Lineup Assistant vs Post9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Post9
Easily create professional-looking starting lineup graphics for baseball and softball teams. Customize with team colors, logos, and backgrounds. Choose from portrait or landscape layouts for social media posts.
- Create starting lineup graphics
- Add roster and drag-and-drop lineup
- Custom team colors and logos
- Upload custom backgrounds
- Portrait and landscape layouts
- Two template options
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Post your starting 9! (...or your starting 10 or 11) Post9 makes it super easy to generate professional starting lineup graphics for baseball and softball teams. Add your roster, and then drag-and-drop to create a lineup. Use one of our default background images or provide your own. Post9 allows you to set your team colors, and upload a team logo to ensure that your graphics are on-brand! In addition to choosing your own custom backgrounds, you can choose between two templates, each one with a portrait (for stories) or landscape (for regular posts) layout....and if the app is well-received, I'll create more! Post9 is free to use for the first week. After your one week trial has concluded, access to the app will be blocked until you pay for an active 3-month subscription. Post9 follows the Apple End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Post9 at Free against Lineup Assistant's $3.99. Post9 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Lineup Assistant's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Post9 is free to download; Lineup Assistant costs $3.99 up front. Post9 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. Lineup Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
Post9 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Lineup Assistant ships an update every 2 months, Post9 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lineup Assistant | Post9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Harper | Josh Ryan |
Customer experience
Lineup Assistant
Post9
In-app purchases
Lineup Assistant
No in-app purchases
Post9
- Full Access7 Days trial$4.993 Months
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