Pongly vs Bracketly

■ Tired of running tournaments on paper or spreadsheets? Pongly turns your phone into a singles table tennis league manager — with a built-in personal rating tracker. Add players, pick a format, and start. It really is just three taps. ■ Personal ELO rating, built in Every match you log automatically updates each player's ELO rating. • Beat a stronger player and your rating jumps; lose to a weaker one and it drops — a fair, math-based system. • Set-count differential (3-0 / 3-1 / 3-2) adjusts the swing, so blowouts and close games are weighted differently. • A progress chart on each player's profile shows their rating over time. • Pick your starting rating from 5 levels (beginner to competitor, default intermediate). The first 10 matches adjust quickly to fit your real strength. ■ What you can do (all plans) • Personal ELO rating — auto-updated per match, with progress chart • Register players (name only, photo optional) • Auto-generate singles round-robin brackets • Pick the match format: best of 1, 3, or 5 games • Log scores set-by-set • See live standings sorted by win rate, head-to-head, and set differential • Browse past leagues from your history • Use it in English, Japanese, Simplified or Traditional Chinese • Works offline — no internet required • No ads, no account sign-up, no personal data collected ■ Tournament mode (Pro) Have 13 or more players? Pongly auto-splits them into balanced leagues. • Handles tournaments up to 200 players (measured at 64ms generation time) • Seeds A / B / C leagues from highest to lowest rating • League sizes kept as even as possible • Enter how many tables you have and see the estimated tournament duration as "about X h Y min" — instantly see how more tables shorten it • Run all leagues in parallel from a single screen • Overall tournament standings calculated automatically ■ Built for • High school and college table tennis captains • Community club organizers • Open tournament directors • Coaches running internal scrimmages • Players who want to see their own improvement in numbers ■ Plans [Free] • Register up to 12 players • Unlimited leagues • ELO rating and progress charts — all included • No subscription, ever [Pro — one-time purchase, $6.99] • Unlock unlimited players • Unlock tournament mode (up to 200 players, auto-split) • Future enhancements included • One-time payment. NOT a subscription. ■ Why "3 taps" A 20-player round-robin is 190 matches. Pongly handles the bracket math, scoring, standings, and rating updates so you can focus on the games. ■ Privacy first All data stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. ■ Made for the table tennis community Pongly is built by an indie developer who plays. Got a feature request? Email support@pongly.app — we read every message. Team matches and doubles are under consideration for a future update. Keywords: table tennis, ping pong, rating, ELO, league, tournament, bracket, round robin, scoreboard, club, coach, offline ranking

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