Comparison

Bracket Maker vs Bracket Master

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Supports up to 16 teams
  • Single and double elimination formats
  • Unlimited bracket creation
  • Email brackets in HD
  • Save and load brackets
  • Simple touch interface
Features
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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.

About

Bracket Master

Explore the complete history of the Men's College Basketball Tournament, from 1939 to the present. Examine over 85 championship brackets and detailed team histories. Perfect for bracketology enthusiasts and novices looking to create tournament pools.

Highlights
  • Complete tournament history (1939-present)
  • 85+ championship brackets to examine
  • Detailed team and game accounts
  • Bracket picking assistance
  • Automatic bracket generation
  • Tournament field simulation
Features
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Bracket Master delivers the complete history of the Men's College Basketball Tournament. Every tourney game is presented, from the inaugural 1939 championship to the current day.  Each of the 85+ championship brackets can be examined within the app. View detailed accounts of every team that has appeared in the tourney.  From Cinderella upstart to Blue-Blood favorite, reminisce over each game of your team's magical run through the bracket. Designed for bracketology experts and novices alike, Bracket Master helps you pick a bracket for all your March pools.  Use the extensive team, seed, and conference data to meticulously pick every tournament game, or have Bracket Master automatically fill in your bracket using one of several winning team rating methodologies. Simulate tournament fields of the past - try to get your favorite team to win the championship!

Screenshots

Bracket Maker4 screens
Bracket Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bracket Master at Free against Bracket Maker's $0.99. Bracket Master also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (83% vs 55%). Bracket Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On in-app purchases 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

Bracket Master is free to download; Bracket Maker costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bracket Master holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket Master has 121 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 83% of Bracket Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bracket Maker ships an update every 5 months, Bracket Master every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Bracket Maker versus Bracket Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracket MakerBracket Master
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (23 ratings)4.1 (121 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23121 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB183 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchMintScrutinous, LLC

Customer experience

Bracket Maker

All ratings23 ratings
Positive47.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative47.8%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative42.6%

Bracket Master

All ratings112 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative10.9%

Bugs and requests

Bracket Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bracket Master

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Long Beach State team name incorrect
  • NW State and SLU teams missing
  • Oklahoma State championship count incorrect
  • Down arrow doesn't work when making picks
  • App shows glimpse of next round instead of allowing picks
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  • 2019 tournament teams brackets shown incorrectly
  • Marquette team in wrong conferences

Requested features

35 requests
  • Add custom bracket builder
  • Add NCAA Football, NFL Football, MLB
  • Option to pay to remove ads
  • Add rival teams feature
  • Simulate brackets back to 1939
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  • Pick brackets back to 1939
  • Add conference tournaments
  • Add NIT results
  • Add custom tournament builder
  • Add women's brackets
  • See NIT results
  • See conference tournament results
  • Create own brackets
  • See rosters for other teams
  • Simulate a season with own team
  • Add team stats (points per game, etc.)
  • Print created brackets
  • Add Strength of Schedule (SOS) stat
  • Update bracket weekly
  • Add Duke to bracket
  • Add college football version
  • Ability to change teams in projected/old brackets
  • See Monte Carlo simulation wins per team
  • Custom tournament with teams from any year
  • Custom tournament with teams from a specific year
  • Option to turn off pick feedback (red/green)
  • Simulate with different team overalls
  • Update team data for conferences
  • Add more teams from scrapped conferences
  • Add game summaries
  • Add roster information
  • Add stats
  • Add game summaries
  • Add roster information
  • Add stats

In-app purchases

None

Bracket Maker

No in-app purchases

None

Bracket Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bracket Maker free?
Bracket Maker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bracket Master free?
Bracket Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bracket Maker or Bracket Master?
Bracket Master is rated higher. Bracket Maker averages 3.0 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Bracket Master averages 4.1 from 121 ratings.
Do Bracket Maker or Bracket Master have ads?
Bracket Master shows ads; Bracket Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Bracket Maker or Bracket Master?
Bracket Maker ships an update every 5 months, and Bracket Master every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bracket Maker was updated on October 23, 2026 and Bracket Master on October 24, 2026.

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