Bracket vs BracketKeepers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bracket
Organize any competition with this comprehensive tournament manager. Create custom brackets, automate matchups, track scores, and export results seamlessly. Ideal for sports leagues, esports events, or casual game nights.
- Custom bracket creation
- Automated matchups
- Score and standings tracking
- Results export
- Supports unlimited participants
- Single and double elimination
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Run a whole tournament from your phone. Add the players, pick a format, and Bracket draws the matchups, moves the winners on and keeps the standings up to date. Made for game nights, clubs, leagues, schools and offices: pickleball, tennis, table tennis, darts, chess, esports, board games, or anything else with a winner. FORMATS • Single elimination, with an optional bronze medal match • Double elimination, with a grand final reset • Round robin • Swiss • Groups, then knockout: 2 to 8 groups, the top players go through SCORE IT YOUR WAY • Winner only: just tap the name that won • Points • Games: best of 1, 3, 5 or 7, played to 11, 15, 21 or 25 • Race to a target score • Forfeits for no-shows, and Undo if you tap the wrong one A BRACKET THAT KEEPS UP • Random or manual seeding, with the top seeds kept apart • Byes are placed for you when the numbers don't come out even • Change a result and the bracket re-routes itself • Gold and bronze medal matches, and a podium at the end • Live standings for every format • Turn your phone sideways to see the whole knockout bracket EASY TO SET UP • Add players or teams by name, from Contacts, or from a CSV or text file • Your tournaments sync across your devices with iCloud • Archive finished tournaments to keep your list tidy • Light and dark mode, in 45 languages BRACKET PRO Pro unlocks unlimited tournaments, up to 128 players per bracket, PDF export and player photos. Without Pro you can run 3 tournaments with up to 16 players each. Pro comes as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OTHEiZlkyLtMAOWHuetpN4yOO-RO0sAi3Mmx5PQfr9g/edit?usp=sharing
BracketKeepers
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BracketKeepers at none against Bracket's shown. BracketKeepers also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and in-app purchases 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. Bracket sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and BracketKeepers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bracket ships an update monthly, BracketKeepers every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bracket | BracketKeepers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Kok Keong | Joseph Ting |
In-app purchases
Bracket
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
BracketKeepers
- RankKeepers Pro$6.99
Questions
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