Bracket Maker vs Tournament Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bracket Maker
Easily create and share tournament brackets for single and double elimination formats. Supports up to 16 teams and allows for unlimited bracket creation, saving, and loading. Brackets can be emailed in high definition.
- Supports up to 16 teams
- Single and double elimination formats
- Unlimited bracket creation
- Email brackets in HD
- Save and load brackets
- Simple touch interface
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►Supports up to 16 teams in the single and double elimination formats. ►Easily create and email out Hi-Def brackets for tournaments. ►Create, copy, save and load and unlimited amount brackets. ***Awards and Recognition*** ►“This app is great it looks awesome and is super quick...The thing I love the most is the ability to email the brackets out” -LateralRoss ►Do you want to easily create and Email out permanent copies great looking Hi-Def brackets for your tournaments? -Then Bracket App is the app for you. ----------------------------------------------------- -UNLIMITED BRACKETS OF ANY TYPE! With The Bracket App you can create any bracket for any sport or event, some uses might include: basketball, baseball/softball, soccer, pingpong, etc… -EMAIL OUT BRACKETS IN HD! With the Bracket App it is possible to create, complete and email up to 16 team single and double elim brackets in minutes. The app features an innovative bracket system that allows you to simply click on the winning team and they will advance to the next round. -SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE! The Bracket App is the app stores easiest to use and most functional bracket app on the app store. The Bracket app is complete with retina display and lets you create single and double elimination brackets of up to 16 teams instantly. -CREATE, COPY, SAVE AND LOAD! Now you can build brackets for any tournament needs, whether it is creating a tournament you are running or if you just want to have a permanent copy of a bracket you are competing in. The Bracket app is the only bracket app on the market that allows you to create and share copies of your bracket. The Bracket app has an innovative email out function that allows you to email your bracket and results in full HD. --------------------------------------------------- Features ***Features Include*** -Supports up to 16 team tournaments. -Single and Double elimination rounds. -Unlimited everything! -- unlimited users, categories and brackets. -Email System -- email your brackets and results out in full Hi-Def color. -Save/Load -- ability to save/load unlimited brackets. -Intelligently simple navigation -- simply touch to advance team. -Quick Start Option -- create teams by number or color. -Shuffle Option -- randomly seed tournaments. -Great organization -- built for multiple users, categories and brackets. -Quick Support - In app email support. This App is brought to you by TouchMint, an Innovative leader in iPhone Sport Tracking Apps.
Tournament Maker
Easily create and manage various sports tournaments, including round robin and knockout formats. Automatically generate schedules, track scores, calculate player ratings, and share results with participants. Organize all your events and player databases in one convenient application.
- Round robin and knockout tournament formats
- Automatic schedule generation with bye rounds
- Score tracking and rating calculation
- Player database management
- Tournament result sharing
- View results in grid or standings
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- Sets, for sports like tennis and volleyball - Cup, organize playoff/knockout/cup tournaments - Rating calculator. Calculate new ratings for all the tournament participants. - Scores. Finally, you are able to add scores to matches, so you can organise sports tournaments as well - Manage players. Now you can easily edit players after they have been created - Manage all your tournaments in one app - Add and remove players to your player database, where you can easily choose players for each tournament - Generate a tournament schedule automatically, including Bye rounds in case you have an odd number of players - View results in a tournament grid or sorted by current standings - Share the tournament schedule, table or final results with all the players Tournament Manager Pro version of the app is available as a one-time purchase or as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://oval.fi/privacy-round-robin/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tournament Maker at Free against Bracket Maker's $0.99. Tournament Maker also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Bracket Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On review sentiment, 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
Tournament Maker is free to download; Bracket Maker costs $0.99 up front. Tournament Maker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bracket Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tournament Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tournament Maker has 774 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Bracket Maker's written reviews are positive against 57% of Tournament Maker's.
Bracket Maker ships an update every 5 months, Tournament Maker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bracket Maker | Tournament Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (23 ratings) | 4.2 (774 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | 57.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 774 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TouchMint | Applorium Ltd |
Customer experience
Bracket Maker
Tournament Maker
Bugs and requests
Bracket Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tournament Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to delete tournaments
- Inconsistent player/team management
- Ratings calculation issues
Requested features
4 requests- Double elimination tournaments
- Ability to edit tournament details
- Customizable scoring and ratings systems
- Improved sharing and collaboration features
In-app purchases
Bracket Maker
No in-app purchases
Tournament Maker
- Tournament Manager Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Tournament Manager Pro Month3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Tournament Manager Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
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- Tournament Manager Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- Tournament Manager Pro Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Tournament Manager Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- Tournament Manager Lifetime$29.99
- Tournament Manager Pro$39.99
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