Bracket Maker vs BracketKeepers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
BracketKeepers
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Make a bracket in a minute and put it on the TV. No account, no ads, no subscription. BracketKeepers runs your tournament from your phone while everyone follows it live. Cornhole night, pickleball, padel, darts, office ping pong, school intramurals: type or paste the names, pick a format, tap Go. Every phone, tablet, or TV browser that opens your link shows the same live bracket, with who is playing now and who is up next. Nothing to install on the TV. FORMATS - Single elimination, with an optional consolation bracket so everyone plays at least twice. - Double elimination with a Second chance bracket and a Fair final. - Round robin with an automatic schedule and standings. - Pools, then playoff. - Americano and Mexicano for 4 to 24 players: 2 v 2, a new partner every round, ranked by points scored. - King / Queen of the Beach: sign up solo, new partner every game. - Best of 3 or best of 5, plus ladder, league table, and house points. - Any number of teams. Byes are shown clearly. FAST TO SET UP - Saved player lists: last week's names are one tap away. - Paste a list from anywhere or import a CSV from a spreadsheet. - Help me choose suggests a format for your time and courts. ONE TAP TO RUN - Who won? Tap the winner. Add a score if you want one. - Mark games as playing on Court 1 or Board 2, and the TV shows it. - Undo instead of pop-ups. ON THE BIG SCREEN - Share by link, QR code, or 5 letter code to any number of screens. - AirPlay or HDMI on iPhone and iPad, Present mode on iPad. - When the final is decided, the champion gets a big moment on every screen. SHARE AND PRINT - Share result card: a clean picture of the champion and the final for your group chat. - Print or save a PDF of any bracket, sized for Letter or A4, with a QR code back to the live board. LEAGUES AND SEASONS - Make any tournament a league: the same players week after week, and every night adds into one season table. - League home shows the standings, nights, players, and past seasons. Export a CSV or a backup at any time. - The first 2 nights of every league are free. - Sign in if you like, and your leagues follow you to your other devices. BRACKETKEEPERS PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) - Leagues: every night after the first 2, the season table on the TV, a court and time schedule for every game, and the season recap (a PDF and cards to share). - 12 Pro board skins, from Fight Night to Trophy Room, each with its own champion moment. Try one free for a whole event. - Your club's name and logo on every screen, no Made with BracketKeepers mark. - Every saved tournament stays open. - A permanent code for your venue TV. Every format stays free, with no team cap and no viewer cap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BracketKeepers at every 2 days against Bracket Maker's every 4 weeks. BracketKeepers also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Bracket Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and BracketKeepers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bracket Maker ships an update every 4 weeks, BracketKeepers every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bracket Maker | BracketKeepers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tradein IT LTD | Joseph Ting |
In-app purchases
Bracket Maker
- Monthly Pro3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Annual Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
BracketKeepers
- RankKeepers Pro$6.99
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