Comparison

Tournament & Bracket Maker vs Matchup Master

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

Head to head
About

Tournament & Bracket Maker

Easily create and manage various sports tournaments and leagues, from casual friend groups to organized clubs. Supports multiple formats, real-time tracking, and sport-specific scoring. Simulate matches and share tournaments instantly.

Highlights
  • Multiple tournament formats (League, Playoff, League+Playoff, Groups+Playoff)
  • Supports 14 different sports
  • Customizable scoring and tiebreaker rules
  • Real-time sync and collaboration features
  • Match simulation for fantasy scenarios
  • Flexible bracket generation up to 512 competitors
Features
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Tournaments made simple — whether it's just you, a group of friends, or an entire organization. Maybe you want to simulate your dream World Cup. Maybe your friends need someone to run the office tournament. Maybe your club needs a proper league system. This app works for all of it — from solo fantasy play to full-scale competitions. Set up in minutes, invite your people, track everything in real-time. 14 SPORTS SUPPORTED • Football (Soccer) • Basketball • Ice Hockey • American Football • Rugby • Tennis • Table Tennis • Volleyball • Badminton • Handball • Baseball • Cricket • Floorball • Field Hockey 4 TOURNAMENT FORMATS • League — Round-robin with standings tables and customizable point systems • Playoff — Single or double elimination brackets with seeding options • League + Playoff — Regular season followed by elimination rounds (NBA/NHL style) • Groups + Playoff — Group stage into knockout rounds (World Cup/Champions League style) LEAGUE FEATURES • Multiple round-robins — Play 2x, 3x, or more complete cycles • Customizable point systems — Configure points for win, draw, and loss • Tiebreaker rules — Set priority order for goal difference, head-to-head, goals scored • Overtime settings — Enable or disable extra time with custom rules • Live standings — Automatic table calculation after each match PLAYOFF FEATURES • Single match — One game decides the winner • Home & Away Legs — Two-legged ties with optional away goals rule • First-to-N-wins — Play until one side reaches the required wins (NHL/NBA style) • Best-of Series — Set maximum matches, first to majority wins (BO3, BO5, BO7, or any number) • Bracket generation — Random draw, seeded pairings, or coefficient-based matchups • Flexible brackets — From 2 to 512 competitors SPORT-SPECIFIC SCORING • Goals/Points tracking (Football, Ice Hockey, Basketball, Field Hockey, Handball, Floorball) • Goals per half/period (Football, Ice Hockey, Rugby, Handball, Floorball, Field Hockey) • Points per quarter/period (Basketball, American Football) • Sets & games (Tennis, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Badminton) • Runs, wickets & overs (Cricket) • Innings scoring (Baseball) • Bonus points for tries (Rugby) • Overtime modes: Sudden death, extra time, extra innings, super over • Fully customizable — Adjust number of periods, sets, or innings for any sport COLLABORATION & SHARING • User Roles — Owner, Admin, Member with different permissions • QR Code Sharing — Scan to join any tournament instantly • Real-Time Sync — All changes update across devices • Deep Links — Share tournaments via messaging apps MATCH SIMULATION Simulate entire tournaments for fun. Generate realistic match results based on sport-specific algorithms. Perfect for testing brackets, running fantasy scenarios, or adding gamification to your competitions. FREE FEATURES • All 4 tournament formats • Up to 16 competitors • Enter final scores or scores for each period • Log individual scorers with minute timestamps and own goals • Track overtime with separate scores • Live standings, match history, and scorer statistics • Simulate individual matches with final results • Invite 1 collaborator • Max 2 seasons • Basic color themes PREMIUM FEATURES • Up to 512 competitors • Unlimited collaborators • Simulate rounds or tournaments with detailed period-by-period scores • PDF export • Custom logos • Unlimited number of seasons • Premium color themes (Premier League, Champions League, Bundesliga) Download the app and transform how you organize sports competitions! Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/champify-terms-of-use

About

Matchup Master

Features
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【English Supported】 Matchup Master helps you create tournament brackets, manage matches, and share results from one clear screen. Enter participant names, choose the pairing method, review the final bracket, and start the tournament. During play, use card view to tap the winner of each match. Winners automatically move forward, so you can focus on running the event instead of rewriting the bracket. Key features: ・Create tournament brackets quickly ・Use manual placement, entry order, random order, or seeded brackets ・Tap winners to advance matches automatically ・Switch between card view and bracket view ・Export brackets as PDF or image files ・Choose A4/A3, portrait/landscape, and print-ready layouts ・Round-robin format support ・Duplicate tournaments, search history, and sort events Matchup Master is useful for club events, school tournaments, tabletop games, card games, esports, company events, and local competitions. It keeps your bracket readable before, during, and after the tournament. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tournament & Bracket Maker4 screens
Matchup Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tournament & Bracket Maker and Matchup Master are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Tournament & Bracket Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Matchup Master sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tournament & Bracket Maker versus Matchup Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournament & Bracket MakerMatchup Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMichal BelohoubekKojiro Fujisaka

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tournament & Bracket Maker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly, Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly, Premium$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Matchup Master

Subscriptions2
  • Matchup Master Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Matchup Master Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Matchup Master Pro One-Time$29.99

Questions

Is Tournament & Bracket Maker free?
Tournament & Bracket Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Matchup Master free?
Matchup Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tournament & Bracket Maker or Matchup Master have ads?
Neither Tournament & Bracket Maker nor Matchup Master shows ads.

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