Comparison

Cupside vs Bracket Maker

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

Head to head
About

Cupside

This app provides a comprehensive platform for organizing and managing eSports tournaments, leagues, and friendly matches for eFootball Mobile players. It features tools for bracket creation, scheduling, in-app chat, score reporting, and player statistics tracking.

Highlights
  • Tournament bracket management
  • League scheduling
  • In-app competition chat
  • Match reporting and dispute resolution
  • ELO and player profile tracking
  • Clan management
  • Moderation tools
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Cupside is the all-in-one mobile companion for eFootball Mobile / PES players who want to run real tournaments, leagues, and clan friendlies — without spreadsheets, Discord chaos, or external. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH CUPSIDE Cupside is a competitive football platform for players, organizers, clans, and creators who want to run real tournaments, leagues, and friendly matches from one place. TOURNAMENTS Create and manage tournaments from start to finish with single-elimination brackets, group stages, seeding, round deadlines, push reminders, walkovers, and player replacement tools. LEAGUES Build round-robin seasons with configurable weekly rounds, player availability, opponent nudges, and a structured match schedule. COMPETITION CHAT Every tournament and league gets its own in-app chat channel. Mention players or organizers, coordinate matches, and receive real-time push notifications in 18 languages. MATCH REPORTING Report scores with screenshots, let opponents confirm results, or send disputes to the organizer for review. Organizers can override results, reset matches, or apply walkovers. ELO AND PLAYER PROFILES Track ELO, win rate, recent form, head-to-head stats, match history, and profile progress. Customize your player card with skins and colors, and appear in the global player directory. CLANS Create a clan, recruit players, assign owner, officer, and member roles, run clan tournaments, organize clan-only friendlies, and connect Discord for announcements. MODERATION TOOLS Keep competitions fair with rate limits, mute and ban tools, reports, admin review flows, and organizer controls. BUILT FOR COMPETITION Cupside is made for players, organizers, clans, and football creators who want more than casual matches — a real system for running competitive play. Privacy Policy: https://cupside.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Cupside Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. The current price for your country is shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage and cancel anytime in iOS Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.

About

Bracket Maker

Easily create and manage tournament brackets for various sports and games. Supports multiple formats, score tracking, and sharing results with participants. Ideal for organizers of any event size.

Highlights
  • Create tournament brackets quickly
  • Multiple tournament formats (round robin, elimination, Swiss)
  • Manage teams, players, and matches
  • Track scores and update tournament progress
  • Share brackets and results
  • Supports various sports and games
Features
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Create tournament brackets in seconds without spreadsheets, paper charts, or complicated setup. Bracket Maker helps you build and manage real tournaments for sports, games, clubs, school events, office competitions, esports, and casual matchups. Add teams or players, choose a tournament format, track scores, advance winners, and keep the bracket moving from one clean place. Use Bracket Maker to: - create tournament brackets fast - run round robin, single elimination, double elimination, Swiss, league, and 3 game guarantee formats - manage teams, players, matches, rounds, byes, and winners - enter scores and update tournament progress - follow standings, rankings, and match results - share brackets and results with players, teams, or spectators Built for: - pickleball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, ping pong, cornhole, chess, and esports - club nights and social tournaments - school and office competitions - local leagues and playoff brackets - organizers who need a simple bracket maker that works for real events Whether you are planning a quick game night or a full tournament, Bracket Maker gives you a practical way to create the bracket, manage the matches, and keep everyone updated. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cupside4 screens
Bracket Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cupside at 5.0 against Bracket Maker's 1.0. Cupside also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). Bracket Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cupside sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Bracket Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cupside holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cupside ships an update every 3 days, Bracket Maker every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cupside versus Bracket Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCupsideBracket Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB59 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMaksymilian MarcinowskiTradein IT LTD

Customer experience

Cupside

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bracket Maker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cupside

Subscriptions2
  • Cupside Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Cupside Pro$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Bracket Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Cupside free?
Cupside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracket Maker free?
Bracket Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cupside or Bracket Maker?
Cupside is rated higher. Cupside averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Bracket Maker averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cupside or Bracket Maker have ads?
Cupside shows ads; Bracket Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Cupside or Bracket Maker?
Cupside ships an update every 3 days, and Bracket Maker every 4 weeks. Most recently, Cupside was updated on October 31, 2026 and Bracket Maker on November 13, 2026.

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