Comparison

Tournament Generator vs Set Match!

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

Head to head
About

Tournament Generator

Features
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Tournament Generator turns any pickup game, club night, or league event into a fully organized tournament in minutes — round robin, brackets, and beyond, for singles or doubles, on any number of courts. TOURNAMENT FORMATS • Round Robin — everyone plays everyone, fair and simple • Single Elimination — classic knockout bracket • Double Elimination — losers get a second chance • Swiss System — balanced pairings without a full round robin • Group Stage — pools that feed into playoffs • Ladder — ongoing challenge-based ranking SMART MATCH GENERATION • Unique pairing mode rotates every player through new partners and opponents each round • Fixed pairs mode locks in teams for the whole event • Fair sit-out rotation, so nobody sits out twice before everyone else has had a turn • Multi-court scheduling keeps every court running matches at once MATCH TRACKING • Live score entry as matches finish • Full match history for every completed tournament • Round timers with alerts so play stays on schedule • Player stats — wins, losses, games played BUILT FOR ANY SPORT Pickleball, tennis, padel, badminton, spikeball, table tennis, squash, volleyball — if it's played in rounds on a court, Tournament Generator can run it. PLAYER MANAGEMENT • Add, edit, and mark players active or inactive mid-event • Track skill levels for balanced pairings • Roster carries over between tournaments Built for iPhone and iPad. Whether you're running a Tuesday-night pickleball round robin or a full club championship bracket, Tournament Generator handles the scheduling so you can focus on play. WHO IT'S FOR • Padel, pickleball, and tennis clubs running weekly round robins • PE teachers organizing a school sports day or class tournament • Office managers planning a lunchtime table tennis or foosball tournament • Families running game night — darts, chess, board games, and more • Leagues and community centers tracking season-long standings • Anyone who's ever paired up players on a whiteboard and wished it were easier MORE SPORTS SUPPORTED Beach tennis, cornhole, netball, cricket, rugby, darts, foosball, chess — Tournament Generator isn't limited to court sports. If it's played head-to-head or team vs. team in rounds, it fits. WHY PLAYERS CHOOSE TOURNAMENT GENERATOR • No account, no login, no ads — everything stays private on your device • Works fully offline once your tournament is set up • Multi-set scoring — Best of 3, Best of 5, or a fixed number of sets, with deuce handled correctly • Translated into 19 languages, so your whole club can use it comfortably Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Set Match!

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**Set Match! Your Ultimate Tournament & Social Play Organizer** Stop wrestling with notebooks and spreadsheets. Set Match! is a free tournament and social session manager built for players and club organizers who want to run competitive matches with clarity, fairness, and precision. Designed for Tennis, Padel, Pickleball, and Table Tennis — with more sports coming soon. You focus on the game. We handle the brackets, scores, matchmaking, and rankings. **Tournament Formats** • Round Robin — everyone plays everyone, groups supported • Knockout — classic single-elimination with seeding • Swiss — balanced round-by-round matchups, no rematches • Compass Draw — no one is eliminated; every player finishes with a final placement from 1 to N • Switch Doubles — rotating partners so everyone teams with everyone • Manual — full control over custom pairings For 8-player round robins, pick a structured Semi-Finals stage with cross-group matchups, or proceed straight to knockouts. **Compass Draw — Everyone Plays, Everyone Places** Perfect for club events where you want to maximise court time. Winners advance toward 1st place; losers drop into consolation brackets to play for every other position. Every player is guaranteed multiple matches and a final placement. Includes a visual bracket viewer with Round 1 in the centre, winners flowing right and consolation flowing left. Works for any number of players in Singles or Fixed-Partner Doubles. **Social Play Sessions** Run social play nights with full control: • Up to 12 courts • Smart matchmaking — no repeat partners in doubles, no repeat opponents in singles • Skill-balanced groupings keep matches competitive • Courts run independently — finish a match, enter the score, fill the next • Manage resting players, add latecomers mid-session • Full post-session report with match history and leaderboard **Smart Player Rankings** Modern rating algorithms rank players fairly: • Elo-style system for Singles • Advanced team-rating logic for Fixed Doubles • Partner-independent TrueSkill-style ratings for Switch Doubles Sortable leaderboards let you compare players across metrics quickly. **Custom Match Lengths** Single Set • Best of 3 • Best of 3 with Tiebreak • Best of 5 Sets **Player Database** Save and manage your roster once. Select participants instantly for new tournaments or sessions without re-entering data. **Score Tracking** Fast, intuitive set-by-set entry designed for courtside use. Tiebreak sets are automatically detected and counted correctly in standings. **History & Sharing** Full records of past tournaments and sessions — standings, match history, ratings progression. Tournament cards show player names at a glance. Share standings and leaderboards as images directly from the app. **Scales to Any Size** Any number of players or teams from 2 to 64. Automatic BYE handling for odd counts. Switch Doubles supports up to 64 players with smart rotation. **Completely Free** All features free — unlimited players, tournaments up to 64 players or teams, multi-court social sessions. No paywalls, no subscriptions. Download Set Match! today and bring professional organization and fair competition to your matches.

Screenshots

Tournament Generator4 screens
Set Match!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Set Match! at 15.0 against Tournament Generator's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tournament Generator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Set Match! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tournament Generator ships an update weekly, Set Match! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Tournament Generator versus Set Match!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournament GeneratorSet Match!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob Dale-RourkeTwimler

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tournament Generator

Subscriptions2
  • Tournament Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tournament Pro — Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tournament Pro — Lifetime Access$39.99
4 purchases

Set Match!

One-time4
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Medium Coffee!$1.99
  • Large Coffee$2.99
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  • Mega Coffee$4.99

Questions

Is Tournament Generator free?
Tournament Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Set Match! free?
Set Match! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tournament Generator or Set Match! have ads?
Neither Tournament Generator nor Set Match! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tournament Generator or Set Match!?
Tournament Generator ships an update weekly, and Set Match! every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tournament Generator was updated on September 20, 2026 and Set Match! on September 9, 2026.

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