Comparison

YCAD vs Team Maker

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

Head to head
About

YCAD

Features
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PLAN SMARTER. COACH BETTER. YCAD is an all-in-one coaching platform built to help you plan practices, organize your season, run sessions, collaborate with your team, and keep developing as a coach. From designing a single drill to building a full season plan, YCAD brings your coaching workflow together in one modern app. PLAN PRACTICES Build structured practices using drills from your library or create new ones from scratch. • Organize practices into warm-ups, progressions, games, and other sections • Reuse successful practice plans across future sessions • Track timing and keep sessions balanced • Generate warm-ups, drills, and practice ideas with AI DESIGN DRILLS VISUALLY Create clear, professional drill diagrams for volleyball, basketball, hockey, soccer, and more. • Drag and position players, cones, balls, nets, and other equipment • Draw movement, passing, and positioning paths • Build multi-step drill progressions • Save drills to your personal library for future use COACH IN LIVE MODE Bring your practice plan onto the court, field, or ice. • Follow your practice in real time • Control drill timers and move between activities • Add time when a drill needs longer • Keep the next activity visible while you coach PLAN YOUR SEASON Turn long-term goals into practical weekly training. • Build season plans and training phases • Set objectives, focus areas, and development priorities • Schedule practices, competitions, and important dates • View everything together in the YCAD calendar YCAD AI YCAD AI works alongside your coaching content to help you plan and improve. Ask questions about your season, practices, drills, or coaching priorities. Generate new training ideas, review practice structure, and get feedback based on the information already inside YCAD. CONNECT YOUR COACHING TEAM Keep coaches, athletes, and programs organized. • Collaborate with other coaches • Organize athletes into teams and cohorts • Track upcoming sessions • Share selected sessions through read-only web links • Collect and view attendance in real time LEARN AND DEVELOP The YCAD Learning Center gives coaches access to structured learning content across areas such as planning, athlete development, mental performance, and safe sport. Track your progress and continue developing alongside your athletes. BUILT FOR MULTIPLE SPORTS YCAD's flexible planning and layout tools support volleyball, basketball, hockey, soccer, and other sports. Whether you're coaching one team or managing an entire season, YCAD gives you one place to plan, organize, learn, and coach. Download YCAD and take your coaching workflow with you. Privacy Policy: https://ycad.ca/privacy Terms of Use: https://ycad.ca/terms

About

Team Maker

Quickly set up single-elimination or round-robin tournaments for various sports. Add players, track scores, and share results without needing an account or internet connection. Supports multiple formats and sports with smart defaults.

Highlights
  • Multiple tournament formats (single elimination, double elimination, round robin, group stage)
  • Supports 20+ sports with smart defaults
  • Offline functionality, no account required
  • Automatic score tracking and bracket progression
  • Export and share brackets as PNG or PDF
  • Pinch-to-zoom for large brackets
  • Dark mode and 24 language support
Features
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Set up a tournament bracket in under 30 seconds. Pick your sport, add your players, and start competing — no account, no signup, no internet required. Tournament Brackets is the fastest way to run tournaments for ping pong at Thanksgiving, beer pong at a party, foosball at the office, or chess in the park. Just pick a sport, choose a format, enter names, and your bracket is ready. FOUR TOURNAMENT FORMATS Single Elimination — Classic bracket where one loss means you're out. Supports 2 to 32 players with automatic byes for odd numbers. Double Elimination — Everyone gets a second chance. Winners bracket, losers bracket, and grand final. Supports 4 to 16 players. Group Stage + Playoffs — Round-robin groups feed into a single elimination playoff. Standings update automatically. Perfect for 8, 16, or 32 players. Round Robin — Everyone plays everyone. Full standings table with wins, losses, draws, points, and goal difference. Supports 3 to 32 players. 20 SPORTS WITH SMART DEFAULTS Basketball, volleyball, tennis, table tennis, soccer, badminton, chess, bowling, pickleball, pool, cornhole, darts, beer pong, spikeball, foosball, ultimate frisbee, air hockey, kickball, esports — or create your own. Each sport comes with the right scoring method, recommended format, and team labels already set. Chess uses half-point scoring. Tennis and table tennis use sets. Soccer uses 3-1-0 standings. Everything just works. SCORE TRACKING & BRACKET PROGRESSION Tap any match to enter scores. The winner advances to the next round automatically. In double elimination, losers get routed to the losers bracket. In group stages, standings recalculate after every match. When groups are done, advance the top teams to playoffs with one tap. Supports points-based and sets-based scoring with configurable points per set. PINCH TO ZOOM Brackets can get big. Pinch to zoom in on any match or zoom out to see the full picture. Smooth, native scrolling that follows your fingers. EXPORT & SHARE Export your bracket as a PNG image or PDF. Share it on iMessage, Slack, WhatsApp, or wherever your group hangs out. WORKS OFFLINE All data stays on your device. No account needed. No internet required. Create and run tournaments anywhere — at a campsite, in a gym, or at a house party with no Wi-Fi. DARK MODE & 24 LANGUAGES Full dark mode support. Localized in 24 languages so everyone can follow along. Terms Of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

YCAD4 screens
Team Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: YCAD at fortnightly against Team Maker's every 3 months. YCAD also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. YCAD sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Team Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YCAD ships an update fortnightly, Team Maker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
YCAD versus Team Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYCADTeam Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB13 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperConlan WilsonOleksandr Ohurtsov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

YCAD

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (1 Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
2 purchases

Team Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is YCAD free?
YCAD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Team Maker free?
Team Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YCAD or Team Maker have ads?
Neither YCAD nor Team Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YCAD or Team Maker?
YCAD ships an update fortnightly, and Team Maker every 3 months. Most recently, YCAD was updated on October 7, 2026 and Team Maker on October 12, 2026.

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