Comparison

Tournament Maker & Generator vs Darts26

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Darts26

Features
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Darts26 — New generation darts app Darts26 is designed to be simple enough for casual pub games but powerful enough for league players. The app name is inspired by the most common/annoying score on the board! 1-5-20 = 26 GAME MODES - X01 — 101, 301, 501. Multi-leg and multi-set matches. Per-dart or per-round entry - Cricket — Standard scoring and no-score variants. Segments 15–20 plus the Bull SMART CHECKOUTS - Default D16-favoured suggestions for one-, two-, and three-dart finishes - Set your own preferred checkout paths in the app or on the web checkout generator page - Import and export your checkout book as JSON DEEP STATISTICS - Three-dart and one-dart averages, checkout percentage, 180s, high finishes - Per-player and per-match breakdowns - Full match history kept on-device PLAYERS - Unlimited player roster with profiles - Per-player customizations and stats CAST TO YOUR TV - Send your X01 scoreboard to any Chromecast-enabled TV - If Chromecast not available, share your current game locally to another device via generated QR - Clean, full-screen scoreboard with high-score VOICE INPUT - Type your score or say it - Optionally you can use a wake word EXTRAS - Customizable on-screen buttons — drag to reorder, toggle to hide - Haptic feedback on every score - Configurable celebration animations and high-score threshold PRIVACY FIRST - 100% offline. No account, no sign-in, no tracking - Your players, games, and stats stay on your device Made for darts players, by a darts player.

Screenshots

Tournament Maker & Generator4 screens
Darts264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Darts26 at none against Tournament Maker & Generator's 3. Darts26 also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Tournament Maker & Generator's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). 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. Tournament Maker & Generator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Darts26 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tournament Maker & Generator ships an update every 4 days, Darts26 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Tournament Maker & Generator versus Darts26: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournament Maker & GeneratorDarts26
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob Dale-RourkeMate Rezsek

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tournament Maker & Generator

Subscriptions2
  • Tournament Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tournament Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tournament Pro — Lifetime Access$39.99
None

Darts26

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tournament Maker & Generator free?
Tournament Maker & Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Darts26 free?
Darts26 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tournament Maker & Generator or Darts26 have ads?
Neither Tournament Maker & Generator nor Darts26 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tournament Maker & Generator or Darts26?
Tournament Maker & Generator ships an update every 4 days, and Darts26 every 10 days. Most recently, Tournament Maker & Generator was updated on October 30, 2026 and Darts26 on October 31, 2026.

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