Bracket App vs Team
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bracket App
Easily create and manage single or double elimination tournament brackets for up to 64 teams. Offers manual or randomized seeding, light/dark modes, and cross-device syncing. Ideal for organizing competitions.
- Create unlimited brackets
- Single and double elimination support
- Up to 64 teams per bracket
- Manual or random seeding
- Light and dark modes
- Cross-device syncing
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Bracket App is a simple way to create single and double elimination tournament brackets. FEATURES - No limit on the amount of brackets you can create. - Supports single and double elimination. - Can have up to 64 teams in a bracket. - Manually manage or randomize team seeding. - Light and Dark mode support plus personalized color customization. - Brackets sync across iPhone/iPad associated with Apple Id. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Team
Effortlessly create and manage sports teams or groups for any scenario. Customize setups, register members, and track participation to ensure fair team selection. Offers a free version with limitations and an optional Pro subscription for full access.
- Customizable team setups
- Register and manage members
- Save locations
- Track participation counts
- Display match statuses
- Flexible team formation
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TeamMaker is a team-building app that allows you to create teams or groups effortlessly. It provides easy team formation for various situations and sports. It includes the following features for team formation: - Customize team setups freely, such as "Create teams for tennis with 2 vs. 2 on 3 courts" or "Form teams for basketball with 5 vs. 5 on 1 court," depending on different scenarios and sports. - Save locations as needed. - Register members for each location (quickly add in sequence if desired). - Form teams with registered members at any convenient time. - Display statuses such as during a match or before the start of a match. - Utilize a counting feature for the number of participations, enabling priority inclusion of individuals with fewer attendance. *While this app is essentially free to use, the free version may include ads and certain feature limitations. Subscribing to the paid Pro version through a regular subscription removes these limitations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Team at 100% against Bracket App's 71%. Team also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Bracket App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Team sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bracket App ships an update every 3 weeks, Team every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bracket App | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (123 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sean Postler | Naoki Arai |
Customer experience
Bracket App
Team
Bugs and requests
Bracket App
Reported bugs
16 issues- Runs slower than molasses
- Kicks user out when executing commands
- Double elimination bracket doesn't work correctly
- Teams not popping up in loser's bracket
- Stuck on TBD in matches
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- Bracket resets when switching apps
- Deleted players in double elimination
- Cannot pick winner of each round
- First round byes for most seeds
- Teams go straight to second round
- Can't handle large brackets, inserts multiple people into one match
- Loses teams in the mix
- Freezes when switching from single to double elimination
- Seed numbers not showing up, only '...'
- Team in Round 2 has no opponent when Round 1 is complete
- First 15 songs are solo and not in the first round
Requested features
26 requests- Round robin tournaments
- Different bracket layouts
- Third place matches
- Champion animations (free)
- Better presentation (trophy logo, background)
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- Standings (win/loss record)
- Tab for all winners
- Confetti/trophy animation on win
- Delete brackets
- Create conferences
- Edit bracket without resetting
- Duplicate brackets
- Labels for stages (quarter-finals, etc.)
- Customize stage names
- Add more teams (beyond 9)
- Separate conferences
- Bracket history/results tab
- Actual bracket view (like Bracket Builder)
- Duplicate or reset a bracket
- Add scores to games
- Full view of brackets
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd ranking
- Un-click a winner (undo accidental click)
- Add pools/group stages
- Keep seed numbers visible
- Start tournament option/button
Team
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bracket App
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Team
- Pro Subscription (1 month)$2.991 Month
