Team Lineup Basic vs Linable
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!
Linable
Design custom team lineups with customizable uniforms and themes. Save and share your creations on social media. Perfect for visualizing your dream teams.
- Create custom line-ups
- Change formation and move players
- Set cool themes
- Customize uniforms
- Save lineups as images
- Share on social media
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> Create your own line-up Add the names of your favorite teammates, change the formation and move them around to create your own cool line-up. > Set a cool theme Choose the right theme to make your line-up look even better. > Customize your uniform Customize the uniforms to suit your team! Dress your lineup in customised uniforms. > Save and share your lineup Save your lineups as images and share them on social media. Linable gives you the freedom to create your own lineups.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Team Lineup Basic at 1.3K against Linable's 2. Team Lineup Basic also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.0). Linable's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 74%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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
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 4.5 for Linable. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Team Lineup Basic has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Team Lineup Basic's written reviews are positive against 91% of Linable's.
Team Lineup Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, Linable fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Team Lineup Basic | Linable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huu Phuoc Loi | Jiseok Han |
Customer experience
Team Lineup Basic
Linable
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
Linable
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Team Lineup Basic
No in-app purchases
Linable
No in-app purchases
Questions
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