Comparison

My Bracket vs Rival

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

Rival

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No subscription. No ads. No limits. Works offline. Buy Rival once and set up and run tournaments for friends, school, office and club in minutes. 10 SPORTS Football, Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Chess, Darts, Gaming/FIFA, Padel 7 FORMATS • Single Elimination — classic bracket, optional 3rd-place match • Double Elimination — a second chance for the loser • League — everyone plays everyone; points, head-to-head, goal difference • Group + Knockout — World Cup style • Swiss — equal scores meet, nobody is eliminated • Americano — rotating doubles, individual points • Mexicano — courts built from the live standings RUN THE TOURNAMENT • Random or seeded draw, instant bracket • Enter the score; bracket and standings update themselves • Typo? Undo the last result • Schedule, standings, player stats and match history • Resume an active tournament straight from the home screen SHARE AND KEEP • Send the bracket as an image to WhatsApp • Download a PDF, print it, pin it up • Save player lists and load them with one tap next time • Back up and restore on a new phone FOLLOW FROM THE LOCK SCREEN While a tournament is open, the next match and progress show live in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen (iOS 16.2+). MAKE IT YOURS • 5 themes: Night, Day, Midnight, Forest, Sunset • English, Turkish, German • No account, no data collection; everything stays on your phone School tournaments, game nights, office ping-pong cups, Friday padel Americanos — Rival is ready for all of them.

Screenshots

My Bracket4 screens
Rival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My Bracket at Free against Rival's $3.99. My Bracket also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Rival's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

My Bracket is free to download; Rival costs $3.99 up front. My Bracket sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Rival asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Bracket ships an update weekly, Rival every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Bracket versus Rival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy BracketRival
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.9 (5.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.3K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToto Ventures Inc.EMRE KILIC

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

Rival

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Rival

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Bracket free?
My Bracket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rival free?
Rival costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Bracket or Rival have ads?
Neither My Bracket nor Rival shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Bracket or Rival?
My Bracket ships an update weekly, and Rival every 4 months. Most recently, My Bracket was updated on November 1, 2026 and Rival on October 25, 2026.

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