • Attendance feature not working as expected
  • Roster information not updating automatically
  • Notifications not clearing
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  • Duplicate notifications

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to mark messages as read/unread
  • Separate inboxes for different teams
  • Color-coded calendar view
  • Unread message indicator on app icon
  • Ability to export calendar to personal calendars
Show 5 more
  • Shortcut to attendance options on event pages
  • Ability to upload files/photos in chat
  • Option to set calendar start day of the week
  • Remove cancelled events from calendar
  • Ability to request to join a team

Assignr

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not registering availability changes correctly
  • Logging out issues
  • Server connection problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view other referees' game reports
  • Search feature to filter games by level or location
  • Ability to request games directly from the app
  • Automatic availability blocking when a game is accepted
  • Option to view past games through the app

In-app purchases

None

TeamSideline

No in-app purchases

None

Assignr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TeamSideline free?
TeamSideline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Assignr free?
Assignr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TeamSideline or Assignr?
Assignr is rated higher. TeamSideline averages 4.6 out of 5 from 182 ratings, while Assignr averages 4.9 from 8.3K ratings.
Do TeamSideline or Assignr have ads?
Neither TeamSideline nor Assignr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeamSideline or Assignr?
TeamSideline ships an update weekly, and Assignr every 6 weeks. Most recently, TeamSideline was updated on September 24, 2026 and Assignr on September 22, 2026.

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