Comparison

Score Pool 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

Score Pool

This app provides a virtual score sheet for league-style pool matches. It's useful for situations where paper score sheets are inconvenient or unavailable, allowing for accurate tracking of game progress and player statistics.

Highlights
  • Virtual score sheet for pool matches
  • Tracks league-style games
  • Calculates average shot time
  • Useful for split tables or unofficial matches
  • Double-check scorekeeping
Features
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Disclaimer: Score Pool isn't affiliated with a pool league. If you're looking for your pool league's official scorekeeping app, this isn't it. If you use this app to keep score, you will have to copy the resulting data from the app to however you were supposed to be keeping score. Score Pool is a virtual score sheet for league-style pool matches. It's useful in many different scenarios. For example: - You're supposed to keep score on paper, but your team split tables and you only have one score sheet. - One of your players has to keep score on paper, but he (or she) doesn't know how. - You have to keep score for a preplay match that isn't available in the official scorekeeping app. - You want to double-check a person who's keeping score. - You want to measure how long a player is taking, on average, per shot. (This app calculates that for you.) - You want to keep score for an unofficial match between friends. (Or enemies!)

About

Bracket Maker

Easily create and manage various tournament formats, from single elimination to round robin leagues. Track scores in real-time, share live updates with participants, and export results. Ideal for sports, games, and any competitive event.

Highlights
  • Single elimination brackets
  • Double elimination brackets
  • Round robin with live standings
  • League/season mode
  • Real-time score entry
  • Live link sharing
  • PDF and image export
Features
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Bracket Maker is the fastest way to run a tournament from your phone. Build a bracket in under a minute, enter scores courtside, and watch winners advance automatically. FORMATS FOR ANY EVENT • Single elimination with automatic seeding, byes, and an optional 3rd-place match • Double elimination with a full losers bracket — one loss won't end your day • Round robin with live standings and tiebreakers • League / season mode that tracks cumulative standings across every event BUILT FOR THE VENUE • Pinch-to-zoom, fit-to-screen bracket that stays readable from 4 to 128 players • Tap a match to enter the score — the winner advances instantly • Edit or undo any result, add or remove players mid-tournament, reset and re-run • Points-to-win and win-by-2 scoring (perfect for pickleball to 11) • Random or manual seeding, team colors and emoji SHARE IT LIVE • Publish a read-only live link + QR code so players and fans follow along on any phone — no app, no account • Export a clean bracket image or PDF for the group chat or the wall MADE FOR PICKLEBALL, CORNHOLE & MORE Tennis, ping pong, darts, esports, office pools, classroom and family game nights — if it has a bracket, this runs it. Free for your first tournament. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited tournaments, double elimination, league mode, live links, and watermark-free exports. Some of the features requires paid subscription. SUBSCRIPTION & LEGAL Bracket Maker Pro is available as an auto-renewable subscription: • Monthly — 4,99$, billed every month • Yearly — 29,99$, billed every 12 months • One time — 49,99$, billed once (A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available as a non-consumable purchase.) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ai-assist-virid.vercel.app/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Score Pool4 screens
Bracket Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Score Pool at 100% against Bracket Maker's 0%. Score Pool also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Bracket Maker's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads 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

Bracket Maker is free to download; Score Pool costs $7.99 up front. Bracket Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Score Pool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Score Pool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Score Pool has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Score Pool's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bracket Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Score Pool ships an update every 4 months, Bracket Maker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Score Pool versus Bracket Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScore PoolBracket Maker
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (18 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTom KerriganAzat Goktas

Customer experience

Score Pool

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bracket Maker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Score Pool

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bracket Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Bracket Maker Pro$4.991 Month
  • Bracket Maker Pro$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bracket Maker Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Score Pool free?
Score Pool costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bracket Maker free?
Bracket Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Score Pool or Bracket Maker?
Score Pool is rated higher. Score Pool averages 5.0 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Bracket Maker averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Score Pool or Bracket Maker have ads?
Neither Score Pool nor Bracket Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Score Pool or Bracket Maker?
Score Pool ships an update every 4 months, and Bracket Maker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Score Pool was updated on October 16, 2026 and Bracket Maker on October 6, 2026.

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