Bracket Master vs Bracket Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Complete tournament history (1939-present)
- 85+ championship brackets to examine
- Detailed team and game accounts
- Bracket picking assistance
- Automatic bracket generation
- Tournament field simulation
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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!
Bracket Maker
Easily create and manage single-elimination tournaments for gaming, school, or sports events. Set up brackets instantly, customize matchups, and track progress live. Share tournaments with others for real-time updates.
- Fast bracket generation
- Flexible customization
- Live progress tracking
- Real-time sharing
- Automatic bracket updates
- Score updating by participants
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Create brackets, round robin schedules, league tables, standings, and shareable tournament pages in minutes. Clashly helps you organize sports events, school competitions, game nights, and local leagues from setup to final score. Build the format you need Start with single elimination, double elimination, or round robin. Add teams or players, generate matchups, and keep every round organized in one place. Track scores and standings Update match results as the tournament unfolds. Brackets advance automatically, while round robin events keep schedules and standings clear for everyone. Share with participants Send a live tournament link so players, parents, teammates, and spectators can follow results. Allow score updates from others when you want help managing the event. Made for real competitions Use Clashly for sports brackets, esports tournaments, school contests, office events, local clubs, board game nights, and any competition that needs a clean bracket or league table. Clashly gives you the tournament maker you need to plan faster, run smoother events, and share results without spreadsheets. ---- Privacy policy: https://cafournier.com/BracketMaker/privacypolicy.html Terms of use: https://cafournier.com/BracketMaker/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bracket Master at 83% against Bracket Maker's 0%. Bracket Master also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). Bracket Maker's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Bracket Maker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Bracket Master asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bracket Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 84 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Bracket Master's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bracket Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bracket Master ships an update every 3 weeks, Bracket Maker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bracket Master | Bracket Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (118 ratings) | 4.7 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | 84 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scrutinous, LLC | Charles-Adrien Fournier |
Customer experience
Bracket Master
Bracket Maker
Bugs and 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
Bracket Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bracket Master
No in-app purchases
Bracket Maker
- Clashly Premium$3.997 Days
- Clashly Premium Weekly$4.497 Days
- Clashly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Clashly Premium Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Unlock pro$5.99
- Clashly Premium$34.99
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