Bracket Baby vs Team Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bracket Baby
Easily create and manage sports tournament brackets for various competition types. This app simplifies organizing events with features like auto-generated matchups, live standings, and flexible result tracking. It's ideal for sports fans, esports players, and leagues looking for a straightforward competition management tool.
- Fast bracket creation
- Multiple tournament modes
- Round robin scheduling
- Auto-pick winners
- Live rankings and win-loss tracking
- Export and share brackets
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Bracket Baby is a fast, modern tournament bracket builder designed for sports fans, esports players, leagues, and competitive events of all kinds. Create tournament brackets in seconds, auto-generate matchups, track wins and losses, and manage competitions with a simple tap-based interface. Bracket Baby is especially powerful for pickleball groups and organizers, offering one of the easiest ways to run round robin tournaments with live standings and automatic rankings. Whether you’re running a March Madness pool, organizing a pickleball ladder, managing a league night, or hosting a casual game night, Bracket Baby keeps the focus on the competition — not the setup. KEY FEATURES • Fast Bracket Creation – Build tournament brackets in seconds with a clean, intuitive setup flow • Multiple Tournament Modes – Single elimination, double elimination, and round robin tournaments • Round Robin Scheduling (Perfect for Pickleball) – Automatically generate fair matchups so everyone plays multiple games with live standings that update as results are entered • Auto-Pick Winners – Instantly generate match results for simulations, predictions, or quick tournament play • Live Rankings & Win–Loss Tracking – Standings update automatically for players or teams after each match • Flexible Match Control – Advance winners with a tap or reverse results anytime • Export & Share – Share tournament brackets and standings as clean, high-quality images BUILT FOR PICKLEBALL & SOCIAL PLAY Bracket Baby makes it easy to run pickleball round robin tournaments for: • Open play groups • Rec center sessions • Club ladders • Social leagues and tournaments No spreadsheets. No whiteboards. No confusion. PRIVACY FIRST Bracket Baby works fully offline. No accounts, no logins, no tracking, and no personal data collection. Your tournaments stay on your device. Purchases are securely handled by Apple and can be restored anytime using your Apple ID through the Restore Purchases option. BRACKET BABY PRO SUBSCRIPTION Bracket Baby offers an optional auto-renewing subscription called Bracket Baby Pro that unlocks advanced tournament features. • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Built for speed. Designed for clarity. Made for competition. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mFhy0Sdegz05mOELqbhyLt3jWcyVoatHoyWuT_OEeoU Terms of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-zaYIo7NDVECi9dL0uBCSsdVivLYufQhtvxTx5QtZpo Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Team Maker
Quickly set up single-elimination or round-robin tournaments for various sports. Add players, track scores, and share results without needing an account or internet connection. Supports multiple formats and sports with smart defaults.
- Multiple tournament formats (single elimination, double elimination, round robin, group stage)
- Supports 20+ sports with smart defaults
- Offline functionality, no account required
- Automatic score tracking and bracket progression
- Export and share brackets as PNG or PDF
- Pinch-to-zoom for large brackets
- Dark mode and 24 language support
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Set up a tournament bracket in under 30 seconds. Pick your sport, add your players, and start competing — no account, no signup, no internet required. Tournament Brackets is the fastest way to run tournaments for ping pong at Thanksgiving, beer pong at a party, foosball at the office, or chess in the park. Just pick a sport, choose a format, enter names, and your bracket is ready. FOUR TOURNAMENT FORMATS Single Elimination — Classic bracket where one loss means you're out. Supports 2 to 32 players with automatic byes for odd numbers. Double Elimination — Everyone gets a second chance. Winners bracket, losers bracket, and grand final. Supports 4 to 16 players. Group Stage + Playoffs — Round-robin groups feed into a single elimination playoff. Standings update automatically. Perfect for 8, 16, or 32 players. Round Robin — Everyone plays everyone. Full standings table with wins, losses, draws, points, and goal difference. Supports 3 to 32 players. 20 SPORTS WITH SMART DEFAULTS Basketball, volleyball, tennis, table tennis, soccer, badminton, chess, bowling, pickleball, pool, cornhole, darts, beer pong, spikeball, foosball, ultimate frisbee, air hockey, kickball, esports — or create your own. Each sport comes with the right scoring method, recommended format, and team labels already set. Chess uses half-point scoring. Tennis and table tennis use sets. Soccer uses 3-1-0 standings. Everything just works. SCORE TRACKING & BRACKET PROGRESSION Tap any match to enter scores. The winner advances to the next round automatically. In double elimination, losers get routed to the losers bracket. In group stages, standings recalculate after every match. When groups are done, advance the top teams to playoffs with one tap. Supports points-based and sets-based scoring with configurable points per set. PINCH TO ZOOM Brackets can get big. Pinch to zoom in on any match or zoom out to see the full picture. Smooth, native scrolling that follows your fingers. EXPORT & SHARE Export your bracket as a PNG image or PDF. Share it on iMessage, Slack, WhatsApp, or wherever your group hangs out. WORKS OFFLINE All data stays on your device. No account needed. No internet required. Create and run tournaments anywhere — at a campsite, in a gym, or at a house party with no Wi-Fi. DARK MODE & 24 LANGUAGES Full dark mode support. Localized in 24 languages so everyone can follow along. Terms Of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bracket Baby at 15.1 against Team Maker's 26.1. On price, review sentiment, ads 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 Baby sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Team Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Bracket Baby | Team Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | ELLIE QUE NICKELSON | Oleksandr Ohurtsov |
Customer experience
Bracket Baby
Team Maker
In-app purchases
Bracket Baby
- Bracket Baby Pro Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Bracket Baby Pro Annual$24.991 Year
Team Maker
- Premium Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year





