SubTime vs SubSMART
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Player playtime tracking
- Automatic substitution rotation
- Customizable formations
- Attendance marking
- Game and player stats export
- Team sharing and collaboration
- Support for multiple sports
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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
SubSMART
This app helps youth sports coaches manage substitutions, track player playing time, and organize lineups. It simplifies game day by eliminating the need for paper notes and mental math, allowing coaches to focus more on player development and less on administration.
- Manage substitutions quickly
- Automatically track player playing time
- Organize lineups
- Visualize playing time with heat maps
- Review post-game reports
- Ensure balanced playing time
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The number #1 app for coaches! Stop juggling paper lineups, timers, and mental math. SubSMART helps youth sports coaches manage substitutions, balance playing time, organize lineups, and stay focused on coaching instead of keeping track of who plays next. Whether you’re coaching soccer today or other youth sports in the future, SubSMART makes game day simple. WHY COACHES LOVE SUBSMART • Make substitutions in seconds • Automatically track every player’s playing time • Keep lineups organized throughout the game • See playing time with intuitive color heat maps • Review detailed post-game reports • Help provide balanced playing time • Spend less time managing and more time coaching PERFECT FOR • Recreational leagues • Travel teams • Volunteer coaches • Parents coaching youth sports • Coaches who want a simple, organized game day DESIGNED FOR REAL GAME DAYS SubSMART was built to solve one of the biggest challenges in youth sports: managing substitutions while keeping games organized and players engaged. No more paper notes. No more guessing who should play next. No more worrying about balanced playing time. Instead, stay focused on your players while SubSMART helps you manage substitutions, track playing time, organize lineups, and review the game afterward with clear reports. Whether your goal is player development, equal opportunities, or simply running a smoother game, SubSMART gives you the tools to coach with confidence. Download SubSMART today and make every game day simpler. SubSMART requires a SubSMART PRO subscription to access these game management features. License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SubTime at 4.7 against SubSMART's 4.3. SubTime also leads on ratings volume (729 vs 4). SubSMART's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (weekly 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
Both are free to download. SubTime sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and SubSMART sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SubTime holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. 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. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of SubTime's written reviews are positive against 100% of SubSMART's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SubTime ships an update every 3 weeks, SubSMART weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubTime | SubSMART |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (729 ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 729 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OTDSOFT INC. | SUBSMART LLC |
Customer experience
SubTime
SubSMART
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
SubSMART
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SubTime
- 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
SubSMART
- SubSMART PRO7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- SubSMART PRO7 Days trial$24.991 Year









