Powdy vs Brackly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Powdy
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Powdy lets you create and run your own table tennis league or tournament — for a friend group, office, dorm, or club. You set it up; you run it. Name your league, register players, generate group stages and knockout brackets, enter match scores, and track live rankings, ratings, and everyone's personal results. Powdy is a personal, general-purpose tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or representing any school, club, business, or organization — every user sets up and manages their own league independently. Features - Name your own league and each tournament - Player registration with organizer-confirmed payments - Optional entry fee and your own payment link (Venmo, Zelle, Stripe, Google Form, etc.) - Automatic group stages and knockout brackets (quarterfinals, semifinals, final) - Live rankings and carry-forward player ratings - Personal match history and win/loss results - Multiple organizer roles
Brackly
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Create tournaments, brackets, leagues, and competitions in seconds with Brackly — an easy tournament bracket maker for sports, eSports, leagues, teams, coaches, and friends. Brackly is the all-in-one tournament maker for coaches, league organizers, and weekend warriors. Create a bracket in seconds, invite your players, track scores live, and let Bracket handle the math — seeding, byes, standings, and who plays who next. Run any tournament like a pro — right from your phone. BUILT FOR EVERY FORMAT Single Elimination — fast, simple, winner takes all Double Elimination — every team gets a second chance Round Robin — everyone plays everyone, best record wins Groups + Knockout — group stage into a knockout bracket, World Cup style EVERY SPORT, ONE APP Football, Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Badminton, plus a flexible best-of-N mode for eSports, chess, or anything else you compete in. Each sport gets its own scoring — goals, points, sets, you name it. YOUR SQUAD, SAVED Build a player roster once — name, jersey number, custom photo, shirt color — then drop them into any tournament instead of retyping names every time. LIVE BRACKETS THAT UPDATE THEMSELVES Enter a score and watch the winner advance automatically. Byes resolve on their own. Standings recalculate instantly. Made a mistake? Fix a score after the fact — safely, without breaking the bracket. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE — YOUR CALL Keep a tournament just for you, or make it public so anyone can find it in Discover and follow along in real time. SIGN IN YOUR WAY Get started in seconds with Sign in with Apple, Google, or email — your data syncs securely across devices. MODERN, FAST, NO CLUTTER A clean, card-based design built for iPhone and iPad, with dark mode support and zero learning curve. Whether it's a backyard ping-pong championship or a citywide football league, Bracket keeps everyone on the same page — no spreadsheets, no whiteboards, no arguments about who's up next. Download Brackly and run your next tournament the easy way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Powdy at 15.0 against Brackly's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Powdy | Brackly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guanhua Tao | Hamid Sher agha |
In-app purchases
Powdy
No in-app purchases
Brackly
No in-app purchases








