Comparison

PlayModeler vs PlayBall

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

Head to head
About

PlayModeler

Features
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Create Plays and Formations With Ease Turn your playbook digital and fully engage your athletes. Easy to use with professional looking results. Build once, play anywhere, and it works on all modern browsers. Having players understand and execute plays has never been easier. Share and Collaborate You can invite as many other coaches or parents as you want to view the playbook. For the paid tier, you can limit them to just viewing the playbook or having full rights to add and edit plays. Collaborate in ways you only imagined! Quickly Organize Update and animate plays quickly, with an intuitive user interface, no technical experience required. You can also organize your plays using tags, so you can quickly find that right play for the situation. Use During a Game Designed to be used during a live game, this site can take younger players from "What Am I Supposed To Do?" to "Ok, I Know What I'm Doing!". Their name will appear under their position and they can watch as PlayModeler shows them exactly where to move! GameModeler Tracks Your Stats GameModeler allows you to track a game in real time, entering plays to tally the score, play time, number of plays, and other sport specific stats! You can swap players in and out from the bench as they get in the game. Track points, yards, plays, play time, receptions, touchdowns, and more for football. Track points, assists, fouls, rebounds, steals, and blocks for basketball. Track goals, assists, saves, shots, and steals for hockey and soccer. Unlimited Teams, Positions, Tags, Team Members, and read-only users for free tier. Unlimited Plays, Formations, Rotations, GameModeler games, and Coaches for paid tier teams. Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PlayBall

This app helps youth sports coaches manage teams, create balanced rotations, and ensure equal playing time for all players. It offers features like live activity updates, roster syncing, and customizable team themes. Designed for volunteer coaches, it simplifies game-day management so you can enjoy the sport.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple teams and rosters
  • Automatic balanced rotation building
  • Fair play substitution charts
  • Live Activity updates for rotations
  • Roster syncing with coaches
  • Customizable team themes and mascots
Features
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Key features: - Manage multiple teams: create, edit, and organize rosters all in one place - Game-day rosters made easy: tap to mark who showed up and automatically build balanced rotations - Fair play scheduling: substitution charts keep playing time balanced for every player, every game - Substitution control: let PlayBall split minutes as evenly as the roster allows, or cap how often you sub and it builds even shifts around it - See the minutes before kickoff: a playing time chart shows how the game splits across your squad, updating as players arrive and settings change - Dedicated goalkeepers: name a keeper for each half and the outfield rotates evenly around them - Live Activities: your next rotation is always one glance away - Swap Only mode: on the sideline, see just who's coming off and who's going on - Sync your roster with assistant coaches using a simple share code - Link training sessions from https://getplayball.app to see your full schedule in one place - Supports 4v4, 5v5, 7v7 and 11v11, in quarters or halves - Team color themes and AI-generated mascot images give every team its own look All data lives on your device. No login, no ads, no subscriptions, no internet required at the field. I will never ask for a payment to unlock features in this app. PlayBall is built with love for everyone who volunteers their time to youth sports. The name PlayBall is a tribute to my dad, who coached me throughout my childhood and taught me the importance of fair play and equal playing time for every kid.

Screenshots

PlayModeler4 screens
PlayBall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlayBall at none against PlayModeler's 10. PlayModeler's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. PlayModeler sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. PlayBall asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlayModeler ships an update every 5 weeks, PlayBall every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PlayModeler versus PlayBall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayModelerPlayBall
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathan GraffCorey Gagnon

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PlayModeler

Subscriptions10
  • Premium 1 Shared Team$4.001 Month
  • Premium 2 Shared Team$5.001 Month
  • Premium 3 Shared Team$6.001 Month
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  • Premium 4 Shared Team$7.001 Month
  • Premium 5 Shared Team$8.001 Month
  • Premium 6 Shared Team$9.001 Month
  • Premium 7 Shared Team$10.001 Month
  • Premium 8 Shared Team$11.001 Month
  • Premium 9 Shared Team$12.001 Month
  • Premium 10 Shared Team$13.001 Month
None

PlayBall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlayModeler free?
PlayModeler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlayBall free?
PlayBall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlayModeler or PlayBall have ads?
Neither PlayModeler nor PlayBall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlayModeler or PlayBall?
PlayModeler ships an update every 5 weeks, and PlayBall every 4 weeks. Most recently, PlayModeler was updated on September 13, 2026 and PlayBall on September 19, 2026.

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