Comparison

Bracket Maker vs Bracket Pad

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

Head to head
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/

About

Bracket Pad

Easily create and manage private tournaments for various sports and games. Supports multiple formats like Swiss, single/double elimination, and round robin. Works offline and exports brackets as images or PDFs.

Highlights
  • Multiple tournament formats (Swiss, elimination, round robin)
  • Offline functionality
  • Private by design, no account needed
  • Supports 2-256 participants
  • Export brackets as image or PDF
  • Undo/redo match results
  • Customizable appearance (light/dark mode)
Features
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Bracket Pad is a fast, private tournament manager for creating brackets, recording scores, and keeping every round on track. Choose a format, add players or teams, and start playing. Tap any match to enter the score - Bracket Pad updates the results and keeps the tournament moving. CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT • Swiss - players meet opponents with the same score each round, ranked with Buchholz tiebreaks • Single elimination - one loss and you are out, with an optional third-place match • Double elimination - a losers bracket, so nobody goes home after one bad match • Round robin - everyone plays everyone, with a live standings table • Groups + playoffs - group stage first, then a knockout bracket for the ones who made it A bracket that holds up: byes are handed out evenly at any number of participants, seeding is respected, and the double elimination bracket avoids early rematches. Got a result wrong? Undo it, and only the matches that depended on it are cleared. RUN IT YOUR WAY • Create brackets for 2 to 256 participants • Add names one at a time or paste the full list • Drag players to set the seeding • Shuffle participants into teams • Zoom in, zoom out, or fit the whole bracket on screen • Keep all your tournaments in one place • Play again: rerun a finished tournament with the same players, reshuffled • Pick your main color, in light or dark • Export any bracket as an image or PDF • Save and share a backup file • Works on iPhone and iPad FREE SCORE COUNTER Not every game needs a bracket. Start a game, add the players, give each one a color, and tap + or − as the points come in, or tap a score and type it. The leader is highlighted, and any change can be undone. The score counter is free for everyone - no Pro needed. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No internet required. Everything works offline, and nothing you create reaches a server of ours - your tournaments and games live on your device, with a private copy in your own iCloud so the library survives reinstalling the app. YOUR FIRST TOURNAMENT IS FREE The first tournament is the whole app: every format, any size up to 256 participants, image and PDF export, and it stays yours forever. Creating more tournaments takes Bracket Pad Pro. From sports and esports to board games, school events, and friendly competitions, Bracket Pad makes tournaments simple - from the first match to the champion. Terms of Use: https://bracketpad.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bracketpad.com/privacy

Screenshots

Bracket Maker4 screens
Bracket Pad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bracket Pad at 4.7 against Bracket Maker's 1.0. Bracket Pad also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Bracket Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, 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. Bracket Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Bracket Pad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bracket Pad holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket Pad has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bracket Maker ships an update every 4 weeks, Bracket Pad every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bracket Maker versus Bracket Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracket MakerBracket Pad
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTradein IT LTDYvgen Troshchiy

Customer experience

Bracket Maker

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

Bracket Pad

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bracket Maker

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

Bracket Pad

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Tournament Pass$4.99
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Bracket Maker free?
Bracket Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracket Pad free?
Bracket Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bracket Maker or Bracket Pad?
Bracket Pad is rated higher. Bracket Maker averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bracket Pad averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Bracket Maker or Bracket Pad have ads?
Neither Bracket Maker nor Bracket Pad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bracket Maker or Bracket Pad?
Bracket Maker ships an update every 4 weeks, and Bracket Pad every 10 days. Most recently, Bracket Maker was updated on October 13, 2026 and Bracket Pad on October 17, 2026.

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