Comparison

Tournament vs DigitalPool

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

Head to head
About

Tournament

Easily create custom tournament brackets for any size event. Supports various tournament types like Round Robin and Double Elimination, with options to add notes and share your brackets with others.

Highlights
  • Create custom tournament grids
  • Round Robin tournament type
  • Double Elimination tournament type
  • Add notes to matches
  • Share tournament brackets
Features
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With this application you can create your own tournament tables, generate teams brackets of any size and properly seed all participants. - Create a grid according to the parameters that you need - Different tournament types. Round Robin and Double Elimination Tournaments - Add notes. Write notes for matches in the tournament grid - Share bracket. Send the bracket to your friends Terms of use: https://bracket.quest/terms.html Privacy policy: https://bracket.quest/privacy.html

About

DigitalPool

This app simplifies finding and joining billiards tournaments. It offers real-time bracket tracking, instant match notifications, and venue details. Enhance your competitive billiards experience with this all-in-one companion.

Highlights
  • Find and join tournaments
  • Real-time tournament brackets
  • Instant match callouts
  • Search billiards halls
  • View venue details
  • Track past tournament results
Features
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DigitalPool is the definitive app for every billiards enthusiast, designed to make finding, joining, and dominating tournaments easier than ever. Whether you're a casual player or a seasoned pro, this is your new go-to for all things billiards. What you'll love about DigitalPool: Effortless Tournament Management: Find and connect to tournaments of all types with a few taps. Once you're in, you'll have everything you need to compete right in the palm of your hand. Real-Time Tournament Tracking: See the full tournament bracket unfold live. Follow matches, check scores, and know exactly when and where your next match is. Instant Match Callouts: Never miss your turn to play. Tournament directors can send you direct push notifications for match updates, freeing you up to warm up and stay focused. Explore the Billiards World: Search for billiards halls and venues anywhere. Get all the details you need—hours, directions, and a complete history of past tournament results. Join thousands of players who are taking control of their tournament experience. DigitalPool is more than an app—it's your command center for competition.

Screenshots

Tournament3 screens
DigitalPool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DigitalPool at none against Tournament's 6. DigitalPool also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 19%) and rating (4.1 vs 3.8). Tournament's advantage is ratings volume (309 vs 12). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Tournament sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. DigitalPool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DigitalPool holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tournament has 309 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Tournament's written reviews are positive against 50% of DigitalPool's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tournament ships an update every 4 days, DigitalPool weekly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tournament versus DigitalPool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournamentDigitalPool
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (309 ratings)4.1 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings309 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitriy BeloglazovDigitalPool Inc.

Customer experience

Tournament

All ratings309 ratings
Positive71.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive19.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.8%

DigitalPool

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Tournament

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App glitches and turns off
  • App crashes when adding teams
  • App crashes with more than 20 players
  • App crashes when loading tournaments
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  • App crashes with more than 4 teams
  • App crashes with more than 6 teams
  • App crashes with more than 32 teams
  • App crashes with more than 7 teams
  • Purchaser invalid error
  • Cannot fix glitch/crash

Requested features

12 requests
  • Fix crashing bugs
  • Make app free
  • Allow more teams for free
  • Add dark mode
  • Allow sorting tournaments by most recent
Show 7 more
  • Implement two-stage tournaments (Round Robin + Knockout)
  • Allow setting seeds and editing matches
  • Allow undoing winner selection
  • Improve match notes functionality
  • Improve TV projection compatibility
  • Fix PDF output
  • Fix QR/Text code errors

DigitalPool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Tournament

Subscriptions5
  • Bracket PRO - Weekly$4.497 Days
  • Bracket PRO - Monthly$4.997 Days
  • Bracket PRO - Monthly2 variants$7.991 Month
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  • Bracket PRO - Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Bracket maker PRO. One year.3 Days trial$34.991 Year
None

DigitalPool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tournament free?
Tournament is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DigitalPool free?
DigitalPool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tournament or DigitalPool?
DigitalPool is rated higher. Tournament averages 3.8 out of 5 from 309 ratings, while DigitalPool averages 4.1 from 12 ratings.
Do Tournament or DigitalPool have ads?
Neither Tournament nor DigitalPool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tournament or DigitalPool?
Tournament ships an update every 4 days, and DigitalPool weekly. Most recently, Tournament was updated on October 7, 2026 and DigitalPool on October 7, 2026.

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