Brackelope vs Bracket Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brackelope
Easily build, run, and organize knockout, double, and single elimination tournaments for various competitions. Features real-time results posting, player management, and a payout calculator. Supports up to 128 players and integrates with IFPA results.
- Supports up to 128 players/teams
- Draw match button
- Real-time results posting (Brackelope Live)
- Knockout, Double, and Single Elimination tournaments
- Manage match arenas
- Save scores and player stats
- Simple payout calculator
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• Supports up to 128 players or teams • Hold the Draw Match Button to draw all available matches • Swipe to delete saved players from Add Player list • Swipe to delete saved arenas from Add Arena list • Updated IFPA Results to WPPR 5.2 • Post real-time results online with Brackelope Live • Knockout Tournaments with 1-4 strikes • Seed Knockout tournaments randomly or by number of strikes • Double and Single Elimination Tournaments • Save Scores • Random Doubles mode • Manage match “arenas” like pool tables, pinball machines, dart boards, or basketball courts • Draw Match automatically decides next match • Tap a players name to view their position in the bracket • Saves match times and average plays on each arena • Includes simple payout calculator • Seed players • Email results or share on Twitter or Facebook • Emails include spreadsheet for International Flipper Pinball Association’s pinball rankings Brackelope is an indispensable tournament building tool that allows users to easily build, run, and organize knockout, double and single elimination style tournaments for almost any kind of competition (pool, bowling, pinball, classroom competitions, school sports, etc.). Brackelope is the only app that features live support, enabling users to post scores online in real-time. Brackelope Live support is a feature unique to Brackelope. It allows users to post scores, tournament results, and player stats online, eliminating the need for manual record-keeping and allowing players and fans access to up-to-the-minute information on the progress and results of their tournaments. Brackelope enables users to manage multiple arenas (pinball machines, pool tables, dart boards, etc.), balance matches between players and arenas, search for players in the bracket, and view player win/loss stats. It completely eliminates the confusion of paper scorekeeping and the trouble of attempting to manually draw matches at random. It also includes a simple payout calculator for tournament winnings. Upgrade to Brackelope Pro to unlock Double Elimination brackets, 4-strike Knockout tournaments and balanced and swiss KO seeding rules. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact isaac@brackelope.com
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 accounts. The app assists both experts and novices in picking tournament brackets, offering data-driven predictions or automatic bracket generation.
- Complete tournament history (1939-present)
- 85+ championship brackets
- Detailed team accounts
- Bracket picking assistance
- Automatic bracket generation
- Tournament field simulation
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bracket Master at 4.1 against Brackelope's 3.5. Bracket Master also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (83% vs 55%). Brackelope's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Brackelope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bracket Master asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bracket Master holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 91 and 121 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Brackelope's written reviews are positive against 83% of Bracket Master's.
Brackelope ships an update every 3 months, Bracket Master every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brackelope | Bracket Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (91 ratings) | 4.1 (121 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.4% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 91 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Isaac Ruiz | Scrutinous, LLC |
Customer experience
Brackelope
Bracket Master
Bugs and requests
Brackelope
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
Brackelope
- Brackelope Pro$9.99
Bracket Master
No in-app purchases








