Comparison

NextPlay Highlights vs SubPlan

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

Head to head
About

NextPlay Highlights

Automatically transform game footage into polished highlight reels using AI. Simply upload your videos, and the app identifies and compiles the best plays for easy sharing on social media or with college recruiters.

Highlights
  • AI play detection
  • Multiple cut lengths
  • Combine games
  • Season recap
  • Game snapshot
  • Content kit
  • Recruiting-ready reels
Features
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Make a highlight reel of your child's best sports moments from the videos already on your phone. NextPlay Highlights helps parents turn sideline clips, tournament footage and game film into videos to share with family, teammates and coaches. Start with the footage you have, review the plays AI finds, and choose the moments that tell your athlete's story. FOR SPORTS PARENTS - Combine phone clips from a game or across the season. - Keep highlights organized by athlete, including siblings who play different sports. - Make a season recap, a short social highlight or a recruiting video. - Download an MP4 to Photos or share a viewing link in a family group chat. - Use the same account on iPhone, iPad and the website. Sign in with Apple is available on the app and web. FROM CAMERA ROLL TO HIGHLIGHT REEL 1. Upload phone clips or game footage. 2. Review the detected plays and choose what to include. 3. Create a Highlight, Recruiting Highlight or Hype version. 4. Save the video or share it yourself through your preferred app. FOR YOUTH TEAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS Coaches and club organizers can manage athlete profiles and team rosters, review full-game film, and prepare clips to share with families. Game Tape keeps every detected play in order; Coach Film lets you remove plays from the cut. Choose a plan for the number of athlete profiles and teams you manage. FILMING YOUR ATHLETE For individual highlights, keep your athlete and the action in frame. With wide team footage, review the plays and remove those that are not your child's. NextPlay does not automatically identify your child in every play or contact recruiters for you. Full-game analysis takes over an hour; allow time for uploading and preparing the video too. SPORTS Soccer, football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, flag football, hockey, wrestling, swimming, track and field, and more. SUBSCRIPTIONS The app is free to download. Adding film requires a paid plan. NextPlay offers auto-renewable monthly Athlete, Family, Team and Team Pro subscriptions. Current prices are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel purchases made through Apple in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nextplayhighlights.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://nextplayhighlights.com/privacy Support: https://nextplayhighlights.com/contact

About

SubPlan

Features
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You coach. SubPlan tracks the minutes. It helps youth soccer coaches manage every player's playing time, whether you plan the game ahead or sub live from the sideline. Plan every rotation before kickoff and print a coach-ready PDF for the bench, or run the game live and let SubPlan keep the clock, tell you when to sub, and track the minutes each player actually plays. No spreadsheets, messy notes, or last-minute guessing. NEW: SUB LIVE - Choose per game: Plan Before Game or Sub Live - A game clock with halves and pause that keeps time even when your phone is locked - Sub Time alerts with sound and a Lock Screen notification - Sub suggestions based on real minutes played, which you can edit, swap, cancel, or add to before you make them - Playing-time rules: Equal Time, or a minimum number of minutes for everyone, with an option to keep your goalie in goal - Mark players as not here yet, injured, or left early, and the bench fills in - A Sub Log of every change with its game time - On iPad, a two-column view with the clock, field, bench rest times, next sub preview, and a minutes board PLAN YOUR LINEUP - Create teams and rosters with player numbers and preferred positions - Set up games, scrimmages, and practices with opponent, location, home/away, and rotation timing - Choose formations for 5v5, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11, or adjust the layout to fit your team - Mark players as available, injured, or missing - Drag and drop players into position on the field, or switch to table view FAST SUBSTITUTION TOOLS - Smart Fill builds a balanced rotation for you - Bench In brings bench players into the next rotation - Keep Goalie subs the field while your keeper stays in goal - Sub by line: defense, midfield, forwards, or outside players - Copy, paste, random, and starters shortcuts - Private player rankings, seen only by you, help the tools choose when you have more players than spots TRACK PLAYING TIME - See every player's minutes across the full event - Live games record the minutes each player actually played, and the report and season stats use them - Spot who's been subbed in or moved at a glance PRINT AND SHARE - Export PDF lineup reports with a field view for each rotation, a minutes table, and color-coded changes - Print blank lineup sheets to fill in by hand - Share full team reports or roster-only reports BUILT FOR THE SIDELINE - Designed for iPhone and iPad, with a roomier workspace on iPad - Your teams and plans sync across your devices with iCloud FREE AND PRO The free version includes one team, one event (planned or live), all lineup planning tools, minutes review, and up to five event PDF exports. SubPlan Pro unlocks unlimited teams, unlimited events, unlimited event PDF exports, and Season Summary, which shows playing time across your whole schedule, broken out by games, scrimmages, and practices. SubPlan Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Plan smarter subs before kickoff, and make them on time during the game. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.oakbrightlabs.com/apps/subplan/privacy

Screenshots

NextPlay Highlights4 screens
SubPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NextPlay Highlights at 15.1 against SubPlan's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. NextPlay Highlights sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and SubPlan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NextPlay Highlights versus SubPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextPlay HighlightsSubPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeil BrownChristopher Walter

In-app purchases

5 purchases

NextPlay Highlights

Subscriptions5
  • Athlete$9.991 Month
  • FlagPlay Add-On$9.991 Month
  • Family$19.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Team$99.991 Month
  • Team Pro$199.001 Month
2 purchases

SubPlan

Subscriptions2
  • SubPlan Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • SubPlan Pro Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is NextPlay Highlights free?
NextPlay Highlights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SubPlan free?
SubPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NextPlay Highlights or SubPlan have ads?
Neither NextPlay Highlights nor SubPlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextPlay Highlights or SubPlan?
NextPlay Highlights ships an update every 5 days, and SubPlan every 5 days. Most recently, NextPlay Highlights was updated on October 22, 2026 and SubPlan on October 13, 2026.

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