Comparison

Tournament Maker vs Bracket Builder

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

Bracket Builder

Create, track, and share custom tournament brackets for various sports and games. Supports multiple elimination formats and team sizes, with automatic seeding and BYE insertion. Progress can be monitored and winners easily updated within the app.

Highlights
  • Create single/double-elimination and round-robin brackets
  • Supports up to 128 teams
  • Generate random double round-robin tournaments
  • Share tournament brackets as images
  • Automatic team ordering and BYE insertion
  • Track tournament progress and remove winners
Features
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Easily track and share custom tournaments Features - Create Single-elimination, double-elimination and round-robin brackets - Create group stage to knockout tournaments - Supports up to 128 teams for single-elimination, 32 for double-elimination and 26 for round-robin - Generate random double round-robin tournaments with new teammates each round - Share tournament brackets as images with participants and friends - Automatic ordering of teams based on seed - Automatic "BYE" match insertion - Track tournament progress directly in the app - Easily remove winners - Effortlessly remove winners as matches progress - Light and dark mode support Perfect for organizing and tracking tournaments in pool, tennis, baseball, basketball, eSports, pong, die and virtually any other game you can imagine! Subscription Plans - Yearly Plan - Lifetime Plan *** Terms: https://aberkane.io/terms Privacy: https://aberkane.io/privacy

Screenshots

Tournament Maker4 screens
Bracket Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Tournament Maker at free with in-app purchases against Bracket Builder's subscription. Tournament Maker also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Bracket Builder's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ads 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 Bracket Builder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bracket Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 774 and 2.6K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Tournament Maker's written reviews are positive against 49% of Bracket Builder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Bracket Builder weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tournament Maker versus Bracket Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournament MakerBracket Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (774 ratings)4.4 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews — better49.5% of reviews
Number of ratings7742.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdAberkane Software House FZ-LLC

Customer experience

Tournament Maker

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

Bracket Builder

All ratings2,619 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews275 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative45.8%

User reviews

Tournament Maker

From 774 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

Bracket Builder

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Completely free to use
  • 🚀 Efficient bracket creation
  • 😊 Great for tournaments and competitions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 💰 Paywall for advanced features
  • 🔒 Lack of account/data sync
  • 🔍 Limited customization options

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

Bracket Builder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when creating large brackets
  • Deleted brackets not recoverable
  • Inability to edit created brackets

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add bulk/batch team entry
  • Implement double-sided brackets
  • Include scoreboard and scoring features
  • Ability to rearrange/reorder teams

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
4 purchases

Bracket Builder

Subscriptions2
  • Full access for 1 year$4.991 Year
  • Full access for 1 year$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Full access for Lifetime$14.99
  • Full access for Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Tournament Maker free?
Tournament Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracket Builder free?
Bracket Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tournament Maker or Bracket Builder?
Bracket Builder is rated higher. Tournament Maker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 774 ratings, while Bracket Builder averages 4.4 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Tournament Maker or Bracket Builder have ads?
Neither Tournament Maker nor Bracket Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tournament Maker or Bracket Builder?
Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bracket Builder weekly. Most recently, Tournament Maker was updated on October 3, 2026 and Bracket Builder on October 4, 2026.

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