Tournament Bracket Maker Cup vs Bracketly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tournament Bracket Maker Cup
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Make a tournament bracket in seconds — for beer pong, ping pong, FIFA night, the office, or game night. Add players, tap to pick winners, and the bracket builds itself all the way to the champion. No account. No internet. No spreadsheets, no math. Just tap and play. WHY BRACKETS • A bracket in 30 seconds — type names, tap go, done • Tap a name to advance the winner — it moves up automatically • A beautiful, shareable bracket straight to the group chat • 100% offline — no sign-up, no ads, no tracking • 20+ game presets (beer pong, pickleball, chess, FIFA…) with scoring set up for you • Pinch, zoom and pan a clean bracket that looks pro • Crown your champion with a full-screen celebration BRACKETS PRO • Up to 64 players • Double elimination & full leagues (round robin + standings) • Custom team names & accent colors • Remove the watermark • Manual seeding Perfect for parties, friend tournaments, and office competitions. Made with Brackets. —— Brackets Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: • Weekly — $4.99 • Yearly — $29.99 Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacy-policy-zelat/inicio Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bracketly
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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
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Verdict
Tournament Bracket Maker Cup and Bracketly are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Tournament Bracket Maker Cup sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Bracketly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Tournament Bracket Maker Cup | Bracketly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohammed Baydi | Petr Nezval |
In-app purchases
Tournament Bracket Maker Cup
- Brackets Pro$4.997 Days
- Brackets Pro$29.991 Year
Bracketly
- Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
- Plus Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Plus Lifetime$29.99
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