Comparison

Rounds Golf vs BracketKeepers

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

Head to head
About

Rounds Golf

Follow live golf matches with friends, track scores hole-by-hole, and manage friendly bets. Keep a history of your rounds and build leagues to stay connected with your golfing community.

Highlights
  • Live round tracking
  • Multiple game scoring modes
  • Friendly bet management
  • Player statistics and history
  • League creation and management
  • Real-time score updates
Features
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Your buddy is 2-up through 14 and you're watching it happen from your couch. Rounds is live golf with your crew — a clean scorecard on the course, friendly bets, and a window into the round for everyone who couldn't make the tee time. FOLLOW IT LIVE Every round on Rounds can be watched. Scores land hole by hole. The match flips on 16 and everyone following knows it the second it happens. There was a time when this meant waiting for a call from the parking lot. Not anymore. SCORE ANY GAME YOU PLAY Stroke play, Match Play, Skins, Best Ball, Scramble, Wolf, Nassau, Stableford, Vegas. Set it up in seconds, score it as you walk. No clutter — just the round and the people in it. SETTLE UP CLEAN Set the stakes before the first tee. Everyone sees the bet. Everyone sees the result. When the round closes, it settles — so the only argument left is about the swing, not the math. YOUR HISTORY, KEPT Every round you play builds your record: scores, trends, the day you finally broke 80. It gets better the longer you play. YOUR PEOPLE Follow your friends. Build leagues. Run season-long bragging rights. Keep the group chat where it belongs — around the round. Rounds is for the game played outside, on your feet, with the people who make it worth it. The early tee time. The long walk. The shot you’ll be talking about for years. Golf is best when everyone’s in it. This one’s for them too.

About

BracketKeepers

Features
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Make a bracket in a minute and put it on the TV. No account, no ads, no subscription. BracketKeepers runs your tournament from your phone while everyone follows it live. Cornhole night, pickleball, padel, darts, office ping pong, school intramurals: type or paste the names, pick a format, tap Go. Every phone, tablet, or TV browser that opens your link shows the same live bracket, with who is playing now and who is up next. Nothing to install on the TV. FORMATS - Single elimination, with an optional consolation bracket so everyone plays at least twice. - Double elimination with a Second chance bracket and a Fair final. - Round robin with an automatic schedule and standings. - Pools, then playoff. - Americano and Mexicano for 4 to 24 players: 2 v 2, a new partner every round, ranked by points scored. - King / Queen of the Beach: sign up solo, new partner every game. - Best of 3 or best of 5, plus ladder, league table, and house points. - Any number of teams. Byes are shown clearly. FAST TO SET UP - Saved player lists: last week's names are one tap away. - Paste a list from anywhere or import a CSV from a spreadsheet. - Help me choose suggests a format for your time and courts. ONE TAP TO RUN - Who won? Tap the winner. Add a score if you want one. - Mark games as playing on Court 1 or Board 2, and the TV shows it. - Undo instead of pop-ups. ON THE BIG SCREEN - Share by link, QR code, or 5 letter code to any number of screens. - AirPlay or HDMI on iPhone and iPad, Present mode on iPad. - When the final is decided, the champion gets a big moment on every screen. SHARE AND PRINT - Share result card: a clean picture of the champion and the final for your group chat. - Print or save a PDF of any bracket, sized for Letter or A4, with a QR code back to the live board. LEAGUES AND SEASONS - Make any tournament a league: the same players week after week, and every night adds into one season table. - League home shows the standings, nights, players, and past seasons. Export a CSV or a backup at any time. - The first 2 nights of every league are free. - Sign in if you like, and your leagues follow you to your other devices. BRACKETKEEPERS PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) - Leagues: every night after the first 2, the season table on the TV, a court and time schedule for every game, and the season recap (a PDF and cards to share). - 12 Pro board skins, from Fight Night to Trophy Room, each with its own champion moment. Try one free for a whole event. - Your club's name and logo on every screen, no Made with BracketKeepers mark. - Every saved tournament stays open. - A permanent code for your venue TV. Every format stays free, with no team cap and no viewer cap.

Screenshots

Rounds Golf4 screens
BracketKeepers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rounds Golf at none against BracketKeepers's 1. Rounds Golf also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). BracketKeepers's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and iOS requirement 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. BracketKeepers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rounds Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rounds Golf against 5.0 for BracketKeepers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rounds Golf has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rounds Golf ships an update weekly, BracketKeepers every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rounds Golf versus BracketKeepers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRounds GolfBracketKeepers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRounds Golf LLCJoseph Ting

In-app purchases

None

Rounds Golf

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BracketKeepers

One-time1
  • RankKeepers Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Rounds Golf free?
Rounds Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BracketKeepers free?
BracketKeepers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rounds Golf or BracketKeepers?
Rounds Golf and BracketKeepers are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Rounds Golf or BracketKeepers have ads?
Neither Rounds Golf nor BracketKeepers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rounds Golf or BracketKeepers?
Rounds Golf ships an update weekly, and BracketKeepers every 2 days. Most recently, Rounds Golf was updated on November 4, 2026 and BracketKeepers on November 6, 2026.

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