Comparison

Who's on Second vs GamePlanLab

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

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About

Who's on Second

This app helps baseball and softball coaches create lineups, track player fairness, and manage pitch counts. It features a drag-and-drop interface for building lineups, auto-generation based on league rules, and detailed season summaries for player participation.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop lineup builder
  • Auto-generate lineups with rule compliance
  • Pitch count tracking and rest day calculations
  • Configurable league rules engine
  • Season fairness summary
  • Printable lineup cards
  • Team role management
Features
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The baseball and softball lineup maker built for Little League, rec, and travel ball coaches. Drag players onto the diamond, auto-generate a fair lineup in one tap, and track pitch counts and playing time all season. Print a clean lineup card, keep the batting order rotating fairly, and know who can pitch before you fill out the card. Everything works on your phone from the dugout. LINEUP BUILDER Build lineups with drag-and-drop on a visual baseball diamond. Assign players to positions inning by inning, set your batting order, and mark absent players. Click a position to quick-assign, or let auto-generate build a compliant lineup in one tap. Everything updates in real time: batting order, position summary, and rule compliance. AUTO-GENERATE One tap builds a full lineup that respects your league's rules, your batting order, and your fairness history. Handles minimum play requirements, position limits, pitcher eligibility, and more. You can always adjust the result by hand. PITCH COUNT TRACKING Log pitch counts after each game. Rest day calculations happen automatically based on your league's thresholds. Ineligible pitchers are flagged before you build your next lineup, so you never have to wonder who's available. Tracks pitches thrown on other teams too, because rest days don't reset when a player plays travel ball on Tuesday. CONFIGURABLE RULES ENGINE Every league is different. Set your own rules for minimum play, consecutive bench innings, infield requirements, pitcher limits, designated hitter, and more. Rules show real-time warnings in the lineup builder. They're guardrails, not hard blocks: you always have the final call. FAIRNESS SUMMARY See who played where and how much across the entire season. Per-player innings played, innings sat, position distribution, and pitching totals. When a parent asks about playing time, you've got the answer. SET LINEUP (SEASON BATTING ORDER) Set your batting order once. After each game, mark who batted last. The rotation handles itself for the next game, so every player moves through the order fairly over the course of the season. PRINTABLE LINEUP CARD Print a clean lineup card that fits one page. Absent players listed separately. Bring it to the dugout or hand it to the umpire. TEAM ROLES Invite assistant coaches, scorekeepers, and parents. Each role sees only what they need. Parents get read-only access to their player's position history and pitch count status. Coaches and scorekeepers can enter pitch counts and manage lineups based on their role. WORKS AT EVERY LEVEL Little League, rec, travel ball, high school, adult leagues. The rules engine is fully configurable, so it adapts to your league instead of the other way around. BUILT FOR THE DUGOUT Responsive design that works on phones, tablets, and laptops. Build your lineup on Saturday morning from the bleachers, adjust it in the parking lot when someone no-shows, and pull it up on your phone between innings. Terms of Use: https://whosonsecond.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://whosonsecond.com/privacy

About

GamePlanLab

This app helps youth baseball coaches create comprehensive game plans, including batting orders, defensive rotations, and pitching assignments. It automates league rules, tracks pitch counts, and offers AI-powered scouting reports. Designed for coaches of all levels, it simplifies pre-game preparation and dugout management.

Highlights
  • Generate batting orders with weighted stats
  • Automated defensive rotations
  • Pitch count tracking with league rules
  • Real-time dugout management
  • AI-powered scouting reports
  • Offline roster management
  • Shareable team schedules and snack signups
Features
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GamePlanLab is the pregame planning toolkit for youth baseball coaches. Build a complete game plan, batting order, defensive rotations, and pitching assignments in five minutes, then run it from the dugout with the rules of your league enforced automatically. Built by a 10U coach who got tired of nightly spreadsheet sessions. Designed for first-time managers, travel ball staffs, and high school coaches who want the right answer, fast. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Generate balanced batting orders weighted by age, OBP, contact, and speed with automatic high-K separation • Place defensive rotations that remember position history and balance premium positions across the season • Track pitch counts under Little League, USSSA, Cal Ripken, Perfect Game, PONY, or Dixie Youth rules, with automatic rest-day and catcher-conflict warnings • See exactly when the next game starts, who's absent today, and whether your lineup is ready, all from the home screen • Run a phone-first dugout with one-tap ball / strike / foul / out buttons that update pitch counts in real time • Use the voice pitch counter to call balls and strikes hands-free while watching the team • Mark players absent with a single tap from the roster (works offline; syncs when reception comes back) • Snap a GameChanger screenshot of your next opponent, and AI parses the stats and writes a one-page scouting report • Share the team schedule and per-game snack signup links with parents via the native iOS share sheet • Read AI-generated practice plans on the field; review past game results and season-long fairness WHO IT'S FOR • Rec ball coaches who want every kid to get a fair shot • Travel ball staffs who need professional-grade planning • High school coaches managing complex pitching rotations • Volunteer parents handed the team manager role for the first time PRIVACY & DATA GamePlanLab stores your roster, game plans, and season data on your account. We don't sell, share, or train AI models on your data. Read the full privacy policy at gameplanlab.app/privacy. REQUIREMENTS • Free GamePlanLab account (sign up in the app or at gameplanlab.app) • Cellular or Wi-Fi connection for sync (the app queues actions when you're offline and replays them when you reconnect) PRICING GamePlanLab is free to start with three game plans per month. Select and Elite plans unlock unlimited plans, AI features, and additional coach seats. Upgrade from your account on gameplanlab.app, billing stays on the web. Made by coaches, for coaches. Walk into the dugout confident. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.gameplanlab.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.gameplanlab.app/privacy

Screenshots

Who's on Second4 screens
GamePlanLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Who's on Second at free against GamePlanLab's freemium. Who's on Second also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 1). GamePlanLab's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. Who's on Second sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and GamePlanLab sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GamePlanLab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Who's on Second has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Who's on Second versus GamePlanLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWho's on SecondGamePlanLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWho's on SecondDon Newberry Jr

Customer experience

Who's on Second

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

GamePlanLab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Who's on Second

Subscriptions4
  • Coach - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • 2-Team Coach$13.991 Month
  • 3-Team Coach$19.991 Month
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  • Coach - Season$39.996 Months
4 purchases

GamePlanLab

Subscriptions4
  • Select Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Elite Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Select Annual$99.991 Year
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  • Elite Annual$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Who's on Second free?
Who's on Second is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GamePlanLab free?
GamePlanLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Who's on Second or GamePlanLab?
GamePlanLab is rated higher. Who's on Second averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while GamePlanLab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Who's on Second or GamePlanLab have ads?
Neither Who's on Second nor GamePlanLab shows ads.

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