Comparison

Competitive vs SubTime

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

Head to head
About

Competitive

Record player statistics for over 72 sports challenges and drills in real-time. Sync your data when you have internet access, eliminating the need for paper records. Track fitness, technical, finishing, and competitive metrics for various sports.

Highlights
  • Record stats for 72+ challenges/drills
  • Real-time data entry
  • Sync stats with internet access
  • Track fitness, technical, and competitive metrics
  • Supports soccer, basketball, football, and more
  • Demo team for testing
Features
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This app will allow you to enter stats for your players for over 72 Challenges/Drills while on the field for soccer/basketball/lacrosse/football/volleyball/tennis/baseball/softball. Instead of putting your stats on paper and then going back later to enter them on the website, this app will allow you to enter the stats and then sync them when you have internet access. The stats cover areas in Fitness, Technical, Finishing/Shooting, Competitive. To look at this app using the soccer demo team. Enter for the user name: sdemo and for the password: Sdemo1. This will download the player roster for the demo team and allow you to enter stats and sync with the app. You can then go online and login to the demo team to view the stats that you entered and synced. NOTE: To use this app with your team you must be registered with competitive-cauldron.com. Please go to http://competitive-cauldron.com for more information and to sign your team up. Keywords Competitive Cauldron, Soccer, Football, Tennis, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Basketball, Softball, Baseball

About

SubTime

This app simplifies youth sports coaching by managing game planning, player playtime, and substitutions. It offers features like automatic rotation, custom formations, and attendance tracking. Coaches can also share teams and export game data.

Highlights
  • Player playtime tracking
  • Automatic substitution rotation
  • Customizable formations
  • Attendance marking
  • Game and player stats export
  • Team sharing and collaboration
  • Support for multiple sports
Features
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Trusted by more than 60,000 coaches and used for over 600,000 games. Coaching should be about your players and the game - not trying to remember who needs to come off, who has played the longest, or when the next substitution should happen. SubTime takes the stress out of game-day management. Built for youth sports coaches, it helps you manage playing time, plan substitutions, organize lineups, track game events, and keep your coaching team on the same page - all from one app. GIVE EVERY PLAYER FAIR PLAYING TIME No more guessing who has played the most. The game clock and sub timer run together, so you see each player's playing and bench time at a glance throughout the match. SubTime makes it easier to balance minutes, spot who is due for a rest, and give every player a fair opportunity to participate. It's especially useful for youth coaches who want to keep playing time transparent and avoid the post-game question: "Why didn't my child play more?" TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF SUBSTITUTIONS Plan your substitutions before the game or manage them as the action unfolds. SubTime shows who's currently playing, who's on the bench, and who should come on next - so you can make changes without losing focus on the match. Auto Plan also works mid-game, so you can rebuild the rotation after a late arrival or an injury. ARRIVE WITH A GAME PLAN Build your roster, mark attendance, assign player positions, and prepare your starting lineup before kickoff. Pick a standard formation or build a custom one, then save your favorite lineups and reuse them for future games. You can also plan your rotation in advance: either create your own substitution plan or use the Auto Plan feature to generate one that spreads playing time evenly. DEALING WITH THE UNEXPECTED Game day rarely goes to plan, and SubTime has been fine-tuned over years of real matches to cope. A player arrives late. Someone picks up an injury. You make a substitution in the heat of the moment and forget to record it. A guest player turns up to fill a gap in the squad. Rework the squad, the rotation, and the record - adjust as you go or amend after the game, without restarting or losing what you've already tracked. TRACK THE GAME WHILE YOU COACH Record events as they happen - goals, assists, cards, substitutions, and custom events of your own. When the final whistle goes, everything is already organized. Review playing time, player participation, game history, and season statistics without rebuilding it from memory. Game history and player stats export to CSV for club reporting, auditing, or season records. COACH TOGETHER WITH SUBTIME LIVE Game management doesn't have to fall on one person. Share your team with assistant coaches and team managers. With SubTime Live, multiple coaches can collaborate during the same game - one manages substitutions while another tracks events. Family and friends can follow along as viewers, at the field or from home. FOR CLUBS AND MULTIPLE TEAMS Running more than one team? SubTime Club links your club's teams together, lets you view and export game history and player stats across every squad, and lets you buy SubTime access for club teams in bulk at discounted rates. Details at https://www.subtimeapp.com/club IS MY SPORT SUPPORTED? Pick your sport and SubTime is already set up for it: soccer/football, futsal, basketball, lacrosse, rugby, and field hockey. Coaching something else? Build a custom sport with your own positions and events - netball, or however your team plays. SUBSCRIPTION SubTime is free to use for games up to 40 minutes. A paid subscription is required to record games longer than 40 minutes, to use SubTime Live game sharing, and for advanced Auto Plan features. Privacy policy: https://www.subtimeapp.com/appprivacypolicy Terms and conditions (EULA): https://www.subtimeapp.com/general-8

Screenshots

Competitive4 screens
SubTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Competitive at none against SubTime's 8. Competitive also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 16.4). SubTime's advantage is ratings volume (710 vs 20). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. SubTime sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Competitive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Competitive against 4.7 for SubTime. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SubTime has 710 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Competitive's written reviews are positive against 80% of SubTime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Competitive ships an update every 5 weeks, SubTime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Competitive versus SubTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompetitiveSubTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20 ratings)4.7 (710 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better79.7% of reviews
Number of ratings20710 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.4 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPC Works, Inc.OTDSOFT INC.

Customer experience

Competitive

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SubTime

All ratings710 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative14.4%

Bugs and requests

Competitive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SubTime

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Power play rule in UK kids football not supported
  • Goal not recorded as a shot if a player scores
  • Unable to keep the same child as Goalie for a half and change at half time
  • Timer is incorrect and loses about 30 seconds each 30 mins
  • Unable to edit placeholders on field
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  • Unable to move player placeholders around on field
  • Unable to edit goal scorers and assists during/after the game
  • Loses all game time data if you leave the game screen before it's completed

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add ability to track saves for goalkeepers
  • Allow real-time sync of data between devices
  • Add more formations for soccer (11v11)
  • Add ability to keep score for individual players
  • Add feature to save game stats or export to CSV
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  • Add groups of subs at the bottom (strikers, defense, mid, etc.)
  • Improve player display format (number on top of name)
  • Add volleyball (6v6) and ability to indicate if a player served
  • Add summary button to list players and their cumulative playtime
  • Add ability to edit placeholders on field (e.g. change ST to CF)
  • Add ability to move player placeholders around on field
  • Add countdown timer instead of sub time indicator
  • Add ability to edit goal scorers and assists during/after the game
  • Add ability to automatically shuffle players that remain in after substitutions

In-app purchases

None

Competitive

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

SubTime

Subscriptions8
  • SubTime$2.491 Month
  • SubTime Standard Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Team Monthly$2.991 Month
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  • Team Plan Monthly$3.491 Month
  • SubTime$24.991 Year
  • SubTime Standard Plan Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Team Annual$29.991 Year
  • SubTime Team Plan Annual$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Competitive free?
Competitive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SubTime free?
SubTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Competitive or SubTime?
Competitive and SubTime are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 20 and 710 ratings respectively.
Do Competitive or SubTime have ads?
Neither Competitive nor SubTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Competitive or SubTime?
Competitive ships an update every 5 weeks, and SubTime every 3 weeks. Most recently, Competitive was updated on September 24, 2026 and SubTime on September 28, 2026.

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