Comparison

My Bracket vs Bracket Builder

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

Head to head
About

My Bracket

Easily create, track, and share tournament brackets for various sports and games. Supports multiple elimination formats and round robin play, with automatic seeding and organization features. Share live updates with participants to keep everyone informed.

Highlights
  • Build brackets in under a minute
  • Supports single/double elimination and round robin
  • Automatic seeding and bye management
  • Organize brackets with groups
  • Share live brackets via import/export
  • Save brackets as images
  • Works for diverse sports and games
Features
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THE #1 BRACKET APP ON THE APP STORE — SINCE 2012. Over a decade of running tournaments for millions of users. No other bracket app comes close. My Bracket lets you build, track, and share tournament brackets in seconds. Single elimination, double elimination, round robin — whatever format you need, it’s here. WHY MY BRACKET • Set up a bracket in under a minute — add your teams, tap go • Supports up to 64 teams per bracket • Single and double elimination with integrated losers bracket • Round robin format for league-style play • Automatic seeding and bye management • Seed randomization when you want it fair • Smart Edit remembers team names when you adjust numbers • Groups menu keeps all your brackets organized in one place SHARE WITH EVERYONE This is where My Bracket stands alone. Share your brackets with anyone, any way you want: • Send live brackets to other My Bracket users with import/export • Share multiple brackets at once via email or social media • Save brackets as images and text them to your group • Everyone stays in the loop — no more "what’s the score?" WORKS FOR EVERYTHING Pool, tennis, ping pong, darts, basketball, volleyball, soccer, cornhole, pickleball, softball, curling, squash — if it has a winner, My Bracket runs it. Built for backyard tournaments, office competitions, league nights, and everything in between. GET STARTED FREE Try it free with brackets up to 8 teams. Unlock unlimited brackets and all pro features with a subscription. My Bracket offers auto-renewing subscription options including weekly, monthly, and yearly plans. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: http://totoventures.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://totoventures.com/privacy-policy/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

My Bracket4 screens
Bracket Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: My Bracket at free with in-app purchases against Bracket Builder's subscription. My Bracket also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Bracket Builder's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.9). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. My Bracket sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bracket Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.3K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of My Bracket's written reviews are positive against 49% of Bracket Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Bracket ships an update weekly, Bracket Builder every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Bracket versus Bracket Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy BracketBracket Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (5.3K ratings)4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.9% of reviews49.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.3K — better2.5K
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToto Ventures Inc.Aberkane Software House FZ-LLC

Customer experience

My Bracket

All ratings5,288 ratings
Positive70.3%
Neutral9.6%
Negative20.1%
Written reviews330 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative41.2%

Bracket Builder

All ratings2,514 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative45.8%

User reviews

My Bracket

From 5.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple, powerful, inspiring
  • 👍 Great app to make having fun with any sport extremely smooth
  • 👍 Extremely useful
  • 👍 This app has been a lifesaver
  • 👍 Awesome design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can't even use it, prompts to pay for premium
  • 💰 Can't do anything without paying
  • 💰 Greedy, everything costs money
  • 💰 Poor system, premium version is worse than free
  • 💰 Problems, everything requires payment

Bracket Builder

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Completely free to use
  • 🚀 Efficient bracket creation
  • 😊 Great for tournaments and competitions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 💰 Paywall for advanced features
  • 🔒 Lack of account/data sync
  • 🔍 Limited customization options

Bugs and requests

My Bracket

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Automatic byes in small brackets
  • Resets bracket when saving changes
  • Freezes when entering team names
  • Deletes all data every 30 seconds

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow more than 8 teams in free version
  • Add round robin and double elimination options
  • Ability to edit/delete winners
  • Option to sync brackets online
  • Larger text boxes for team names
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  • More customization options

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

6 purchases

My Bracket

Subscriptions5
  • My Bracket: One Week7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Unlock Pro 1 Week Subscription7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Unlock 1 Month Subscription$9.991 Month
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  • Unlock Pro 1 Year Subscription$39.991 Year
  • Annual subscription for My Bracket7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$3.99
4 purchases

Bracket Builder

Subscriptions2
  • Full access for 1 year$4.991 Year
  • Full access for 1 year$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Full access for Lifetime$14.99
  • Full access for Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is My Bracket free?
My Bracket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracket Builder free?
Bracket Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Bracket or Bracket Builder?
Bracket Builder is rated higher. My Bracket averages 3.9 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while Bracket Builder averages 4.4 from 2.5K ratings.
Do My Bracket or Bracket Builder have ads?
Neither My Bracket nor Bracket Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Bracket or Bracket Builder?
My Bracket ships an update weekly, and Bracket Builder every 4 days. Most recently, My Bracket was updated on September 22, 2026 and Bracket Builder on September 24, 2026.

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