Tactical XI vs SquadFlow Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tactical XI
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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.
SquadFlow Coach
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Tactical XI | SquadFlow Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobyle Inc. | thierry de bast |
In-app purchases
Tactical XI
No in-app purchases
SquadFlow Coach
- Monthly access to SquadFlow7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual access to SquadFlow7 Days trial$19.991 Year








