Score Pool vs Bracket Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Virtual score sheet for pool matches
- Tracks league-style games
- Calculates average shot time
- Useful for split tables or unofficial matches
- Double-check scorekeeping
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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!)
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Score Pool | Bracket Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (18 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Kerrigan | Azat Goktas |
Customer experience
Score Pool
Bracket Maker
In-app purchases
Score Pool
No in-app purchases
Bracket Maker
- Bracket Maker Pro$4.991 Month
- Bracket Maker Pro$29.991 Year
- Bracket Maker Pro$49.99
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