Comparison

Round Robin vs Round Robin Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Round Robin

Easily create round robin tournament schedules for any number of participants. Track wins, losses, and draws, and email the results. Tournaments are automatically saved for later access and can be deleted with a simple swipe.

Highlights
  • Generate round robin tournament schedules
  • Record wins, losses, and draws
  • Email schedules and results
  • Automatic tournament saving
  • Swipe-to-delete tournaments
Features
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Generate Round Robin Tournament Schedules based on the number of teams/players. Wins, losses, and draws can be recorded. The resulting schedule and results can be emailed. Tournaments are automatically saved and can be deleted with a swipe.

About

Round Robin Assistant

This app automates the creation of Round Robin tournaments for pickleball, handling player distribution, court assignments, and match generation. It supports various formats, from singles to complex doubles and team play, ensuring fair and balanced matches for casual and organized events.

Highlights
  • Automatic round generation
  • Multiple tournament formats
  • Intelligent court assignment
  • Player list management
  • Support for casual and club events
Features
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Organize fast and flexible Round Robin tournaments. This app handles player distribution, court assignments and match generation automatically, so you can focus on playing instead of planning. Enter the players, choose your format, select the number of courts and start the tournament. The app creates all rounds needed and ensures that everyone plays fair and balanced matches. Included Formats Round Robin Singles Every player meets all other players once. Perfect for single player rotation. Round Robin Doubles, Fixed Teams Set predefined teams and let every team face each other once. Round Robin Doubles, Random Teams (Americano) All players are paired with everyone else one time. Full coverage without repeats. Mixed Round Robin Teams are automatically formed with one woman and one man per team. Unlimited Doubles Players can join or leave at any time. Rounds are generated continuously and sit-outs are evenly distributed. Ideal for spontaneous or shifting groups. Mexicano Matches are generated based on the current leaderboard so that players meet opponents of similar level. Creates balanced rounds throughout the tournament. Mixicano The same matchmaking logic as Mexicano, but every team always contains one man and one woman. Super Mexicano Mexicano with an additional scoring system where players earn extra points depending on how close they are to the winning court. Team Mexicano Mexicano played with fixed teams instead of rotating partners. Club Team Round Robin Players are divided into two teams and face each other over multiple courts using balanced matchups. Beat the Box Players start on assigned courts, play three matches, then move to new courts based on performance. Supports 8, 12 or 16 players. Group Stages – Doubles Create multiple groups where each group plays its own doubles Round Robin. Every player partners with all others inside the group. Group Stages – Teams Organize team-based group play where every team meets all other teams in the group. Champions League Play a structured format with up to 36 teams split into groups and subsequent knockout-style play. Highlights • Automatic generation of balanced rounds • Support for many tournament structures and group sizes • Intelligent court assignment • Tools for managing player lists and bulk adding names • Designed for both casual play and organized club events Whether you run a weekly club session or arrange a larger event, this app gives you a complete and flexible toolkit for Round Robin-based formats. Terms of Use: https://perkodar.se/terms

Screenshots

Round Robin4 screens
Round Robin Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Round Robin Assistant at Free against Round Robin's $0.99. Round Robin Assistant also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). Round Robin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.5). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Round Robin Assistant is free to download; Round Robin costs $0.99 up front. Round Robin Assistant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Round Robin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Round Robin Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Round Robin Assistant has 256 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Round Robin's written reviews are positive against 47% of Round Robin Assistant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Round Robin ships an update every 7 months, Round Robin Assistant every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Round Robin versus Round Robin Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRound RobinRound Robin Assistant
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)4.3 (256 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews47.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4256 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbrian dryePerkodar AB

Customer experience

Round Robin

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Round Robin Assistant

All ratings256 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive47.2%
Neutral19.4%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Round Robin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Round Robin Assistant

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Doesn't know what mixed is
  • Unable to drag to move players
  • Front screen shows new tournament at the bottom
  • Odd numbers don't award points for sitting out
  • App continuously shuts down when adjusting no-shows
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  • Can't edit or delete a tournament
  • Doubles unlimited is truly random, not useful
  • Byes not spread evenly
  • Cannot see numbers to add scores on iOS (black boxes)
  • Round robin doesn't schedule matches against everyone
  • Sitting a player out didn't work, still included in rotation
  • Team repeated in rounds
  • Mistake or missed score entry leads to incorrect standings
  • Mixed round robin didn't have playoff feature (now added)
  • Accidentally bought, couldn't cancel
  • Did not keep males and females separate for games
  • Player sitting out twice before another sat out once
  • Cannot add additional players in iOS once tournament starts

Requested features

14 requests
  • Sort by time: Newest to Latest
  • Save player groups
  • Duplicate and edit drafts
  • Refresh matches to re-pair
  • Choose score number view
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  • More playoff options (customize teams, bronze match)
  • Double elimination tournament option
  • Ability to share access with committee members
  • Pre-set number of rounds
  • Track who is sitting out and for how long
  • Add court and break times
  • Login from another device
  • Automatic quarterfinals
  • Unlimited participants with subscription

In-app purchases

None

Round Robin

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Round Robin Assistant

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium forever$99.99

Questions

Is Round Robin free?
Round Robin costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Round Robin Assistant free?
Round Robin Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Round Robin or Round Robin Assistant?
Round Robin Assistant is rated higher. Round Robin averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Round Robin Assistant averages 4.3 from 256 ratings.
Do Round Robin or Round Robin Assistant have ads?
Neither Round Robin nor Round Robin Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Round Robin or Round Robin Assistant?
Round Robin ships an update every 7 months, and Round Robin Assistant every 2 weeks. Most recently, Round Robin was updated on September 23, 2026 and Round Robin Assistant on September 26, 2026.

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