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

Easily create and manage various tournament formats, from single elimination to round-robin. Track scores live, share brackets, and organize entire seasons. Save team rosters for future use and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Multiple tournament formats
  • Live score tracking
  • Bracket sharing and display
  • Team roster saving
  • Season and league management
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Make a tournament bracket in seconds and follow every game to the final. Bracket Builder is a bracket maker for iPhone and iPad. Create single-elimination, double-elimination, round-robin and group-stage tournaments, enter scores as you play, then share the bracket or show it live on a TV. No account needed. FORMATS - Single elimination, up to 128 teams - Double elimination with a losers bracket, up to 64 teams - Round robin, up to 50 teams, with random doubles for pickleball, tennis and padel - Group stage to knockout, up to 128 teams - Best of 3, 5 or 7 series, a third-place match and two-sided brackets DURING THE TOURNAMENT - Tap a team to pick the winner; press and hold to enter the score - Winners move on by themselves, and the path to the title lights up - Undo any pick at any time - Live standings: wins, draws, losses, goals for and against, and goal difference - Automatic seeding with byes placed for you, or a random draw SEASONS AND LEAGUES - Run a league with its own schedule, table, play-in and playoffs - Or group your brackets into a season and see every team's record in one table SHOW IT OFF - Show on TV: put the live bracket on an Apple TV or any AirPlay TV - Share the bracket as an image or PDF, or print a scoresheet - Pick your app icon, including a new gold trophy YOUR TEAMS - Save teams in rosters once and reuse them in every tournament - Add a photo and a color for every team or player - Rename, reorder or remove teams even after the bracket is made SYNC AND BACKUP - iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad, with no sign-up - Import and export brackets as files - Bring back a deleted bracket from the Trash Made for pool and darts leagues, pickleball and tennis clubs, cornhole, soccer and basketball, esports, PE classes, office pools, family game night, or a bracket of anything: songs, movies, snacks. 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 update cadence: Bracket Builder at every 6 days against Tournament Maker's every 3 weeks. Bracket Builder also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 783). Tournament Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 783 and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Tournament Maker's written reviews are positive against 50% 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 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tournament Maker versus Bracket Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournament MakerBracket Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (783 ratings)4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews — better49.8% of reviews
Number of ratings7832.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB43 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 ratings2,761 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive49.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative45.5%

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

Bracket Builder

From 2.8K 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
Show 3 more
  • 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 783 ratings, while Bracket Builder averages 4.5 from 2.8K 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 every 6 days. Most recently, Tournament Maker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bracket Builder on November 14, 2026.

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