Comparison

Substitution Manager vs SoccerSubs

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

SoccerSubs

Features
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Never lose track of who needs to come on — SoccerSubs keeps your substitutions fair and on time. Built for soccer coaches who want every player on the roster to get equal time on the field. Set your game length, choose how often to rotate, and SoccerSubs handles the rest — counting down to each substitution and telling you exactly who to swap. How it works: - Enter your player roster before kick-off - Set the game duration and substitution interval - A live countdown timer tells you when it's time to sub - The app tells you who comes off and who goes on - Minutes played are tracked automatically for every player Fair play, every game SoccerSubs rotates players in round-robin order so no one sits on the bench too long. Perfect for youth soccer where equal playing time matters. No ads. No account needed. No internet required. Just open it and coach.

Screenshots

Substitution Manager4 screens
SoccerSubs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SoccerSubs at none against Substitution Manager's 1. SoccerSubs also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Substitution Manager's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price 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. Substitution Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SoccerSubs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Substitution Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, SoccerSubs daily. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Substitution Manager versus SoccerSubs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubstitution ManagerSoccerSubs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamien DonnellyCyberwaves

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Substitution Manager

One-time1
  • Watch Companion$5.99
None

SoccerSubs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Substitution Manager free?
Substitution Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoccerSubs free?
SoccerSubs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Substitution Manager or SoccerSubs have ads?
Neither Substitution Manager nor SoccerSubs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Substitution Manager or SoccerSubs?
Substitution Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and SoccerSubs daily. Most recently, Substitution Manager was updated on November 5, 2026 and SoccerSubs on November 5, 2026.

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