Comparison

Roster Blast vs Baseball Lineup Maker

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

Head to head
About

Roster Blast

Simplify baseball and softball coaching by quickly creating and managing player lineups and field positions. Easily activate/inactivate players, set batting orders, and generate printable lineups and diagrams. Say goodbye to spreadsheets and hello to an intuitive interface for game day management.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop player positions
  • Drag and drop batting order
  • Printable lineups and diagrams
  • Quickly activate/inactivate players
  • Load and save lineups
  • Import/Export lineups
  • Randomize player positions
Features
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Are you a baseball or softball coach who is tired of spreadsheets, hours spent on lineups, and last-minute no-shows? Well, look no further!   With this app, you can quickly activate or inactivate players, update their field positions, set the batting order, and print lineups and diagrams - in an easy-to-use interface! You will never go back to spreadsheets again! Features include: * Drag and drop player positions; * Drag and drop batting order; * Counts for positions played; * Print counts, lineups, and diagrams; * Load and save lineups; * Quickly activate or inactivate players from your roster; and * Autosave. * Game & Inning Notes with preselects. * Smart randomization - and unlock app to access even more advanced tools like unique, fairness, historic, and weighted positions. Added Features: * Printable Scoresheets - Generates an auto-populated Team Lineup, with a blank scoresheet for the opposing team; * Import / Export (available with existing Roster Unlock — an In-App Purchase) - Email, text, or Airdrop lineup - or even edit in a spreadsheet; * Multigame (Season) Stats - See position totals over more than one game; * Infield, Infield+, and Outfield columns are now part of the positioning tabulation; Additional features include: * Duplicate prior inning; * Clear the field; * Set innings (2-9 innings); and * Set 9 or 10 positions, and up to 14 positions with full roster unlock (i.e., extra outfield positions) - great for younger leagues! * Roster View — Import your roster from a photo or document scan. It can even recognize some handwriting and add parent email addresses. * Import / Export — You can now select multiple lineups. * Cloud — Pull saved rosters from the cloud with an in-app purchase, making it easy to move between your iPhone and iPad. * Season Stats — New season heat maps, diagrams and percentage views with an in-app purchase. * Notes — New Game and Inning Notes with convenient preselects. Add or edit preselects with an in-app purchase. Track in-game events for your next practice and easily email a parent-friendly version after the game. * Two-Team Switch — Add a quick team switch to the main screen with an in-app purchase. Great for coaches managing two teams or viewing home and away teams! Download today!

About

Baseball Lineup Maker

Easily create and share baseball batting orders and lineup cards. Input player details, visualize defensive positions, and export clean images for your team. Perfect for coaches and managers of youth, school, and recreational leagues.

Highlights
  • Create, edit, and save lineups
  • Enter batting order, positions, and numbers
  • Visualize defensive positions
  • Swap players easily
  • Supports DH, EH, and extended orders
  • Save and share lineup cards as images
  • Manage players, teams, and schedules
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Create baseball lineups, batting orders, and lineup cards in seconds. Baseball Lineup Maker helps coaches, managers, and teams build clear lineup cards on their phone. Enter batting order, fielding positions, and jersey numbers, check defensive positions on the field view, and share clean lineup images with your team. Home screen widgets on iPhone and Android show a saved lineup at a glance. Choose which lineups to show in the app, and tap the widget to open that lineup right away. The small size shows a summary, and the large size shows the full starting lineup. Voice lineup editing lets you speak entries such as "number one pitcher Skubal jersey number 29" or "number two DH Judge jersey number 99". The app turns them into candidate cards so you can check and apply them one by one. Applied players that are not in your roster yet can be saved right away. Uniform customization offers more than 20 presets across free and Premium designs. Apply a team uniform in one tap and carry it through to the field view and shared lineup images. Home also lets you filter lineups by team, while team editing makes it easy to add, remove, or transfer multiple members at once. Perfect for youth baseball, school teams, recreational leagues, and softball teams that want to prepare lineups faster before game day. Main Features • Home screen widget to check a saved lineup and open it with a tap • Voice input for batting order, position, player name, and jersey number • Save unregistered players from voice input to your roster • Choose from more than 20 free and Premium team uniform presets and use the selected design in field views and shared lineup images • Filter lineups by team and manage team members in bulk • Create, edit, and save starting lineups • Enter batting order, fielding positions, and jersey numbers • Check defensive positions on the field view • Swap players directly from the field screen • Supports DH and EH • Supports extended batting orders with 11 or more players • Save lineup cards as images and share them • Manage players and teams • Manage game schedules with the calendar • Add games to your device calendar • Auto-save while editing Premium Features • Voice lineup editing Speak lineup details, review candidate cards, and save players to your roster. Try it 5 times for free, then unlock Premium to keep using it. • Unlock special lineup card themes Create lineup cards with unique designs such as Sports Newspaper, Smart, and Formal. • Unlock more uniform designs Free designs are available, with additional uniform presets and jersey patterns included in Premium. • Create lineup announcement videos Generate animated lineup announcement videos to build excitement before the game. • Remove player and team limits Manage more players, bench members, and guest players. • One-time purchase Unlock premium features forever with a single purchase. No subscription required. Recommended For • Coaches and managers who need to create lineups quickly • Youth baseball, school baseball, recreational baseball, and softball teams • Teams that use DH, EH, or extended batting orders • Anyone who wants to replace paper lineup sheets with a digital lineup app • Teams that want to share clean lineup cards before the game More Use Cases • Prepare lineups for league games, tournaments, scrimmages, and practice games • Share one clear lineup image with players, parents, coaches, and scorekeepers • Keep guest players, bench members, and recurring roster details ready • Check defensive balance before the game by reviewing positions on the field view • Save opponent, date, and field information so past lineups are easy to review From first pitch preparation to post-game review, Baseball Lineup Maker keeps the details that often get scattered across paper notes, whiteboards, and chat messages in one practical lineup app.

Screenshots

Roster Blast4 screens
Baseball Lineup Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roster Blast at 87% against Baseball Lineup Maker's 67%. Roster Blast also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (133 vs 11). Baseball Lineup Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Roster Blast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Baseball Lineup Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roster Blast holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roster Blast has 133 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Roster Blast's written reviews are positive against 67% of Baseball Lineup Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roster Blast ships an update fortnightly, Baseball Lineup Maker weekly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Roster Blast versus Baseball Lineup Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoster BlastBaseball Lineup Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (133 ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings133 — better11
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam FayShuhei Ota

Customer experience

Roster Blast

All ratings129 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

Baseball Lineup Maker

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roster Blast

One-time1
  • Unlock all slots (26 total)$1.99
1 purchases

Baseball Lineup Maker

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Roster Blast free?
Roster Blast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Baseball Lineup Maker free?
Baseball Lineup Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roster Blast or Baseball Lineup Maker?
Roster Blast is rated higher. Roster Blast averages 4.9 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while Baseball Lineup Maker averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Roster Blast or Baseball Lineup Maker have ads?
Neither Roster Blast nor Baseball Lineup Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roster Blast or Baseball Lineup Maker?
Roster Blast ships an update fortnightly, and Baseball Lineup Maker weekly. Most recently, Roster Blast was updated on October 28, 2026 and Baseball Lineup Maker on October 28, 2026.

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