Comparison

Substitution Manager vs Cricket Plus

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

Cricket Plus

Features
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Cricket Plus is the cricket app you always wanted — fast, clean, and packed with everything a real fan needs, plus a full personal scoring mode for your own matches. WATCH THE PROS • Live ball-by-ball scores, worm charts, partnerships and full scorecards • International, T20 league and domestic cricket from around the world • Deep player and team stats — batting, bowling, phase splits, head-to-head, career highs • Live "Following" section — pin your teams to the top of the calendar • Player match ratings out of 10 on every scorecard • Series pages with squads, top rated players by format, points table and venues • Swipe between days on the calendar — the next day's matches slide in with your finger ON YOUR IPHONE • Live scores on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island for the matches you follow • Match alerts you choose (starts, wickets, milestones, results), each with its own sound, plus quiet hours • Home Screen widgets for your team, your teams and your league • Ask Siri about a team's score or a player SCORE YOUR OWN • Full personal scoring for gully, office, club and school matches • Single-match or full-tournament mode with league / knockout / league + knockout formats • Support for 2 through 32 teams with pools, qualifier and eliminator playoffs and traditional semis • Ball-by-ball scoring with keypad, wickets, wides, no-balls, byes, leg-byes • Player cards with batting order, playing XI selection, captain and wicketkeeper • Coin-flip toss with real animation and sound • Test-format support — 4 innings, declarations, follow-on, proper result calculation • Squad management with QR-code invites — teammates join with one scan BUILT FOR SPEED • Snapshot-cached scores that stay in sync between the calendar and each match page • Instant navigation between days and games • Works offline for pages you've already opened • No account required to watch scores — sign in only for personal scoring • Free to use (supported by ads), no in-app purchases Cricket Plus is not affiliated with the BCCI, ICC, or any cricket board or team. Team names, logos, and player likenesses remain the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

Substitution Manager4 screens
Cricket Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cricket Plus at none against Substitution Manager's 1. Cricket Plus also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Substitution Manager's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment and iOS requirement 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. Cricket Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Substitution Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, Cricket Plus every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Substitution Manager versus Cricket Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubstitution ManagerCricket Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB30 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDamien DonnellyShreyansh Chakraborty

Customer experience

Substitution Manager

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cricket Plus

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Substitution Manager

One-time1
  • Watch Companion$5.99
None

Cricket Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Substitution Manager free?
Substitution Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cricket Plus free?
Cricket Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Substitution Manager or Cricket Plus have ads?
Cricket Plus shows ads; Substitution Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, Substitution Manager or Cricket Plus?
Substitution Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cricket Plus every 4 days. Most recently, Substitution Manager was updated on October 7, 2026 and Cricket Plus on October 25, 2026.

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