Athletes Untapped vs SubPlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Athletes Untapped
Connect with trusted private sports coaches for individual, small group, or team training. This platform offers a secure way to find vetted coaches, manage bookings, and communicate directly. Enhance your child's athletic development and build confidence with personalized coaching.
- Search vetted private sports coaches
- View coach profiles and experience
- Message coaches directly
- Book training sessions seamlessly
- Manage coaching business (for coaches)
- Secure payment processing
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Connecting parents & kids with private sports coaches for individual, small group, and team training. Athletes Untapped is the easiest and safest way to find a local private sports coach. What's Our Difference? Athletes Untapped was created by two former college athletes with a decade of private coaching experience. Our goal is to provide young athletes with better opportunities to succeed through personal training. We know firsthand the impact 1-on-1 lessons can have on a young athlete's trajectory, and that's why we're dedicated to helping parents/kids find the best private sports coaches in their area. We combine our dynamic technology with an unmatched customer service experience. We will do everything we can to help you find the right personal sports coach, so your child can untap their potential, improve their skills, and build confidence in themselves through individual lessons! As a parent/athlete, you can: ◆ Search for vetted private sports coaches in your area. ◆ Check reviews and read up on each coach's playing/coaching experience. ◆ Send photos, videos, and messages to coaches with just a few taps. ◆ Seamlessly book training sessions and block out time on your coach's calendar. ◆ Enable push notifications so you don't miss a message from your coach. As a coach, you can*: ◆ Build a profile and let local parents know you're available for 1-on-1 training. ◆ Easily manage your business, even if you're on the field or court. ◆ Get paid on the go—it’s simple and secure with the Athletes Untapped app. ◆ Trust the Athletes Untapped team will work to find you athletes to train. ◆ Enable push notifications to respond faster than ever to booking requests. *All Athletes Untapped coaching applications are carefully vetted by our team. All Athletes Untapped coaches are required to pass a background check. SPORTS - Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Baseball, Softball, Field Hockey, Football, Track & Field, Strength & Conditioning, Mental Performance. More to come soon! PARENT & ATHLETE REVIEWS "We just started lessons with Coach Katie for our 10yo daughter who started playing soccer in the last two years. Coach Katie is helping to provide a great foundation for her skills and footwork, which will absolutely be valuable when her season starts back up in the spring. Coach Katie has been reliable, flexible, and my daughter has very much enjoyed their sessions together. We look forward to continuing her lessons and seeing her grow as a soccer player!" - Laura, Athletes Untapped Soccer Mom. "Lucas has been great. Prepared for every session. My daughter enjoyed the drills and the sessions helped to improve her skill level immensely. Highly recommend!" - Mike, Athletes Untapped Basketball Dad "My daughter has seen Coach Viki three times so far. The difference in her confidence is so awesome, and it's all because of Coach Viki. She's learning so much from her. She's a great coach and a really nice person. My daughter loves her!" - Valerie, Athletes Untapped Basketball Mom "Jamie was so welcoming to Alexis and helped her work on her shooting technique (especially left handed) with foot placement and positioning. She was very supportive, positive, and knowledgeable! Looking forward to our next session!" - Jennifer, Athletes Untapped Lacrosse Mom "Coach Carli has been fantastic at working on hitting, catching and pitching with my daughter. She is very patient and thoughtful on how to teach new skills. I highly recommend her!" - Beth, Athletes Untapped Softball Mom IN THE PRESS - Athletes Untapped has appeared in: LA Times, Sports Business Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sidehusl, VentureFizz, Technical.ly, The Daily Local, The Athletes Entrepreneur, and many more! Questions, or Need Help Finding the Right Coach? - Send us an email: Community@athletesuntapped.com
SubPlan
This app helps youth soccer coaches manage player minutes and rotations. Plan lineups before games or make live substitutions from the sideline, ensuring fair playing time for all. It also allows coaches to collaborate on team management.
- Plan rotations before kickoff
- Live substitution management
- Track player minutes played
- Share team management with assistant coaches
- Customizable playing time rules
- Exportable PDF lineup reports
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You coach. SubPlan tracks the minutes. It helps youth soccer coaches manage every player's playing time, whether you plan the game ahead or sub live from the sideline. Plan every rotation before kickoff and print a coach-ready PDF for the bench, or run the game live and let SubPlan keep the clock, tell you when to sub, and track the minutes each player actually plays. No spreadsheets, messy notes, or last-minute guessing. NEW: COACH TOGETHER - Share a team with your assistant coaches and plan lineups together - Pick coaches from your contacts and choose who can edit and who can only view - Everyone sees the same roster, events, lineups and live games, synced with iCloud - Your player rankings stay private: each coach keeps their own - Your SubPlan Pro covers every coach on the teams you share SUB LIVE - Choose per game: Plan Before Game or Sub Live - A game clock with halves and pause that keeps time even when your phone is locked - Sub Time alerts with sound and a Lock Screen notification - Sub suggestions based on real minutes played, which you can edit, swap, cancel, or add to before you make them - Playing-time rules: Equal Time, or a minimum number of minutes for everyone, with an option to keep your goalie in goal - Mark players as not here yet, injured, or left early, and the bench fills in - A Sub Log of every change with its game time - On iPad, a two-column view with the clock, field, bench rest times, next sub preview, and a minutes board PLAN YOUR LINEUP - Create teams and rosters with player numbers and preferred positions - Set up games, scrimmages, and practices with opponent, location, home/away, and rotation timing - Choose formations for 5v5, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11, or adjust the layout to fit your team - Mark players as available, injured, or missing - Drag and drop players into position on the field, or switch to table view FAST SUBSTITUTION TOOLS - Smart Fill builds a balanced rotation for you - Bench In brings bench players into the next rotation - Keep Goalie subs the field while your keeper stays in goal - Sub by line: defense, midfield, forwards, or outside players - Copy, paste, random, and starters shortcuts - Private player rankings, seen only by you, help the tools choose when you have more players than spots TRACK PLAYING TIME - See every player's minutes across the full event - Live games record the minutes each player actually played, and the report and season stats use them - Spot who's been subbed in or moved at a glance PRINT AND SHARE - Export PDF lineup reports with a field view for each rotation, a minutes table, and color-coded changes - Print blank lineup sheets to fill in by hand - Share full team reports or roster-only reports BUILT FOR THE SIDELINE - Designed for iPhone and iPad, with a roomier workspace on iPad - Your teams and plans sync across your devices with iCloud - Available in English, Spanish, French and German FREE AND PRO The free version includes one team, one event (planned or live), all lineup planning tools, minutes review, and up to five event PDF exports. SubPlan Pro unlocks unlimited teams, unlimited events, unlimited event PDF exports, sharing teams with other coaches, and Season Summary, which shows playing time across your whole schedule, broken out by games, scrimmages, and practices. SubPlan Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Plan smarter subs before kickoff, and make them on time during the game. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.oakbrightlabs.com/apps/subplan/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SubPlan at 100% against Athletes Untapped's 50%. SubPlan also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Athletes Untapped's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (43 vs 7). On price, 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
Both are free to download. SubPlan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Athletes Untapped asks for nothing beyond the download.
SubPlan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Athletes Untapped has 43 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Athletes Untapped's written reviews are positive against 100% of SubPlan's.
Athletes Untapped ships an update every 3 weeks, SubPlan every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Athletes Untapped | SubPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (43 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Athletes Untapped LLC | Christopher Walter |
Customer experience
Athletes Untapped
SubPlan
In-app purchases
Athletes Untapped
No in-app purchases
SubPlan
- SubPlan Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- SubPlan Pro Yearly$17.991 Year









