Powdy vs Bracket Maker Tournaments
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
Bracket Maker Tournaments
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Run a tournament from the first draw to the trophy, on the phone in your pocket. Type the names, pick a format, and Bracket Maker builds the whole thing — seeding, byes, every round. Enter a score at the desk and the winner is already in the next match. When it's over, print the bracket for the wall or send it to the group chat. BUILT FOR THE PERSON RUNNING IT - Type or paste a list of names — one per line, straight from Notes or a spreadsheet - Seeding and byes worked out for you, or draw at random - Score by points or just tap the winner — plenty of events don't track points - Best-of series, draws, forfeits and no-shows all handled - Fix a wrong score any time; everything after it follows - Save a squad once and reuse it next season EVERY FORMAT - Single elimination, with an optional third-place match - Double elimination, with or without a bracket reset - Round robin, single or double, with a live table - Swiss — set the number of rounds, paired by score, nobody knocked out - Pools into a playoff — set how many advance from each group THE WHOLE DAY, COURT BY COURT - Deal every match across your courts with start times - Rest between rounds so nobody plays back to back - Override the court or the time on any single match - The match in progress on your Lock Screen, score and all SOMETHING TO SHOW FOR IT - Vector PDF, US Letter or A4, sharp at any size — for the noticeboard - An image for the group chat - A 9:16 card for stories - A live link anyone can open — the bracket updates as you score it - Team logos on screen and in every export FROM 2 TO 99 COMPETITORS Teams or individuals. Pickleball, basketball, soccer, darts, cornhole, pool, volleyball, board games, esports — or anything else with a winner. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN Built for iPhone and iPad, with the list beside the draw on the bigger screen. Your tournaments follow you between them through your own iCloud — no account to make, nothing to log into. WORKS WITHOUT SIGNAL Everything is stored on your device first and syncs when it can. Gyms and community halls have famously bad reception and a tournament can't stop because the Wi-Fi did. FREE AND PRO Free covers a real event: one tournament at a time, single elimination, up to 8 competitors, start to finish. Pro adds: - Every other format - Up to 99 competitors - Unlimited tournaments - Court and time scheduling - PDF, image and story export - A live link to share - Team logos Pro is $5.99 per week with a 3-day free trial, or $16.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at the end of the free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://sharonlouisedev.github.io/support/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://sharonlouisedev.github.io/support/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Powdy at none against Bracket Maker Tournaments's 3. Powdy also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Bracket Maker Tournaments sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Powdy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Powdy ships an update every 3 weeks, Bracket Maker Tournaments every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Powdy | Bracket Maker Tournaments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guanhua Tao | Global Tax Assistant |
In-app purchases
Powdy
No in-app purchases
Bracket Maker Tournaments
- Bracket maker USA Weekly Pro$5.997 Days
- Bracket maker USA Weekly Trial3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Monthly$16.991 Month
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