Comparison

Team Maker vs GOAT Tourney

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

GOAT Tourney

Features
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GOAT Tourney is the free companion app for players, parents, and fans at tournaments and leagues run on Universal Scheduling. Search for your event and everything about your weekend is in your pocket - every schedule, every standing, every score. Built for the sideline: - Works offline at the venue. Schedules and standings are stored on your device, so spotty signal at the fields never leaves you guessing where to be. - Follow your teams. Get a reminder before each game starts, a score alert when the final goes in, and an immediate notification if a game is moved - new time, new field, no surprises. - Standings that keep up. Group tables and results update as scores come in, so you always know what the next game means. - Everything about a game in one tap. Kickoff time, field, venue, and both teams - with directions a tap away. - Scores from the field. Team staff and event officials can post a final right from the sideline, and everyone following either team hears about it. No account is needed to browse. Following teams or posting scores takes only a verified email address. GOAT Tourney is part of the Universal Scheduling platform, which powers scheduling for the events themselves. If your event runs on Universal Scheduling, it's already in the app - just search for it.

Screenshots

Team Maker4 screens
GOAT Tourney4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GOAT Tourney at none against Team Maker's 2. GOAT Tourney also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, 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. Team Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. GOAT Tourney asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Team Maker ships an update every 3 months, GOAT Tourney every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Team Maker versus GOAT Tourney: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeam MakerGOAT Tourney
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperOleksandr OhurtsovGarg Optimization And Advanced Technologies LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Team Maker

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

GOAT Tourney

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Team Maker free?
Team Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GOAT Tourney free?
GOAT Tourney is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Team Maker or GOAT Tourney have ads?
Neither Team Maker nor GOAT Tourney shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Team Maker or GOAT Tourney?
Team Maker ships an update every 3 months, and GOAT Tourney every 10 days. Most recently, Team Maker was updated on October 12, 2026 and GOAT Tourney on October 19, 2026.

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