Comparison

Round Robin Assistant vs Round Robin Scramble

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

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About

Round Robin Assistant

This app automates the creation of Round Robin tournaments for pickleball, handling player distribution, court assignments, and match generation. It supports various formats, from singles to complex doubles and team play, ensuring fair and balanced matches for casual and organized events.

Highlights
  • Automatic round generation
  • Multiple tournament formats
  • Intelligent court assignment
  • Player list management
  • Support for casual and club events
Features
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Organize fast and flexible Round Robin tournaments. This app handles player distribution, court assignments and match generation automatically, so you can focus on playing instead of planning. Enter the players, choose your format, select the number of courts and start the tournament. The app creates all rounds needed and ensures that everyone plays fair and balanced matches. Included Formats Round Robin Singles Every player meets all other players once. Perfect for single player rotation. Round Robin Doubles, Fixed Teams Set predefined teams and let every team face each other once. Round Robin Doubles, Random Teams (Americano) All players are paired with everyone else one time. Full coverage without repeats. Mixed Round Robin Teams are automatically formed with one woman and one man per team. Unlimited Doubles Players can join or leave at any time. Rounds are generated continuously and sit-outs are evenly distributed. Ideal for spontaneous or shifting groups. Mexicano Matches are generated based on the current leaderboard so that players meet opponents of similar level. Creates balanced rounds throughout the tournament. Mixicano The same matchmaking logic as Mexicano, but every team always contains one man and one woman. Super Mexicano Mexicano with an additional scoring system where players earn extra points depending on how close they are to the winning court. Team Mexicano Mexicano played with fixed teams instead of rotating partners. Club Team Round Robin Players are divided into two teams and face each other over multiple courts using balanced matchups. Beat the Box Players start on assigned courts, play three matches, then move to new courts based on performance. Supports 8, 12 or 16 players. Group Stages – Doubles Create multiple groups where each group plays its own doubles Round Robin. Every player partners with all others inside the group. Group Stages – Teams Organize team-based group play where every team meets all other teams in the group. Champions League Play a structured format with up to 36 teams split into groups and subsequent knockout-style play. Highlights • Automatic generation of balanced rounds • Support for many tournament structures and group sizes • Intelligent court assignment • Tools for managing player lists and bulk adding names • Designed for both casual play and organized club events Whether you run a weekly club session or arrange a larger event, this app gives you a complete and flexible toolkit for Round Robin-based formats. Terms of Use: https://perkodar.se/terms

About

Round Robin Scramble

Effortlessly create fair and balanced pickleball or tennis pairings for round robin tournaments. The app generates smart scrambles, tracks scores court-by-court, and manages player rosters, all while keeping your data private on your device.

Highlights
  • Automated round robin pairings
  • Fair and balanced team balancing
  • Score tracking by court
  • Player roster management
  • Private, on-device data storage
  • Customizable tournament formats
Features
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Round Robin Scramble takes the headache out of running a pickleball, tennis, or paddle round robin. Add your players, pick a format, and get fair, balanced pairings in seconds — then track scores court-by-court as the day unfolds. Smart scrambling. The pairing engine rotates partners and opponents round after round, balances teams by skill level, and rotates byes fairly when the numbers don't divide evenly. No more running the same math on a napkin between matches. Built for the court, not the office. Add players in seconds, tap into any round to enter scores as they happen, and check the live leaderboard whenever someone asks "who's winning?" Totally private. Everything — your rosters, your schedule, your scores — stays on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, no account is required, and nothing is shared with anyone. Save your regulars. Build a roster once for your Tuesday clinic or weekend group and reuse it every time, instead of re-typing the same names. Whether you're running a casual clinic for eight or a full round robin for thirty, Round Robin Scramble keeps the pairings fair and the scoring simple.

Screenshots

Round Robin Assistant4 screens
Round Robin Scramble3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Round Robin Assistant at Free against Round Robin Scramble's $9.99. Round Robin Assistant also leads on ratings volume (266 vs 1). Round Robin Scramble's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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

Round Robin Assistant is free to download; Round Robin Scramble costs $9.99 up front. Round Robin Assistant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Round Robin Scramble asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Round Robin Scramble holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Round Robin Assistant has 266 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Round Robin Assistant ships an update fortnightly, Round Robin Scramble weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Round Robin Assistant versus Round Robin Scramble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRound Robin AssistantRound Robin Scramble
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.3 (266 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings266 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerkodar ABAdam Levy

Bugs and requests

Round Robin Assistant

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Doesn't know what mixed is
  • Unable to drag to move players
  • Front screen shows new tournament at the bottom
  • Odd numbers don't award points for sitting out
  • App continuously shuts down when adjusting no-shows
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  • Can't edit or delete a tournament
  • Doubles unlimited is truly random, not useful
  • Byes not spread evenly
  • Cannot see numbers to add scores on iOS (black boxes)
  • Round robin doesn't schedule matches against everyone
  • Sitting a player out didn't work, still included in rotation
  • Team repeated in rounds
  • Mistake or missed score entry leads to incorrect standings
  • Mixed round robin didn't have playoff feature (now added)
  • Accidentally bought, couldn't cancel
  • Did not keep males and females separate for games
  • Player sitting out twice before another sat out once
  • Cannot add additional players in iOS once tournament starts

Requested features

14 requests
  • Sort by time: Newest to Latest
  • Save player groups
  • Duplicate and edit drafts
  • Refresh matches to re-pair
  • Choose score number view
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  • More playoff options (customize teams, bronze match)
  • Double elimination tournament option
  • Ability to share access with committee members
  • Pre-set number of rounds
  • Track who is sitting out and for how long
  • Add court and break times
  • Login from another device
  • Automatic quarterfinals
  • Unlimited participants with subscription

Round Robin Scramble

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Round Robin Assistant

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium forever$99.99
None

Round Robin Scramble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Round Robin Assistant free?
Round Robin Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Round Robin Scramble free?
Round Robin Scramble costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Round Robin Assistant or Round Robin Scramble?
Round Robin Scramble is rated higher. Round Robin Assistant averages 4.3 out of 5 from 266 ratings, while Round Robin Scramble averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Round Robin Assistant or Round Robin Scramble have ads?
Neither Round Robin Assistant nor Round Robin Scramble shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Round Robin Assistant or Round Robin Scramble?
Round Robin Assistant ships an update fortnightly, and Round Robin Scramble weekly. Most recently, Round Robin Assistant was updated on October 30, 2026 and Round Robin Scramble on October 29, 2026.

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