Comparison

FootLab vs allPlay Soccer

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

Head to head
About

FootLab

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Design professional-grade tactics, create your dream squad, and share your match-day strategies using FootLab Lineup Builder app. Whether you are a Soccer coach, a team manager, tactical analyst, or a dedicated fan, FootLab is the premier football formation maker designed natively for your iOS devices. ***Key Features*** -Extensive Tactics & Formations: Need a sturdy 4-4-2 or an attacking 4-2-3-1? Choose from dozens of preset setups. As a powerful football formation creator, FootLab lets you instantly adapt your shape to any opponent. -Drag & Drop Player Management: Effortlessly manage your starting XI. Keep track of your entire squad using our intuitive lineup builder, allowing you to drag players and position them perfectly. -Custom Kit Colors: Match your soccer formation with your club's identity. Select from a range of kit colors to build the player formation. -Save & Organize: Build a comprehensive library of tactics. Save your customized setups in the "Saved Formations" tab so your team lineup maker is always ready for the weekend fixture. -Export & Share Seamlessly: Ready to share with the squad? Export your creations as high-quality PNG or PDF files. You can also export data as JSON or copy the lineup text to easily drop your tactics into team group chats. Download FootLab today and start building winning tactics with the most intuitive soccer lineup builder available! Note:- Footlab is free to use app but for all premium features, an active monthly subscription is required. Privacy Policy:-https://edusoft.co.nz/footlab-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

allPlay Soccer

This app simplifies soccer team management for coaches, ensuring fair playing time and balanced lineups for every player. It handles substitutions, position rotations, and generates printable game sheets, saving coaches valuable time.

Highlights
  • Fair playing time tracking
  • Customizable formations and formats
  • Automatic substitution plans
  • Printable game sheets and diagrams
  • In-game tracking and season recap
  • Roster and lineup management
Features
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Every kid deserves fair playing time. Every coach deserves their sanity. Lineup and game management just got easier - with NO subscriptions! allPlay Soccer is the tool built for soccer coaches who care about giving every player real experience at every position, every game. No more spreadsheets. No more mental gymnastics trying to remember who played left mid last week. Just balanced, fair lineups in seconds. Set up your roster once, pick your format and formation (5v5 all the way to 11v11), and let allPlay generate a lineup that balances playing time and positions across your whole squad. It even handles substitutions and position rotations between periods, as well as special treatment for goalkeeper rules. What coaches love: - Fair playing time, tracked across every quarter and game - Any format, any formation: from 5v5 to full 11v11, with or without goalkeepers, with well-known or custom formations - Set position preferences per player so your players always get development time - Automatic substitution plans so no one sits too long - Print-ready, downloadable PDF game sheets and field diagrams to hand out or display on game day. Gone are the days of your players confused about where they're going next! - Fine-tune any generated lineup with a few easy taps, and the PDF files update automatically - Simple in-game tracking (optional), feeding into a season recap - Free to try: Save your roster and generate up to 3 lineups and check out the game and season tracking - Save multiple rosters and lineups, and generate unlimited lineups, with a very reasonable one-time unlock. No annoying subscriptions. Whether you're coaching your kid's U8 recreational team or a competitive club side, allPlay Soccer gives you back 1–2 hours every game week and gives every player the experience they came for. Fair playing time. Every player. Every game.

Screenshots

FootLab4 screens
allPlay Soccer4 screens

Verdict

The call

FootLab and allPlay Soccer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. FootLab sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and allPlay Soccer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FootLab versus allPlay Soccer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFootLaballPlay Soccer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdusoft LimitedLawrence Brooks

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FootLab

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
1 purchases

allPlay Soccer

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$4.99

Questions

Is FootLab free?
FootLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is allPlay Soccer free?
allPlay Soccer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FootLab or allPlay Soccer have ads?
Neither FootLab nor allPlay Soccer shows ads.

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