Comparison

RunYourPool vs HuddleMaxx

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

Head to head
About

RunYourPool

Create and manage sports tournament brackets for various leagues and events. Join public contests or host your own with customizable settings and live scoring. Engage in friendly competition with friends and colleagues.

Highlights
  • Bracket maker for 11 sports
  • Tournament creation and management
  • Customizable pool settings
  • Live scoring and updates
  • Join public contests
  • Office football pools
Features
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Discover the #1 Pool App Globally on the App Store! Whether you’re a tournament maker, pool commissioner, or just want to join a public bracket challenge, RunYourPool offers the ultimate platform for sports enthusiasts, allowing you to engage in thrilling tournament brackets. Join millions of users and experience the excitement of friendly competition, all for FREE! YOUR ULTIMATE BRACKET APP With 11 sports and an impressive, diverse selection of 42 game options, RunYourPool caters to every sports lover's passion. From the intensity of an NCAA bracket maker to the thrill of MLB or The Masters, there's something for everyone. HOW IT WORKS Select your preferred sport, pick a game type, and invite friends to join the action. Make your predictions, engage in friendly banter, and keep the competitive spirit alive all season long! YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS NBA NCAA MLB NFL NCAAF PGA (including The Masters) NHL Soccer / Football Academy Awards Olympics FREE PUBLIC CONTESTS Not in the mood to host your pool? Dive into any of our free public contests for a chance to win big! A COMMISSIONER’S FAVORITE BRACKET APP As a pool commissioner, customize your pool's settings to your liking, from scoring methods to participant invitations. RunYourPool puts you in control of your sports pool experience. LIVE UPDATES Follow your bracket picks in real-time with live scoring. KEY FEATURES Bracket Maker: Craft tournament brackets effortlessly and compete to see who reigns supreme. Office Football Pool: Connect with your colleagues and bring some fun into the workplace with customizable office football pools. MLB Bracket: Dive into the excitement of the 2024 baseball season with dedicated MLB bracket features. Tournament Maker: Create and manage tournaments for any sport with ease. Customization: Tailor your pools to your preferences, and run the game the way it works best for you and your group. Join the Community: Whether you're a seasoned sports aficionado or just dipping your toes into the world of sports pools, RunYourPool offers a user-friendly interface coupled with robust features to cater to your every need. DOWNLOAD RUNYOURPOOL Join the millions of users who have made RunYourPool their go-to destination for sports entertainment and tournament brackets. Download the app for FREE and embark on a journey of fun-filled competition. Become a bracket maker today or join a public contest. Download RunYourPool now!

About

HuddleMaxx

This app helps you find the cheapest legal way to watch all your favorite sports games. It creates a personalized weekly plan, telling you exactly when to subscribe to and cancel streaming services to maximize savings.

Highlights
  • Weekly streaming service plan
  • Exact subscribe/cancel dates
  • Free trial and discount factoring
  • Out-of-market game math
  • Antenna-eligible game flagging
  • NFL, college football, WNBA coverage
Features
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Watching your teams shouldn't take a spreadsheet. Your games — across the NFL, college football, and the WNBA — are scattered over CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, Amazon, Netflix, Peacock, Paramount+, and a half-dozen more. Football alone runs $500–$1,500 a year, and most of that is wasted on months you don't need. HuddleMaxx builds you the cheapest legal way to watch every game. Pick your teams, enter your ZIP code, and HuddleMaxx maps your whole season: which streaming services you actually need, the week to start each one, and the week to cancel it. No service kept a day longer than the schedule requires. Every game covered — on a real TV, 100% legal, no piracy. WHAT YOU GET • A week-by-week plan for your team's entire season • Exact subscribe and cancel dates for every service — most fans need a given service for one or two months, not seven • Free trials and prepay discounts already factored into every number • Out-of-market? HuddleMaxx works the Sunday Ticket math for you too • Antenna-eligible games flagged — a real chunk of the season is free over the air • Covers the NFL, college football, and the WNBA — with more sports on the way WHY IT'S DIFFERENT HuddleMaxx isn't a channel guide. It's an optimizer. It runs the real cost math against your teams' actual schedules — across every sport you follow — and hands you the single lowest-total-cost plan, then reminds you when to cancel so the savings actually stick. Most fans save $200–$700 a season. REQUIRES A HUDDLEMAXX SUBSCRIPTION HuddleMaxx is a subscription service — start at huddlemaxx.com, then sign in here to access your full plan: • Multi-team, multi-sport optimization — follow as many teams as you want across the NFL, college football, and the WNBA, blended into one cheapest plan, so a service two of your teams share is never paid for twice • Game-day, subscribe, and cancel reminders — so you act at the right week and the savings stick • Huddles — coordinate one plan across your household or group and split the costs fairly HuddleMaxx is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the NFL, the NCAA, any team, or any streaming service. It points you only to legal, legitimate services — never to piracy or account sharing. Cut the cord. Huddle up. Never miss a game. Terms of Use (EULA): https://huddlemaxx.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://huddlemaxx.com/privacy

Screenshots

RunYourPool4 screens
HuddleMaxx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RunYourPool at none against HuddleMaxx's 1. RunYourPool also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 2). HuddleMaxx's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. HuddleMaxx sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per year. RunYourPool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for RunYourPool against 5.0 for HuddleMaxx. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RunYourPool has 10K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunYourPool ships an update fortnightly, HuddleMaxx every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RunYourPool versus HuddleMaxx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunYourPoolHuddleMaxx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB116 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRYP Technologies, LLCRYAN KELLERMEYER

Customer experience

RunYourPool

All ratings10,346 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative40.0%

HuddleMaxx

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RunYourPool

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and redirects
  • Picks not saving properly
  • Loading data failures
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more sports leagues and tournaments
  • Customizable scoring system
  • Leaderboard refresh option
  • Ability to set individual entry limits
  • Improved mobile optimization

HuddleMaxx

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RunYourPool

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HuddleMaxx

Subscriptions1
  • HuddleMaxx Pro$17.991 Year

Questions

Is RunYourPool free?
RunYourPool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HuddleMaxx free?
HuddleMaxx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RunYourPool or HuddleMaxx?
HuddleMaxx is rated higher. RunYourPool averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while HuddleMaxx averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do RunYourPool or HuddleMaxx have ads?
Neither RunYourPool nor HuddleMaxx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RunYourPool or HuddleMaxx?
RunYourPool ships an update fortnightly, and HuddleMaxx every 5 days. Most recently, RunYourPool was updated on October 2, 2026 and HuddleMaxx on September 19, 2026.

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