Comparison

Team Maker vs CupSimu

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

CupSimu

Features
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With countless “what-if” scenarios intertwining, the conditions for advancing from the group stage change by the minute. CupSimu is a tool that calculates these complex conditions and determines when each team qualifies, is guaranteed to advance, or is eliminated. Simply set the tournament regulations and participating teams, and it can handle any cup competition. [Adaptable to Any Cup Tournament] The number of groups, the number of teams, the number of teams that can advance, and the tiebreaker rules when teams are tied on points. You can also set the points awarded for wins and draws. It supports home-and-away formats as well. By setting the tournament regulations and participating teams, you can recreate any tournament from around the world. If you have a list of participating teams, you can set the team names simply by copying and pasting. [Advancement Conditions at a Glance] The conditions each team must meet to advance are displayed, taking into account points, goal difference, and head-to-head records. You can see at a glance which teams have secured advancement and which have been eliminated. 【Actual Results and What-If Scenarios】 Enter “what-if scores” for upcoming matches, and the simulation runs instantly based on those conditions. You can duplicate the current state of the tournament to test various alternative outcomes. 【Advancing in 3rd Place, Just the Way You Want】 The dramatic comeback of the third-place team that advanced in the world’s largest soccer tournament held in 2026. CupSimu has a proven track record of accurately simulating even complex conditions and faithfully recreating the ups and downs of this tournament. Simply enter the scores of matches currently in progress, and the necessary conditions will be clearly displayed. 【No Language Barriers】 From Japanese and English to other languages, both the interface and the text describing qualification conditions are fully multilingual. Supported Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Indonesian, Turkish, Polish, Dutch, Croatian Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Screenshots

Team Maker4 screens
CupSimu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Team Maker at Free against CupSimu's $1.99. CupSimu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On 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

Team Maker is free to download; CupSimu costs $1.99 up front. Team Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. CupSimu asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Team Maker ships an update every 3 months, CupSimu every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Team Maker versus CupSimu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeam MakerCupSimu
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.118.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB13 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperOleksandr OhurtsovLinath-Japan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Team Maker

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

CupSimu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Team Maker free?
Team Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CupSimu free?
CupSimu costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Team Maker or CupSimu have ads?
Neither Team Maker nor CupSimu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Team Maker or CupSimu?
Team Maker ships an update every 3 months, and CupSimu every 2 days. Most recently, Team Maker was updated on October 12, 2026 and CupSimu on September 29, 2026.

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