SubPlans vs Substitution Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SubPlans at none against Substitution Manager's 1. Substitution Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.5). On price, update cadence, 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. Substitution Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SubPlans asks for nothing beyond the download.
SubPlans ships an update fortnightly, Substitution Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 18, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubPlans | Substitution Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Osamu Chiba | Damien Donnelly |
In-app purchases
SubPlans
No in-app purchases
Substitution Manager
- Watch Companion$5.99
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