Comparison

Bracket Game vs Bracketly

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

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About

Bracket Game

Predict the outcomes of international soccer matches, from group stages to the final. Compete with friends, track your rankings, and earn points for accurate predictions. The app automatically scores your picks based on real match results.

Highlights
  • Predict match outcomes
  • Live scoring from real results
  • Global leaderboard
  • Private friend groups
  • Full bracket visualization
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Bracket Game is a free prediction game for football (soccer) fans. Predict match scores and league tables, earn points, and compete with your friends, just for bragging rights. No real money, no betting, no ads, and no in-app purchases. Play the world's biggest tournaments, the Champions League, the Nations League, and Europe's top leagues: Premier League, Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, and Ligue 1. Pick match scores and knockout rounds all the way to the final, or predict a whole league season and its final standings. As real matches are played, your predictions are scored automatically. Earn points for correct outcomes, exact scores, group standings, knockout picks, and final table positions. The deeper your correct calls go, the more points you earn. Play across multiple competitions and switch between them anytime. Finished competitions live on as permanent archives of your predictions, results, and badges. Compete on the global leaderboard, or create and join friend groups with a simple invite code. Compare predictions side by side, tap any player to see their picks, table, and trophy case, track rankings, and settle the debate once and for all. • Detailed match stats: goals, scorers, assists, cards, lineups, formations, substitutions, possession, shots, and more • Predict match outcomes across leagues and tournaments, from group matches to knockout stages • Predict a full league season by dragging clubs into your own final table • Live scores and automatic scoring from real match results • Multiple competitions, with finished ones saved as archives • Global leaderboard and private friend groups with invite codes • Collectible badges and per-competition trophy cases • Player profiles with predictions, tables, and career stats • Full bracket visualization • iCloud sync to keep your predictions safe Bracket Game is a free social prediction game, played with friends and the wider community. It does not involve real money in any form: there are no wagers, no stakes, no prizes, no odds, no bookmaker data, no links to or ads for betting services, and no in-app purchases. Players predict scores and standings for fun, earn points, and compare on leaderboards. Points have no monetary value and can't be bought, sold, gambled, or redeemed. Points are cumulative and can never be lost.

About

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

Bracket Game4 screens
Bracketly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bracket Game at none against Bracketly's 3. Bracket Game also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Bracketly's advantage is iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). 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. Bracket Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bracket Game ships an update every 2 days, Bracketly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bracket Game versus Bracketly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracket GameBracketly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHansemann KiessnerPetr Nezval

In-app purchases

None

Bracket Game

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 Bracket Game free?
Bracket Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bracketly free?
Bracketly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bracket Game or Bracketly have ads?
Neither Bracket Game nor Bracketly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bracket Game or Bracketly?
Bracket Game ships an update every 2 days, and Bracketly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bracket Game was updated on October 10, 2026 and Bracketly on October 6, 2026.

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