Tourney vs SPL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
SPL
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The SPL is a living football world built by its players. Create your player, fight for a first-team place, and write a career the whole league remembers. Every club is run by real people. Every match matters. Every season crowns champions—and relegates the rest. YOUR CAREER • Create a player and shape their position, playstyle, and story • Negotiate contracts, chase transfers, and earn sponsorships • Win awards, lift trophies, and build a legacy that lives in the record books YOUR CLUB • Own, manage, or coach a club through promotion battles and title races • Set tactics and lineups, make transfers, and sign free agents • Follow live standings, fixtures, and complete match histories YOUR LEAGUE • A multi-tier league system with promotion, relegation, domestic cups, and championships • Matches simulated by a deterministic engine driven entirely by real player attributes—no scripted outcomes • A full in-game social network with posts, replies, direct messages, and club communities STAY IN THE GAME • Fine-grained notification controls for contract offers, transfer offers, match results, mentions, messages, and more—all disabled by default until you choose to enable them The SPL is free to play. It is an original fantasy football universe and is not affiliated with the English Premier League or any real-world league, club, player, or organization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SPL at none against Tourney's 7. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Tourney sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. SPL asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Tourney | SPL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (469 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 469 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Eric Karlsson | Opal Real Estate Technologies Ltd. |
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
SPL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tourney
- 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$89.991 Month
- Club Yearly7 Days trial$399.991 Year
- Enterprise Yearly7 Days trial$699.991 Year
- One-time access$12.99
SPL
No in-app purchases









