Comparison

Alabatrap vs BracketKeepers

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

Head to head
About

Alabatrap

Features
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Alabatrap — Super Fast Tournament Organization for Amateurs KEY FEATURES • Create pickleball, badminton, tennis, and table tennis tournaments in 30 seconds • 3 formats: round-robin, knockout (KO), group stage + KO • Divide into 1-6 groups, 2-10 teams per group • Real-time leaderboard with tiebreakers according to Vietnamese rules (points → goal difference → head-to-head) • Auto-build bracket for Quarterfinals/Semifinals/Finals, automatically propagate the winning team • Champion banner gold animation after the Final FAST INPUT • Import team rosters by pasting text from Notes/Zalo • Scan images of player/team rosters via camera → Vietnamese OCR (Vision framework) • Scan images of scoreboards → automatic number recognition • Random shuffle + auto-pairing of doubles (1-4 players/pair) DELIVERY FEATURES • Glass UI iOS 16+ with vibrant multi-color blobs • Dark mode forced — easy to see outdoors • Mobile-first, supports iPhone 13 → iPhone 16 Pro Max OFFLINE • SwiftData local persistence — no internet required • No user data collection • No ads Suitable for: ▸ Referees/Organizers of social pickleball tournaments ▸ Badminton clubs organizing internal tournaments ▸ Groups of friends organizing weekend tournaments ▸ Schools/companies organizing sports events

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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.

Screenshots

Alabatrap4 screens
BracketKeepers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alabatrap at none against BracketKeepers's 1. BracketKeepers's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. BracketKeepers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alabatrap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Alabatrap versus BracketKeepers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlabatrapBracketKeepers
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHa Bui Thi MinhJoseph Ting

In-app purchases

None

Alabatrap

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BracketKeepers

One-time1
  • RankKeepers Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Alabatrap free?
Alabatrap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BracketKeepers free?
BracketKeepers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alabatrap or BracketKeepers have ads?
Neither Alabatrap nor BracketKeepers shows ads.

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