Comparison

Tactics Lineup vs SubPlans

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

Head to head
About

Tactics Lineup

Features
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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.

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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/

Screenshots

Tactics Lineup3 screens
SubPlans4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tactics Lineup ships an update daily, SubPlans fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and May 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Tactics Lineup versus SubPlans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTactics LineupSubPlans
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErkan CosarOsamu Chiba

In-app purchases

None

Tactics Lineup

No in-app purchases

None

SubPlans

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tactics Lineup free?
Tactics Lineup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SubPlans free?
SubPlans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tactics Lineup or SubPlans have ads?
Neither Tactics Lineup nor SubPlans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tactics Lineup or SubPlans?
Tactics Lineup ships an update daily, and SubPlans fortnightly. Most recently, Tactics Lineup was updated on September 23, 2026 and SubPlans on May 18, 2026.

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