Bracket Maker vs Bracket App
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.
Bracket App
Easily create and manage single or double elimination tournament brackets for up to 64 teams. Offers manual or randomized seeding, light/dark modes, and cross-device syncing. Ideal for organizing competitions.
- Create unlimited brackets
- Single and double elimination support
- Up to 64 teams per bracket
- Manual or random seeding
- Light and dark modes
- Cross-device syncing
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Bracket App is a simple way to create single and double elimination tournament brackets. FEATURES - No limit on the amount of brackets you can create. - Supports single and double elimination. - Can have up to 64 teams in a bracket. - Manually manage or randomize team seeding. - Light and Dark mode support plus personalized color customization. - Brackets sync across iPhone/iPad associated with Apple Id. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bracket App at Free against Bracket Maker's $0.99. Bracket App also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Bracket Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Bracket App is free to download; Bracket Maker costs $0.99 up front. Bracket App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bracket Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bracket App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket App has 123 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 71% of Bracket App's.
Bracket Maker ships an update every 5 months, Bracket App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bracket Maker | Bracket App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (23 ratings) | 4.3 (123 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 123 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TouchMint | Sean Postler |
Customer experience
Bracket Maker
Bracket App
Bugs and requests
Bracket Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bracket App
Reported bugs
16 issues- Runs slower than molasses
- Kicks user out when executing commands
- Double elimination bracket doesn't work correctly
- Teams not popping up in loser's bracket
- Stuck on TBD in matches
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- Bracket resets when switching apps
- Deleted players in double elimination
- Cannot pick winner of each round
- First round byes for most seeds
- Teams go straight to second round
- Can't handle large brackets, inserts multiple people into one match
- Loses teams in the mix
- Freezes when switching from single to double elimination
- Seed numbers not showing up, only '...'
- Team in Round 2 has no opponent when Round 1 is complete
- First 15 songs are solo and not in the first round
Requested features
26 requests- Round robin tournaments
- Different bracket layouts
- Third place matches
- Champion animations (free)
- Better presentation (trophy logo, background)
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- Standings (win/loss record)
- Tab for all winners
- Confetti/trophy animation on win
- Delete brackets
- Create conferences
- Edit bracket without resetting
- Duplicate brackets
- Labels for stages (quarter-finals, etc.)
- Customize stage names
- Add more teams (beyond 9)
- Separate conferences
- Bracket history/results tab
- Actual bracket view (like Bracket Builder)
- Duplicate or reset a bracket
- Add scores to games
- Full view of brackets
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd ranking
- Un-click a winner (undo accidental click)
- Add pools/group stages
- Keep seed numbers visible
- Start tournament option/button
In-app purchases
Bracket Maker
No in-app purchases
Bracket App
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Questions
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