Comparison

Bracketly Lite 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

Bracketly Lite

Features
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Tournament Management has never been so easy! Bracketly Lite makes it quick and easy to manage basic tournaments, including both single and double-elimination brackets, as well as Round Robin tournaments! Make your tournament in seconds with up to 32 participants in a bracket format, or up to 4 groups of up to 8 participants in a round robin format. All you need to do to create your own custom tournament is enter the names of the participants and the application will set everything up for you! From there, edit the game scores to advance the tournament. Primary Features: • Up to 32 participants in single-elimination brackets • Up to 32 participants in double-elimination brackets • Up to 4 groups and 8 participants per group in round robin tournaments • Round Robin tournaments with more than one group or more than one winner per group • Basic game score management • Offline bracket management (no internet connection necessary)

About

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

Bracketly Lite4 screens
Set Match!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bracketly Lite at none against Set Match!'s 4. Set Match!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Set Match! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Bracketly Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Bracketly Lite versus Set Match!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracketly LiteSet Match!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElijah WolfTwimler

In-app purchases

None

Bracketly Lite

No in-app purchases

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 Bracketly Lite free?
Bracketly Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Set Match! free?
Set Match! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bracketly Lite or Set Match! have ads?
Neither Bracketly Lite nor Set Match! shows ads.

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