Comparison

Bracket Builder vs SkateSes

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

SkateSes

Features
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SkateSes connects you with your skate crew in real time. START A SESSION Tap once to go live. Your location is shared with friends until you stop — they get a push notification the moment you start, including your city. SEE YOUR CREW Open the map and see exactly where your friends are skating right now. Tap their pin to see who's out. Tap "Wave" to let them know you're on the way — no chat needed. BUILD THE SPOT MAP Long-press anywhere on the map to drop a pin. Tag the obstacle type — ledges, rails, gaps, banks, quarters, bowls, and more. Add notes about surface quality or security. Your crew can see it immediately and vote. Three likes promotes it to the global community map. Three dislikes removes it automatically. No moderators needed. TRACK YOUR HISTORY Every session logs your duration, city, and country. Unlock achievements for sessions skated, cities visited, and countries reached. FREE. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. JUST SKATING.

Screenshots

Bracket Builder4 screens
SkateSes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkateSes at none against Bracket Builder's 4. SkateSes also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Bracket Builder's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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. Bracket Builder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. SkateSes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bracket Builder ships an update every 6 days, SkateSes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bracket Builder versus SkateSes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracket BuilderSkateSes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAberkane Software House FZ-LLCNils Massing

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

SkateSes

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
None

SkateSes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bracket Builder free?
Bracket Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SkateSes free?
SkateSes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bracket Builder or SkateSes have ads?
Neither Bracket Builder nor SkateSes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bracket Builder or SkateSes?
Bracket Builder ships an update every 6 days, and SkateSes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bracket Builder was updated on October 22, 2026 and SkateSes on October 4, 2026.

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