Bracket 48 vs Bracket Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bracket 48
Create and share private soccer tournament brackets with friends. Predict group stage outcomes, including third-place advancers, and follow along through the knockout rounds. Designed purely for entertainment, this app allows friendly competition without any betting or gambling.
- Private group bracket creation
- Third-place advancer picks
- Knockout stage prediction
- Friend invite links
- Compare picks with friends
- Sign in with Apple
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Bracket 48 is a friendly soccer tournament bracket app for private groups. Sign in with Apple, create a bracket, rank every group, pick third-place advancers, and continue into the knockout stage. Create private groups, share invite links, and compare picks with friends as the tournament unfolds. Bracket 48 is designed for entertainment only. It is independent and unofficial, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by tournament organizers, teams, or federations. The app does not offer cash rewards, prizes, betting, or gambling. Features: - Sign in with Apple - Create group-stage and knockout-stage brackets - Pick third-place group-stage advancers - Create private groups - Share invite links with friends - View saved brackets - Delete your account in app
Bracket Maker
Easily create and manage tournaments for any competition. Supports various formats, instant score updates, and shareable results. Offers a free tier with limitations and a pro version for unlimited use.
- Single elimination brackets
- Double elimination brackets
- Round robin with live standings
- Drag-and-drop seeding
- Swipe to set scores
- Shareable tournament images
- Confetti and trophy celebrations
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Brackets turns any competition into a beautiful, organized tournament — in seconds. FORMATS FOR EVERY EVENT • Single elimination • Double elimination • Round robin with live standings BUILT FOR SPEED Add your teams, reorder the seeding with a drag, and your bracket is ready. No sign-up, no account, no internet required. SCORE WITHOUT THE KEYBOARD Swipe to set scores. Results update instantly across every round. CELEBRATE THE WIN Every champion gets a moment — confetti, a trophy, and a shareable card. SHARE ANYWHERE Export your full bracket as a high-resolution image and send it to iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram, or anywhere else. FREE TO START Create up to 3 tournaments with up to 16 teams each, completely free. GO PRO • Unlimited tournaments • Up to 64 teams per bracket • Export images without watermark • No ads, ever Perfect for office ping-pong leagues, family game nights, school sports days, esports brackets, and weekend tournaments of any kind. Take control of your competition, anytime, anywhere. Download now and start your championship run. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bracket 48 at none against Bracket Maker's 2. Bracket Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Bracket Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bracket 48 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bracket 48 against 5.0 for Bracket Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Bracket 48 ships an update every 6 days, Bracket Maker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bracket 48 | Bracket Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Gilbert1750630871 | 文超 孙 |
Customer experience
Bracket 48
Bracket Maker
In-app purchases
Bracket 48
No in-app purchases
Bracket Maker
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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