Comparison

Team Lineup Basic vs SubTime

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

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About

Team Lineup Basic

Easily create and visualize sports team lineups for various sports. Save and share your tactical formations with teammates and friends. This free version allows for basic lineup creation and sharing.

Highlights
  • Create starting lineups
  • Visualize tactics
  • Share lineups via social media
  • Save lineups to photo album
  • Supports numerous sports
Features
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A Dream for every sports fan! Create your starting lineup and share ... Supported sports: American Football, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Cricket, Field Hockey, Flag Football, Floorball, Football (Soccer), Futsal, Gaelic Football, Handball, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse (men and women), Rugby (league and union), Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo. Use this handy tool to visualize your ideas for team lineup, tactics, etc. and share it with your friends and team members. This BASIC version is FREE! Use it to: • Set up complete teams • Unlock fields via rewarded video ads, and manage 2 fields per team/per column • Save your starting lineup to your photo album • Share your starting lineup via social media Pro Version Features: • Scribble / draw on your field • Includes substitute bench/players • Quick change of jersey colours • No Ads • Even more fields/courts per team • and more Have fun!

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

Team Lineup Basic4 screens
SubTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Team Lineup Basic at none against SubTime's 8. Team Lineup Basic also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.4). SubTime's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Team Lineup Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Team Lineup Basic against 4.7 for SubTime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 684 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Team Lineup Basic's written reviews are positive against 80% of SubTime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Team Lineup Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, SubTime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Team Lineup Basic versus SubTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeam Lineup BasicSubTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings)4.7 (684 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews79.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better684
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuu Phuoc LoiOTDSOFT INC.

Customer experience

Team Lineup Basic

All ratings1,259 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative17.9%

SubTime

All ratings684 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative14.4%

User reviews

Team Lineup Basic

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient and simple
  • 💡 Allows creating custom teams
  • 👍 Helpful for coaches and managers
  • 👍 Good visualization and organization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
  • 🐛 Limited functionality
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Incompatible with certain devices
  • 🐛 Restricted to certain sports

SubTime

From 684 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent app for tracking and maintaining indoor, 6v6, and fast football teams
  • 👍 Really helpful app for recording match stats and player minutes
  • 👍 Amazing app for managing Rugby Union games
  • 👍 Great for game management
  • 👍 Phenomenal customer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App glitchy and loses info in the middle of a game
  • 🤑 Subscription services plan $29.99 /yr too expensive
  • 🐛 Latest update causing errors
  • 🤑 Not worth the money
  • 🐛 Crashes on new iOS

Bugs and requests

Team Lineup Basic

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Players disappearing from the field
  • Unable to select and move players
  • Forced to watch ads to access certain features
  • Incorrect field layouts for certain sports
  • Syncing issues causing data loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more sports options
  • Allow copying and pasting lineups
  • Provide more customization options
  • Implement a reserves/substitutes section
  • Add ability to draw plays and tactics

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

Team Lineup Basic

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 Team Lineup Basic free?
Team Lineup Basic 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, Team Lineup Basic or SubTime?
SubTime is rated higher. Team Lineup Basic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while SubTime averages 4.7 from 684 ratings.
Do Team Lineup Basic or SubTime have ads?
Team Lineup Basic shows ads; SubTime does not.
Which is updated more often, Team Lineup Basic or SubTime?
Team Lineup Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, and SubTime every 3 weeks. Most recently, Team Lineup Basic was updated on September 24, 2026 and SubTime on September 23, 2026.

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