Team Lineup Basic vs Starting5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create starting lineups
- Visualize tactics
- Share lineups via social media
- Save lineups to photo album
- Supports numerous sports
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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!
Starting5
Create and customize your own basketball team lineups. Save your creations to your device or share them instantly on social media platforms.
- Customize player photos and names
- Build custom basketball lineups
- Save lineups to photo album
- Share lineups on social media
- Create your own basketball teams
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If you are a basketball addict, STARTING5 is the best application for you to make your own basketball lineups. Pick your favorite players, build your lineup and share with everyone! Features: - Customize player photos and names. - Save your lineup to your photo album. - Share on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Starting5 at none against Team Lineup Basic's shown. Starting5 also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.5). Team Lineup Basic's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 3). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Team Lineup Basic against 4.7 for Starting5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Team Lineup Basic has 1.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Team Lineup Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, Starting5 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Team Lineup Basic | Starting5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huu Phuoc Loi | Gurhan Avdan |
Customer experience
Team Lineup Basic
Starting5
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
Starting5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Team Lineup Basic
No in-app purchases
Starting5
No in-app purchases
Questions
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