Comparison

Tournament Maker vs Score Up

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

Head to head
About

Tournament Maker

Easily create and manage various sports tournaments, including round robin and knockout formats. Automatically generate schedules, track scores, calculate player ratings, and share results with participants. Organize all your events and player databases in one convenient application.

Highlights
  • Round robin and knockout tournament formats
  • Automatic schedule generation with bye rounds
  • Score tracking and rating calculation
  • Player database management
  • Tournament result sharing
  • View results in grid or standings
Features
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- Sets, for sports like tennis and volleyball - Cup, organize playoff/knockout/cup tournaments - Rating calculator. Calculate new ratings for all the tournament participants. - Scores. Finally, you are able to add scores to matches, so you can organise sports tournaments as well - Manage players. Now you can easily edit players after they have been created - Manage all your tournaments in one app - Add and remove players to your player database, where you can easily choose players for each tournament - Generate a tournament schedule automatically, including Bye rounds in case you have an odd number of players - View results in a tournament grid or sorted by current standings - Share the tournament schedule, table or final results with all the players Tournament Manager Pro version of the app is available as a one-time purchase or as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://oval.fi/privacy-round-robin/

About

Score Up

Easily create and manage tournament brackets for various competition formats, including leagues, playoffs, and cups. Share live score updates with friends and organize participants using photos or contacts. No internet or login required.

Highlights
  • Live score sharing
  • League season management
  • Playoff bracket generation
  • Cup tournament creation
  • Manual or randomized match scheduling
  • Participant creation with photos/contacts
Features
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KEY FEATURES: - Score Up LIVE - send link to your friends to let them watch your scores - league season (round robin) - playoffs - cup tournaments - randomize matches or schedule them manually - generate brackets - create participants - use Photos, Camera or Contacts No internet connection required. No need to login. Simple and easy. Terms of use: https://score-up.web.app/terms_of_use.html

Screenshots

Tournament Maker4 screens
Score Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tournament Maker at none against Score Up's shown. Tournament Maker also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (774 vs 129). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Tournament Maker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Score Up sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Tournament Maker against 4.3 for Score Up. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tournament Maker has 774 ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Tournament Maker's written reviews are positive against 61% of Score Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Score Up every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tournament Maker versus Score Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournament MakerScore Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (774 ratings)4.3 (129 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews61.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings774 — better129
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdMichal Szatkowski

Customer experience

Tournament Maker

All ratings774 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive57.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative30.7%

Score Up

All ratings129 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral10.9%
Negative27.7%

Bugs and requests

Tournament Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to delete tournaments
  • Inconsistent player/team management
  • Ratings calculation issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Double elimination tournaments
  • Ability to edit tournament details
  • Customizable scoring and ratings systems
  • Improved sharing and collaboration features

Score Up

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Tournament Maker

Subscriptions6
  • Tournament Manager Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tournament Manager Pro Month3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tournament Manager Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Tournament Manager Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
  • Tournament Manager Pro Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Tournament Manager Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Tournament Manager Lifetime$29.99
  • Tournament Manager Pro$39.99
7 purchases

Score Up

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Weekly subscription$3.997 Days
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  • Monthly Premium Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription1 Month trial$24.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Score Up Premium$14.99

Questions

Is Tournament Maker free?
Tournament Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Score Up free?
Score Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tournament Maker or Score Up?
Score Up is rated higher. Tournament Maker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 774 ratings, while Score Up averages 4.3 from 129 ratings.
Do Tournament Maker or Score Up have ads?
Score Up shows ads; Tournament Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Tournament Maker or Score Up?
Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Score Up every 2 months. Most recently, Tournament Maker was updated on September 24, 2026 and Score Up on September 22, 2026.

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