RNKD vs The Rooster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RNKD
This app transforms local sports into competitive seasons with real rankings. Find and join tournaments for various sports, manage your team, and track live results and standings. Compete to climb local and global leaderboards.
- Find and join local sports tournaments
- Manage team rosters and lineups
- Live brackets, scores, and standings
- Earn and track player rankings
- Create and organize your own tournaments
- In-app payment processing for fees
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RNKD turns local pickup sports into a real season. Find a tournament near you, register in seconds, and earn a rank that carries from one event to the next. FIND AND JOIN • Browse tournaments happening near you • 18 sports and 38 formats — pickleball, volleyball, soccer, basketball, tennis, badminton, cricket, futsal, flag football and more • Men's, women's and coed divisions • Register on your own or bring a full roster • Add any event to your calendar in one tap RUN YOUR TEAM • Invite teammates and build your roster • Set your lineup before the first match • Check in on site when the organizer opens check-in • Get a notification when your match is up • Pay your captain your share of the entry fee with Venmo, Cash App or PayPal FOLLOW EVERY MATCH • Live brackets — single elimination, double elimination, round robin, Swiss and group stage • Scores and standings update as the day goes • Verified results, and a way to flag anything that looks wrong • Share your finish as a story-sized card after every event CLIMB THE RANKS • Play your placement matches to earn your first tier • Gain RP with every result • Tier and division progression that follows you across every event • Local and global leaderboards ORGANIZING ONE INSTEAD? • Create a tournament in a few minutes • Seeded brackets generated for you • Registration, rosters and check-in handled in the app • Message every team in your event • Entry fees collected in the app and paid out to your bank • Pay winners with Venmo, Cash App, PayPal or Zelle, and track who has been paid Entry fees are admission to a real-world, in-person event, and are processed by Stripe. Support: support@rnkdapp.com Privacy: https://rnkdapp.com/privacy Terms: https://rnkdapp.com/terms
The Rooster
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The Rooster is the home base for tournament sports — built for players, captains, and directors who want less chaos and more game day. Find your next event Browse tournaments near you on a map or list. Save the ones you love. See dates, locations, divisions, and entry fees before you commit. Build your team Create a team, manage your roster, invite players with a link, and keep everyone in sync — from signup to the final out. Register & pay in one flow Sign up for divisions, handle waitlists, and pay securely in the app. Captains stay organized. Players know where they stand. Run it like a director Publish tournaments, invite teams, manage registrations, send announcements, generate brackets, and enter scores as games go live. Share flyers and QR codes so the field finds you. Stay in the action Follow schedules, brackets, and results. Get day-of alerts when it matters. Watch public tournament pages even without an account — then jump in when you’re ready to play. Whether you’re hunting for a weekend bracket, filling a roster, or running the whole event — The Rooster keeps discovery, teams, payments, and live ops in one app. Download The Rooster. Get on the field.
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Verdict
RNKD and The Rooster are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RNKD ships an update fortnightly, The Rooster every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RNKD | The Rooster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | RNKD | Athlure |
In-app purchases
RNKD
No in-app purchases
The Rooster
No in-app purchases








