Comparison

Team Maker vs Madness Time

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Madness Time

Follow NCAA tournaments with live game updates and a complete bracket view. Explore the tournament structure with a zoomable and pannable layout. This app is not affiliated with the NCAA.

Highlights
  • Live game updates
  • Complete tournament structure view
  • Zoom and pan bracket layout
  • Easy-to-read bracket design
  • Track every game
Features
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Track NCAA tournaments. View the complete tournament structure. Follow every game with live updates. Zoom and pan to explore clean, easy-to-read bracket layout. Disclaimer: This application is in no way affiliated with the NCAA. This application, nor it's developer, are responsible for any legalities that may arise in the use of this application.

Screenshots

Team Maker4 screens
Madness Time3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Madness Time at none against Team Maker's 2. Madness Time also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Team Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price and rating 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. Team Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Madness Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Team Maker against 5.0 for Madness Time. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Team Maker has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Team Maker ships an update every 3 months, Madness Time weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Team Maker versus Madness Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeam MakerMadness Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB33 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperOleksandr OhurtsovBigBlue Apps

Customer experience

Team Maker

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Madness Time

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Team Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Madness Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Team Maker free?
Team Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Madness Time free?
Madness Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Team Maker or Madness Time?
Madness Time is rated higher. Team Maker averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Madness Time averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Team Maker or Madness Time have ads?
Madness Time shows ads; Team Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Team Maker or Madness Time?
Team Maker ships an update every 3 months, and Madness Time weekly. Most recently, Team Maker was updated on October 12, 2026 and Madness Time on September 29, 2026.

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