Comparison

Game Counter vs Bracketly

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

Bracketly

Features
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Bracketly runs the whole tournament night from one phone. Type the names, pick a format, and the bracket draws itself — then the app runs the evening with you: who plays now, who is up next on which board, and one tap to save every result. Game night with friends works as a single elimination bracket where a loss means you are out and the night moves fast. A venue event runs as true double elimination — everyone plays until a second loss, losers drop into their own bracket with no instant rematches, and the grand final supports a real bracket reset. A league or office season runs as a round robin: Bracketly schedules every round so nobody sits twice in a row, keeps a live standings table, and settles ties the way clubs do — head-to-head first, then point difference. Recording a result takes two seconds: tap the winner, or enter the score with big steppers made for a loud room. Made a mistake three rounds ago? Reopen the match — Bracketly tells you exactly how many later results that voids before you confirm, and nothing ever disappears silently. Someone leaves early? Withdraw them and their remaining games become forfeits while the bracket stays whole. The board queue is the part regulars notice. Give your tables or boards names, and Bracketly shows what is live on each one, offers the next match the moment a board frees up, and keeps a fair play order so nobody waits all night. Everything works offline and nobody ever creates an account. When the night is decided, share the finished bracket as a clean image straight to the group chat. Free forever for nights up to 8 entrants — every format, the queue, results, corrections and history included. Bracketly Plus opens brackets up to 64 entrants (16 in round robin), image export and two more looks. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cooperative-catmint-496.notion.site/Bracketly-Privacy-Policy-3acd692d254d80598926cd0998b10553

Screenshots

Game Counter4 screens
Bracketly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bracketly at Free against Game Counter's $2.99. Bracketly also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months). Game Counter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.2). On 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

Bracketly is free to download; Game Counter costs $2.99 up front. Bracketly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Game Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Counter ships an update every 16 months, Bracketly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Game Counter versus Bracketly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame CounterBracketly
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasPetr Nezval

In-app purchases

None

Game Counter

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bracketly

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Plus Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Game Counter free?
Game Counter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bracketly free?
Bracketly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Game Counter or Bracketly have ads?
Neither Game Counter nor Bracketly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Counter or Bracketly?
Game Counter ships an update every 16 months, and Bracketly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Game Counter was updated on October 8, 2026 and Bracketly on October 6, 2026.

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