Comparison

Tactical XI vs SquadFlow Coach

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

Head to head
About

Tactical XI

Features
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Create clean, tactical football lineups in seconds. Tactical XI is built for fans, coaches, content creators and anyone who wants to design a sharp-looking team lineup without wasting time. Build your squad, choose your formation, customize the field, change kits, edit player names and numbers, manage your bench, and share your lineup as an image. Whether you are planning a match, posting your starting XI, organizing a friendly, tracking a local team or creating football content, Tactical XI gives you a fast and simple way to make your team look ready. Features: • Create custom football lineups • Choose from multiple formations • Drag players around the pitch • Auto-detect formation changes • Customize kits and field styles • Edit player names and shirt numbers • Add and remove bench players • Track player stats like goals, assists and appearances • Share your lineup as an image • Works for 5-a-side, 8-a-side, 11-a-side and custom squads Your team. Your formation. Your Tactical XI.

About

SquadFlow Coach

Features
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Subscription required: after a 7-day free trial, access to SquadFlow requires a separate monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription, which can be canceled in your Apple Account settings. SquadFlow helps youth soccer coaches plan games, substitutions, and playing time fairly. For each period, view the field, bench, position, and total minutes played. The local practice assistant creates structured sessions without sending team data over the Internet. In the coach profile, select your country and the relevant national or regional soccer organization. The app adapts suggested game formats and rules to the selected system. Depending on country, age group, and governing body, SquadFlow supports 5v5, 8v8, 9v9, and 11v11 soccer. These rules are planning guidance only: the coach always has the final say. Features: automatic rotations, player profiles, statistics, local practice plans, PDF export, and local data storage. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tactical XI4 screens
SquadFlow Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tactical XI at none against SquadFlow Coach's 2. SquadFlow Coach's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. SquadFlow Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tactical XI asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tactical XI ships an update every 2 months, SquadFlow Coach every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Tactical XI versus SquadFlow Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTactical XISquadFlow Coach
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobyle Inc.thierry de bast

In-app purchases

None

Tactical XI

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SquadFlow Coach

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly access to SquadFlow7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual access to SquadFlow7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Tactical XI free?
Tactical XI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SquadFlow Coach free?
SquadFlow Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tactical XI or SquadFlow Coach have ads?
Tactical XI shows ads; SquadFlow Coach does not.
Which is updated more often, Tactical XI or SquadFlow Coach?
Tactical XI ships an update every 2 months, and SquadFlow Coach every 5 days. Most recently, Tactical XI was updated on November 1, 2026 and SquadFlow Coach on October 29, 2026.

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