Comparison

Lineup Assistant vs Backside Stats

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

Head to head
About

Lineup Assistant

This app helps youth baseball and softball coaches create optimized and rule-compliant lineups quickly. It manages player information, league rules, and last-minute changes, saving coaches valuable time.

Highlights
  • Optimized lineup creation
  • League rule compliance
  • Player information management
  • Last-minute absentee handling
  • Text/email lineup sharing
  • Printable inning-by-inning charts
  • Multiple team support
Features
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Every youth baseball and softball coach knows the challenges of setting up the best possible lineup each inning - while still conforming to all the intricate league rules...plus the difficulties dealing with last minute absentees! Lineup Assistant was designed by coaches for coaches to save you those hours each game and help you focus on the part of coaching that's most important!   With Lineup Assistant you can easily and quickly enter player's information and skill level, along with the various rules set up by your league, and the app will help create an optimized yet conforming lineup. Easily and quickly edit the lineup to make small coaching adjustments and you're ready to play ball!   The app can also create a random lineup, or complete a lineup using just the first inning positions as a guide. Or you can create a lineup from scratch and LineupAssistant will check to make sure your lineup conforms to league settings. With one click, you can text or email the complete lineup to other coaches or parents. Also print the handy inning by inning position charts to help inexperienced players know exactly where to go on the field each inning. Save all your information with multiple teams and simply delete or add new players to make things even easier for the next game! Visit www.lineupassistant.com for more information.

About

Backside Stats

Effortlessly track game scores and player statistics for slow-pitch softball. Designed for coaches and players to manage season-long performance and tournament data.

Highlights
  • Scorekeeping
  • Player statistics tracking
  • Season-long performance management
  • Tournament data management
  • Designed for coaches and players
Features
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Backside stats - the app that makes score keeping easy. Specially designed for slow-pitch softball and baseball. Allows coaches and players an effortless way to keep track of game scores and players stats through the season and during tournaments. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lineup Assistant4 screens
Backside Stats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backside Stats at 80% against Lineup Assistant's 0%. Backside Stats also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.7 vs 2.3). Lineup Assistant's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.1). On 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

Backside Stats is free to download; Lineup Assistant costs $3.99 up front. Backside Stats sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Lineup Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backside Stats holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backside Stats has 76 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lineup Assistant's written reviews are positive against 80% of Backside Stats's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lineup Assistant ships an update every 2 months, Backside Stats monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Lineup Assistant versus Backside Stats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLineup AssistantBackside Stats
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (4 ratings)4.7 (76 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings476 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian HarperBackside Stats LLC

Customer experience

Lineup Assistant

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Backside Stats

All ratings76 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lineup Assistant

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Backside Stats

Subscriptions1
  • Plus$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Lineup Assistant free?
Lineup Assistant costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backside Stats free?
Backside Stats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lineup Assistant or Backside Stats?
Backside Stats is rated higher. Lineup Assistant averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Backside Stats averages 4.7 from 76 ratings.
Do Lineup Assistant or Backside Stats have ads?
Neither Lineup Assistant nor Backside Stats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lineup Assistant or Backside Stats?
Lineup Assistant ships an update every 2 months, and Backside Stats monthly. Most recently, Lineup Assistant was updated on October 8, 2026 and Backside Stats on October 13, 2026.

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