Comparison

SubTime vs MatchDay Coach

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

Head to head
About

SubTime

This app simplifies youth sports coaching by managing game planning, player playtime, and substitutions. It offers features like automatic rotation, custom formations, and attendance tracking. Coaches can also share teams and export game data.

Highlights
  • Player playtime tracking
  • Automatic substitution rotation
  • Customizable formations
  • Attendance marking
  • Game and player stats export
  • Team sharing and collaboration
  • Support for multiple sports
Features
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Trusted by more than 60,000 coaches and used for over 600,000 games. Coaching should be about your players and the game - not trying to remember who needs to come off, who has played the longest, or when the next substitution should happen. SubTime takes the stress out of game-day management. Built for youth sports coaches, it helps you manage playing time, plan substitutions, organize lineups, track game events, and keep your coaching team on the same page - all from one app. GIVE EVERY PLAYER FAIR PLAYING TIME No more guessing who has played the most. The game clock and sub timer run together, so you see each player's playing and bench time at a glance throughout the match. SubTime makes it easier to balance minutes, spot who is due for a rest, and give every player a fair opportunity to participate. It's especially useful for youth coaches who want to keep playing time transparent and avoid the post-game question: "Why didn't my child play more?" TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF SUBSTITUTIONS Plan your substitutions before the game or manage them as the action unfolds. SubTime shows who's currently playing, who's on the bench, and who should come on next - so you can make changes without losing focus on the match. Auto Plan also works mid-game, so you can rebuild the rotation after a late arrival or an injury. ARRIVE WITH A GAME PLAN Build your roster, mark attendance, assign player positions, and prepare your starting lineup before kickoff. Pick a standard formation or build a custom one, then save your favorite lineups and reuse them for future games. You can also plan your rotation in advance: either create your own substitution plan or use the Auto Plan feature to generate one that spreads playing time evenly. DEALING WITH THE UNEXPECTED Game day rarely goes to plan, and SubTime has been fine-tuned over years of real matches to cope. A player arrives late. Someone picks up an injury. You make a substitution in the heat of the moment and forget to record it. A guest player turns up to fill a gap in the squad. Rework the squad, the rotation, and the record - adjust as you go or amend after the game, without restarting or losing what you've already tracked. TRACK THE GAME WHILE YOU COACH Record events as they happen - goals, assists, cards, substitutions, and custom events of your own. When the final whistle goes, everything is already organized. Review playing time, player participation, game history, and season statistics without rebuilding it from memory. Game history and player stats export to CSV for club reporting, auditing, or season records. COACH TOGETHER WITH SUBTIME LIVE Game management doesn't have to fall on one person. Share your team with assistant coaches and team managers. With SubTime Live, multiple coaches can collaborate during the same game - one manages substitutions while another tracks events. Family and friends can follow along as viewers, at the field or from home. FOR CLUBS AND MULTIPLE TEAMS Running more than one team? SubTime Club links your club's teams together, lets you view and export game history and player stats across every squad, and lets you buy SubTime access for club teams in bulk at discounted rates. Details at https://www.subtimeapp.com/club IS MY SPORT SUPPORTED? Pick your sport and SubTime is already set up for it: soccer/football, futsal, basketball, lacrosse, rugby, and field hockey. Coaching something else? Build a custom sport with your own positions and events - netball, or however your team plays. SUBSCRIPTION SubTime is free to use for games up to 40 minutes. A paid subscription is required to record games longer than 40 minutes, to use SubTime Live game sharing, and for advanced Auto Plan features. Privacy policy: https://www.subtimeapp.com/appprivacypolicy Terms and conditions (EULA): https://www.subtimeapp.com/general-8

About

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.

Highlights
  • Practice planner with drill library
  • Visual lineup builder
  • Roster management
  • Match scheduling and score tracking
  • PDF lineup sharing
  • Support for various team formats
Features
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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

Screenshots

SubTime4 screens
MatchDay Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SubTime at 4.7 against MatchDay Coach's 4.0. SubTime also leads on ratings volume (729 vs 4). MatchDay Coach's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SubTime sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SubTime holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SubTime has 729 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SubTime ships an update every 3 weeks, MatchDay Coach every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SubTime versus MatchDay Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubTimeMatchDay Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (729 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings729 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOTDSOFT INC.Free Range Solutions LLC

Customer experience

SubTime

All ratings710 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative14.4%

MatchDay Coach

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SubTime

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Power play rule in UK kids football not supported
  • Goal not recorded as a shot if a player scores
  • Unable to keep the same child as Goalie for a half and change at half time
  • Timer is incorrect and loses about 30 seconds each 30 mins
  • Unable to edit placeholders on field
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  • Unable to move player placeholders around on field
  • Unable to edit goal scorers and assists during/after the game
  • Loses all game time data if you leave the game screen before it's completed

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add ability to track saves for goalkeepers
  • Allow real-time sync of data between devices
  • Add more formations for soccer (11v11)
  • Add ability to keep score for individual players
  • Add feature to save game stats or export to CSV
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  • Add groups of subs at the bottom (strikers, defense, mid, etc.)
  • Improve player display format (number on top of name)
  • Add volleyball (6v6) and ability to indicate if a player served
  • Add summary button to list players and their cumulative playtime
  • Add ability to edit placeholders on field (e.g. change ST to CF)
  • Add ability to move player placeholders around on field
  • Add countdown timer instead of sub time indicator
  • Add ability to edit goal scorers and assists during/after the game
  • Add ability to automatically shuffle players that remain in after substitutions

MatchDay Coach

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

SubTime

Subscriptions8
  • SubTime$2.491 Month
  • SubTime Standard Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Team Monthly$2.991 Month
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  • Team Plan Monthly$3.491 Month
  • SubTime$24.991 Year
  • SubTime Standard Plan Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Team Annual$29.991 Year
  • SubTime Team Plan Annual$34.991 Year
1 purchases

MatchDay Coach

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is SubTime free?
SubTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MatchDay Coach free?
MatchDay Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SubTime or MatchDay Coach?
SubTime is rated higher. SubTime averages 4.7 out of 5 from 729 ratings, while MatchDay Coach averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SubTime or MatchDay Coach have ads?
Neither SubTime nor MatchDay Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SubTime or MatchDay Coach?
SubTime ships an update every 3 weeks, and MatchDay Coach every 6 days. Most recently, SubTime was updated on October 26, 2026 and MatchDay Coach on October 24, 2026.

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