# Ranking Maker vs Tournament

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ranking Maker at 89% against Tournament's 19%. Ranking Maker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8). Tournament's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Ranking Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tournament sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Ranking Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 161 and 309 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Ranking Maker's written reviews are positive against 19% of Tournament's.

Ranking Maker ships an update monthly, Tournament every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ranking Maker | Tournament |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (161 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ranking-maker/id1477649029/reviews)** | [3.8 (309 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tournament-bracket-team-maker/id6444470133/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 161 | **309** |
| Positive reviews | **88.6% of reviews** | 19.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 110 MB | 20 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 14.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ryusuke Uchida](https://appshunter.io/developer/1377920444) | [Dmitriy Beloglazov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1591512916) |

## What reviewers say

### Ranking Maker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ranking-maker/id1477649029)

Easily create custom rankings for anything you can imagine, from favorite foods to top songs. Organize items with simple drag-and-drop gestures and customize the look with themes and fonts. Share your creations on social media or save them for later use.

**Highlights:** Create multiple rankings, Reorder items with drag and drop, Delete items by swiping, Set trimmed images, Text only mode, Various themes and fonts, Twitter sharing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AdRemove | $4.99 | one-time |


### Tournament

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tournament-bracket-team-maker/id6444470133)

Easily create custom tournament brackets for any size event. Supports various tournament types like Round Robin and Double Elimination, with options to add notes and share your brackets with others.

**Highlights:** Create custom tournament grids, Round Robin tournament type, Double Elimination tournament type, Add notes to matches, Share tournament brackets

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bracket PRO - Weekly | $4.49 | per 7 days |
| Bracket PRO - Monthly | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Bracket PRO - Monthly | $7.99 | per month |
| Bracket PRO - Yearly | $34.99 | per year |
| Bracket maker PRO. One year. | $34.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Amazing app overall
- 👍 Very good graphics
- 👍 Convenient to use
- 👍 Ability to add pictures
- 👍 Easy bracket creation

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Everything behind paywall
- 💰 Expensive premium version
- 💰 High subscription cost
- 💰 Limited free version
- 💰 Pay to use basic features

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes frequently
- App glitches and turns off
- App crashes when adding teams
- App crashes with more than 20 players
- App crashes when loading tournaments

**Requested features**

- Fix crashing bugs
- Make app free
- Allow more teams for free
- Add dark mode
- Allow sorting tournaments by most recent


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Ranking Maker free?

Ranking Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Tournament free?

Tournament is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Ranking Maker or Tournament?

Ranking Maker is rated higher. Ranking Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 161 ratings, while Tournament averages 3.8 from 309 ratings.

### Do Ranking Maker or Tournament have ads?

Ranking Maker shows ads; Tournament does not.

### Which is updated more often, Ranking Maker or Tournament?

Ranking Maker ships an update monthly, and Tournament every 4 days. Most recently, Ranking Maker was updated on September 26, 2026 and Tournament on September 21, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*