Comparison

Bracket Builder vs OBS Foosball Companion

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

Head to head
About

Bracket Builder

Easily create and manage various tournament formats, from single elimination to round-robin. Track scores live, share brackets, and organize entire seasons. Save team rosters for future use and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Multiple tournament formats
  • Live score tracking
  • Bracket sharing and display
  • Team roster saving
  • Season and league management
  • iCloud sync
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

OBS Foosball Companion

Enhance your foosball streams with this mobile control panel. It offers real-time integration with OBS Studio for score, timer, and player stat updates. Manage matches, players, and customizable timers with a professional, native interface.

Highlights
  • Real-time OBS Studio integration
  • Live score and timer tracking
  • Unlimited player management
  • Customizable shot and game timers
  • Haptic feedback
  • Dark mode support
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Take your foosball streaming to the next level with OBS Foosball Companion - the ultimate mobile control panel for live match tracking and OBS Studio integration. KEY FEATURES: Real-Time OBS Integration • Connect directly to OBS Studio via WebSocket • Instantly update scores, players, timers, and game stats on your stream • Automatic synchronization with OBS text sources • Pull current OBS values into the app with one tap Complete Match Control • Track scores for two teams with large, touch-friendly controls • Manage game and timeout counters with automatic timer activation • Reset scores and stats instantly between matches • Visual team separation for quick reference Player Management • Add and organize unlimited players • Drag-and-drop player swapping with haptic feedback • Quick player assignment to any position • Persistent player database across sessions Customizable Timers • Shot timer, pass timer, game timer, and timeout timer • Fully customizable durations and colors • Visual countdown with vibration alerts • One-tap timer activation Professional Design • iOS-native interface following Human Interface Guidelines • Dark mode support • Haptic feedback for all interactions • Optimized for iPhone and iPad Perfect for: • Foosball tournament organizers • Sports bars and recreation centers • Competitive foosball players • Twitch and YouTube streamers • Anyone broadcasting foosball matches Transform your OBS foosball stream with professional-grade match control - download now!

Screenshots

Bracket Builder4 screens
OBS Foosball Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OBS Foosball Companion at 5.0 against Bracket Builder's 4.5. OBS Foosball Companion also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Bracket Builder's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). 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

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 OBS Foosball Companion sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OBS Foosball Companion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket Builder has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bracket Builder ships an update every 6 days, OBS Foosball Companion fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bracket Builder versus OBS Foosball Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracket BuilderOBS Foosball Companion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAberkane Software House FZ-LLCHUGH S GARNER

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

OBS Foosball Companion

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
4 purchases

OBS Foosball Companion

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Nice Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$5.99
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  • Extraordinary$12.99

Questions

Is Bracket Builder free?
Bracket Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OBS Foosball Companion free?
OBS Foosball Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bracket Builder or OBS Foosball Companion?
OBS Foosball Companion is rated higher. Bracket Builder averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while OBS Foosball Companion averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bracket Builder or OBS Foosball Companion have ads?
Neither Bracket Builder nor OBS Foosball Companion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bracket Builder or OBS Foosball Companion?
Bracket Builder ships an update every 6 days, and OBS Foosball Companion fortnightly. Most recently, Bracket Builder was updated on November 3, 2026 and OBS Foosball Companion on October 28, 2026.

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