Comparison

Chess Tournament Manager Pro vs RAQPLAY

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

Head to head
About

Chess Tournament Manager Pro

This app helps chess organizers create, manage, and share tournament reports for various formats like Swiss, Round-Robin, and Arena. It supports team events with detailed standings and individual tournaments with fast result entry and Elo updates. Professional PDF exports are available for pairings and rankings.

Highlights
  • Multiple tournament formats (Swiss, Round-Robin, Arena)
  • Team Swiss event management
  • Fast result entry and Elo updates
  • Custom tie-break ordering
  • Player and team statistics
  • PDF sharing for reports
  • Cloud backup
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Chess Tournament Manager helps chess organizers run tournaments from iPhone and iPad. Create events, manage players, enter results, handle byes and forfeits, follow standings and share tournament reports from one practical mobile app. Supported formats include Round-Robin, Knockout, Swiss, Dutch Swiss, Team Swiss and Arena tournaments. Dutch Swiss is a FIDE-aware Swiss pairing system designed for organizers who need stricter pairing behavior, clearer round handling and support for real tournament situations such as forfeits, technical byes and requested byes. Team Swiss makes it easier to run team-based chess events with board lineups, match points, game points and clear team standings. For individual events, you can manage Swiss, Dutch Swiss, Arena, Knockout and Round-Robin tournaments with fast result entry, Elo updates, player changes where supported, professional PDFs and flexible bye management. Key features: - Round-Robin, Knockout, Swiss, Dutch Swiss, Team Swiss and Arena formats. - FIDE-aware Dutch Swiss pairings for more structured Swiss tournaments. - Support for forfeits, technical byes and requested byes. - Clear round screens with player scores, Elo and rating changes. - Team match cards with board labels and balanced player details. - Custom tie-break ordering for Swiss, Dutch Swiss, Arena and Team Swiss events. - Direct Encounter, Buchholz, Buchholz Cut 1, Sonneborn-Berger and Most Wins support. - Player and team statistics with Elo history and tournament records. - Saved player lists for recurring clubs and events. - Tournament archiving for completed or inactive tournaments. - PDF sharing for pairings, rankings and tournament reports. - Cloud backup when available with a signed-in account. Designed for clubs, schools, coaches, arbiters and chess communities that need a reliable way to organize events without manual spreadsheets. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RAQPLAY

Features
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RaQplay is your platform for racket and paddle sports. Play more, compete more and connect with players across tennis, padel, badminton and pickleball. FIND YOUR NEXT MATCH Discover opportunities to play and connect with players at your club or community. PLAY YOUR WAY Join organized games, Open Play sessions, tournaments and competitive events. COMPETE AND CLIMB Track your rankings and challenge other players. With Ranking Ladder, compete directly against players above you and work your way to the top. TOURNAMENTS & EVENTS Discover and participate in events organized by clubs and communities. ONE PLATFORM. FOUR SPORTS. Tennis. Padel. Badminton. Pickleball. RaQplay brings players, clubs, matches, tournaments and rankings together in one place. Play. Compete. Connect.

Screenshots

Chess Tournament Manager Pro4 screens
RAQPLAY3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RAQPLAY at none against Chess Tournament Manager Pro's 2. RAQPLAY also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). Chess Tournament Manager Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On price, ads and device support 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. Chess Tournament Manager Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RAQPLAY asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Tournament Manager Pro ships an update every 5 days, RAQPLAY daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chess Tournament Manager Pro versus RAQPLAY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Tournament Manager ProRAQPLAY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Milanorodrigo Mejias Garcia

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chess Tournament Manager Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Swiss system$3.99
None

RAQPLAY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Tournament Manager Pro free?
Chess Tournament Manager Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RAQPLAY free?
RAQPLAY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Tournament Manager Pro or RAQPLAY have ads?
Neither Chess Tournament Manager Pro nor RAQPLAY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Tournament Manager Pro or RAQPLAY?
Chess Tournament Manager Pro ships an update every 5 days, and RAQPLAY daily. Most recently, Chess Tournament Manager Pro was updated on October 27, 2026 and RAQPLAY on September 13, 2026.

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