Comparison

College Hoops Scores, Schedule vs Bracketocracy

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

Head to head
About

College Hoops Scores, Schedule

Access real-time college basketball scores, schedules, and game updates for the 2025-26 season. View historical data back to 2003-04, including live in-game scores, point spreads, and TV information.

Highlights
  • Live in-game updates
  • Schedule changes
  • Historical scores (2003-04 onwards)
  • Point spreads and TV information
  • Against-the-Spread (ATS) trending
  • Box scores
  • Games on TV
Features
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Provides single click scores and schedule information for the 2026-27 College Basketball season (inApp purchase required). Get the latest schedule changes and in-game scores throughout the season. Schedules are provided for all major college basketball conferences. Historical scores are provided back to the 2003-04 season. Featuring: - live in-game updates. - latest point spreads and television information. - Against-the-Spread (ATS) trending. - box scores (tap any in-progress or completed game). - what games are on playing on TV.

About

Bracketocracy

Create, manage, and join college basketball tournament brackets. Track live results, compete with friends in leagues, and stay engaged with flexible gameplay that adapts to upsets.

Highlights
  • Create custom tournament brackets
  • Predict game outcomes round-by-round
  • Join and compete in leagues with friends
  • Track live game results and standings
  • Manage multiple brackets
  • In-app messaging for leagues
  • Receive activity notifications
Features
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Bracketocracy (“Licensed Application”) is a mobile application developed for iOS and Android devices. The purpose of the Bracketocracy app is to allow users to create, manage, and participate in college basketball tournament brackets, track results throughout the playoffs, and compete with friends, family, or other users. The primary functionality of the app enables users to: ● Create custom college basketball brackets by selecting winners for each matchup (Team 1 vs Team 2) in every round of the tournament. ● Predict game outcomes round-by-round, with selected teams automatically advancing through the bracket all the way to the championship. ● Join leagues. ● Compete with friends using league invitations. ● Track live game results and monitor bracket progress throughout the tournament. ● View league standings, rankings, and scoring updates in real time. ● Manage multiple brackets across different leagues. ● Receive notifications related to league activity, invitations, and updates. ● Chat with friends within leagues through in-app messaging. Bracketocracy is designed to enhance the traditional bracket experience by introducing flexible gameplay mechanics that help users stay engaged even if early upsets occur. The app provides a competitive and interactive environment where users can enjoy the excitement of tournament play without losing full participation due to a single unexpected result. The Licensed Application may require user registration, including providing a username, email address, and password. Email verification may be required to activate accounts. Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials. Bracketocracy may collect certain non-personal and personal information to provide its services, improve user experience, maintain security, and ensure proper functionality of leagues and brackets. The Licensed Application is not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), or similar regulatory frameworks. Therefore, if your use would subject the application to such laws, you may not use this Licensed Application. Additionally, you may not use the Licensed Application in any manner that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) or other applicable financial privacy regulations. Bracketocracy is intended for entertainment purposes only. The application does not offer gambling services, real-money wagering, or financial betting functionality. Any prizes, rewards, or league competitions (if applicable) are governed by the rules established within the platform and are not associated with any official tournament organizers.

Screenshots

College Hoops Scores, Schedule4 screens
Bracketocracy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bracketocracy at 100% against College Hoops Scores, Schedule's 0%. Bracketocracy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). College Hoops Scores, Schedule's advantage is ratings volume (225 vs 10). 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. College Hoops Scores, Schedule sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bracketocracy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bracketocracy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: College Hoops Scores, Schedule has 225 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of College Hoops Scores, Schedule's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bracketocracy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

College Hoops Scores, Schedule ships an update every 2 weeks, Bracketocracy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
College Hoops Scores, Schedule versus Bracketocracy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollege Hoops Scores, ScheduleBracketocracy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (225 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings225 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperiStuffDigital Alchemy, LLC (U.S.)

Customer experience

College Hoops Scores, Schedule

All ratings225 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bracketocracy

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

College Hoops Scores, Schedule

One-time10
  • College Hoops 2016-17 Season$0.99
  • College Hoops 2017-18 Season$1.99
  • College Hoops 2018-19 Season$1.99
Show 7 more
  • College Hoops 2019-20 Season$2.99
  • College Hoops 2020-21 Season$2.99
  • College Hoops 2021-22 Season$2.99
  • College Hoops 2022-23 Season$2.99
  • College Hoops 2023-24 Season$2.99
  • College Hoops 2026-27 Season$3.99
  • College Hoops 2025-26 Season$3.99
None

Bracketocracy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is College Hoops Scores, Schedule free?
College Hoops Scores, Schedule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracketocracy free?
Bracketocracy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, College Hoops Scores, Schedule or Bracketocracy?
Bracketocracy is rated higher. College Hoops Scores, Schedule averages 4.3 out of 5 from 225 ratings, while Bracketocracy averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do College Hoops Scores, Schedule or Bracketocracy have ads?
Neither College Hoops Scores, Schedule nor Bracketocracy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, College Hoops Scores, Schedule or Bracketocracy?
College Hoops Scores, Schedule ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bracketocracy weekly. Most recently, College Hoops Scores, Schedule was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bracketocracy on November 3, 2026.

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