Tactics Lineup vs SubPlans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tactics Lineup
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With the Tactics Lineup application, you can easily organize and personalize field formations in football, basketball and similar sports. Thanks to the app, you can create your own tactics, save your characters and customize your field setups. The application is very simple to use and user friendly. You can arrange your football or basketball fields as you wish and save these arrangements. You can also further personalize your tactics by integrating the characters you create into the application. Tactics Lineup offers an ideal solution for sports teams. You can quickly create, edit and store your tactics. The app is also a great tool for coaches who want to plan training sessions and communicate tactics to your team more effectively. The application offers a special experience to its users by allowing sports enthusiasts and coaches to easily manage field arrangements and tactics. With Tactics Lineup you can plan and implement your sports strategies more effectively.
SubPlans
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Basic Plan: - You can create as many teams, games, and formations as you want! - Supports 7v7 and up. - Up to 6 lineups within a game. (Think of lineups as segments of the game. For example, lineup 1 might represent the first 15 minutes, lineup 2 the next 15 minutes, and so on.) - Ability to clone a lineup within a game, or the entire game (and set a different date/time). - Free drawing in a lineup for discussion. - The games can be added to Calendar.app. Competitive Plan (USD 9.99/year): - All features of the Basic Plan. - Tactics page (free drawing, plus you can move players around). - Stopwatch for a game (stops at 00:59:59 and needs to be reset). - Away uniforms, including GK. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tactics Lineup at daily against SubPlans's fortnightly. SubPlans's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tactics Lineup ships an update daily, SubPlans fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and May 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tactics Lineup | SubPlans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erkan Cosar | Osamu Chiba |
In-app purchases
Tactics Lineup
No in-app purchases
SubPlans
No in-app purchases









