Comparison

Bracket Maker vs Core30

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

Head to head
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

About

Core30

Build a stronger core with quick, effective workouts designed for busy schedules. Featuring 5-10 minute routines and 30-second exercises, this app helps you improve stability and strength. Track your progress and sync with Apple Health for a complete fitness overview.

Highlights
  • Quick 5-10 minute workouts
  • 30-second timed exercises
  • Workouts for all fitness levels
  • No equipment required
  • Progress tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Core30 builds a stronger core in a few minutes a day. Tell it your goal and level, and it gives you a 30-day plan of short, guided ab and core workouts you can do anywhere, with no equipment. Press play and follow along: every exercise is timed, every rest is counted down, and an animated demonstration shows you exactly how to move. YOUR 30-DAY PLAN • Built around your goal: a stronger core, defined abs, better posture, a healthier back, your sport or a daily habit • Pick beginner, intermediate or advanced, and the plan gets harder as you do • One session a day, most of them 5 to 10 minutes • No equipment needed GUIDED WORKOUTS • 10 ready-made core and ab workouts, from beginner to advanced • Animated demonstrations of every exercise • Form tips and common mistakes for each move • Countdown tones as each exercise starts and for the last three seconds • Build your own workouts and set your own work and rest times STAY ON TRACK • Streaks and a weekly view of the days you trained • Workouts, active minutes and estimated calories by week, month and year • A daily reminder that skips days you've already trained • Finished workouts saved to Apple Health CORE30 PRO Starting workouts needs Core30 Pro, an auto-renewing subscription. You can browse every workout and exercise guide for free. Prices and any free trial are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://core30web.vercel.app/posts/privacy Check with your doctor before starting a new exercise program if you have a health condition, an injury or back pain.

Screenshots

Bracket Maker4 screens
Core304 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Core30 at 5.0 against Bracket Maker's 4.7. Core30 also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Bracket Maker's advantage is ratings volume (84 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Bracket Maker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Core30 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Core30 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket Maker has 84 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bracket Maker ships an update monthly, Core30 every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bracket Maker versus Core30: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracket MakerCore30
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (84 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles-Adrien FournierGruffydd Johnston

Customer experience

Bracket Maker

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

Core30

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
3 purchases

Core30

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Bracket Maker free?
Bracket Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Core30 free?
Core30 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bracket Maker or Core30?
Core30 is rated higher. Bracket Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Core30 averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Bracket Maker or Core30 have ads?
Neither Bracket Maker nor Core30 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bracket Maker or Core30?
Bracket Maker ships an update monthly, and Core30 every 8 days. Most recently, Bracket Maker was updated on October 7, 2026 and Core30 on October 10, 2026.

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