Comparison

Tourney vs Bracket Maker

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

Head to head
About

Tourney

Easily manage sports tournaments and leagues with customizable brackets, live score tracking, and automatic scheduling. Supports various competition formats, up to 64 participants, and offers AI-powered participant import. Share results and collaborate with organizers and spectators in real-time.

Highlights
  • Customizable bracket and league formats
  • Live score tracking and updates
  • Automatic schedule generation
  • AI-powered participant import
  • Real-time collaboration and sharing
  • Participant registration and management
Features
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The best tournament app for managing brackets, leagues and individual scoreboards for any sport or game. Track scores live, create schedules, and share results instantly. Competition formats: • Create clear, visual structures. You can choose from Single Elimination, Double Elimination, Group Stage, Round Robin, Swiss System and Scorecard options. • Customize group stages, qualifiers, and participant flow according to your needs. • Accommodate up to 64 players/teams, complete with personalized graphics, names, and avatars. • 100+ Presets to choose from for participants and backgrounds and team shirt creator. • Multiple Seeding methods: Standard bracket (1st vs 16th), Pot system (like Champions League), or Sequential order. Drag & drop adjustments available Shareable instances: • Collaborate with other organizers and keep everyone updated by sharing. • Cross-platform support to share or get invitation from. • Real-time updates and collaborative editing ensure that everyone stays informed about scores, match results, and overall progress. • Spectators can also view matches in a read-only mode. Organization: • Overview for sharing essential details in one place. • Participant registration with two modes: Invite specific players/teams or allow open signups before event start and verification codes. • Set dates, times, and locations for matches across all formats. • Follow specific matches and automatically receive calendar invites to your default calendar app for any changes. Simple Interface: • Tourney features an intuitive, minimalist design for both beginners and seasoned organizers. • AI-powered text scanning to import participants from images. Works with handwritten lists, photos, and also text or csv file reader. • Update winners, scores and match details with just a tap. Store players/teams to create even more, save time and merge them together. Get started now. Core features are free to use and no ads. https://tourneymaker.app/terms-of-use

About

Bracket Maker

Easily create and manage single-elimination tournaments for gaming, school, or sports events. Set up brackets instantly, customize matchups, and track progress live. Share tournaments with others for real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Fast bracket generation
  • Flexible customization
  • Live progress tracking
  • Real-time sharing
  • Automatic bracket updates
  • Score updating by participants
Features
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Create brackets, round robin schedules, league tables, standings, and shareable tournament pages in minutes. Clashly helps you organize sports events, school competitions, game nights, and local leagues from setup to final score. Build the format you need Start with single elimination, double elimination, or round robin. Add teams or players, generate matchups, and keep every round organized in one place. Track scores and standings Update match results as the tournament unfolds. Brackets advance automatically, while round robin events keep schedules and standings clear for everyone. Share with participants Send a live tournament link so players, parents, teammates, and spectators can follow results. Allow score updates from others when you want help managing the event. Made for real competitions Use Clashly for sports brackets, esports tournaments, school contests, office events, local clubs, board game nights, and any competition that needs a clean bracket or league table. Clashly gives you the tournament maker you need to plan faster, run smoother events, and share results without spreadsheets. ---- Privacy policy: https://cafournier.com/BracketMaker/privacypolicy.html Terms of use: https://cafournier.com/BracketMaker/terms.html

Screenshots

Tourney4 screens
Bracket Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tourney at 53% against Bracket Maker's 0%. Tourney also leads on ratings volume (454 vs 84) and device support (3 vs 1). Bracket Maker's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tourney sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Bracket Maker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bracket Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tourney has 454 ratings behind it against 84, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Tourney's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bracket Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tourney ships an update every 3 weeks, Bracket Maker monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tourney versus Bracket Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTourneyBracket Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (454 ratings)4.7 (84 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings454 — better84
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric KarlssonCharles-Adrien Fournier

Customer experience

Tourney

All ratings454 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral9.9%
Negative37.0%

Bracket Maker

All ratings84 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Tourney

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Round robin tournament logic errors (incorrect tie calculations, teams marked tied without playing)
  • 3rd place matchup causes app crashes
  • Teams disappear from tournament display
  • Teams deleted unexpectedly in edit bracket option
  • Photo/logo data lost on app restart or closure
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  • Premium features inaccessible despite active subscription
  • Frequent app crashes requiring reinstallation
  • Inconsistent team capacity display
  • Logo reset when editing round robin tournaments in progress

Requested features

18 requests
  • One-time lifetime purchase option instead of recurring subscription
  • Increase free team limit to 24-32 teams
  • Free access to all tournament styles and formats
  • Grid view option for tournaments and groups
  • Ability to reorganize tournaments and groups freely
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  • Color-coding for qualified/eliminated teams
  • Promotion and relegation system for league play
  • Teams play multiple times without premium
  • Swiss bracket advancement based on win/loss records (3 wins advance, 3 losses eliminate)
  • Randomized game outcomes based on team ratings
  • Zoom functionality for better viewing
  • Group stage with knockout progression (groups to round of 16, quarterfinals, etc.)
  • Series options for tournaments
  • Edit team names and logos after tournament starts
  • Seeding display in brackets
  • Adjustable round robin match frequency
  • Live game filming/streaming integration
  • Cut and paste capability for team management

Bracket Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Tourney

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Club Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
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  • Enterprise Monthly7 Days trial$119.991 Month
  • Club Yearly7 Days trial$449.991 Year
  • Enterprise Yearly7 Days trial$899.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time access$12.99
6 purchases

Bracket Maker

Subscriptions4
  • Clashly Premium$3.997 Days
  • Clashly Premium Weekly$4.497 Days
  • Clashly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Clashly Premium Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlock pro$5.99
  • Clashly Premium$34.99

Questions

Is Tourney free?
Tourney is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracket Maker free?
Bracket Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tourney or Bracket Maker?
Bracket Maker is rated higher. Tourney averages 4.5 out of 5 from 454 ratings, while Bracket Maker averages 4.7 from 84 ratings.
Do Tourney or Bracket Maker have ads?
Neither Tourney nor Bracket Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tourney or Bracket Maker?
Tourney ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bracket Maker monthly. Most recently, Tourney was updated on September 22, 2026 and Bracket Maker on September 20, 2026.

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