# My Bracket vs The Bracket Challenge

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Bracket Challenge at none against My Bracket's 6. My Bracket's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. My Bracket sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. The Bracket Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

My Bracket ships an update weekly, The Bracket Challenge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | My Bracket | The Bracket Challenge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[3.9 (5.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-bracket-tournament-maker/id570129169/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **5.3K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Weekly | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 56 MB | 39 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Toto Ventures Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/570129172) | [Orry Mevorach](https://appshunter.io/developer/1856382784) |

## What reviewers say

### My Bracket

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-bracket-tournament-maker/id570129169)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| My Bracket: One Week | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Unlock Pro 1 Week Subscription | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Unlock 1 Month Subscription | $9.99 | per month |
| Unlock Pro 1 Year Subscription | $39.99 | per year |
| Annual subscription for My Bracket | $49.99 | per year |
| Pro Upgrade | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 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

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- 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


### The Bracket Challenge

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-bracket-challenge/id6755794288)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is My Bracket free?

My Bracket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is The Bracket Challenge free?

The Bracket Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do My Bracket or The Bracket Challenge have ads?

The Bracket Challenge shows ads; My Bracket does not.

### Which is updated more often, My Bracket or The Bracket Challenge?

My Bracket ships an update weekly, and The Bracket Challenge every 5 days. Most recently, My Bracket was updated on October 26, 2026 and The Bracket Challenge on October 8, 2026.

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