Comparison

Roster Blast vs SubHook

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

SubHook

This app connects team managers needing last-minute substitute players with players looking for games to join. It streamlines the process of finding players for recreational softball and baseball games, managing rosters, and confirming attendance.

Highlights
  • Post game broadcasts for substitute players
  • Players broadcast availability
  • Search player directory by position and skill
  • Roster and waitlist management
  • Attendance confirmation
  • In-app messaging
  • Game calendar
  • Map and directions
Features
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SubHook helps recreational teams find fill-in players, organize rosters, and get more games played across softball, baseball, soccer, basketball, and hockey. Whether you manage a team that is one player short or you are looking for your next game, SubHook connects local sports communities in one place. CHOOSE YOUR SPORT Switch between softball, baseball, soccer, basketball, and hockey. Each sport has its own positions, venue search, community feed, teams, conversations, and visual identity. POST OR FIND A GAME Managers can broadcast an open roster spot with the date, time, venue, positions needed, skill level, and notes. Players can browse nearby opportunities and respond in seconds. Players can also post their availability so teams know who is ready to play. MANAGE YOUR TEAM Keep schedules, rosters, roll calls, attendance, waitlists, and team communication together. When a rostered player drops, the next available player can be promoted and notified. MATCH BY SPORT AND POSITION Create sport-specific player profiles and select the positions you play in each sport. Search for nearby players using position, skill level, availability, and distance. FIND THE RIGHT VENUE Discover fields, pitches, courts, gyms, arenas, and rinks near you. Venue search uses sport-specific results, maps, and directions. STAY CONNECTED Message players and managers without sharing your phone number. Sport-scoped inboxes keep each team and community organized. USEFUL NOTIFICATIONS Get notified about nearby games, broadcast responses, roster updates, attendance confirmations, waitlist promotions, messages, and reminders. Notifications open directly to the relevant game or conversation. KEY FEATURES • Softball, baseball, soccer, basketball, and hockey support • Sport-specific positions and player profiles • Open roster and player-availability broadcasts • Nearby player and game discovery • Team rosters, schedules, roll calls, and waitlists • Attendance confirmation and reminders • Direct and team messaging • Sport-specific venue search and maps • Game calendar and directions • Free Agent and Active Now availability • Push notifications with deep links Stop chasing group chats. Find the players you need, join the games you want, and keep every team organized with SubHook.

Screenshots

Roster Blast4 screens
SubHook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SubHook at none against Roster Blast's 1. SubHook also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Roster Blast's advantage is ratings volume (129 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Roster Blast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SubHook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Roster Blast against 5.0 for SubHook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roster Blast has 129 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Roster Blast's written reviews are positive against 100% of SubHook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roster Blast ships an update fortnightly, SubHook every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Roster Blast versus SubHook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoster BlastSubHook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (129 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings129 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB68 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWilliam FayVibeCMD

Customer experience

Roster Blast

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

SubHook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roster Blast

One-time1
  • Unlock all slots (26 total)$1.99
None

SubHook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roster Blast free?
Roster Blast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SubHook free?
SubHook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Roster Blast or SubHook?
SubHook is rated higher. Roster Blast averages 4.9 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while SubHook averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Roster Blast or SubHook have ads?
Neither Roster Blast nor SubHook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roster Blast or SubHook?
Roster Blast ships an update fortnightly, and SubHook every 9 days. Most recently, Roster Blast was updated on October 10, 2026 and SubHook on October 9, 2026.

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