CoachAny vs Substitution Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Player substitution tracking
- Fair playing time management
- Automatic substitution alerts
- Simple, intuitive interface
- Supports all sports
- Focuses on core substitution functionality
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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.
Substitution Manager
Easily manage junior soccer substitutions and player tracking for coaches and parents. Ensure fair playing time with automatic tracking, drag-and-drop subs, and helpful alerts. Log cards and goals, and generate instant match reports.
- Automatic player time tracking
- Drag-and-drop live substitutions
- Player bench time alerts
- Cards and goals logging
- Instant match reports
- Offline functionality
- No account required
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Sub Manager is a free sideline toolkit for junior football: fair playing time and effortless subs, a tactics board that plays back, broadcast-style match capture, and a complete referee kit, all in one app, no account needed. Built for coaches, parents and volunteers who'd rather watch the game than a spreadsheet. FAIR PLAYING TIME, SORTED - Every player's field and bench time tracked automatically - Drag-and-drop subs, with your formation updating live - Gentle alerts when someone's been on the bench too long - Log goals and cards with a tap - From 5-a-side to full 11-player squads, with early futsal support THE TACTICS BOARD - Move any player with your finger. Bring the ball to someone and it sticks, move too fast and it runs loose - Your lines fade on their own, so the board clears itself between points - Show the ground each side covers, the shot that is on, the passes that are open, the offside line, and the space nobody is close enough to cover - Give the other team a way of playing and see what it costs you: high press, low block, park the bus, stretch and counter, total football - Set the scoreline you want to talk about, and watch a side chasing a goal come out at you GAMECAM - Film matches in up to 4K/60 with a broadcast-style scoreboard burned into the video - Automatic goal highlights, or save the last 30 seconds with a tap - Face blur for safe sharing of junior footage - On-device match analysis: possession, territory and momentum, nothing uploaded REFEREE MODE, A COMPLETE OFFICIATING KIT, FREE - Clock, cards, subs, coin toss and penalty shootouts from your phone or Apple Watch - Speak, don't tap: dictate an incident from phone or watch, transcribed on the device into structured match data - Movement heat map and fitness tracking from your watch (opt-in) - A full match report you can amend afterwards, and career stats across every match you officiate COACH TOGETHER - Co-Coach: share your live match with the bench over Bluetooth, subs, cards and score in sync, no internet needed - Broadcast a live score that nearby supporters can follow AFTER THE WHISTLE - Instant match reports and a shareable full-time recap - Season stats that tell the truth: playing time, net goal impact, goals per field minute - Player cards to share with parents, as an image or a print-ready PDF PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No accounts, no subscriptions, no internet required - 100% free and fully local, your data stays on your phone - Optional one-time purchase: the Apple Watch companion app - Connects with Club Manager for roster sync and backup, if your club uses it - Fully localized in 40 languages Made by coaches and parents who care about fun, fairness and development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Substitution Manager at 5.0 against CoachAny's 3.4. Substitution Manager also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). CoachAny's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Substitution Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CoachAny asks for nothing beyond the download.
Substitution Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of CoachAny's written reviews are positive against 100% of Substitution Manager's.
CoachAny ships an update monthly, Substitution Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CoachAny | Substitution Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stein Inge Morisbak | Damien Donnelly |
Customer experience
CoachAny
Substitution Manager
In-app purchases
CoachAny
No in-app purchases
Substitution Manager
- Watch Companion$5.99
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