Comparison

Time, Umpire! vs SoccerSubs

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

Head to head
About

Time, Umpire!

Features
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Time, Umpire! is the app for sports umpires and officials to manage everything about their match-day commitments in one place. See your upcoming shifts across every association you belong to, confirm your allocations, and set your availability round by round. Get instant push notifications when rosters are published or details change, so you're never caught out. Features: • Dashboard with your next shift front and centre • Set your availability for each competition date, down to individual timeslots • Confirm your allocated games and supervising roles • Read and digitally sign association documents • Association chat to stay in touch with your umpire coordinator and fellow officials • Events with RSVPs, and association news • Guardian accounts, so parents can manage availability and shifts for junior umpires Time, Umpire! is used by sporting associations to roster their umpires/referees, build for Netball, Basketball, Volleyball, Football - any sport can be accomdated. Your association sets up your account and assigns your games — download the app, sign in, join your Associations and you're ready to go.

About

SoccerSubs

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Never lose track of who needs to come on — SoccerSubs keeps your substitutions fair and on time. Built for soccer coaches who want every player on the roster to get equal time on the field. Set your game length, choose how often to rotate, and SoccerSubs handles the rest — counting down to each substitution and telling you exactly who to swap. How it works: - Enter your player roster before kick-off - Set the game duration and substitution interval - A live countdown timer tells you when it's time to sub - The app tells you who comes off and who goes on - Minutes played are tracked automatically for every player Fair play, every game SoccerSubs rotates players in round-robin order so no one sits on the bench too long. Perfect for youth soccer where equal playing time matters. No ads. No account needed. No internet required. Just open it and coach.

Screenshots

Time, Umpire!4 screens
SoccerSubs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SoccerSubs at daily against Time, Umpire!'s every 3 weeks. Time, Umpire!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time, Umpire! ships an update every 3 weeks, SoccerSubs daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Time, Umpire! versus SoccerSubs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime, Umpire!SoccerSubs
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGEETHEN.COM PTY LTDCyberwaves

In-app purchases

None

Time, Umpire!

No in-app purchases

None

SoccerSubs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time, Umpire! free?
Time, Umpire! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoccerSubs free?
SoccerSubs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time, Umpire! or SoccerSubs have ads?
Neither Time, Umpire! nor SoccerSubs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time, Umpire! or SoccerSubs?
Time, Umpire! ships an update every 3 weeks, and SoccerSubs daily. Most recently, Time, Umpire! was updated on October 28, 2026 and SoccerSubs on October 31, 2026.

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