Comparison

Set Match! vs Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker

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

Head to head
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.

About

Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker

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Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker takes the chaos out of social and club badminton. Whether you've booked one court or six, Shuttlebug builds fair rotations for you, keeps score, and settles who's really top of the ladder—so you spend less time organizing and more time playing. Perfect for badminton clubs, office groups, coaching sessions, and weekend meetups. FAIR AUTO-SCHEDULING Add your players, choose singles or doubles, and tell Shuttlebug how many courts you've booked. It automatically builds each round so everyone gets equal court time—no more players stuck sitting out while others hog the court. Set a 60 or 120 minute session and we'll plan the perfect number of rounds to fit your slot. LIVE COURTS & EASY SWAPS See every court at a glance with clear Team A vs Team B matchups. Need to rebalance skill levels or fix a pairing? Swap any two players—including those resting—in a single tap. Mark the winner of each match right from the court view. LEADERBOARDS THAT MATTER Track wins across every session with a live leaderboard. Tap any player to open their profile and see win rate, games played, total wins and losses, and full session history. COMMUNITIES FOR EVERY GROUP Create a community for your club and invite players with a simple code. Play with two different groups? Create separate communities and switch between them instantly—each keeps its own players, sessions, and leaderboards. Owners can rename the group, set a group photo, remove members, and even hand ownership to someone else. SHAREABLE RECAPS When a session wraps, generate a clean results card with the champion and final standings—then share it straight to your group chat. BUILT FOR REAL SESSIONS • Singles and doubles support • Unlimited players and multiple courts • Fair rotation so everyone plays • One-tap player swapping • Live win tracking and per-session scoring • All-time community leaderboard • Individual player stats and history • Multiple communities with instant switching • Invite-by-code, member management, and ownership transfer • Shareable session recap cards • Syncs to the cloud so your whole group stays up to date Sign in, add your players, and start your first rotation in under a minute. Less admin, more badminton. Download Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker and run your best session yet.

Screenshots

Set Match!4 screens
Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker at none against Set Match!'s 4. On price, update cadence, 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. Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Set Match! ships an update fortnightly, Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Set Match! versus Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet Match!Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwimlerAniket Sananse

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
None

Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Set Match! free?
Set Match! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker free?
Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Set Match! or Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker have ads?
Neither Set Match! nor Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Set Match! or Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker?
Set Match! ships an update fortnightly, and Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Set Match! was updated on October 13, 2026 and Shuttlebug Badminton Tracker on October 13, 2026.

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