Comparison

Rainchasers vs Tournament Maker & Generator

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

Head to head
About

Rainchasers

Discover whitewater kayaking and canoeing adventures across the UK. Browse, search, and save your favorite runs, with detailed gauge levels to help you judge paddling conditions.

Highlights
  • Whitewater adventure collection
  • UK-wide coverage
  • Search and browse runs
  • Favorite runs
  • Gauge level calibration
  • Paddling condition judgment
Features
Read full description

A collection of kayaking or canoeing whitewater adventures in the UK to browse, search, and favourite in the hope of weekend rain. Gauge levels calibrated to the specific runs are included to allow you to judge the likely paddling conditions.

About

Tournament Maker & Generator

Features
Read full description

Tournament Generator turns a club night, a school sports day or a weekend championship into a properly organized tournament in about a minute. Add your players, pick a format and the number of courts, and the app makes every pairing, keeps every court busy and updates the table the moment a score goes in. No account, no ads, and it works offline. NEW: LIVE LINK • Tap Live during a tournament and players follow the action on their own phone: matches on every court, the live table, results, what's up next and the round timer • They scan a QR code or type a 6-character join code at tournamentgenerator.app/join. No app or account needed to watch • When you finish, the page shows the podium and every result • Print a QR poster for the venue wall, or put the QR code on your printed fixtures • Pro: Keep this link — one link for the whole event, online for 90 days SIX TOURNAMENT FORMATS • Round Robin — everyone meets everyone: once, twice, three times or continuously • Single Elimination — knockout bracket with seeding and an optional 3rd-place playoff • Double Elimination — lose twice to go out, with a bracket reset in the final • Swiss — players meet others on the same score, avoiding rematches, for as many rounds as you choose • Group Stage — balanced groups that feed a knockout • Ladder — winners move up, losers move down, every round FAIR, SMART PAIRINGS • Singles or doubles, on up to 10 courts at once • Unique pairing rotates partners and opponents so nobody keeps meeting the same people, or lock in fixed pairs • Fair sit-outs: whoever has sat out least plays next • Same Court mode keeps players of a similar level on one court all night • Social "No Winners" mode for relaxed play where taking part is all that counts SCORING THAT FITS YOUR SPORT • Tap the winner, or enter the score • One set, Best of 3, 5 or 7, or a fixed number of sets • Target score, win by 2 and a points cap, with sensible defaults for each sport • Draws supported outside knockouts • Fix a mistyped result later and the table recalculates POINTS, STANDINGS AND SEASONS • Choose how many points a win, draw or loss is worth • Clear tiebreaks: points, point difference, and head-to-head in groups • Seasons (Pro) turn weekly club nights into one league table: league points, wins only or placement points • Full history of every tournament, with podium, leaderboard and stats PLAYERS, CLUBS AND RATINGS • Your roster carries over between tournaments; tag players by club • Player profiles with wins, losses, best streak, win rate and a rating that learns from results • Add, swap or rest players mid-tournament, and change the setup until the first score is in PRINT, SHARE AND TIME • Printable fixtures PDF with score boxes and an optional check-in sheet • Share result cards with the podium and standings to WhatsApp, Messages and more • Round timer with alarm sounds keeps every court finishing together WHO IT'S FOR • Padel and pickleball clubs running weekly social nights and Americano-style round robins • Tennis, badminton and squash clubs, coaches, leagues and PE teachers • Anyone who has ever paired up players on a whiteboard and wished it were easier FREE AND PRO Free: Round Robin and Single Elimination, up to 8 players on one court, singles and doubles, the live link, printable fixtures and share cards. Pro unlocks all six formats, unlimited players, up to 10 courts, multi-set matches, Seasons, full history, advanced stats, history backup and banner-free sharing. Try Pro free for 7 days, then choose monthly, yearly or a one-time lifetime purchase. MADE FOR PICKLEBALL, PADEL, TENNIS, BADMINTON AND SQUASH — or choose Any Sport for anything played head-to-head in rounds. Runs on iPhone and iPad, in 19 languages. No account, no login, no ads — your tournaments stay on your device unless you share a live link. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rainchasers4 screens
Tournament Maker & Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rainchasers at none against Tournament Maker & Generator's 3. Rainchasers also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). Tournament Maker & Generator's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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 & Generator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Rainchasers asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainchasers ships an update every 6 months, Tournament Maker & Generator every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Rainchasers versus Tournament Maker & Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainchasersTournament Maker & Generator
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRob TuleyJacob Dale-Rourke

In-app purchases

None

Rainchasers

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tournament Maker & Generator

Subscriptions2
  • Tournament Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tournament Pro — Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tournament Pro — Lifetime Access$39.99

Questions

Is Rainchasers free?
Rainchasers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tournament Maker & Generator free?
Tournament Maker & Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rainchasers or Tournament Maker & Generator have ads?
Neither Rainchasers nor Tournament Maker & Generator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rainchasers or Tournament Maker & Generator?
Rainchasers ships an update every 6 months, and Tournament Maker & Generator every 4 days. Most recently, Rainchasers was updated on October 3, 2026 and Tournament Maker & Generator on October 7, 2026.

Other comparisons