Comparison

Bracket Maker vs Bracketly

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
Read full description

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

Bracketly

Features
Read full description

Bracketly runs the whole tournament night from one phone. Type the names, pick a format, and the bracket draws itself — then the app runs the evening with you: who plays now, who is up next on which board, and one tap to save every result. Game night with friends works as a single elimination bracket where a loss means you are out and the night moves fast. A venue event runs as true double elimination — everyone plays until a second loss, losers drop into their own bracket with no instant rematches, and the grand final supports a real bracket reset. A league or office season runs as a round robin: Bracketly schedules every round so nobody sits twice in a row, keeps a live standings table, and settles ties the way clubs do — head-to-head first, then point difference. Recording a result takes two seconds: tap the winner, or enter the score with big steppers made for a loud room. Made a mistake three rounds ago? Reopen the match — Bracketly tells you exactly how many later results that voids before you confirm, and nothing ever disappears silently. Someone leaves early? Withdraw them and their remaining games become forfeits while the bracket stays whole. The board queue is the part regulars notice. Give your tables or boards names, and Bracketly shows what is live on each one, offers the next match the moment a board frees up, and keeps a fair play order so nobody waits all night. Everything works offline and nobody ever creates an account. When the night is decided, share the finished bracket as a clean image straight to the group chat. Free forever for nights up to 8 entrants — every format, the queue, results, corrections and history included. Bracketly Plus opens brackets up to 64 entrants (16 in round robin), image export and two more looks. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cooperative-catmint-496.notion.site/Bracketly-Privacy-Policy-3acd692d254d80598926cd0998b10553

Screenshots

Bracket Maker4 screens
Bracketly4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bracket Maker and Bracketly are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Bracketly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bracket Maker ships an update monthly, Bracketly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bracket Maker versus Bracketly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracket MakerBracketly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (85 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.217.2
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles-Adrien FournierPetr Nezval

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
Show 1 more
  • Clashly Premium Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlock pro$5.99
  • Clashly Premium$34.99
3 purchases

Bracketly

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Plus Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Bracket Maker free?
Bracket Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracketly free?
Bracketly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bracket Maker or Bracketly have ads?
Neither Bracket Maker nor Bracketly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bracket Maker or Bracketly?
Bracket Maker ships an update monthly, and Bracketly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bracket Maker was updated on November 4, 2026 and Bracketly on November 5, 2026.

Other comparisons