Friendly Wagers vs Bracketology
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Friendly Wagers
Easily create and join casual bets with friends on anything from sports to pop culture. Track your picks, see who has the best prediction accuracy, and compete on leaderboards. It's all about fun and friendly competition, not money.
- Create and join groups
- Make custom wagers on any topic
- Track points and rankings
- View past wagers and outcomes
- Measure prediction accuracy
- Participate in special event wagers
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Friendly Wagers – Make Every Prediction Count Friendly Wagers is the easiest and most fun way to make casual predictions with friends, track your picks, and see who really knows their stuff. Whether you’re calling game outcomes, predicting award show winners, or just starting a friendly debate, Friendly Wagers makes it simple to create, join, and resolve predictions in a fair and organized way. FEATURES Create or Join Groups Start by creating a group or joining one using a group code or invite link. Groups allow you and your friends to keep your predictions organized, track leaderboard standings, and compete all year long. Make Predictions Create custom predictions on anything—sports games, pop culture moments, or inside jokes. Set the rules, limit who can join, assign point values, and let the competition begin. Track Points and Rankings Every prediction has a point value. As predictions are resolved, points are tracked both globally and within each group. See how you rank among your friends or across special event leaderboards. See Past Predictions Keep a record of all your closed predictions, outcomes, and who got it right. It’s great for bragging rights and tracking accuracy over time. Measure Accuracy Friendly Wagers doesn’t just track points—it also shows your prediction accuracy within each group, so you know who’s all talk and who actually delivers. Special Events Throughout the year, Friendly Wagers hosts special events for major film awards shows, sporting events, and more. During these events, you can participate with your existing group, making predictions and earning points on curated predictions specific to each event. Built for Real-Life Use With clean design, intuitive navigation, and quick setup, Friendly Wagers makes it easy to make predictions with friends anytime, anywhere. It’s not about money—it’s about fun, competition, and proving you were right all along. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bracketology
Engage in dynamic fantasy gaming for reality TV shows in one place. Play season-long games or daily pools for a chance to win prizes. Compete with friends or join public leagues to prove your fandom and climb the leaderboard.
- Fantasy games for 30+ reality shows
- Daily pools with cash prizes
- Private and public leagues
- Customizable league settings
- Automated scoring
- Earn coins and bucks
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Bracketology brings the thrill of fantasy sports to all your favorite reality TV shows, in one place. Play free, season-long fantasy games for 30+ shows, including Dancing with the Stars, Survivor, The Traitors, Big Brother, The Challenge, The Amazing Race, MasterChef, Love Island, RuPaul's Drag Race, The Bachelor, Top Chef, and more. Compete with friends in a private league or jump into a public one and climb the leaderboard. New this Fall, Prize Mode lets you play for a shot at real prizes. It's still 100% free to play; no purchase or payment is needed to enter or win. Pick the game type(s) to compete in. Confidence Pools let you rank your picks by how sure you are. First Impression brackets are all about locking in your standouts early. Advanced mode adds more depth for the diehards. And for awards shows like the Oscars, Emmys, and Golden Globes, play our Ballot format and predict the winners category by category. Features: EASY TO SET UP Create an account in one click, with multiple single-sign-on options. 100% FREE TO PLAY Every game is free. Prize Mode gives you a shot at real winnings without ever needing to pay to play. UNLIMITED LEAGUE SIZES Compete against your significant other, an entire group chat, or every Bracketology user out there. CUSTOMIZABLE SETTINGS League Commissioners choose game types, when picks lock, and more to make each league their own. AUTOMATED SCORING No spreadsheets needed - we track it all for you. BY FANS, FOR FANS We built Bracketology because we wanted this to exist. We're playing right alongside you. New seasons of Dancing with the Stars, Survivor, The Traitors, & more all premiere this September. Download now and get your watch party into the league before the season starts. The rewards and contest prizes accessible via the Bracketology app are solely sponsored and administered by Bracketology.tv, a subsidiary of Lucra, Inc. Apple is not a sponsor of, affiliated with, or responsible for conducting, the prize distribution. For more info on Bracketology's Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy, visit: https://www.bracketology.tv/legal Terms of Use: This app is governed by Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA), available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Friendly Wagers at 5.0 against Bracketology's 4.0. Friendly Wagers also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Bracketology's advantage is ratings volume (179 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Friendly Wagers sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Bracketology sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Friendly Wagers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracketology has 179 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Friendly Wagers ships an update weekly, Bracketology fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Friendly Wagers | Bracketology |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.0 (179 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 73.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 179 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Act Two Solutions LLC | Bracketology.tv, Inc |
Bugs and requests
Friendly Wagers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bracketology
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Inability to update picks
- Incorrect scoreboard updates
- Server overload during peak hours
Requested features
5 requests- League chat feature
- More show options
- Improved scoring transparency
- Customizable league settings
- Offline mode for pick submissions
In-app purchases
Friendly Wagers
- Starter: 20 Credits$1.991 Month
- Pro: 60 Credits$4.991 Month
- Reporting and Awards$0.99
- Five Credits$0.99
- Twenty-Five Credits$3.99
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- Fifty Credits$6.99
Bracketology
- Pro Monthly Plan$1.491 Month
- All-Star Monthly Plan$2.491 Month
- Pro Yearly Plan$12.001 Year
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- All-Star Yearly Plan$18.001 Year
Questions
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