Comparison

Startelf 11 vs Captain Team Management

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

Head to head
About

Startelf 11

Features
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Startelf brings your amateur football team together in one place: schedules, lineups, team chat, and player profiles – no more paper clutter and no more five parallel chat groups. Whether it's a match, training session, or tournament: you create a schedule, the team accepts or declines, and everyone instantly knows who's playing that weekend. SCHEDULE & LINEUP - Plan games, training sessions, and tournaments – including recurring events - RSVPs on a first-come, first-served basis - Automatic call-up list: If the quota is full, players move up the list - Minimum and maximum number of participants per event - Reminders for those who haven't yet responded - Automatic cancellation if too few people RSVP TEAM CHAT - Real-time chat per team - Share messages, photos, videos, and files - Reply with quotes and emojis PUSH WHEN IT MATTERS - Notifications about new events and missing responses - Exactly when you need them – not constantly PLAYER PROFILES - Position, preferred foot, height, country, and appearances per team - Appearances & goals per player in the statistics GET STARTED QUICKLY - Create a team in under a minute - Add players via QR code or invitation link - Be in multiple teams simultaneously – switch between them at any time - Log in with Apple, Google, or Email Terms of Use: https://startelf.at/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://startelf.at/en/privacy

About

Captain Team Management

This app streamlines team management for sports organizations by offering features like smart scheduling, RSVP tracking, team messaging, and AI-powered stat scanning. It helps coaches save time and keeps all team members, players, and guardians connected.

Highlights
  • Smart scheduling and RSVP tracking
  • Team-wide messaging and group chats
  • AI-powered scorebook scanning for stats
  • Carpool coordination
  • Roster and guardian management
  • Game record and player stats tracking
  • Fan following for team updates
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Captain is the all-in-one team management app built for coaches, players, guardians, fans, and supporters across youth, club, school, college, amateur, recreational, and professional sports. Schedule events, manage your roster, collect RSVPs, coordinate carpools, send messages, scan scorebooks, track stats, share team updates, and keep everyone connected in one place. Built for real teams. Powered by AI that helps coaches save time. — SMART SCHEDULE & RSVPS — Create games, practices, meetings, and custom team events. Add locations, recurring schedules, reminders, and event details so everyone knows where to be and when. Players can RSVP for themselves, and guardians can RSVP for their linked players. Coaches get a clearer view of who is going, who is not, and who still needs to respond. — TEAM MESSAGING DONE RIGHT — Keep team communication in one place with team-wide messages, group chats, and direct messages. Send updates, photos, files, and announcements without juggling endless group texts. Guardians have control over player messaging. They can choose whether messaging is enabled for their linked player and can view player messages when they want extra visibility. — AI WRITING ASSIST — Need to send a team update but only have rough notes? Captain’s AI can help polish messages into clear, professional announcements. Use it for schedule updates, reminders, team broadcasts, and quick notes. — SNAP YOUR SCOREBOOK, GET INSTANT STATS — Stop typing stats one player at a time. Take a photo of your stat sheet or scorebook and Captain’s AI scans it, reads the stats, matches players to your roster, and helps organize everything for you. Review the results, make edits, and save stats back to your team. — CARPOOL COORDINATION — Stop the group-text chaos around rides. Drivers can post available seats for an event, and riders can request or claim a spot. Everyone can see who is driving, who needs a ride, and who is going where. — ROSTER & GUARDIANS — Manage coaches, players, and guardians in one place. Add jersey numbers, positions, emergency contacts, profile photos, and linked guardians. Invite members by code or link, and use coach approval to control who joins the team. — GAME RECORD & PLAYER STATS — Track games, opponents, scores, wins, losses, ties, and player stats. Keep team and player information organized throughout the season so coaches, players, and families can stay informed. — FOLLOW YOUR TEAM WITH FANS — Keep family, friends, alumni, and supporters connected without giving them access to private team information. Coaches can share a follow link that lets fans follow the team’s game schedule, scores, and team updates. Fans can also receive notifications for new games, final scores, and announcements. Fan access is view-only and privacy-first. Fans do not get access to your team roster, private messages, or personal team information. — TEAM HUB — Give your team one central place for key team information. Keep important updates, team details, photos, and shared information easy to find. — BUILT FOR REAL TEAMS — Captain supports light and dark mode and gives teams the tools they need to stay organized without bouncing between texts, spreadsheets, calendars, and separate apps. — PRIVACY & FAMILY CONTROLS — Captain is designed with teams and families in mind. Guardians can be linked to players, coach approval helps control team access, and privacy-focused account flows help teams communicate safely. Fan access is kept separate from private team access, allowing supporters to follow team updates without exposing rosters, messages, or personal information. Stop chasing texts, spreadsheets, group chats, and scorebooks. Run your team like a pro with Captain. Captain. The whole team, one app. Support: https://captainteammanagement.com Privacy Policy: https://captainteammanagement.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Startelf 114 screens
Captain Team Management4 screens

Verdict

The call

Startelf 11 and Captain Team Management are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Startelf 11 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Captain Team Management sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Startelf 11 ships an update every 6 days, Captain Team Management weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Startelf 11 versus Captain Team Management: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStartelf 11Captain Team Management
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid KrachlerTate Bruckner

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Startelf 11

Subscriptions2
  • Startelf Manager1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Startelf Manager1 Month trial$44.991 Year
4 purchases

Captain Team Management

Subscriptions4
  • Captain Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Coach Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Coach Pro Annual$59.991 Year
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  • Coach Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Startelf 11 free?
Startelf 11 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Captain Team Management free?
Captain Team Management is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Startelf 11 or Captain Team Management have ads?
Neither Startelf 11 nor Captain Team Management shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Startelf 11 or Captain Team Management?
Startelf 11 ships an update every 6 days, and Captain Team Management weekly. Most recently, Startelf 11 was updated on November 12, 2026 and Captain Team Management on November 5, 2026.

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