Comparison

Baseball Lineup Maker vs Fielding Scheduler

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

Head to head
About

Baseball Lineup Maker

Easily create and share baseball batting orders and lineup cards. Input player details, visualize defensive positions, and export clean images for your team. Perfect for coaches and managers of youth, school, and recreational leagues.

Highlights
  • Create, edit, and save lineups
  • Enter batting order, positions, and numbers
  • Visualize defensive positions
  • Swap players easily
  • Supports DH, EH, and extended orders
  • Save and share lineup cards as images
  • Manage players, teams, and schedules
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Create baseball lineups, batting orders, and lineup cards in seconds. Baseball Lineup Maker helps coaches, managers, and teams build clear lineup cards on their phone. Enter batting order, fielding positions, and jersey numbers, check defensive positions on the field view, and share clean lineup images with your team. Home screen widgets on iPhone and Android show a saved lineup at a glance. Choose which lineups to show in the app, and tap the widget to open that lineup right away. The small size shows a summary, and the large size shows the full starting lineup. Voice lineup editing lets you speak entries such as "number one pitcher Skubal jersey number 29" or "number two DH Judge jersey number 99". The app turns them into candidate cards so you can check and apply them one by one. Applied players that are not in your roster yet can be saved right away. Uniform customization offers more than 20 presets across free and Premium designs. Apply a team uniform in one tap and carry it through to the field view and shared lineup images. Home also lets you filter lineups by team, while team editing makes it easy to add, remove, or transfer multiple members at once. Perfect for youth baseball, school teams, recreational leagues, and softball teams that want to prepare lineups faster before game day. Main Features • Home screen widget to check a saved lineup and open it with a tap • Voice input for batting order, position, player name, and jersey number • Save unregistered players from voice input to your roster • Choose from more than 20 free and Premium team uniform presets and use the selected design in field views and shared lineup images • Filter lineups by team and manage team members in bulk • Create, edit, and save starting lineups • Enter batting order, fielding positions, and jersey numbers • Check defensive positions on the field view • Swap players directly from the field screen • Supports DH and EH • Supports extended batting orders with 11 or more players • Save lineup cards as images and share them • Manage players and teams • Manage game schedules with the calendar • Add games to your device calendar • Auto-save while editing Premium Features • Voice lineup editing Speak lineup details, review candidate cards, and save players to your roster. Try it 5 times for free, then unlock Premium to keep using it. • Unlock special lineup card themes Create lineup cards with unique designs such as Sports Newspaper, Smart, and Formal. • Unlock more uniform designs Free designs are available, with additional uniform presets and jersey patterns included in Premium. • Create lineup announcement videos Generate animated lineup announcement videos to build excitement before the game. • Remove player and team limits Manage more players, bench members, and guest players. • One-time purchase Unlock premium features forever with a single purchase. No subscription required. Recommended For • Coaches and managers who need to create lineups quickly • Youth baseball, school baseball, recreational baseball, and softball teams • Teams that use DH, EH, or extended batting orders • Anyone who wants to replace paper lineup sheets with a digital lineup app • Teams that want to share clean lineup cards before the game More Use Cases • Prepare lineups for league games, tournaments, scrimmages, and practice games • Share one clear lineup image with players, parents, coaches, and scorekeepers • Keep guest players, bench members, and recurring roster details ready • Check defensive balance before the game by reviewing positions on the field view • Save opponent, date, and field information so past lineups are easy to review From first pitch preparation to post-game review, Baseball Lineup Maker keeps the details that often get scattered across paper notes, whiteboards, and chat messages in one practical lineup app.

About

Fielding Scheduler

This app helps baseball and softball coaches create optimized fielding schedules quickly. It allows for detailed player and position assignments, bench limits, and mid-game adjustments, ensuring fair playing time and strategic team management.

Highlights
  • Generate optimized inning-by-inning schedules
  • Assign player position priorities
  • Set individual bench limits
  • Support for 9 and 10-player configurations
  • Mid-game adjustment capabilities
  • Save, export, and print schedules
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Access the most versatile fielding schedule tool built for baseball and softball coaches at every level. Spend less time planning and more time coaching. Add your players, assign their position priorities, set bench limits, and generate a complete inning-by-inning fielding schedule in seconds. The app uses an advanced algorithm to create optimized and balanced schedules based on constraints you set. FEATURES ► Generate optimized inning-by-inning fielding schedules in seconds ► Assign multiple priority positions per player, ranked by preference ► Set individual bench limits so every player gets fair playing time ► Support for both 9 and 10-player field configurations CONFIGURABILITY ► Avoid consecutive innings at taxing positions like catcher ► Toggle coed softball rules with minimum girls on the field ► “Bench Unless Needed” option for dedicated substitutes ► Position stability preference to keep players at the same spot across innings ► Pitching rotation planning with early/late pitcher preferences ► “No Pitcher Return” rule prevents a pitcher from returning to the mound after leaving (standard baseball rules) MID-GAME ADJUSTMENTS Real games don’t go according to plan, make adjustments on the fly: ► Pull a player from a single inning or from the rest of the game ► Swap any two players in any inning ► Add a late player mid-game SAVE, EXPORT & PRINT ► Save and load rosters between games ► Export schedules as CSV or formatted text ► Print a clean schedule ready for your dugout clipboard BUILT FOR COACHES Whether you’re coaching rec league, travel ball, or coed softball, Fielding Scheduler takes the headache out of field rotations.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Screenshots

Baseball Lineup Maker4 screens
Fielding Scheduler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Baseball Lineup Maker at Free against Fielding Scheduler's $2.99. Baseball Lineup Maker also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2). Fielding Scheduler's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On update cadence, ads, device support 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

Baseball Lineup Maker is free to download; Fielding Scheduler costs $2.99 up front. Baseball Lineup Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fielding Scheduler asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fielding Scheduler holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Baseball Lineup Maker has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Baseball Lineup Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fielding Scheduler's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baseball Lineup Maker ships an update weekly, Fielding Scheduler every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Baseball Lineup Maker versus Fielding Scheduler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaseball Lineup MakerFielding Scheduler
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperShuhei OtaROSS GARDNER

Customer experience

Baseball Lineup Maker

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Fielding Scheduler

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Baseball Lineup Maker

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime Unlock$9.99
None

Fielding Scheduler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baseball Lineup Maker free?
Baseball Lineup Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fielding Scheduler free?
Fielding Scheduler costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Baseball Lineup Maker or Fielding Scheduler?
Fielding Scheduler is rated higher. Baseball Lineup Maker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Fielding Scheduler averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Baseball Lineup Maker or Fielding Scheduler have ads?
Neither Baseball Lineup Maker nor Fielding Scheduler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baseball Lineup Maker or Fielding Scheduler?
Baseball Lineup Maker ships an update weekly, and Fielding Scheduler every 10 days. Most recently, Baseball Lineup Maker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Fielding Scheduler on October 24, 2026.

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