Comparison

Soccer Coach Timer vs Playing Time

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

Head to head
About

Soccer Coach Timer

This app helps coaches track match time and manage player substitutions efficiently. It provides an overview of player positions and on-pitch time, logs match statistics, and can even suggest substitutions automatically. Match summaries can be exported for later review.

Highlights
  • Track match time
  • Manage substitutions
  • Overview of player positions
  • Log match statistics
  • Automatic substitution suggestions
  • Export match summaries
Features
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Track time and manage substitutions. Overview of positions and on-pitch time. List matches played with statistics. Also possible to export match summary. Can automatically suggest substitution.

About

Playing Time

Simplify team management for recreational soccer. This application helps coaches create fair player rotations, ensuring every team member gets equal playing time. Customize settings to match your league's rules for seamless game management.

Highlights
  • Automated player rotation
  • Customizable league settings
  • Ensures equal playing time
  • Rec soccer team management
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Make rotations easy for your rec soccer team. This app allows you to customize settings to fit your league, then builds a rotation automatically to ensure everyone gets an opportunity to play.

Screenshots

Soccer Coach Timer4 screens
Playing Time3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playing Time at none against Soccer Coach Timer's 2. Playing Time also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 15 months). Soccer Coach Timer's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 3). On price, rating 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. Soccer Coach Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Playing Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Soccer Coach Timer against 3.7 for Playing Time. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Soccer Coach Timer's written reviews are positive against 75% of Playing Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soccer Coach Timer ships an update every 15 months, Playing Time daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Soccer Coach Timer versus Playing Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoccer Coach TimerPlaying Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (13 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB25 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHenrik OlsenCory Swainston

Customer experience

Soccer Coach Timer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral23.8%
Negative9.5%

Playing Time

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Soccer Coach Timer

One-time2
  • NoAds$1.99
  • Statistics$4.99
None

Playing Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soccer Coach Timer free?
Soccer Coach Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playing Time free?
Playing Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soccer Coach Timer or Playing Time?
Soccer Coach Timer is rated higher. Soccer Coach Timer averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Playing Time averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Soccer Coach Timer or Playing Time have ads?
Soccer Coach Timer shows ads; Playing Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Soccer Coach Timer or Playing Time?
Soccer Coach Timer ships an update every 15 months, and Playing Time daily. Most recently, Soccer Coach Timer was updated on October 13, 2026 and Playing Time on October 3, 2026.

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