Comparison

FTACT FT vs ICARIUS Fixture Manager

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

Head to head
About

FTACT FT

This app helps manage grassroots football teams by tracking matches, building tactics, and organizing player information. It allows coaches, parents, and players to stay connected and informed about team performance and upcoming events.

Highlights
  • Live match tracking with key event recording
  • Visual tactics board for formations and lineups
  • Squad, fixture, and availability management
  • Player performance statistics and profiles
  • Tournament and community features
  • Parent, player, and staff communication tools
Features
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FTACT is the all-in-one football team management and live matchday platform built for grassroots teams. Whether you are a coach preparing a lineup, a parent following the action or a player tracking progress, FTACT keeps your team organised and connected. MATCHDAY • Track matches live with a clock designed for football • Record goals, assists, substitutions, cards, saves and key events • Add touchline notes linked to the match time • Review and edit results after full-time • Support for own goals and penalty shootouts TACTICS & TEAM SELECTION • Build formations and starting lineups on a visual tactics board • Create custom tactics for different opponents • Prepare fixture-specific team sheets • Track substitutions and player minutes TEAM MANAGEMENT • Manage squads, fixtures, training and availability • Give assistants the access they need • Keep parents, players and staff informed • Run polls and Player of the Match votes PERFORMANCE • Follow goals, assists, ratings and minutes played • View player profiles and team statistics • Review match timelines, lineups, images and notes • Capture the details that help your team improve TOURNAMENTS & COMMUNITY • Record tournament group and knockout matches • Resolve drawn knockout games with penalty shootouts • Share team updates, media and Team Talk announcements FTACT is built for the reality of grassroots football: mixed age groups, different match lengths and busy matchdays. Spend less time managing information and more time helping your team play.

About

ICARIUS Fixture Manager

Features
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ICARIUS Fixture Manager brings your academy’s grass-roots football schedules, facilities and matchday responsibilities together in one secure place. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE ACADEMY Academy administrators manage teams, pitches, match officials and user access. Coaches and approved team users see the fixtures relevant to their teams, while referees can quickly check their assigned matches. PLAN EVERY MATCHDAY • View fixtures in a clear calendar or agenda • Allocate suitable pitches and match officials • Identify missing allocations before matchday • Filter schedules by date, team, format, pitch and venue • Add and manage fixtures when needed • Export schedules for administration and sharing • Import authorised fixture information from FA Full-Time STAY INFORMED Optional push notifications can alert authorised users to fixture changes, cancellations, venue or time updates, and referee assignments. Each user controls notification preferences in Account Settings. AVAILABLE DURING CONNECTION INTERRUPTIONS Previously loaded schedules remain readable when a connection is temporarily unavailable. The app clearly identifies offline information and prevents edits until connectivity returns, helping protect the accuracy of academy data. ICARIUS Fixture Manager is for authorised adult academy administrators, coaches, referees, parents and other approved users. An academy account and approval are required.

Screenshots

FTACT FT4 screens
ICARIUS Fixture Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ICARIUS Fixture Manager at daily against FTACT FT's every 6 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FTACT FT ships an update every 6 days, ICARIUS Fixture Manager daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
FTACT FT versus ICARIUS Fixture Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFTACT FTICARIUS Fixture Manager
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuke HealdPatrick Carney

In-app purchases

None

FTACT FT

No in-app purchases

None

ICARIUS Fixture Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FTACT FT free?
FTACT FT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ICARIUS Fixture Manager free?
ICARIUS Fixture Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FTACT FT or ICARIUS Fixture Manager have ads?
Neither FTACT FT nor ICARIUS Fixture Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FTACT FT or ICARIUS Fixture Manager?
FTACT FT ships an update every 6 days, and ICARIUS Fixture Manager daily. Most recently, FTACT FT was updated on October 11, 2026 and ICARIUS Fixture Manager on October 8, 2026.

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