Comparison

TournyMngr vs Bracket Master

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TournyMngr

Features
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TournyMngr can be used with your Challonge account so that you can easily manage your tournaments without a computer. Easily view, input, or update scores for all your matches, and easily run your tournaments straight from the stage with live scoring

About

Bracket Master

Explore the complete history of the Men's College Basketball Tournament, from 1939 to the present. Examine over 85 championship brackets and detailed team histories. Perfect for bracketology enthusiasts and novices looking to create tournament pools.

Highlights
  • Complete tournament history (1939-present)
  • 85+ championship brackets to examine
  • Detailed team and game accounts
  • Bracket picking assistance
  • Automatic bracket generation
  • Tournament field simulation
Features
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Bracket Master delivers the complete history of the Men's College Basketball Tournament. Every tourney game is presented, from the inaugural 1939 championship to the current day.  Each of the 85+ championship brackets can be examined within the app. View detailed accounts of every team that has appeared in the tourney.  From Cinderella upstart to Blue-Blood favorite, reminisce over each game of your team's magical run through the bracket. Designed for bracketology experts and novices alike, Bracket Master helps you pick a bracket for all your March pools.  Use the extensive team, seed, and conference data to meticulously pick every tournament game, or have Bracket Master automatically fill in your bracket using one of several winning team rating methodologies. Simulate tournament fields of the past - try to get your favorite team to win the championship!

Screenshots

TournyMngr3 screens
Bracket Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TournyMngr at none against Bracket Master's shown. TournyMngr also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TournyMngr ships an update weekly, Bracket Master every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TournyMngr versus Bracket Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournyMngrBracket Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (118 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—82.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—118 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB183 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAshley NgScrutinous, LLC

Bugs and requests

TournyMngr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bracket Master

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Long Beach State team name incorrect
  • NW State and SLU teams missing
  • Oklahoma State championship count incorrect
  • Down arrow doesn't work when making picks
  • App shows glimpse of next round instead of allowing picks
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  • 2019 tournament teams brackets shown incorrectly
  • Marquette team in wrong conferences

Requested features

35 requests
  • Add custom bracket builder
  • Add NCAA Football, NFL Football, MLB
  • Option to pay to remove ads
  • Add rival teams feature
  • Simulate brackets back to 1939
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  • Pick brackets back to 1939
  • Add conference tournaments
  • Add NIT results
  • Add custom tournament builder
  • Add women's brackets
  • See NIT results
  • See conference tournament results
  • Create own brackets
  • See rosters for other teams
  • Simulate a season with own team
  • Add team stats (points per game, etc.)
  • Print created brackets
  • Add Strength of Schedule (SOS) stat
  • Update bracket weekly
  • Add Duke to bracket
  • Add college football version
  • Ability to change teams in projected/old brackets
  • See Monte Carlo simulation wins per team
  • Custom tournament with teams from any year
  • Custom tournament with teams from a specific year
  • Option to turn off pick feedback (red/green)
  • Simulate with different team overalls
  • Update team data for conferences
  • Add more teams from scrapped conferences
  • Add game summaries
  • Add roster information
  • Add stats
  • Add game summaries
  • Add roster information
  • Add stats

In-app purchases

None

TournyMngr

No in-app purchases

None

Bracket Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TournyMngr free?
TournyMngr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bracket Master free?
Bracket Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TournyMngr or Bracket Master have ads?
Bracket Master shows ads; TournyMngr does not.
Which is updated more often, TournyMngr or Bracket Master?
TournyMngr ships an update weekly, and Bracket Master every 3 weeks. Most recently, TournyMngr was updated on October 3, 2026 and Bracket Master on October 15, 2026.

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