Comparison

Tournament Buddy vs Bracketly

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

Head to head
About

Tournament Buddy

Features
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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!

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Bracketly

Features
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Bracketly runs the whole tournament night from one phone. Type the names, pick a format, and the bracket draws itself — then the app runs the evening with you: who plays now, who is up next on which board, and one tap to save every result. Game night with friends works as a single elimination bracket where a loss means you are out and the night moves fast. A venue event runs as true double elimination — everyone plays until a second loss, losers drop into their own bracket with no instant rematches, and the grand final supports a real bracket reset. A league or office season runs as a round robin: Bracketly schedules every round so nobody sits twice in a row, keeps a live standings table, and settles ties the way clubs do — head-to-head first, then point difference. Recording a result takes two seconds: tap the winner, or enter the score with big steppers made for a loud room. Made a mistake three rounds ago? Reopen the match — Bracketly tells you exactly how many later results that voids before you confirm, and nothing ever disappears silently. Someone leaves early? Withdraw them and their remaining games become forfeits while the bracket stays whole. The board queue is the part regulars notice. Give your tables or boards names, and Bracketly shows what is live on each one, offers the next match the moment a board frees up, and keeps a fair play order so nobody waits all night. Everything works offline and nobody ever creates an account. When the night is decided, share the finished bracket as a clean image straight to the group chat. Free forever for nights up to 8 entrants — every format, the queue, results, corrections and history included. Bracketly Plus opens brackets up to 64 entrants (16 in round robin), image export and two more looks. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cooperative-catmint-496.notion.site/Bracketly-Privacy-Policy-3acd692d254d80598926cd0998b10553

Screenshots

Tournament Buddy3 screens
Bracketly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tournament Buddy at none against Bracketly's 3. Tournament Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). 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. Bracketly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Tournament Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tournament Buddy ships an update every 2 days, Bracketly monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Tournament Buddy versus Bracketly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournament BuddyBracketly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDennis Pierre Ronny Frank HundertmarkPetr Nezval

In-app purchases

None

Tournament Buddy

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bracketly

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Plus Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Tournament Buddy free?
Tournament Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bracketly free?
Bracketly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tournament Buddy or Bracketly have ads?
Neither Tournament Buddy nor Bracketly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tournament Buddy or Bracketly?
Tournament Buddy ships an update every 2 days, and Bracketly monthly. Most recently, Tournament Buddy was updated on August 28, 2026 and Bracketly on September 19, 2026.

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