If you've been searching for a SubTime alternative, you're probably one of two coaches. Either you've tried SubTime and found it clunky — too many menus, too complicated for a Saturday morning game — or you hit its free-plan limits and went looking for something that just does the core job without the friction.
Game Time Coach is a free, soccer-focused soccer substitution app built around exactly that core job: see who's on, see how long every kid has played, and make fair substitutions fast. Here's an honest look at how it compares to SubTime, and where each one fits.
SubTime vs. Game Time Coach at a glance
| Game Time Coach | SubTime | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Track full-length games, free | Free plan can't record games over 40 min |
| Parents follow along | Free public page; live free for 30 days | Live sharing requires a paid plan |
| See each player's minutes | Always on screen, sorted by least played | Available, but less front-and-center |
| Built for | Soccer — purpose-built | Multi-sport (7+ sports) |
| Cost for full features | $18.95 / year | $24.99–$34.99 / year |
SubTime details above are drawn from its own App Store listing as of June 2026.
1. A free plan that works for a real game
This is the big one. On SubTime's free plan, you can't record a game longer than 40 minutes — that's stated right on its App Store listing. Most youth and rec soccer games run 50, 60, even 90 minutes. So in practice, the free version can't track a single full game start to finish.
Game Time Coach's free plan has no game-length limit. You can track a full match — every minute, every sub, every goal — without paying anything. The free tier covers one team with its live game tracker, goal logging, game history, and season totals. You only reach for Pro if you want extras like unlimited teams.
"I tried two other apps before this. One wouldn't even let me run a full half on the free version. I just wanted to track minutes for one team without a subscription — that's exactly what this is."
2. See exactly how long each player has played
Tracking playing time is the entire reason these apps exist — and it's where a clean design matters most. The hardest part of fair substitutions isn't making the swap; it's knowing, at a glance, who's owed minutes.
Game Time Coach keeps every player's running minutes on screen the whole game. Players on the field are sorted by most minutes at the top — a quiet nudge that they're due for a breather. Players on the bench are sorted by fewest minutes at the top — so the kid who most needs to go in is always right there. No reports to open, no menus to dig through. You glance down, you know who's next, you tap.
That clarity is the difference between fair playing time as a goal and fair playing time as a thing that actually happens by the final whistle.
Add your roster, tap to sub, and watch every player's minutes right on screen — for the whole game, at no cost.
Try it on the web →3. A free public page for parents — schedule, history, and stats
On SubTime, live game sharing is a paid feature — per its App Store listing, it's bundled into a subscription that runs up to $34.99 a year.
Game Time Coach gives every team a free public team page. The schedule, game history, announcements, and season stats are always free — share one link and parents can check all of it with no app download, no account, nothing to install. The live game broadcast, where parents watch goals and the clock in real time, is free to try for 30 days and then part of Game Time Pro. For the parent stuck at work or across town, it's the difference between missing the game and being there for it.
4. Dead-simple, built for the sideline
A soccer substitution app earns its place by getting out of your way. When the game is moving and you've got ten seconds before the next stoppage, you don't want to navigate a settings tree — you want to tap a name and get your eyes back on the field.
Game Time Coach is deliberately stripped down to the things you actually do on game day: start your roster, run the live game, log a goal, make a sub. It's a modern, clean interface designed to be learnable in your first game — no manual, no onboarding course. If a more complex app has ever made you feel like you needed a tutorial just to track minutes, that's the friction this removes.
5. Soccer-focused — and it costs less
Game Time Coach does one sport and tries to do it really well. Everything in the app is shaped around how soccer is actually coached: the field positions, the rotation, the language. You're never wading past basketball and lacrosse settings to find what you need.
It's also cheaper when you do upgrade. Game Time Pro is $18.95 a year (or $2.25 a month) and unlocks unlimited teams, your full game history, and the live broadcast for parents. SubTime's comparable plans run $24.99–$34.99 a year — and you'd be paying that just to record a full-length game.
Which should you choose?
Honestly, it depends on what you coach.
Choose SubTime if you coach several different sports and want one app for all of them — that multi-sport breadth is its real strength.
Choose Game Time Coach if you coach soccer and want the simplest possible way to track playing time and run fair substitutions — free for full-length games, easy enough to learn in one match, with a free page so parents can follow along. That's the whole pitch: the core job, done cleanly, without the subscription wall.
The best way to decide is to try it. Download it free from the App Store or Google Play, add your roster, and you can be tracking minutes before your next game even starts.
Free, and no 40-minute limit. See every player's minutes at a glance and make your subs in two taps.
Try it on the web →Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best free SubTime alternative?
Game Time Coach is a free, soccer-focused alternative to SubTime. Unlike SubTime's free plan — which can't record games longer than 40 minutes — Game Time Coach lets you track full-length games for free and gives every team a free public page where parents can follow along.
Does SubTime have a free version?
Yes, but it's limited. Per SubTime's own App Store listing, the free version can't record games longer than 40 minutes, and live game sharing plus advanced auto-planning require a paid subscription (about $24.99–$34.99 per year).
How much does Game Time Coach cost?
The core tracker is free for one team — full-length live games, substitutions, goals, history, and season totals, with no 40-minute limit. Game Time Pro is $18.95 per year (or $2.25 per month) and unlocks unlimited teams, your full history, and the live broadcast for parents.
Can parents follow the soccer game live?
Yes. Every team gets a free public team page — the schedule, game history, and season stats are always free for parents to view. The live game broadcast, watching goals and the clock in real time, is free for the first 30 days and then part of Game Time Pro. On SubTime, live game sharing requires a paid subscription.
Is Game Time Coach good for tracking playing time?
Yes — it's the whole point. Every player's live minutes stay on screen the entire game, sorted so the kid who's played the least sits at the top of the bench. You can see exactly how long each player has played at a glance, without digging through menus.
Should I switch from SubTime to Game Time Coach?
If you coach several sports or want advanced rotation planning and formations, SubTime is a strong, established app. If you coach soccer and want something dead-simple, free for full-length games, and built so parents can follow along, Game Time Coach is the better fit.