Comparison

CoachAny vs Play Counter Pro

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

Head to head
About

CoachAny

Easily manage player substitutions for any sport, ensuring fair playing time for all athletes. This app simplifies the coaching process, allowing you to focus on the game rather than complex tracking. It intelligently notifies you when it's time for a substitution and which players are next.

Highlights
  • Player substitution tracking
  • Fair playing time management
  • Automatic substitution alerts
  • Simple, intuitive interface
  • Supports all sports
  • Focuses on core substitution functionality
Features
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Take the guesswork out of match day! CoachAny helps youth coaches and parent volunteers manage player rotations effortlessly, ensuring fair playing time for everyone while keeping your eyes on the match. Key Features: - Automatic Substitution Alerts: Get clear notifications on screen when it’s time to sub and who is next up. - Smart & Fair Rotation: Automatically prioritizes players with the most bench time. - Supports Up to 18 Field Players: Ideal for AFL, netball, soccer, rugby, basketball, handball, field hockey, and more. - Quick On-Field Adjustments: Drag and drop players to manually swap positions, account for injuries, or update the lineup on the fly. - Simple Match Score: Keep track of the current match score with a quick tap. - Supports Multiple Periods: Set up matches with 1 to 4 periods easily. - Distraction-Free: No registration, no ads, no cloud sync, and works 100% offline. We keep the interface clean and focused purely on managing substitutions and match time — so you can be the coach your team needs.

About

Play Counter Pro

This app simplifies tracking player participation and plays during youth sports games. It allows for easy roster management, real-time updates, and mistake correction, ensuring compliance with mandatory play rules.

Highlights
  • Real-time play counting
  • Roster management
  • Mistake correction
  • Mandatory play rule tracking
  • Cross-device updates
  • Player status marking
Features
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Start play counting in less than a minute. Select the Jerseys and go. Players can be edited while the game is in progress. Coaches. Setup the night before and hand it off to make the volunteers' job easier. Fewer mistakes than with pen and paper Mistakes can be easily corrected. If you count for more than one team you can have a separate roster for each. Every snap is recorded for print and export. Copy forward last week's roster and groups. Phone and Tablets are both supported.. Share with new counters each week. No adds More features on our website: https://scrbrd.com/playCounter/ Features Include: - Track who is on the field - Undo for accidental snaps - Sort by name or Jersey - Quick set all on/off - Switch between offense, defense, or special teams etc. - Supports real time updates across devices. - Coaches get real time updates on their phone.. - Mark players as inactive Don’t stand on the sideline with pen and paper again. Play Counter keeps track of the Minimum Mandatory Play Rule (MPR) for all Pop Warner players to ensure everyone gets their 12 plays.

Screenshots

CoachAny4 screens
Play Counter Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Play Counter Pro at 4.5 against CoachAny's 3.4. Play Counter Pro also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 12). CoachAny's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Play Counter Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CoachAny asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Play Counter Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 42 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of CoachAny's written reviews are positive against 50% of Play Counter Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CoachAny ships an update monthly, Play Counter Pro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CoachAny versus Play Counter Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoachAnyPlay Counter Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (12 ratings)4.5 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1242 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStein Inge MorisbakBrad Evans

Customer experience

CoachAny

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral19.4%
Negative13.9%

Play Counter Pro

All ratings26 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

CoachAny

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Play Counter Pro

One-time1
  • Pro$6.99

Questions

Is CoachAny free?
CoachAny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Play Counter Pro free?
Play Counter Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CoachAny or Play Counter Pro?
Play Counter Pro is rated higher. CoachAny averages 3.4 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Play Counter Pro averages 4.5 from 42 ratings.
Do CoachAny or Play Counter Pro have ads?
Neither CoachAny nor Play Counter Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoachAny or Play Counter Pro?
CoachAny ships an update monthly, and Play Counter Pro every 5 weeks. Most recently, CoachAny was updated on November 6, 2026 and Play Counter Pro on November 2, 2026.

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