Comparison

Game Counter vs Bracket Maker・Tournaments

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

Head to head
About

Game Counter

Easily track scores for various games without needing paper. Features a countdown timer with local notifications to alert you when time is up. Ideal for sports, board games, and parties.

Highlights
  • Score tracking for multiple games
  • Paperless scorekeeping
  • Countdown timer
  • Local notification alerts
  • Suitable for sports and board games
Features
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This is a game counter application. Track the score of different games easily without doing marks on paper. Perfect for sports, board-games, birthday parties and so on. Comes with an additional game countdown clock. This timer uses local notifications to inform when the time runs up.

About

Bracket Maker・Tournaments

Easily create and manage various tournament formats, from single elimination to round robin, directly from your phone. It handles seeding, byes, and results automatically, with options for digital scoring and advanced features for larger events. Share results instantly with players or groups.

Highlights
  • Multiple tournament formats (single elimination, round robin, double elimination, Swiss)
  • Automatic seeding and byes
  • Digital scoring and results tracking
  • Event management and progress saving
  • Export brackets, fixtures, and standings
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Bracket Maker turns a list of names into a ready-to-run tournament in under a minute — then runs the whole competition from your phone. No account, no sign-up, and no internet needed. FOUR FORMATS • Single elimination — the straight knockout: lose once and you are out. Free for up to 16 entrants, and up to 128 with Pro • Round robin — everyone plays everyone, ranked on points. Free for up to 16 entrants, and up to 32 with Pro • Double elimination — one loss only drops you to the lower bracket, so nobody goes home after a single bad match. A Pro format, up to 64 entrants • Swiss system — play opponents on a similar record without being knocked out early. A Pro format, up to 64 entrants BUILD THE BRACKET IN SECONDS • Paste a whole roster at once, split on line breaks, commas or semicolons, with duplicates removed and reported • Or type names one by one, or just pick a number of teams • Automatic seeding from your list order, and automatic byes for ANY number of entrants — not only 8, 16 or 32 • Shuffle for a random draw, or move any name up or down the list to set the seeding yourself before the first match • A round robin generator that turns the roster into the full all-plays-all fixture set in one step RUN THE EVENT, NOT JUST THE CHART • Tap a team to advance the winner and watch the bracket fill toward the final • Next up shows exactly which matches are ready to play right now • Pro adds digital scores, so the winner comes straight from the numbers • Change your mind and every result that depended on that match is cleared properly — no stale winners left behind • Undo the last result even after you close and reopen the app • Round robin and Swiss standings track wins, draws, losses, points and point difference, and say honestly when the lead is shared instead of inventing a champion SWISS, DONE PROPERLY — A PRO FORMAT • Recommended number of rounds for your field size • Players meet opponents on similar records, and rematches are avoided • The bye goes to the lowest-scoring player who has not had one yet • You decide when the next round is generated — nothing happens behind your back SIZE AND SAVING • Every format runs 16 entrants for free. Pro raises that to 128 for single elimination, 64 for double elimination and Swiss, and 32 for round robin • Your first tournament is free. After that, each new tournament takes one short video — or go Pro for unlimited tournaments and no ads. • Keep 5 saved tournaments for free, or as many as you like with Pro — they sit side by side on the home screen until you delete them • Pinch, pan and zoom to read even a 128-team bracket • Continue the event you had open, search by tournament or team name, filter by active or complete, and duplicate a past event to reuse the same roster SHARE THE RESULT • Export the bracket, the fixtures or the standings as an image • Send it to the players or a group chat in one tap • Free exports carry a small Bracket Maker watermark. Playing a short video clears it for that one export, and with Pro every export is clean • Pro also adds five event colours, so each competition looks like its own YOURS, ON YOUR DEVICE Tournaments, teams, scores, themes and undo history are stored only on your phone. There is no account, nothing is uploaded, and everything works with the internet switched off. One thing to be clear about: Bracket Maker builds the pairings and the round structure. It does not schedule dates, kick-off times or venues, and it has no data about real-world leagues or competitions. Game night, the office table-tennis championship, a pool or darts night, a chess club, a pickleball round robin, a school sports day or an esports event — Bracket Maker keeps it straight from the first round to the final. Some of the features described require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Game Counter4 screens
Bracket Maker・Tournaments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bracket Maker・Tournaments at 100% against Game Counter's 50%. Bracket Maker・Tournaments also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Game Counter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, 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

Bracket Maker・Tournaments is free to download; Game Counter costs $2.99 up front. Bracket Maker・Tournaments sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Game Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bracket Maker・Tournaments holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Game Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bracket Maker・Tournaments's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Counter ships an update every 16 months, Bracket Maker・Tournaments every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Game Counter versus Bracket Maker・Tournaments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame CounterBracket Maker・Tournaments
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasZeroPlay Ltd.

Customer experience

Game Counter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bracket Maker・Tournaments

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Game Counter

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bracket Maker・Tournaments

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Game Counter free?
Game Counter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bracket Maker・Tournaments free?
Bracket Maker・Tournaments is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Game Counter or Bracket Maker・Tournaments?
Bracket Maker・Tournaments is rated higher. Game Counter averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bracket Maker・Tournaments averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Game Counter or Bracket Maker・Tournaments have ads?
Bracket Maker・Tournaments shows ads; Game Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Game Counter or Bracket Maker・Tournaments?
Game Counter ships an update every 16 months, and Bracket Maker・Tournaments every 2 months. Most recently, Game Counter was updated on October 31, 2026 and Bracket Maker・Tournaments on November 4, 2026.

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