Comparison

Team Lineup Basic vs Tacbo

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

Head to head
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

Tacbo

This app provides a digital soccer tactics board for coaches to create formations, visualize strategies, and share game plans. Coaches can design practices and lineups quickly, with features for drawing, player movement, and advanced zone analysis.

Highlights
  • Create custom formations and tactics
  • Visualize strategy with drawing tools
  • Share game plans with team
  • Customize player positions and names
  • Advanced zone analysis for space evaluation
  • Save boards as images
Features
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Tacbo is a simple and flexible soccer tactics board built for coaches. Create formations, visualize strategy, and share your game plans with your team. Design smarter practices and winning lineups in seconds. Tacbo is a powerful yet easy-to-use soccer tactics board designed for coaches who want to clearly communicate strategy and game plans. Create your own customized tactics board, turn your ideas into visual game situations, and instantly share them with players and staff. Perfect for youth soccer, high school teams, club coaches, and competitive programs. -What You Can Do BOARD Mode – Create & Present Use Tacbo as a professional soccer coaching board. • Save boards as images • Edit board titles • Draw directly on the field with touch • Toggle team visibility on/off • Add and move the ball icon • Move players freely • Reset players to default positions BUILD Mode – Customize Your Board Create your own personalized soccer tactics board. All changes are automatically saved. • Adjust field size • Add field guide lines • Customize player icon colors • Set default player positions • Define player range areas (calculated based on field size) • Show or hide player names • Edit player names -Advanced Zone Feature With the Zone feature, you can: • Analyze space based on opponent positioning and movement range • Identify open areas on the field • Evaluate positioning based on passing distance • Improve team shape and spacing Tacbo helps you transform abstract tactical ideas into clear, visual strategy. -Contact tacticalboardplus@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/tactical-board/%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E8%A6%8F%E7%B4%84?authuser=0 Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tactical-board/%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%90%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC?authuser=0

Screenshots

Team Lineup Basic4 screens
Tacbo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Team Lineup Basic at none against Tacbo's 10. Team Lineup Basic also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.6). Tacbo'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. Tacbo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 Tacbo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 612 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Team Lineup Basic's written reviews are positive against 76% of Tacbo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Team Lineup Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, Tacbo every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Team Lineup Basic versus Tacbo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeam Lineup BasicTacbo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings)4.7 (612 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews75.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better612
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 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB294 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuu Phuoc LoiGaku Morita

Customer experience

Team Lineup Basic

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

Tacbo

All ratings611 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.2%

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

Tacbo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Team Lineup Basic

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Tacbo

Subscriptions5
  • OptimizePress1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Optimize Press v11 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Options v11 Month trial$0.991 Month
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  • Optimize Defense1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • All Feature v11 Month trial$1.991 Month
One-time5
  • TipOne$0.99
  • TipTwo$1.99
  • TipThree$2.99
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  • TipFour$3.99
  • TipFive$4.99

Questions

Is Team Lineup Basic free?
Team Lineup Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tacbo free?
Tacbo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Team Lineup Basic or Tacbo?
Tacbo is rated higher. Team Lineup Basic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Tacbo averages 4.7 from 612 ratings.
Do Team Lineup Basic or Tacbo have ads?
Team Lineup Basic shows ads; Tacbo does not.
Which is updated more often, Team Lineup Basic or Tacbo?
Team Lineup Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tacbo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Team Lineup Basic was updated on October 26, 2026 and Tacbo on October 26, 2026.

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