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 this app. It handles player additions, format selection, court assignments, and real-time score updates. Features include live tracking for participants and various tournament structures like round robin and elimination.

Highlights
  • Automated tournament organization
  • Live player tracking via web link
  • Six tournament formats (Round Robin, Elimination, Swiss, etc.)
  • Singles/doubles play on up to 10 courts
  • Customizable scoring and point systems
  • Player profiles and season standings
  • Printable fixtures and shareable results
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 November 8, 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
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
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 November 8, 2026 and Darts26 on October 31, 2026.

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