Comparison

Team Sheets vs Starting5

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

Head to head
About

Team Sheets

Easily create and manage shareable lists of team players, including jerseys and names. Organize unlimited rosters and player groups, and integrate with other sports apps for enhanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Enter team player names and jersey numbers
  • Create unlimited rosters and player groups
  • Share read-only roster cards via link or code
  • Private or shareable team lists
  • Integration with other SCRBRD apps
Features
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Enter your team. Keep it private or share the link. Now you will always have a list of Jerseys and Names. Share read only roster cards via link or code. Supports unlimited rosters and groups of players in a roster. eg: Starters, Pitching, Defense etc. Use your Roster in other SCRBRD apps such as FieldTime and Play Counter Pro

About

Starting5

Create and customize your own basketball team lineups. Save your creations to your device or share them instantly on social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Customize player photos and names
  • Build custom basketball lineups
  • Save lineups to photo album
  • Share lineups on social media
  • Create your own basketball teams
Features
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If you are a basketball addict, STARTING5 is the best application for you to make your own basketball lineups. Pick your favorite players, build your lineup and share with everyone! Features: - Customize player photos and names. - Save your lineup to your photo album. - Share on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Screenshots

Team Sheets4 screens
Starting53 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starting5 at none against Team Sheets's 1. Starting5 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Team Sheets's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Team Sheets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Starting5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Starting5 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Team Sheets has 42 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Team Sheets ships an update every 6 weeks, Starting5 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Team Sheets versus Starting5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeam SheetsStarting5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (42 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrad EvansGurhan Avdan

Customer experience

Team Sheets

All ratings42 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Starting5

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Team Sheets

One-time1
  • Team Sheets Pro$2.99
None

Starting5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Team Sheets free?
Team Sheets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starting5 free?
Starting5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Team Sheets or Starting5?
Starting5 is rated higher. Team Sheets averages 4.3 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Starting5 averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Team Sheets or Starting5 have ads?
Neither Team Sheets nor Starting5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Team Sheets or Starting5?
Team Sheets ships an update every 6 weeks, and Starting5 every 3 months. Most recently, Team Sheets was updated on September 25, 2026 and Starting5 on September 22, 2026.

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