Team Lineup Basic vs MatchDay Coach
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!
MatchDay Coach
This app helps youth soccer coaches organize practices, build lineups, and manage their teams. It offers a drill library, visual lineup builder, and season statistics to streamline coaching tasks.
- Practice planner with drill library
- Visual lineup builder
- Roster management
- Match scheduling and score tracking
- PDF lineup sharing
- Support for various team formats
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MatchDay Coach is the all-in-one coaching app built for youth soccer coaches. Stop juggling spreadsheets, notes, and group chats. Plan practices, build lineups, manage your roster, and walk onto the sideline ready. AI PRACTICE GENERATOR Tell MatchDay Coach what you want to work on, or pick a quick-start idea like Passing & Combination, Finishing, or Ball Mastery, and get a complete practice plan built in seconds. The AI pulls drills from your own library, matches them to your team's age group, fits everything inside your session length, and avoids repeating recent drills. Review and edit the full plan before saving, just like building one by hand. PLAN PRACTICES LIKE A PRO Build structured sessions from a built-in drill library organized into phases: Warm-Up, Technical, Small-Sided, Scrimmage, and Cool-Down. See animated field diagrams for every drill, track duration and intensity, and launch an on-field view that walks you through the session drill by drill. Start from a template or build your own from scratch. BUILD LINEUPS IN MINUTES Drag and drop players onto a visual pitch and watch your formation come together. Auto-generate lineups that respect each player's preferred positions and keep playing time fair across the whole team. Plan substitutions for every half or quarter so every kid gets their time on the field. MANAGE YOUR FULL ROSTER Add players with jersey numbers, preferred positions, and positions to avoid, or upload your whole roster at once from a photo, spreadsheet, or PDF. MatchDay Coach uses those preferences every time you auto-generate a lineup, so the right players end up in the right spots, automatically. STAY ORGANIZED ALL SEASON Schedule matches, track scores, and log goals by player, all in one place. See your season record and top scorers at a glance. Manage multiple seasons and multiple teams without ever switching apps. SHARE LINEUPS INSTANTLY Export your lineup as a PDF and share it with parents, assistants, or the team before kickoff. Works for any format from 4v4 all the way up to 11v11. NEVER MISS MATCH DAY PREP Set reminders for lineup prep the night before, the morning of, and 30 minutes before kickoff. MatchDay Coach keeps you ahead of the game, not scrambling in the parking lot. EVERYTHING A YOUTH COACH NEEDS - AI practice generator that builds full sessions from your own drill library - Roster upload from photo, spreadsheet, or PDF - Practice planner with drill library, phase structure & on-field execution - Visual field diagrams for every drill - Practice templates for quick session setup - Visual pitch lineup builder with drag & drop - Auto-generate lineups based on position preferences - Multi-period rotation planning (halves or quarters) - Substitution planner with smart suggestions - Roster with jersey numbers and position preferences - Match schedule, score tracking, and per-player goal logging - Season stats: win/draw/loss record, goals, top scorers - Saved lineup templates for reuse - PDF lineup sharing - Support for 4v4, 5v5, 6v6, 7v7, 8v8, 9v9, and 11v11 - Custom and built-in formations - Multiple teams and seasons - Snack signup coordinator - Push notification reminders - Dark and light mode Works for any youth level: U4 through U19. Whether you're a first-time volunteer coach or managing multiple squads, MatchDay Coach has you covered. Download free and get your first lineup built in under five minutes. Terms of Use: https://matchdaycoach.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Team Lineup Basic at none against MatchDay Coach's 1. Team Lineup Basic also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 2). MatchDay Coach's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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. MatchDay Coach sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Team Lineup Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
MatchDay Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. 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.
Team Lineup Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, MatchDay Coach every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Team Lineup Basic | MatchDay Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huu Phuoc Loi | Andrew Warner |
Customer experience
Team Lineup Basic
MatchDay Coach
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
MatchDay Coach
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Team Lineup Basic
No in-app purchases
MatchDay Coach
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
Questions
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