Copa vs BracketForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Copa
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Copa is a tournament manager for amateur football: student leagues, corporate cups, backyard championships. Any flavour of the game — 11-a-side, futsal, whatever the yard allows. TOURNAMENTS • League: live standings (points, goal difference), configurable win/draw points • Cup: a 2/4/8-team bracket in a minute — pair the teams and play • Next stage builds itself from the winners: by hand or by drawing lots • Level after regulation? Extra time, then a penalty shoot-out with its own score — the shoot-out never touches standings or top scorers • The champion gets the trophy on the tournament screen LIVE MATCH • An honest clock: time is derived from timestamps and survives backgrounding and app restarts; added time "45+X" in any format • Configurable match format: period count and length, substitution limit, re-entry — with Classic and Futsal presets • Goals, own goals, yellows and reds (second yellow sends off automatically), substitutions per the match rules • A ring around the clock shows what's left of the period; added time turns it orange • Hold a player to record an event — a brushed screen on the touchline books nobody; the list carries faces, numbers and positions • One-tap undo for the last event, screen stays awake during the match • A team can never play two matches at once TEAMS AND PLAYERS • Rosters with squad numbers and positions • Player photos from the library or the camera; a position glyph without one • Transfers between teams that keep history and stats intact • Free agents STATISTICS • Top scorers and cards — per tournament and all-time • Career stats on every player card MATCH REPORT • A PDF report for any finished match: score, line-ups, every event with its minute, card summary — share it or print it SYNC AND SAFEKEEPING • Your data syncs between your iPhone and iPad over iCloud • A season survives a lost or replaced device • It all lives in your private iCloud — we collect nothing You can run a match with no connection — sync catches up once you're back online. Native on iPhone and iPad.
BracketForge
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BracketForge creates professional single-elimination tournament brackets. Perfect for sports leagues, gaming tournaments, and office competitions. Features: - Brackets for 4 to 32 participants - Tap to advance winners through rounds - Custom seeding with drag-and-drop - Share bracket as image - Tournament history - Clean, visual bracket display Premium unlocks unlimited tournaments, up to 32 participants, custom seeding, image sharing, and history. Free users get 1 active tournament with up to 8 participants. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Copa at none against BracketForge's 1. BracketForge's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BracketForge sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Copa asks for nothing beyond the download.
Copa ships an update every 6 weeks, BracketForge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Copa | BracketForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Muravev | 杰 向 |
In-app purchases
Copa
No in-app purchases
BracketForge
- Premium — Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year









