Pitchside Lineup vs RugbyCoachingDiary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pitchside Lineup
This app helps Gaelic Games coaches manage their teams and matches. Easily build lineups, track scores and player stats, and organize your squad. Designed for use on the sideline, it works offline and adapts to football, hurling, and camogie.
- Lineup builder with pitch layout
- Matchday mode with score tracking
- Individual player stats
- Team management and player availability
- Sport-specific adaptations (football, hurling, camogie)
- Offline functionality
- Shareable lineup images
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Built for Gaelic Games coaches who want to spend less time on clipboards and more time on the pitch. Pitchside Lineup is your complete matchday companion for Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie. Build your lineup, manage subs, track scores and stats — all from your phone, no internet needed. LINEUP BUILDER Drop your players into position on a proper GAA pitch layout. Choose from standard formations or build your own. Swap players between positions with a tap, move them to the bench with a long-press, and share the final lineup as an image straight to your WhatsApp group. MATCHDAY MODE Full match clock with half-time management. Tap to record goals, points, wides, shorts, and more. Track individual player stats and see the momentum shift in real-time. Everything a coach needs at their fingertips during a match. TEAM MANAGEMENT Set up your panel, manage player availability, and keep your squad organised across the season. Works for any team size from underage right up to senior. WORKS FOR YOUR CODE Football, hurling, or camogie — the app adapts to your sport. Correct pitch markings, appropriate scoring (goals and points), and sport-specific stat tracking. SHARE WITH YOUR TEAM Export your lineup as a clean image and share it directly through WhatsApp, text, or email. No accounts, no logins, no group apps to install. Just share the image. FULLY OFFLINE Everything runs on your device. No internet required, no accounts to create, no data collected. Your team information stays on your phone and nowhere else. DESIGNED FOR THE SIDELINE Big, clear buttons for cold hands and match-day pressure. Dark interface that's easy to read in any light. Built to be used standing on the sideline in the rain, not sitting at a desk. Whether you're managing an U10 parish team or a senior county setup, Pitchside Lineup gives you the tools to look organised and stay on top of your match.
RugbyCoachingDiary
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Rugby Coaching Diary is the complete planning and organisation platform for rugby coaches. Designed for coaches at all levels, Rugby Coaching Diary helps you create structured training sessions, organise weekly plans and build long-term player development programmes throughout the season. Whether you're coaching youth rugby, schools, academies or senior teams, Rugby Coaching Diary provides a simple and effective way to stay organised and deliver high-quality coaching. Quick Session Planner Need a session fast? The Quick Session Planner allows coaches to build a structured training session in under two minutes. Simply select your coaching focus, session duration, player numbers and available space, and Rugby Coaching Diary will create a practical session outline to help you get started quickly. Perfect for busy coaches who need a simple solution without spending hours planning. Session Builder • Create and customise rugby training sessions • Organise drills and activities • Save and reuse sessions • Build sessions tailored to your team's needs Weekly Planning • Plan training weeks in advance • Structure coaching themes • Keep players progressing consistently • Align sessions with upcoming fixtures Season Planning • Build annual coaching programmes • Track objectives throughout the season • Align training with match demands • Support long-term player development Coaching Library • Store drills and coaching activities • Access sessions quickly • Create your own coaching resources • Build a personalised coaching database Session Sharing • Export professional session plans as PDF documents • Share sessions with coaching staff and support teams • Improve communication and consistency across your programme Player Development Focus • Plan around team and individual goals • Monitor coaching priorities • Support long-term player growth • Create a more structured coaching environment Perfect For • Rugby coaches • School rugby programmes • Youth rugby clubs • Community rugby clubs • Performance and academy coaches Rugby Coaching Diary helps coaches spend less time on administration and more time developing players and delivering great coaching sessions. Plan. Organise. Coach. Develop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RugbyCoachingDiary at Free against Pitchside Lineup's $7.99. RugbyCoachingDiary also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
RugbyCoachingDiary is free to download; Pitchside Lineup costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pitchside Lineup ships an update monthly, RugbyCoachingDiary weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pitchside Lineup | RugbyCoachingDiary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Killough | Andrew Royle |
In-app purchases
Pitchside Lineup
No in-app purchases
RugbyCoachingDiary
No in-app purchases
Questions
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