Comparison

Player Timing vs PlayBall

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

Head to head
About

Player Timing

Easily track player playing time for any sport during games. Add players to a roster and start/stop timers to manage substitutions and ensure fair play for your team.

Highlights
  • Track playing time for all rostered players
  • Works with any sport
  • Easy roster setup and saving
  • Real-time player substitution management
  • Supports various sports like soccer, basketball, and hockey
Features
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This app tracks the playing time for everyone on your roster and works with any sport. Coaches, managers, or parents can easily run this app during the game to track how much time everyone has played during the game. The app is super easy to setup, just click the "plus sign" to add players and save them to your roster. Once your roster is saved you can use it for any game in the future. To time players just click the circle next to their name so that it turns green and then start the game clock. You can sub players in or out while the timer is running (such as sports like soccer and hockey), or you can stop the game time and sub players for sports like basketball. Sports which would work very well for this app include: Soccer Basketball Hockey Volleyball Football Lacrosse Rugby and many more. Please feel free to contact me if you need support or have any questions.

About

PlayBall

This app helps youth sports coaches manage teams, create balanced rotations, and ensure equal playing time for all players. It offers features like live activity updates, roster syncing, and customizable team themes. Designed for volunteer coaches, it simplifies game-day management so you can enjoy the sport.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple teams and rosters
  • Automatic balanced rotation building
  • Fair play substitution charts
  • Live Activity updates for rotations
  • Roster syncing with coaches
  • Customizable team themes and mascots
Features
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Key features: - Manage multiple teams: create, edit, and organize rosters all in one place - Game-day rosters made easy: tap to mark who showed up and automatically build balanced rotations - Fair play scheduling: substitution charts keep playing time balanced for every player, every game - Substitution control: let PlayBall split minutes as evenly as the roster allows, or cap how often you sub and it builds even shifts around it - See the minutes before kickoff: a playing time chart shows how the game splits across your squad, updating as players arrive and settings change - Dedicated goalkeepers: name a keeper for each half and the outfield rotates evenly around them - Live Activities: your next rotation is always one glance away - Swap Only mode: on the sideline, see just who's coming off and who's going on - Sync your roster with assistant coaches using a simple share code - Link training sessions from https://getplayball.app to see your full schedule in one place - Supports 4v4, 5v5, 7v7 and 11v11, in quarters or halves - Team color themes and AI-generated mascot images give every team its own look All data lives on your device. No login, no ads, no subscriptions, no internet required at the field. I will never ask for a payment to unlock features in this app. PlayBall is built with love for everyone who volunteers their time to youth sports. The name PlayBall is a tribute to my dad, who coached me throughout my childhood and taught me the importance of fair play and equal playing time for every kid.

Screenshots

Player Timing3 screens
PlayBall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PlayBall at 5.0 against Player Timing's 4.0. PlayBall also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Player Timing's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Player Timing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlayBall asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlayBall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Player Timing versus PlayBall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayer TimingPlayBall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTamber SchoreyCorey Gagnon

Customer experience

Player Timing

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

PlayBall

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Player Timing

One-time1
  • Add email and multiple rosters$1.99
None

PlayBall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Player Timing free?
Player Timing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlayBall free?
PlayBall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Player Timing or PlayBall?
PlayBall is rated higher. Player Timing averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PlayBall averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Player Timing or PlayBall have ads?
Neither Player Timing nor PlayBall shows ads.

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