Bracket App vs BracketBids
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/
BracketBids
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Don't just fill out a bracket this year. With BracketBids, you can create your own league, invite your friends, family and coworkers, and bid against one another as each of you vie to win your favorite teams for the upcoming college hoops tournaments. With BracketBids, everyone can play. The goal is to outwit and outbid your fellow league members in order to secure the teams that you feel will go the furthest in the tournament. The more games your teams win, the more points you win and the higher you climb up your league’s standings. With our set salary cap, auction rules, and scoring models, anyone can play and enjoy both the men's and the women's basketball tournaments like never before. Before the first tip in the Round of 64, enjoy a live auction with your league members. Each of you will bid to secure your favorite teams for the upcoming tournament. Once the auction is finished, sit back and enjoy the games while your teams compete, and you climb up your league's leaderboard. League Play includes: Auction Drafts Custom League Scoring Settings Private League Chat Real Time Updates Bracket Tracking League History Free Contest: Enjoy our free contest where you as an individual compete against the entire BracketBids community. Pick your teams, stay under the cap and submit your lineup for the upcoming tournament. We also offer strategy articles, team breakdowns and an average auction value on each team so you can gain the upper hand. So this year, don't just fill out and eventually tear apart your bracket after Round 1. Create a league, outbid your fellow league members and cheer on your teams as they advance through the tournament.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BracketBids at none against Bracket App's shown. BracketBids also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price and in-app purchases 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 BracketBids sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Bracket App | BracketBids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (123 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sean Postler | BracketBids LLC |
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
BracketBids
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bracket App
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
BracketBids
- BracketBids League$14.99
- BracketBids League$24.99
Questions
Is Bracket App free?
Is BracketBids free?
Do Bracket App or BracketBids have ads?
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