Comparison

Player Rotation vs Substitution Manager

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

Head to head
About

Player Rotation

This app helps volunteer coaches ensure all players get equal playing time. Add your team, positions, and attending players for game day. A simple rotation feature indicates who to substitute in and out.

Highlights
  • Team and position management
  • Player attendance tracking
  • Automated player rotation
  • Substitution suggestions
  • Simple game day interface
Features
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This simple app is for the volunteer coach that just wants to make sure everyone gets to play. Just add your team and the positions for your sport. Then on game day add the players that showed up. When you want to rotate players touch rotate and it will tell you who to take out and who to put in the game. The app is free, but has a non-obtrusive banner ad at the bottom of the screen. An one-time in-app purchase can be made to remove the ads.

About

Substitution Manager

Easily manage junior soccer substitutions and player tracking for coaches and parents. Ensure fair playing time with automatic tracking, drag-and-drop subs, and helpful alerts. Log cards and goals, and generate instant match reports.

Highlights
  • Automatic player time tracking
  • Drag-and-drop live substitutions
  • Player bench time alerts
  • Cards and goals logging
  • Instant match reports
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
Features
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Sub Manager is a free sideline toolkit for junior football: fair playing time and effortless subs, a tactics board that plays back, broadcast-style match capture, and a complete referee kit, all in one app, no account needed. Built for coaches, parents and volunteers who'd rather watch the game than a spreadsheet. FAIR PLAYING TIME, SORTED - Every player's field and bench time tracked automatically - Drag-and-drop subs, with your formation updating live - Gentle alerts when someone's been on the bench too long - Log goals and cards with a tap - From 5-a-side to full 11-player squads, with early futsal support THE TACTICS BOARD - Move any player with your finger. Bring the ball to someone and it sticks, move too fast and it runs loose - Your lines fade on their own, so the board clears itself between points - Show the ground each side covers, the shot that is on, the passes that are open, the offside line, and the space nobody is close enough to cover - Give the other team a way of playing and see what it costs you: high press, low block, park the bus, stretch and counter, total football - Set the scoreline you want to talk about, and watch a side chasing a goal come out at you GAMECAM - Film matches in up to 4K/60 with a broadcast-style scoreboard burned into the video - Automatic goal highlights, or save the last 30 seconds with a tap - Face blur for safe sharing of junior footage - On-device match analysis: possession, territory and momentum, nothing uploaded REFEREE MODE, A COMPLETE OFFICIATING KIT, FREE - Clock, cards, subs, coin toss and penalty shootouts from your phone or Apple Watch - Speak, don't tap: dictate an incident from phone or watch, transcribed on the device into structured match data - Movement heat map and fitness tracking from your watch (opt-in) - A full match report you can amend afterwards, and career stats across every match you officiate COACH TOGETHER - Co-Coach: share your live match with the bench over Bluetooth, subs, cards and score in sync, no internet needed - Broadcast a live score that nearby supporters can follow AFTER THE WHISTLE - Instant match reports and a shareable full-time recap - Season stats that tell the truth: playing time, net goal impact, goals per field minute - Player cards to share with parents, as an image or a print-ready PDF PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No accounts, no subscriptions, no internet required - 100% free and fully local, your data stays on your phone - Optional one-time purchase: the Apple Watch companion app - Connects with Club Manager for roster sync and backup, if your club uses it - Fully localized in 40 languages Made by coaches and parents who care about fun, fairness and development.

Screenshots

Player Rotation3 screens
Substitution Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Substitution Manager at 100% against Player Rotation's 50%. Substitution Manager also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Rotation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Substitution Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Substitution Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Player Rotation's written reviews are positive against 100% of Substitution Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Player Rotation ships an update every 10 months, Substitution Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Player Rotation versus Substitution Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayer RotationSubstitution Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHASE PLACE LLCDamien Donnelly

Customer experience

Player Rotation

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Substitution Manager

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Player Rotation

One-time1
  • No Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Substitution Manager

One-time1
  • Watch Companion$5.99

Questions

Is Player Rotation free?
Player Rotation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Substitution Manager free?
Substitution Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Player Rotation or Substitution Manager?
Substitution Manager is rated higher. Player Rotation averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Substitution Manager averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Player Rotation or Substitution Manager have ads?
Neither Player Rotation nor Substitution Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Player Rotation or Substitution Manager?
Player Rotation ships an update every 10 months, and Substitution Manager every 3 weeks. Most recently, Player Rotation was updated on October 5, 2026 and Substitution Manager on October 7, 2026.

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