Tournament Maker vs Tournament Maker & Generator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Tournament Maker & Generator
Organize sports tournaments effortlessly with multiple formats like round robin and knockout brackets. Manage players, track scores, and generate live updates for participants. Features include fair pairings, customizable scoring, and printable fixtures.
- Multiple tournament formats (Round Robin, Knockout, Swiss)
- Player and team management
- Live score tracking and updates
- Customizable scoring rules
- Printable fixtures and result cards
- Player ratings and statistics
- Offline functionality
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Tournament Generator turns a club night, a school sports day or a weekend championship into a properly organized tournament in about a minute. Add your players, pick a format and the number of courts, and the app makes every pairing, keeps every court busy and updates the table the moment a score goes in. No account, no ads, and it works offline. NEW: LIVE LINK • Tap Live during a tournament and players follow the action on their own phone: matches on every court, the live table, results, what's up next and the round timer • They scan a QR code or type a 6-character join code at tournamentgenerator.app/join. No app or account needed to watch • When you finish, the page shows the podium and every result • Print a QR poster for the venue wall, or put the QR code on your printed fixtures • Pro: Keep this link — one link for the whole event, online for 90 days SIX TOURNAMENT FORMATS • Round Robin — everyone meets everyone: once, twice, three times or continuously • Single Elimination — knockout bracket with seeding and an optional 3rd-place playoff • Double Elimination — lose twice to go out, with a bracket reset in the final • Swiss — players meet others on the same score, avoiding rematches, for as many rounds as you choose • Group Stage — balanced groups that feed a knockout • Ladder — winners move up, losers move down, every round FAIR, SMART PAIRINGS • Singles or doubles, on up to 10 courts at once • Unique pairing rotates partners and opponents so nobody keeps meeting the same people, or lock in fixed pairs • Fair sit-outs: whoever has sat out least plays next • Same Court mode keeps players of a similar level on one court all night • Social "No Winners" mode for relaxed play where taking part is all that counts SCORING THAT FITS YOUR SPORT • Tap the winner, or enter the score • One set, Best of 3, 5 or 7, or a fixed number of sets • Target score, win by 2 and a points cap, with sensible defaults for each sport • Draws supported outside knockouts • Fix a mistyped result later and the table recalculates POINTS, STANDINGS AND SEASONS • Choose how many points a win, draw or loss is worth • Clear tiebreaks: points, point difference, and head-to-head in groups • Seasons (Pro) turn weekly club nights into one league table: league points, wins only or placement points • Full history of every tournament, with podium, leaderboard and stats PLAYERS, CLUBS AND RATINGS • Your roster carries over between tournaments; tag players by club • Player profiles with wins, losses, best streak, win rate and a rating that learns from results • Add, swap or rest players mid-tournament, and change the setup until the first score is in PRINT, SHARE AND TIME • Printable fixtures PDF with score boxes and an optional check-in sheet • Share result cards with the podium and standings to WhatsApp, Messages and more • Round timer with alarm sounds keeps every court finishing together WHO IT'S FOR • Padel and pickleball clubs running weekly social nights and Americano-style round robins • Tennis, badminton and squash clubs, coaches, leagues and PE teachers • Anyone who has ever paired up players on a whiteboard and wished it were easier FREE AND PRO Free: Round Robin and Single Elimination, up to 8 players on one court, singles and doubles, the live link, printable fixtures and share cards. Pro unlocks all six formats, unlimited players, up to 10 courts, multi-set matches, Seasons, full history, advanced stats, history backup and banner-free sharing. Try Pro free for 7 days, then choose monthly, yearly or a one-time lifetime purchase. MADE FOR PICKLEBALL, PADEL, TENNIS, BADMINTON AND SQUASH — or choose Any Sport for anything played head-to-head in rounds. Runs on iPhone and iPad, in 19 languages. No account, no login, no ads — your tournaments stay on your device unless you share a live link. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tournament Maker & Generator at 100% against Tournament Maker's 57%. Tournament Maker & Generator also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Tournament Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Tournament Maker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Tournament Maker & Generator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Tournament Maker & Generator every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tournament Maker | Tournament Maker & Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (783 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 783 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applorium Ltd | Jacob Dale-Rourke |
Customer experience
Tournament Maker
Tournament Maker & Generator
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
Tournament Maker & Generator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tournament Maker
- 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
- Tournament Manager Lifetime$29.99
- Tournament Manager Pro$39.99
Tournament Maker & Generator
- Tournament Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Tournament Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Tournament Pro — Lifetime Access$39.99
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