Comparison

SubAssist vs AisleCoach

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

Head to head
About

SubAssist

Features
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TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF THE SIDELINE. Ensure every child gets a fair go with SubAssist. Fair game time shouldn't be a headache. Whether you are a parent volunteer or a seasoned club coach, SubAssist helps you manage player rotations and ensure equal playing time – without the stress, spreadsheets, or sideline confusion. Built specifically for grassroots, school, and junior sports where fairness is the priority. – BUILT FOR ALL JUNIOR SPORTS – SubAssist works for any sport with rolling or interchange-style substitutions, including: Football / Soccer Basketball Rugby, Touch Rugby & AFL Hockey & School Sport Teams If your sport rotates players on and off during play, SubAssist can manage it for you. – FAIR PLAY MADE SIMPLE – SubAssist is the ultimate youth sports substitution app designed to help you: Guarantee Equal Game Time: Automatically track minutes for every player. Manage Live Substitutions: See exactly who is due to come on or off next. Track Player Rotations: Avoid uneven play and keep parents happy. Focus on the Game: Spend less time on the clipboard and more time coaching. – SHARE GAME DAY REPORTS – After the final whistle, SubAssist generates a clear, simple text report showing playtime per player, captains, PODs, and the final score – ready to share instantly by email, text message, or straight to your team's TeamReach or WhatsApp group. Perfect for keeping parents in the loop and for club reporting, without any spreadsheets or manual write-ups. – ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS – Once you've logged a few games, SubAssist will surface smart actionable insights like: uneven playing time, game time trending down for a player, lopsided sub patterns. So you can catch it before it becomes a habit, not after a parent asks about it. See player recognition at a glance too – know easily who's been captain or Player of the Day the most, and who hasn't had a turn yet. – DESIGNED FOR THE VOLUNTEER COACH – We know most junior coaches are busy parents. SubAssist is built for the "sideline reality": Fast Setup: Get your team roster ready in seconds. Easy Sideline Use: Large buttons designed for high-pressure match moments. No Manual Math: The built-in rotation timer does the heavy lifting. Handle the Unexpected: A player gets injured mid-game and SubAssist automatically adjusts. Fairness First: Focused on inclusive play, not just complex stats. – WHY FAIR GAME TIME MATTERS – Every child deserves a chance to play, learn, and feel part of the team. SubAssist removes accidental favouritism, helping you build a positive team culture where every player feels valued. No more missed turns. No more unhappy sidelines. Just fair, organised sport. DOWNLOAD SUBASSIST TODAY! (start a 2 week FREE trial) Make fair game time simple. Help every child get a fair go! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AisleCoach

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You told someone at the league meeting you could help. Now you're the head coach. Aisle Coach is the calm veteran on the next field — the one whose kids are grown, who keeps coming back because they love it. The one who sees you looking overwhelmed and says "hey, you'll figure it out." This is a practice-planning app for first-time volunteer coaches of rec soccer, basketball, and flag football for kids aged 4 to 8. Built by a rec coach who got tired of Googling "u6 soccer drill" at 10pm the night before practice. WHAT IT DOES One-tap practice plans. Pick a Saturday, tap Generate, get a plan — warmup, two skill blocks, a game, a cooldown. Sized for how many kids showed up, the space you have, and the gear in your car. Game-day lineups. Drag kids into a lineup, track who's on the bench, who's played the most. Built for sun and panic, not spreadsheets. Fair-play time tracking. The app knows who's sat the longest. Tells you who's in next. Glanceable shift timers. Big numbers. Big tap targets. Usable with sweaty hands at the side of a field. No parent chat. No scores. No stats. Youth rec sports at this age are about playing time and showing up. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO Track goals, scores, or wins. Kids this age don't need that. Parent communication. Your league app already does this. Tournament management. Different lane. Teach you how to coach. Different lane, different app. PRICING Free works for a whole season. Roster a team, build lineups, track playing time, run game day — all free. Pro is $4.99/month or $29.99/year. Adds AI practice-plan generation: tap once, a plan arrives. Capped at 15 plans per 30 days — more than a real season needs. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID at confirmation and auto-renew at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY Player names and jersey numbers never leave your phone. The AI gets counts and ages — never who's on the team. Free tier only contacts a server for sign-in. No analytics SDK. No ads, ever. Built by Wanderlust Innovations, LLC. Built for the coach who showed up.

Screenshots

SubAssist4 screens
AisleCoach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SubAssist at 15.0 against AisleCoach's 17.6. 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. SubAssist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and AisleCoach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SubAssist ships an update every 10 days, AisleCoach every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
SubAssist versus AisleCoach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubAssistAisleCoach
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCasual Fridays Ltd.THOMAS EARL HUNDLEY

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SubAssist

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$5.991 Year
2 purchases

AisleCoach

Subscriptions2
  • AisleCoach Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • AisleCoach Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is SubAssist free?
SubAssist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AisleCoach free?
AisleCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SubAssist or AisleCoach have ads?
Neither SubAssist nor AisleCoach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SubAssist or AisleCoach?
SubAssist ships an update every 10 days, and AisleCoach every 2 weeks. Most recently, SubAssist was updated on October 9, 2026 and AisleCoach on October 19, 2026.

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