TournaMake vs TierCreator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TournaMake
Easily create and manage tournaments with friends. Select formats, add participants, and update scores. The app automatically handles match pairings and standings, including tiebreakers, for both group stages and knockout rounds.
- Create tournaments with custom formats
- Add and manage competitors
- Automatic match scheduling
- Real-time standings updates
- Group stage and knockout formats
- Tiebreaker calculations
- Zoomable knockout bracket view
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The easiest way to run a tournament between friends. Create a tournament by selecting a format and adding competitors. As the tournament progresses, you can update scores and view standings. TournaMake will automatically determine the next rounds of the tournament matches. Group Stage + Knockout: Competitors are divided into groups. Each group has its own inner round-robin tournament, where every competitor faces its other group members one time each. Standings are calculated based on each match result. Top 2 competitors from each group advance to the knockout stage. In some cases, depending on how many competitors are in the tournament, the best 3rd-place wild cards may also advance to the knockout stage. Knockout: Each competitor in the knockout stage is paired against another competitor. Winner of each match advances, and loser is eliminated. Semi-final losers get a chance to play each other for 3rd place. If a competitor is paired against a *Bye*, that competitor automatically advances to the next round. -Allows 4-64 competitors per tournament. -Standings and schedules update upon completion of matches. -Standings include tiebreakers, such as head-to-head record, and differential. -During knockout stage, bracket can be zoomed out to view all matches.
TierCreator
Easily create and customize ranking lists for any topic. Add images, text, and colors to organize your thoughts. Share your creations with others in just a few taps.
- Create up to 2,000 tiles and 50 tiers
- Integrate images via search, paste, camera, or gallery
- Add multiple text labels to tiles
- Pinch-to-zoom for resizing
- Full color picker for customization
- Utilize pre-made tier templates
- Share lists easily
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Create and customize tier lists effortlessly with TierCreator—the easiest way to rank anything and everything! Features: • Completely Free & Ad-Free – Enjoy all features with no cost and no interruptions. • Massive Tier Lists – No fixed limits on tiers or tiles per list (device limits may apply). • Seamless Image Integration – Add images via in-app search, paste, drag-and-drop (iPad), camera, or photo gallery. • Enhanced Text Options – Add multiple text labels to tiles for better organization and clarity. • Pinch-to-Zoom – Easily resize and position text and images with a simple pinch gesture. • Custom Colors – Personalize your tier lists with a full color picker for vibrant customization. • Tier Templates – Start faster with pre-made tier templates for quick and easy setup. • Effortless Sharing – Share your tier lists with friends and on social media in just a few taps. Start ranking today with TierCreator! Some icons in this app are provided by Icons8.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TierCreator at 4.7 against TournaMake's 4.1. TierCreator also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (86% vs 73%). TournaMake's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TierCreator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 126 and 486 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of TournaMake's written reviews are positive against 86% of TierCreator's.
TournaMake ships an update every 2 months, TierCreator every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TournaMake | TierCreator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (126 ratings) | 4.7 (486 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 126 | 486 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Hoang | James Orlowski |
Customer experience
TournaMake
TierCreator
User reviews
TournaMake
From 126 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ No ads
- 💰 All features free
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🏆 Unlimited tournaments
- 💯 Best tournament maker
Room to improve
- 😴 App feels outdated
- 📉 Limited tournament types
- 🤷♂️ No option to edit team names after creation
- 🚫 Cannot reset tournaments
- ❌ Limited group size in round robin
TierCreator
From 486 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 No ads or subscriptions
- 💡 Highly customizable
- 🚀 Convenient and functional
- 🚀 Excellent tier list creator
Room to improve
- 🐛 Image search issues
- 🐛 Occasional glitches
- 🔍 Limited image selection
Bugs and requests
TournaMake
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when many teams (e.g., 45) are in group stage and transitioning to bracket play
- App crashes when doing a 25-player group stage tournament and clicking the tournament button
- App crashes when starting bracket portion after group stage with many teams
- App crashes when copying and pasting teams into name list
- App crashes when doing group stage + knockout with more than 24 contestants
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- App crashes when clicking bracket after group matches are finished
- App crashes when transitioning from group stage to bracket
- App crashes when pressing bracket
- App crashes when making a group stage + knockout tournament and clicking on the bracket
- App splits groups into always 4, not evenly
Requested features
13 requests- Double elimination tournament option
- Round robin tournament option
- Ability to edit team names after bracket creation
- Ability to reset tournaments
- Ability to select group size in group stage
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- Option for 'lower is better' scoring
- Ability to restart the same tournament with same contestants
- Option to make brackets double elimination
- Ability to change names in the middle of a tournament
- Option to add seeds (1, 2, 3, etc.)
- Ability to make bye weeks more flexible for specific tournament structures (e.g., NFL playoffs)
- Option to clear finished bracket to start over with same participants
- Make the most recent tournament appear at the top of the home page
TierCreator
Reported bugs
2 issues- Trouble uploading images
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Expand category wording
- Allow multiple items per tier
- Improve image search quality
- Add ability to view/share tier lists
In-app purchases
TournaMake
No in-app purchases
TierCreator
No in-app purchases
