Comparison

Tournament Maker vs Winner

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

Winner

Easily create and manage tournaments for any sport with customizable formats, schedules, and sharing options. Track match events and venues, with offline capabilities. Unlock advanced features with PRO subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Fast tournament creation
  • Multiple sports types supported
  • Various tournament formats
  • Customizable match schedules
  • Tournament sharing
  • Offline and online mode
  • Customized logos (PRO)
Features
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Welcome to Winner, the best tournament manager and tournament organizer app. With Winner, creating your dream tournament is just a few clicks away! Try our tournament manager app now, it's free! - Main Features - - Fast tournament creation - With Winner creating a tournament is fast and easy. You can create multiple teams, multiple players or an entire match schedule with just a single click! - Multiple sports types - With Winner you can create a tournament for any sports type: football, soccer, basketball, tennis, cricket, ice hockey and many more. - Multiple tournament formats - With Winner setting your tournament format is easy. You can choose from a predefined set of formats: league, cup, group stage, round robin, playoffs, series, knockout, single elimination bracket, double elimination bracket or create your own custom format. - Match schedule - With Winner you can create a match schedule for your tournament manually or randomly, and edit the match teams or players, date, time and location. - Tournament sharing - With Winner sharing your tournament is easy. You can make your tournament public and let friends and family follow your tournament matches. - Match events - With Winner you can add events to your matches. Goals, assists, penalty kicks, yellow cards, red cards and substitutions. - Match venues - With Winner you can set up your own match venues to host your tournament matches. - Offline and online mode - With Winner you can update your tournament from any place and at any time, even when you're offline! - Customized logos for tournaments, teams and players (PRO) - With Winner you can further customize your tournaments by setting custom logos and pictures for tournaments, teams, players and venues. - Multiple admins - With Winner you can set your tournament followers as admins. Admins can also update match results and help you manage your tournament easily. - Winner PRO Auto-renewable Subscriptions - Winner offers 3 different PRO subscriptions: • Bronze- 1 month (1.49$) • Silver - 3 months (4.49$) • Gold - 1 year (12.99$) With Winner PRO you can: • Enjoy the app with no ads • Create more tournaments, teams and players • Customize the icons of tournaments, teams and players • Edit the date, time and location of the matches - Winner PRO Subscriptions Details - • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • 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, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Looking for a tournament manager app? A league or cup maker? Winner is the app for you! Terms of use: https://iltalentapps.wixsite.com/talent-apps/terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://iltalentapps.wixsite.com/talent-apps/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Tournament Maker4 screens
Winner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tournament Maker and Winner both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Winner's written reviews are positive against 57% of Tournament Maker's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Winner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Winner holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 783 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Tournament Maker's written reviews are positive against 78% of Winner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Winner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tournament Maker versus Winner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournament MakerWinner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (783 ratings)4.4 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews78.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7831.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
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 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdTal Porat

Customer experience

Tournament Maker

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

Winner

All ratings1,520 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews1,520 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative14.2%

User reviews

Tournament Maker

From 783 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Great for tournaments
  • 💡 Useful for PE teachers
  • 🎉 Fantastic app

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall for more features
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔧 Limited customization options
  • 📊 Lacks advanced analytics

Winner

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Amazing app
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💰 Free to use
  • 🏆 Best tournament maker app
  • 🎨 Customizable teams and logos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 💸 Pro subscription problems
  • ⚠️ Unreliable purchases
  • 🔍 Limited team/player slots in free version
  • 🕰️ Slow performance and glitches

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

Winner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Logos disappearing from teams
  • Inconsistent scoring and results
  • Inability to delete rounds or teams
  • Ads causing app crashes or progress loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more sports like F1, rugby, cricket, etc.
  • Improve tournament formats (e.g. Swiss system, conferences/divisions)
  • Allow more teams/players in free version
  • Add player stats tracking (goals, assists, cards, etc.)
  • Implement auto-save and better organization features

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
3 purchases

Winner

Subscriptions3
  • Winner PRO Bronze$2.491 Month
  • Winner PRO Silver$6.993 Months
  • Winner PRO Gold$22.491 Year

Questions

Is Tournament Maker free?
Tournament Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Winner free?
Winner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tournament Maker or Winner?
Winner is rated higher. Tournament Maker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 783 ratings, while Winner averages 4.4 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Tournament Maker or Winner have ads?
Neither Tournament Maker nor Winner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tournament Maker or Winner?
Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Winner every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tournament Maker was updated on November 2, 2026 and Winner on November 5, 2026.

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