Comparison

Bracket Builder vs KingPool

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

Head to head
About

Bracket Builder

Create, track, and share custom tournament brackets for various sports and games. Supports multiple elimination formats and team sizes, with automatic seeding and BYE insertion. Progress can be monitored and winners easily updated within the app.

Highlights
  • Create single/double-elimination and round-robin brackets
  • Supports up to 128 teams
  • Generate random double round-robin tournaments
  • Share tournament brackets as images
  • Automatic team ordering and BYE insertion
  • Track tournament progress and remove winners
Features
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Make a tournament bracket in seconds and follow every game to the final. Bracket Builder is a bracket maker for iPhone and iPad. Create single-elimination, double-elimination, round-robin and group-stage tournaments, enter scores as you play, then share the bracket or show it live on a TV. No account needed. FORMATS - Single elimination, up to 128 teams - Double elimination with a losers bracket, up to 64 teams - Round robin, up to 50 teams, with random doubles for pickleball, tennis and padel - Group stage to knockout, up to 128 teams - Best of 3, 5 or 7 series, a third-place match and two-sided brackets DURING THE TOURNAMENT - Tap a team to pick the winner; press and hold to enter the score - Winners move on by themselves, and the path to the title lights up - Undo any pick at any time - Live standings: wins, draws, losses, goals for and against, and goal difference - Automatic seeding with byes placed for you, or a random draw SEASONS AND LEAGUES - Run a league with its own schedule, table, play-in and playoffs - Or group your brackets into a season and see every team's record in one table SHOW IT OFF - Show on TV: put the live bracket on an Apple TV or any AirPlay TV - Share the bracket as an image or PDF, or print a scoresheet - Pick your app icon, including a new gold trophy YOUR TEAMS - Save teams in rosters once and reuse them in every tournament - Add a photo and a color for every team or player - Rename, reorder or remove teams even after the bracket is made SYNC AND BACKUP - iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad, with no sign-up - Import and export brackets as files - Bring back a deleted bracket from the Trash Made for pool and darts leagues, pickleball and tennis clubs, cornhole, soccer and basketball, esports, PE classes, office pools, family game night, or a bracket of anything: songs, movies, snacks. SUBSCRIPTION PLANS - Yearly Plan - Lifetime Plan Terms: https://aberkane.io/terms Privacy: https://aberkane.io/privacy

About

KingPool

This app allows users to easily create, join, and manage various sports pools, including Survivor and Bracket types. It integrates social networking and business intelligence features, making it a comprehensive platform for sports enthusiasts and businesses alike.

Highlights
  • Create and join sports pools
  • Survivor and Bracket competition types
  • Social networking integration
  • Business intelligence features
  • Supports NFL, NCAA Basketball, and Lacrosse
  • Prize-winning public pools
Features
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For sports fans, businesses, and friends who are looking for a better way to run their sports pools, KingPool is a platform that elevates the entirety of the sports pool experience, making it easy to set up and join different sports pools and engage with friends, customers, and fellow pool members. Unlike other sports pool apps out there, KingPool integrates social networking and business intelligence features to make it a true NextGen product in the SportsTech and fantasy sports space. KingPool is a sports pool manager, social networking, and strategic business intelligence application all in one. Join, create, and manage your favorite sports pools, whether it is for staying connected with your friends, making new connections with the larger KingPool userbase, or competing to win business-hosted public pools for prizes. There are Two (2) Sports Pool Competition Types: 1. Survivor 2. Bracket You Can Apply to over Sports Leagues: - NFL Football - NCAA Men’s Basketball - NCAA Men’s Lacrosse 
KingPool Plans: * Monthly: $4.99 * Annual: $49.99 Payments and Renewal: * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. * You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase * No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period.
 Terms And Conditions: https://www.kingpool.app/terms-and-conditions
 Privacy policy: https://www.kingpool.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Apple Disclaimer: This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Apple Inc.

Screenshots

Bracket Builder4 screens
KingPool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KingPool at 100% against Bracket Builder's 49%. KingPool also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Bracket Builder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Bracket Builder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and KingPool sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KingPool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket Builder has 2.7K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Bracket Builder's written reviews are positive against 100% of KingPool's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bracket Builder ships an update every 6 days, KingPool every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bracket Builder versus KingPool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracket BuilderKingPool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.7K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB81 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAberkane Software House FZ-LLCDisco Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Bracket Builder

All ratings2,692 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews275 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative45.8%

KingPool

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bracket Builder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when creating large brackets
  • Deleted brackets not recoverable
  • Inability to edit created brackets

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add bulk/batch team entry
  • Implement double-sided brackets
  • Include scoreboard and scoring features
  • Ability to rearrange/reorder teams

KingPool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Bracket Builder

Subscriptions2
  • Full access for 1 year$4.991 Year
  • Full access for 1 year$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Full access for Lifetime$14.99
  • Full access for Lifetime$19.99
5 purchases

KingPool

Subscriptions2
  • KIngPool Premium Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Kingpool Premium Yearly Plan$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • One Time Pool Entry Fee$0.99
  • Pool Entry Fee$0.99
  • Pool Entry Fee With Analytics$1.99

Questions

Is Bracket Builder free?
Bracket Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KingPool free?
KingPool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bracket Builder or KingPool?
KingPool is rated higher. Bracket Builder averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while KingPool averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Bracket Builder or KingPool have ads?
KingPool shows ads; Bracket Builder does not.
Which is updated more often, Bracket Builder or KingPool?
Bracket Builder ships an update every 6 days, and KingPool every 5 days. Most recently, Bracket Builder was updated on October 16, 2026 and KingPool on September 19, 2026.

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