Comparison

Round Robin Assistant vs RallyRound

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

Head to head
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

RallyRound

Features
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RallyRound makes fair round robins for pickleball club nights, open play, clinics and groups of friends. Check in who showed up, pick your courts, and it makes the rounds: everyone sits out the same number of times, nobody sits twice in a row, and nobody gets the same partner again while a new one is still possible. WHY ORGANIZERS SWITCH 1. Fair, and it proves it - Sit-outs never differ by more than one, at any point of the night - Nobody sits out two rounds in a row - No repeat partner while a new one is possible - A fairness check on screen shows sit-outs per player and repeat partners, plus who played with and against whom 2. Late arrivals don't break it - Add a late arrival, mark someone leaving or injured with one tap - Rounds already played never change; the next rounds are planned again from what happened - Saves after every tap: close the app mid-round and every score is still there - Works offline at the courts. No account, no sign-in 3. Everyone can see it - Court board: big court colors and names for an iPad on the fence or a TV (AirPlay or HDMI) - Read each new round aloud: "Court 3: Maria and Jason versus Priya and Tom" - QR code: players see the schedule and standings on their own phones, no app needed - Print the schedule as a PDF, share an image, or send the session to a co-organizer EVERY FORMAT - Popcorn / rotating partners (Americano), with a full round robin when the numbers allow - Fixed partners - Mixed doubles (one man and one woman per team, never 3 against 1 when avoidable) - King of the Court (winners up, losers down, partners split) - Shootout / Mexicano (courts filled from the standings) - Open play queue (when a court frees up, the next four go on) - Skill balance using your players' levels SCORES AND STANDINGS - One tap per team, or just tap the winner - Games to 11, 15 or 21 (win by 2), or any score for timed games - Standings by wins, point difference, points and head to head; fair ranking when players have played different numbers of games - Saved groups: type or paste your regulars once, check in with one tap next week - Past sessions and CSV export FREE AND PRO Free: up to 8 players on 2 courts, popcorn and fixed partners, scores, standings and the fairness check. No ads. RallyRound Pro, a one-time purchase: any number of players and courts, every format, court board, read-aloud calls, QR and PDF sharing, saved groups, history and CSV. No subscription. Family Sharing included. Works for pickleball, tennis doubles, padel and badminton. Terms: https://rallyround.sanghuynhxuan.com/terms/ Privacy: https://rallyround.sanghuynhxuan.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Round Robin Assistant4 screens
RallyRound4 screens

Verdict

The call

Round Robin Assistant and RallyRound are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Round Robin Assistant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and RallyRound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Round Robin Assistant ships an update fortnightly, RallyRound every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Round Robin Assistant versus RallyRound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRound Robin AssistantRallyRound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (266 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings266 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerkodar ABSang Huynh

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

RallyRound

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
1 purchases

RallyRound

One-time1
  • RallyRound Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Round Robin Assistant free?
Round Robin Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RallyRound free?
RallyRound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Round Robin Assistant or RallyRound have ads?
Neither Round Robin Assistant nor RallyRound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Round Robin Assistant or RallyRound?
Round Robin Assistant ships an update fortnightly, and RallyRound every 10 days. Most recently, Round Robin Assistant was updated on October 24, 2026 and RallyRound on October 26, 2026.

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