Fork Bracket vs Bracket Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fork Bracket
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Fork is an intuitive tournament bracket manager that makes it easy to create, track, and share single-elimination tournaments. QUICK BRACKET SETUP Create tournament brackets for 4 to 32 participants with automatic seeding. The system intelligently places top seeds on opposite sides of the bracket, ensuring the strongest competitors don't meet in the early rounds. Byes are handled automatically when participant counts aren't a power of two. DUAL SCORING MODES Choose between Score Mode for matches that need precise point tracking, or Win/Loss Mode for quick winner selection. A slide-to-confirm mechanism prevents accidental result entries, keeping every match outcome accurate. VISUAL BRACKET DISPLAY See your entire tournament at a glance with a full bracket visualization. Clear advancement paths show who's moving forward in each round. Pinch to zoom and pan across the bracket on iPhone and iPad. When a champion is crowned, a trophy icon marks the moment. CUSTOM THEMES Three built-in themes — Dark Night, Classic Light, and Neon Gaming — plus full color customization with seven adjustable properties. Add your own background image and tournament logo (with circular crop) to create a unique look for every event. HIGH-RES EXPORT Export your complete bracket as a 3x resolution PNG image. Save it to your photo library or share it instantly through the system share sheet. iCLOUD SYNC Your tournaments sync automatically across devices via CloudKit. Create a bracket on your iPhone, then follow the action on your iPad or Apple TV's big screen. Whether it's a sports event, esports competition, school tournament, or a friendly game night — Fork has you covered for every elimination bracket!
Bracket Maker
Easily create and manage various tournament formats, from single elimination to round robin leagues. Track scores in real-time, share live updates with participants, and export results. Ideal for sports, games, and any competitive event.
- Single elimination brackets
- Double elimination brackets
- Round robin with live standings
- League/season mode
- Real-time score entry
- Live link sharing
- PDF and image export
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Bracket Maker is the fastest way to run a tournament from your phone. Build a bracket in under a minute, enter scores courtside, and watch winners advance automatically. FORMATS FOR ANY EVENT • Single elimination with automatic seeding, byes, and an optional 3rd-place match • Double elimination with a full losers bracket — one loss won't end your day • Round robin with live standings and tiebreakers • League / season mode that tracks cumulative standings across every event BUILT FOR THE VENUE • Pinch-to-zoom, fit-to-screen bracket that stays readable from 4 to 128 players • Tap a match to enter the score — the winner advances instantly • Edit or undo any result, add or remove players mid-tournament, reset and re-run • Points-to-win and win-by-2 scoring (perfect for pickleball to 11) • Random or manual seeding, team colors and emoji SHARE IT LIVE • Publish a read-only live link + QR code so players and fans follow along on any phone — no app, no account • Export a clean bracket image or PDF for the group chat or the wall MADE FOR PICKLEBALL, CORNHOLE & MORE Tennis, ping pong, darts, esports, office pools, classroom and family game nights — if it has a bracket, this runs it. Free for your first tournament. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited tournaments, double elimination, league mode, live links, and watermark-free exports. Some of the features requires paid subscription. SUBSCRIPTION & LEGAL Bracket Maker Pro is available as an auto-renewable subscription: • Monthly — 4,99$, billed every month • Yearly — 29,99$, billed every 12 months • One time — 49,99$, billed once (A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available as a non-consumable purchase.) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ai-assist-virid.vercel.app/privacypolicy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bracket Maker at none against Fork Bracket's shown. Bracket Maker also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Fork Bracket's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Fork Bracket sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bracket Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fork Bracket ships an update daily, Bracket Maker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fork Bracket | Bracket Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PU YEN LIN | Azat Goktas |
In-app purchases
Fork Bracket
- Premium$2.99
Bracket Maker
- Bracket Maker Pro$4.991 Month
- Bracket Maker Pro$29.991 Year
- Bracket Maker Pro$49.99









