Comparison

Team Maker vs Tourney

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

Head to head
About

Team Maker

Easily divide groups into balanced teams based on skill ratings. Track individuals across different activities and ensure fair play with random, yet equitable, team generation. Includes options to pair or exclude specific members.

Highlights
  • Track people and skill ratings
  • Generate multiple teams automatically
  • Random but fair team generation
  • Pair members to stay together
  • Exclude members from being paired
Features
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A simple, but effective way of dividing up teams based on skill rating. Features: - Keep track of people and their skill ratings in various groups like rec leagues, sport teams, gym classes, and much more! - Auto generate as many teams as you'd like! - Teams are always generated randomly but fairly, so you'll never have one team stacked up with all the good players. - A member can have others paired with them so they'll always be on the same team regardless of rating. - If two members don't work well together you can also exclude them so they'll never be on the same team. - Many more features coming soon!

About

Tourney

Easily manage sports tournaments and leagues with customizable brackets, live score tracking, and automatic scheduling. Supports various competition formats, up to 64 participants, and offers AI-powered participant import. Share results and collaborate with organizers and spectators in real-time.

Highlights
  • Customizable bracket and league formats
  • Live score tracking and updates
  • Automatic schedule generation
  • AI-powered participant import
  • Real-time collaboration and sharing
  • Participant registration and management
Features
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The best tournament app for managing brackets, leagues and individual scoreboards for any sport or game. Track scores live, create schedules, and share results instantly. Competition formats: • Create clear, visual structures. You can choose from Single Elimination, Double Elimination, Group Stage, Round Robin, Swiss System and Scorecard options. • Customize group stages, qualifiers, and participant flow according to your needs. • Accommodate up to 64 players/teams, complete with personalized graphics, names, and avatars. • 100+ Presets to choose from for participants and backgrounds and team shirt creator. • Multiple Seeding methods: Standard bracket (1st vs 16th), Pot system (like Champions League), or Sequential order. Drag & drop adjustments available Shareable instances: • Collaborate with other organizers and keep everyone updated by sharing. • Cross-platform support to share or get invitation from. • Real-time updates and collaborative editing ensure that everyone stays informed about scores, match results, and overall progress. • Spectators can also view matches in a read-only mode. Organization: • Overview for sharing essential details in one place. • Participant registration with two modes: Invite specific players/teams or allow open signups before event start and verification codes. • Set dates, times, and locations for matches across all formats. • Follow specific matches and automatically receive calendar invites to your default calendar app for any changes. Simple Interface: • Tourney features an intuitive, minimalist design for both beginners and seasoned organizers. • AI-powered text scanning to import participants from images. Works with handwritten lists, photos, and also text or csv file reader. • Update winners, scores and match details with just a tap. Store players/teams to create even more, save time and merge them together. Get started now. Core features are free to use and no ads. https://tourneymaker.app/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Team Maker4 screens
Tourney4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tourney at 4.5 against Team Maker's 1.7. Tourney also leads on ratings volume (469 vs 6) and review sentiment (53% vs 33%). Team Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tourney sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Team Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tourney holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tourney has 469 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Team Maker's written reviews are positive against 53% of Tourney's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Team Maker ships an update weekly, Tourney every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Team Maker versus Tourney: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeam MakerTourney
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (6 ratings)4.5 (469 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews53.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6469 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul MolczanskiEric Karlsson

Customer experience

Team Maker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Tourney

All ratings464 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral9.9%
Negative37.0%

Bugs and requests

Team Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tourney

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Round robin tournament logic errors (incorrect tie calculations, teams marked tied without playing)
  • 3rd place matchup causes app crashes
  • Teams disappear from tournament display
  • Teams deleted unexpectedly in edit bracket option
  • Photo/logo data lost on app restart or closure
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  • Premium features inaccessible despite active subscription
  • Frequent app crashes requiring reinstallation
  • Inconsistent team capacity display
  • Logo reset when editing round robin tournaments in progress

Requested features

18 requests
  • One-time lifetime purchase option instead of recurring subscription
  • Increase free team limit to 24-32 teams
  • Free access to all tournament styles and formats
  • Grid view option for tournaments and groups
  • Ability to reorganize tournaments and groups freely
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  • Color-coding for qualified/eliminated teams
  • Promotion and relegation system for league play
  • Teams play multiple times without premium
  • Swiss bracket advancement based on win/loss records (3 wins advance, 3 losses eliminate)
  • Randomized game outcomes based on team ratings
  • Zoom functionality for better viewing
  • Group stage with knockout progression (groups to round of 16, quarterfinals, etc.)
  • Series options for tournaments
  • Edit team names and logos after tournament starts
  • Seeding display in brackets
  • Adjustable round robin match frequency
  • Live game filming/streaming integration
  • Cut and paste capability for team management

In-app purchases

None

Team Maker

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Tourney

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Club Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
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  • Enterprise Monthly7 Days trial$89.991 Month
  • Club Yearly7 Days trial$399.991 Year
  • Enterprise Yearly7 Days trial$699.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time access$12.99

Questions

Is Team Maker free?
Team Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tourney free?
Tourney is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Team Maker or Tourney?
Tourney is rated higher. Team Maker averages 1.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Tourney averages 4.5 from 469 ratings.
Do Team Maker or Tourney have ads?
Neither Team Maker nor Tourney shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Team Maker or Tourney?
Team Maker ships an update weekly, and Tourney every 3 weeks. Most recently, Team Maker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tourney on October 30, 2026.

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