Substitution Manager vs Game Time Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Game Time Coach
Easily manage youth sports teams, track player time and goals live, and share game updates with parents. Features include fair substitutions, game history, and season stats. Offers a free version with an option to upgrade for advanced features.
- Live playtime tracking
- Equal time fair substitutions
- Goal, assist, and save tracking
- Full game history
- Season totals and leaderboards
- Public team page for parents
- Live game broadcast to parents
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GameTime Coach is the easiest way to run your youth or rec soccer team. Track playing time and goals live, schedule your season, and share it all with parents with your own personal page. No clutter, no learning curve. ON THE FIELD • Live playtime tracking — tap a player to sub them on or off, their clock starts instantly • Equal time, fair subs — see exact minutes for every player and rotate before parents notice • Goals, assists & saves — one tap to credit a play, with a built-in scoreboard for both teams • Full game history — every game saved automatically with final score, scorers, and minutes • Season totals & leaderboards — top scorers and total minutes for end-of-season awards • Playtime calculator — plan fair rotations before kickoff • Multi-team support — run every roster and season from one account FOR PARENTS • Public team page — one shareable link for your whole team, with optional password • Live game broadcast — parents follow the score, clock, and goals in real time • Schedule & calendar feed — upcoming games parents can subscribe to • Team stats — parents can see their kid's season stats Free to start with one team. GameTime Coach Pro unlocks unlimited teams, full scheduling, complete game history, and the live parent broadcast. Terms of Use (EULA): https://gametimecoach.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Substitution Manager at free against Game Time Coach's freemium. Substitution Manager also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Substitution Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Game Time Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.29 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Substitution Manager against 5.0 for Game Time Coach. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively.
| Parameter | Substitution Manager | Game Time Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Damien Donnelly | Jonathan Hill |
In-app purchases
Substitution Manager
- Watch Companion$5.99
Game Time Coach
- Pro Monthly$2.291 Month
- Pro Annual$18.951 Year
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