Big Bracket Maker for the iPad vs Bracket Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Bracket Maker for the iPad
Easily create single or double elimination tournament brackets for up to 128 players. Supports random or seeded assignments and allows for singles or doubles matches. Save, load, print, and email your tournament brackets.
- Create single/double elimination brackets
- Up to 128 players
- Random or seeded assignments
- Save and load tournaments
- Print and email brackets
- Enter match scores
- Handle byes automatically
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A simple to use program based on the Top Ten Sports App, "Bracket Maker for the iPad". This BIG bracket maker lets you place up to 128 players in your own SINGLE and DOUBLE elimination tournament style. It is easy as 1-2-3. 1) Choose your tournament type, Single or Double 2) Choose your assignment type; random or seedings (double elim. only supports random assignments) 3) For Random assignments, you can choose how players in each match, 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2 4) Type in the names (up to 128 players) 5) Push copy to brackets. Note that for double elimination tournaments, you can only use random assignments of players. This program brings in great features: * You can save the player list -- This is handy if you hold regular tournaments with basically the same set of players. You can adjust the player list using an edit feature. * You can load and save tournaments -- Unlimited number of tourneys can be created. * You can print your brackets * You can email your brackets -- This way you can share the results with the participants * You can enter scores for each match (if you want to) * You can have singles or doubles matches in a random player assignment You don't have to worry about byes. You just enter the number of players you want and then hit copy. It's that easy. The program figures out who goes where. For large seeded single elimination tournaments, the program splits the field into 16 player (max.) divisions. This allows seeding to follow the divisions similar to the crazy March basketball tournaments. It also lets you adjust one division without messing up the other brackets. IF YOU NEED TRIPLE ELIMINATION, ROUND ROBIN or OTHER TYPES, check out the Bracket Maker for iPad. This BIG bracket is for single and double elimination only but for up to 128 players. You can see how the program works and see its features by watching the youtube video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgKMUmv9XcE
Bracket Master
Explore the complete history of the Men's College Basketball Tournament, from 1939 to the present. Examine over 85 championship brackets and detailed team accounts. The app assists both experts and novices in picking tournament brackets, offering data-driven predictions or automatic bracket generation.
- Complete tournament history (1939-present)
- 85+ championship brackets
- Detailed team accounts
- Bracket picking assistance
- Automatic bracket generation
- Tournament field simulation
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Bracket Master delivers the complete history of the Men's College Basketball Tournament. Every tourney game is presented, from the inaugural 1939 championship to the current day. Each of the 85+ championship brackets can be examined within the app. View detailed accounts of every team that has appeared in the tourney. From Cinderella upstart to Blue-Blood favorite, reminisce over each game of your team's magical run through the bracket. Designed for bracketology experts and novices alike, Bracket Master helps you pick a bracket for all your March pools. Use the extensive team, seed, and conference data to meticulously pick every tournament game, or have Bracket Master automatically fill in your bracket using one of several winning team rating methodologies. Simulate tournament fields of the past - try to get your favorite team to win the championship!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bracket Master at 83% against Big Bracket Maker for the iPad's 25%. Bracket Master also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.1 vs 3.2). Big Bracket Maker for the iPad's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Bracket Master is free to download; Big Bracket Maker for the iPad costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bracket Master holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket Master has 121 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Big Bracket Maker for the iPad's written reviews are positive against 83% of Bracket Master's.
Big Bracket Maker for the iPad ships an update every 3 months, Bracket Master every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Bracket Maker for the iPad | Bracket Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (9 ratings) | 4.1 (121 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacques Romano | Scrutinous, LLC |
Customer experience
Big Bracket Maker for the iPad
Bracket Master
Bugs and requests
Big Bracket Maker for the iPad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bracket Master
Reported bugs
7 issues- Long Beach State team name incorrect
- NW State and SLU teams missing
- Oklahoma State championship count incorrect
- Down arrow doesn't work when making picks
- App shows glimpse of next round instead of allowing picks
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- 2019 tournament teams brackets shown incorrectly
- Marquette team in wrong conferences
Requested features
35 requests- Add custom bracket builder
- Add NCAA Football, NFL Football, MLB
- Option to pay to remove ads
- Add rival teams feature
- Simulate brackets back to 1939
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- Pick brackets back to 1939
- Add conference tournaments
- Add NIT results
- Add custom tournament builder
- Add women's brackets
- See NIT results
- See conference tournament results
- Create own brackets
- See rosters for other teams
- Simulate a season with own team
- Add team stats (points per game, etc.)
- Print created brackets
- Add Strength of Schedule (SOS) stat
- Update bracket weekly
- Add Duke to bracket
- Add college football version
- Ability to change teams in projected/old brackets
- See Monte Carlo simulation wins per team
- Custom tournament with teams from any year
- Custom tournament with teams from a specific year
- Option to turn off pick feedback (red/green)
- Simulate with different team overalls
- Update team data for conferences
- Add more teams from scrapped conferences
- Add game summaries
- Add roster information
- Add stats
- Add game summaries
- Add roster information
- Add stats
In-app purchases
Big Bracket Maker for the iPad
No in-app purchases
Bracket Master
No in-app purchases
Questions
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