Comparison

BallStats vs BracketForge

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

Head to head

BallStats

Record b-ball games & analyze

Tournament Bracket Maker

Free

⚽ Sports

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About

BallStats

Features

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Key Features: 1) Clean Input Keyboards In Game! 2) Insightful Data Analysis for Your Matches! 3) Edit Input Data with EASE! 4) Clean and Tidy UI Design!

About

BracketForge

Features

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BracketForge creates professional single-elimination tournament brackets. Perfect for sports leagues, gaming tournaments, and office competitions. Features: - Brackets for 4 to 32 participants - Tap to advance winners through rounds - Custom seeding with drag-and-drop - Share bracket as image - Tournament history - Clean, visual bracket display Premium unlocks unlimited tournaments, up to 32 participants, custom seeding, image sharing, and history. Free users get 1 active tournament with up to 8 participants. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BallStats4 screens

BracketForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BallStats at none against BracketForge's 1. BallStats also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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. BracketForge sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. BallStats asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BallStats ships an update daily, BracketForge fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

BallStats versus BracketForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	BallStats	BracketForge
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Daily — better	Fortnightly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	29 MB	1 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Ting Kiu Lee	杰向

In-app purchases

None

BallStats

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BracketForge

Subscriptions1

Premium — Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is BallStats free?

BallStats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is BracketForge free?

BracketForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do BallStats or BracketForge have ads?

Neither BallStats nor BracketForge shows ads.

Which is updated more often, BallStats or BracketForge?

BallStats ships an update daily, and BracketForge fortnightly. Most recently, BallStats was updated on October 25, 2026 and BracketForge on October 25, 2026.