Tournament Maker & Generator vs Set Match!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tournament Maker & Generator
Organize sports tournaments effortlessly with multiple formats like round robin and knockout brackets. Manage players, track scores, and generate live updates for participants. Features include fair pairings, customizable scoring, and printable fixtures.
- Multiple tournament formats (Round Robin, Knockout, Swiss)
- Player and team management
- Live score tracking and updates
- Customizable scoring rules
- Printable fixtures and result cards
- Player ratings and statistics
- Offline functionality
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Tournament Generator turns a club night, a school sports day or a weekend championship into a properly organized tournament in about a minute. Add your players, pick a format and the number of courts, and the app makes every pairing, keeps every court busy and updates the table the moment a score goes in. No account, no ads, and it works offline. NEW: LIVE LINK • Tap Live during a tournament and players follow the action on their own phone: matches on every court, the live table, results, what's up next and the round timer • They scan a QR code or type a 6-character join code at tournamentgenerator.app/join. No app or account needed to watch • When you finish, the page shows the podium and every result • Print a QR poster for the venue wall, or put the QR code on your printed fixtures • Pro: Keep this link — one link for the whole event, online for 90 days SIX TOURNAMENT FORMATS • Round Robin — everyone meets everyone: once, twice, three times or continuously • Single Elimination — knockout bracket with seeding and an optional 3rd-place playoff • Double Elimination — lose twice to go out, with a bracket reset in the final • Swiss — players meet others on the same score, avoiding rematches, for as many rounds as you choose • Group Stage — balanced groups that feed a knockout • Ladder — winners move up, losers move down, every round FAIR, SMART PAIRINGS • Singles or doubles, on up to 10 courts at once • Unique pairing rotates partners and opponents so nobody keeps meeting the same people, or lock in fixed pairs • Fair sit-outs: whoever has sat out least plays next • Same Court mode keeps players of a similar level on one court all night • Social "No Winners" mode for relaxed play where taking part is all that counts SCORING THAT FITS YOUR SPORT • Tap the winner, or enter the score • One set, Best of 3, 5 or 7, or a fixed number of sets • Target score, win by 2 and a points cap, with sensible defaults for each sport • Draws supported outside knockouts • Fix a mistyped result later and the table recalculates POINTS, STANDINGS AND SEASONS • Choose how many points a win, draw or loss is worth • Clear tiebreaks: points, point difference, and head-to-head in groups • Seasons (Pro) turn weekly club nights into one league table: league points, wins only or placement points • Full history of every tournament, with podium, leaderboard and stats PLAYERS, CLUBS AND RATINGS • Your roster carries over between tournaments; tag players by club • Player profiles with wins, losses, best streak, win rate and a rating that learns from results • Add, swap or rest players mid-tournament, and change the setup until the first score is in PRINT, SHARE AND TIME • Printable fixtures PDF with score boxes and an optional check-in sheet • Share result cards with the podium and standings to WhatsApp, Messages and more • Round timer with alarm sounds keeps every court finishing together WHO IT'S FOR • Padel and pickleball clubs running weekly social nights and Americano-style round robins • Tennis, badminton and squash clubs, coaches, leagues and PE teachers • Anyone who has ever paired up players on a whiteboard and wished it were easier FREE AND PRO Free: Round Robin and Single Elimination, up to 8 players on one court, singles and doubles, the live link, printable fixtures and share cards. Pro unlocks all six formats, unlimited players, up to 10 courts, multi-set matches, Seasons, full history, advanced stats, history backup and banner-free sharing. Try Pro free for 7 days, then choose monthly, yearly or a one-time lifetime purchase. MADE FOR PICKLEBALL, PADEL, TENNIS, BADMINTON AND SQUASH — or choose Any Sport for anything played head-to-head in rounds. Runs on iPhone and iPad, in 19 languages. No account, no login, no ads — your tournaments stay on your device unless you share a live link. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tournament Maker & Generator at every 4 days against Set Match!'s fortnightly. Set Match!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Tournament Maker & 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.
Tournament Maker & Generator ships an update every 4 days, Set Match! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tournament Maker & Generator | Set Match! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Dale-Rourke | Twimler |
In-app purchases
Tournament Maker & Generator
- Tournament Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Tournament Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Tournament Pro — Lifetime Access$39.99
Set Match!
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Medium Coffee!$1.99
- Large Coffee$2.99
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- Mega Coffee$4.99
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