Comparison

Half Tank vs Splash Bracket

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

Head to head
About

Half Tank

Features
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Half Tank is the purpose-built water polo app, for fans by fans. == Track Games == Half Tank gives you total control over tracking stats for your teams and athletes. No need to rely on third-party services that may or may not show up to a given tournament. Get as in-depth as you want by tracking ordinaries, exclusions, penalties, sprints, highlights, and more. Or keep it simple with just the score. It's totally up to you. The more you track, the better analytics you'll be able to generate. == Track Athletes == Fill out rosters and watch your players' stats improve over time. View them by game, tournament/season, team, even location! == Track Tournaments == Easily create new tournaments, which are groups of games that naturally belong together. And for select tournaments around the world, games and results flow freely into the app--you don't have to do a thing! == Live Updates For Your Followers == If you choose to, you can automatically broadcast your live games to a web page, which your followers can watch in real time! (This functionality requires internet connectivity and the creation of a free account.) == Export Your Data == This is your data, so you should be able to take it with you. Easily export a SQLite database of all the games you've tracked. Or choose JSON or CSV for individual games. == Sync Timecode With Your Video Camera == To make post production easier, you can sync in-game events with your camera's timecode. So easy! == Beautiful Stats == Generate and share beautiful stats by game. == Offline Ready == No internet at the pool? No problem. Internet connectivity is not required for most functionality.

About

Splash Bracket

Follow your water polo team's tournament journey with real-time updates on games, scores, and standings. Track bracket progression and projected opponents automatically. Get notifications for your team's upcoming games and final scores.

Highlights
  • Real-time game updates
  • Live scores
  • Up-to-date division standings
  • Automatic bracket tracking
  • Projected opponent visibility
  • Team-specific notifications
Features
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Live brackets, scores and schedules for water polo tournaments — Junior Olympics, Futures, Club Championships, high school invitationals, fall leagues, winter leagues, spring leagues, and summer tournaments. Pick your tournament and your team, and see everything that matters in one place. Upcoming games with times, dates and pool locations, live scores as they're posted, and up-to-date standings for every division — refreshed automatically, no need to ask around the pool deck. PATH TO THE FINISH Splash Bracket goes further than a schedule — it tracks the bracket itself. See every game your team could still play with real dates and times, exactly what happens if they win or lose the next one, and their best-case and worst-case finish, recalculated after every result. When an opponent is still "Winner of QF1," you'll see that too — and it resolves the moment it's decided. View it as a simple list or as a visual bracket. THE WHOLE BRACKET, ONE FLICK AWAY Pinch, drag and search the entire division on one map. Your team's next game is always highlighted, and every game links onward. LIVE SCORES AND BOX SCORES Tournaments scored with 6-8 Sports stream live scores straight into every game page, with the full box score one tap away. NOTIFICATIONS FOR YOUR TEAM Follow your team and get a reminder before each game starts, the final score once it's posted, and the next matchup as soon as it's known. EVERYTHING IS ONE TAP AWAY • Placement Tracker: a live projected finish for every team in the division, locked when it's official. • Club Dashboard: every team from your club, across every division, on one screen. • Locations: every game at a specific pool, across divisions — perfect for the deck. • All Games: the full schedule in order. • Tap any score for the full game detail, or any team name to jump straight to their schedule and results. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE SEASON Junior Olympics sessions, US Club Championships, Futures Superfinals and Fall League, high school tournaments and invitationals, and local club events — boys, girls and coed, 10U through 18U and varsity. New tournaments are added throughout the year. Tournament brackets made easy… by a player, for the community.

Screenshots

Half Tank4 screens
Splash Bracket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Splash Bracket at every 5 days against Half Tank's every 3 months. Splash Bracket also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Half Tank ships an update every 3 months, Splash Bracket every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Half Tank versus Splash Bracket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalf TankSplash Bracket
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProxyObjectsSplash Bracket, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Half Tank

No in-app purchases

None

Splash Bracket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Half Tank free?
Half Tank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Splash Bracket free?
Splash Bracket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Half Tank or Splash Bracket have ads?
Neither Half Tank nor Splash Bracket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Half Tank or Splash Bracket?
Half Tank ships an update every 3 months, and Splash Bracket every 5 days. Most recently, Half Tank was updated on October 10, 2026 and Splash Bracket on October 6, 2026.

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