Brackelope vs Bracket Builder
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 Builder
Create, track, and share custom tournament brackets for various sports and games. Supports multiple elimination formats and team sizes, with automatic seeding and BYE insertion. Progress can be monitored and winners easily updated within the app.
- Create single/double-elimination and round-robin brackets
- Supports up to 128 teams
- Generate random double round-robin tournaments
- Share tournament brackets as images
- Automatic team ordering and BYE insertion
- Track tournament progress and remove winners
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Easily track and share custom tournaments Features - Create Single-elimination, double-elimination and round-robin brackets - Create group stage to knockout tournaments - Supports up to 128 teams for single-elimination, 32 for double-elimination and 26 for round-robin - Generate random double round-robin tournaments with new teammates each round - Share tournament brackets as images with participants and friends - Automatic ordering of teams based on seed - Automatic "BYE" match insertion - Track tournament progress directly in the app - Easily remove winners - Effortlessly remove winners as matches progress - Light and dark mode support Perfect for organizing and tracking tournaments in pool, tennis, baseball, basketball, eSports, pong, die and virtually any other game you can imagine! Subscription Plans - Yearly Plan - Lifetime Plan *** Terms: https://aberkane.io/terms Privacy: https://aberkane.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bracket Builder at 4.4 against Brackelope's 3.6. Bracket Builder also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 84). Brackelope's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Bracket Builder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bracket Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket Builder has 2.5K ratings behind it against 84, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Brackelope's written reviews are positive against 49% of Bracket Builder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Brackelope ships an update every 3 months, Bracket Builder every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brackelope | Bracket Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (84 ratings) | 4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.4% of reviews — better | 49.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Isaac Ruiz | Aberkane Software House FZ-LLC |
Customer experience
Brackelope
Bracket Builder
Bugs and requests
Brackelope
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bracket Builder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when creating large brackets
- Deleted brackets not recoverable
- Inability to edit created brackets
Requested features
4 requests- Add bulk/batch team entry
- Implement double-sided brackets
- Include scoreboard and scoring features
- Ability to rearrange/reorder teams
In-app purchases
Brackelope
- Brackelope Pro$9.99
Bracket Builder
- Full access for 1 year$4.991 Year
- Full access for 1 year$9.991 Year
- Full access for Lifetime$14.99
- Full access for Lifetime$19.99
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