Comparison

Tournament Maker vs Bracket Maker・Tournaments

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 Maker・Tournaments

Easily create and manage various tournament formats, from single elimination to round robin, directly from your phone. It handles seeding, byes, and results automatically, with options for digital scoring and advanced features for larger events. Share results instantly with players or groups.

Highlights
  • Multiple tournament formats (single elimination, round robin, double elimination, Swiss)
  • Automatic seeding and byes
  • Digital scoring and results tracking
  • Event management and progress saving
  • Export brackets, fixtures, and standings
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Bracket Maker turns a list of names into a ready-to-run tournament in under a minute — then runs the whole competition from your phone. No account, no sign-up, and no internet needed. FOUR FORMATS • Single elimination — the straight knockout: lose once and you are out. Free for up to 16 entrants, and up to 128 with Pro • Round robin — everyone plays everyone, ranked on points. Free for up to 16 entrants, and up to 32 with Pro • Double elimination — one loss only drops you to the lower bracket, so nobody goes home after a single bad match. A Pro format, up to 64 entrants • Swiss system — play opponents on a similar record without being knocked out early. A Pro format, up to 64 entrants BUILD THE BRACKET IN SECONDS • Paste a whole roster at once, split on line breaks, commas or semicolons, with duplicates removed and reported • Or type names one by one, or just pick a number of teams • Automatic seeding from your list order, and automatic byes for ANY number of entrants — not only 8, 16 or 32 • Shuffle for a random draw, or move any name up or down the list to set the seeding yourself before the first match • A round robin generator that turns the roster into the full all-plays-all fixture set in one step RUN THE EVENT, NOT JUST THE CHART • Tap a team to advance the winner and watch the bracket fill toward the final • Next up shows exactly which matches are ready to play right now • Pro adds digital scores, so the winner comes straight from the numbers • Change your mind and every result that depended on that match is cleared properly — no stale winners left behind • Undo the last result even after you close and reopen the app • Round robin and Swiss standings track wins, draws, losses, points and point difference, and say honestly when the lead is shared instead of inventing a champion SWISS, DONE PROPERLY — A PRO FORMAT • Recommended number of rounds for your field size • Players meet opponents on similar records, and rematches are avoided • The bye goes to the lowest-scoring player who has not had one yet • You decide when the next round is generated — nothing happens behind your back SIZE AND SAVING • Every format runs 16 entrants for free. Pro raises that to 128 for single elimination, 64 for double elimination and Swiss, and 32 for round robin • Your first tournament is free. After that, each new tournament takes one short video — or go Pro for unlimited tournaments and no ads. • Keep 5 saved tournaments for free, or as many as you like with Pro — they sit side by side on the home screen until you delete them • Pinch, pan and zoom to read even a 128-team bracket • Continue the event you had open, search by tournament or team name, filter by active or complete, and duplicate a past event to reuse the same roster SHARE THE RESULT • Export the bracket, the fixtures or the standings as an image • Send it to the players or a group chat in one tap • Free exports carry a small Bracket Maker watermark. Playing a short video clears it for that one export, and with Pro every export is clean • Pro also adds five event colours, so each competition looks like its own YOURS, ON YOUR DEVICE Tournaments, teams, scores, themes and undo history are stored only on your phone. There is no account, nothing is uploaded, and everything works with the internet switched off. One thing to be clear about: Bracket Maker builds the pairings and the round structure. It does not schedule dates, kick-off times or venues, and it has no data about real-world leagues or competitions. Game night, the office table-tennis championship, a pool or darts night, a chess club, a pickleball round robin, a school sports day or an esports event — Bracket Maker keeps it straight from the first round to the final. Some of the features described require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Tournament Maker4 screens
Bracket Maker・Tournaments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bracket Maker・Tournaments at 100% against Tournament Maker's 57%. Bracket Maker・Tournaments also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Tournament Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (783 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Maker・Tournaments sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bracket Maker・Tournaments holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tournament Maker has 783 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Tournament Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bracket Maker・Tournaments's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Bracket Maker・Tournaments every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tournament Maker versus Bracket Maker・Tournaments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournament MakerBracket Maker・Tournaments
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (783 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings783 — better2
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 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB101 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperApplorium LtdZeroPlay Ltd.

Customer experience

Tournament Maker

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

Bracket Maker・Tournaments

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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 Maker・Tournaments

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
2 purchases

Bracket Maker・Tournaments

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Tournament Maker free?
Tournament Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracket Maker・Tournaments free?
Bracket Maker・Tournaments is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tournament Maker or Bracket Maker・Tournaments?
Bracket Maker・Tournaments is rated higher. Tournament Maker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 783 ratings, while Bracket Maker・Tournaments averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tournament Maker or Bracket Maker・Tournaments have ads?
Bracket Maker・Tournaments shows ads; Tournament Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Tournament Maker or Bracket Maker・Tournaments?
Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bracket Maker・Tournaments every 2 months. Most recently, Tournament Maker was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bracket Maker・Tournaments on October 16, 2026.

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