Tournament Buddy vs DPadel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tournament Buddy
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Tournament Buddy is your personal tournament manager—create a professional tournament schedule or bracket in seconds for any sport or game. FEATURES • Create tournament schedules & brackets • Group stage, knockout rounds & round robin • League management & playoff brackets • Enter results & track them live • Display tournament results clearly • Share the tournament with all participants PERFECT FOR • Amateur teams & club tournaments • Table tennis, soccer, basketball, darts & more • Office tournaments & recreational events • School championships & youth tournaments No Excel spreadsheets, no paperwork—Tournament Buddy makes tournament organization a breeze. Simply enter participants, generate a schedule, and get started. Create your first tournament schedule now—for free!
DPadel
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DPadel runs your padel session from the draw to the trophy. Pick a format, add your players, and the app builds the matches, records every score, and keeps the leaderboard correct — no spreadsheet, no whiteboard, no arguing about the maths. Built for padel clubs, coaches, community organisers, and anyone who runs a regular session. Everything works on your phone — no account, no sign-up, and no internet connection. 15 TOURNAMENT FORMATS Americano, Team Americano, Mix Americano, Mexicano, Team Mexicano, Mixicano, King of the Hill, Team King of the Hill, Group Battle, Skill Group Battle, Knockout, Group Stage, Club Americano, Club Team Americano and Club Mexicano. From a casual club night to a knockout bracket for a corporate event, the format you need is already in the app. ROTATION THAT STAYS FAIR Everyone plays with and against everyone. Court time is spread evenly, and the sit-outs are shared deliberately rather than by luck. When the player count is odd, compensation points (+M) keep the final table fair — the thing that usually starts the argument sorts itself out. MATCHMAKING FROM THE LIVE TABLE Mexicano formats re-pair every round based on the running standings. Leaders face leaders, so games stay close and no single pair runs away with it. EVERYONE GETS TO WATCH Cast the live leaderboard to the big screen at your club with TV mode, or send a text summary and result cards to the group chat. The value moves from the organiser out to every player on court. YOUR DATA, ON YOUR PHONE Nothing is uploaded and nothing is tracked. Export everything to a backup file whenever you want and import it on another device — that export is in the free version too, so your data is never locked in. WHAT IS FREE Americano and Mexicano are free forever, on one court. Tournaments, players and rounds are never capped on either tier. The leaderboard with medals, compensation points, player profiles and career statistics, the playing time check, TV mode, result sharing and file backup are all included at no cost. WHAT IS IN PRO One purchase, not a subscription. DPadel Pro unlocks the other 13 formats, up to 12 courts, court mode, a session clock, leagues across events, court cost splitting with a record of who has paid, and printing a tournament as a PDF. Buy it once and it stays yours — including on a new phone, through Restore Purchase. WHO IT IS FOR Padel clubs with weekly sessions. Coaches organising practice matches. Communities and social groups still working off paper and a chat thread. Organisers of inter-club and corporate events. Pick a format, and get playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tournament Buddy at none against DPadel's 1. Tournament Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DPadel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tournament Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tournament Buddy ships an update every 2 days, DPadel every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tournament Buddy | DPadel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Pierre Ronny Frank Hundertmark | Michael Dihardja |
In-app purchases
Tournament Buddy
No in-app purchases
DPadel
- DPadel Pro$29.99
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