THE LINEUP IS — press facts (October 2026)

What it is
The Lineup Is is a free iOS app that ranks every game on tonight's sports slate and tells you which few are worth watching, and why. Every game gets a Lineup score built from eleven factors (playoff stakes, closeness, rivalry, star power, momentum, broadcast and more) with the reasoning shown, plus a two-sentence read on the game that is rewritten as the game changes. You set your own bar and the app tells you when a game clears it, with a notification and a Live Activity that starts itself on the lock screen; weight the leagues and teams however you watch. The game that matters follows you to the lock screen, the Dynamic Island, Apple Watch and CarPlay through Live Activities. Siri answers "what's worth watching tonight." Hide Scores keeps results off the app, the lock screen, notifications, widgets and Siri for anyone watching later.

Coverage
NFL, college football; NBA, WNBA, men's and women's college basketball; MLB, college baseball; NHL; Premier League, Championship, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, Eredivisie, MLS, NWSL, WSL, Liga MX and their domestic cups; Champions, Europa and Conference Leagues, Libertadores, Leagues Cup; Euros, Copa América, Gold Cup, Nations League, friendlies; Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar; ATP and WTA tennis; PGA and LPGA golf.

Price
Free. Pro: $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Free ranks every game, includes the Casual, Balanced and Hardcore bars, follows tonight's top game in a Live Activity on the lock screen, alerts you about up to three favourite teams (starting, close, overtime, final), and includes widgets, Siri, Share Tonight's Lineup, Hide Scores and a handful of reads a day that always include the top game. Pro adds every game's read and all eleven factors, alerts for every game above your bar, Live Activities for any game you pick, a custom bar, league weights and unlimited favourite teams. No ads.

Facts
Developer: Vivek Tanna, The Lineup Is LLC (one person)
Current version: 1.0.7, released October 12, 2026
Requires: iPhone, iOS 18 or later (also runs on Apple silicon Macs and Apple Vision Pro as an iPhone app)
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-lineup-is/id6760086098
Website: https://www.thelineup.is
How the score works: https://www.thelineup.is/how-it-works
Press contact: support@thelineup.is
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLineupIs

In this kit
the-lineup-is-icon-1024.png
vivek-tanna-headshot.jpg (founder, 512x512)
screenshots/ (nine App Store screenshots for version 1.0.7, 1206x2622)
video/the-lineup-is-preview-9x16.mp4 (22 s, 886x1920)

The Lineup Is is not affiliated with any league, team or broadcaster.
