Team Lineup Basic vs Build Lineup
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!
Build Lineup
Design custom soccer formations with drag-and-drop functionality. Edit player details, add influence arrows, and choose from various team sizes and jersey styles. Save and share your tactical creations as images.
- Drag and drop player positioning
- Edit player name and number
- Add player substitutions
- Customize jersey and field colors
- Support for various team sizes
- Save and share lineups as images
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Build Lineup is a formation creator app for soccer lovers. While being free, it's highly customizable and offers many features: Easily drag and drop players to change their positions, or simply choose a football formation template. Edit player name and jersey number. Add a sub to player. Add an arrow to players to show the area of influence. Create 5-a-side, 6-a-side, 7-a-side, 8-a-side, 9-a-side, 10-a-side, or a classic lineup with 11 players. Change team jersey colors. You can also choose different colors for your goalkeeper or other players by tapping them and clicking Jersey tab. Choose a field color. Choose jersey type: Plain or striped. Download your lineups as images. This will save your lineups in camera roll, so that you can share them easily! Store your plays in a list with the ability to edit and copy them. This makes it especially easy for football coaches to reuse roster details. No need to enter squad details each time you design a lineup for your team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Team Lineup Basic at none against Build Lineup's 25. Team Lineup Basic also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 65%). Build Lineup's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 14.5). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Build Lineup sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Team Lineup Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Team Lineup Basic against 4.7 for Build Lineup. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 646 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Team Lineup Basic's written reviews are positive against 65% of Build Lineup's.
Team Lineup Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, Build Lineup every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Team Lineup Basic | Build Lineup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) | 4.7 (646 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better | 65.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 646 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huu Phuoc Loi | Tugce Akin |
Customer experience
Team Lineup Basic
Build Lineup
User reviews
Team Lineup Basic
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Build Lineup
From 646 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Straightforward and efficient
- 📋 Helpful for team planning and tactics
- 🎨 Good customization options
- 🤝 Useful for coaches and managers
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited player count (11 max)
- 💰 Intrusive ads, even after paid removal
- 🔀 Confusing interface for copying/editing lineups
- 🚫 Lack of subs/bench options
- 🎨 Limited formation and kit options
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
Build Lineup
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lineups not saving properly
- Paid ad removal not working as expected
- Unresponsive player selection
- Formations not suitable for smaller team sizes
Requested features
5 requests- Add more player slots for subs and reserves
- Improve UI for copying and editing lineups
- Expand formation and kit customization options
- Introduce categories and search for saved lineups
- Add player roles like captain and goal scorer
In-app purchases
Team Lineup Basic
No in-app purchases
Build Lineup
- USA(United States) Flag Jersey$0.99
- England (UK) Flag Jersey$0.99
- Brazil Flag Jersey$0.99
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- France Flag Jersey$0.99
- Argentina Flag Jersey$0.99
- Italy Flag Jersey$0.99
- Mexico Flag Jersey$0.99
- Honduras Flag Jersey$0.99
- Bosnia (B&H) Flag Jersey$0.99
- Costa Rica Flag Jersey$0.99
- DR Congo Flag Jersey$0.99
- Greece Flag Jersey$0.99
- Ghana Flag Jersey$0.99
- Croatia Flag Jersey$0.99
- Venezuela Flag Jersey$0.99
- Paraguay Flag Jersey$0.99
- Sweden Flag Jersey$0.99
- Colombia Flag Jersey$0.99
- Germany Flag Jersey$0.99
- Uruguay Flag Jersey$0.99
- Albania Flag Jersey$0.99
- Israel Flag Jersey$0.99
- Palestine Flag Jersey$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Flag Jersey Pack (87 Jerseys)$19.99
Questions
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