Comparison

Bracket Maker・Tournaments vs Bracket Maker

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

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About

Bracket Maker・Tournaments

Easily create and manage various tournament formats, from single elimination to round robin, directly from your phone. It handles seeding, byes, and results automatically, with options for digital scoring and advanced features for larger events. Share results instantly with players or groups.

Highlights
  • Multiple tournament formats (single elimination, round robin, double elimination, Swiss)
  • Automatic seeding and byes
  • Digital scoring and results tracking
  • Event management and progress saving
  • Export brackets, fixtures, and standings
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Bracket Maker turns a list of names into a ready-to-run tournament in under a minute — then runs the whole competition from your phone. No account, no sign-up, and no internet needed. FOUR FORMATS • Single elimination — the straight knockout: lose once and you are out. Free for up to 16 entrants, and up to 128 with Pro • Round robin — everyone plays everyone, ranked on points. Free for up to 16 entrants, and up to 32 with Pro • Double elimination — one loss only drops you to the lower bracket, so nobody goes home after a single bad match. A Pro format, up to 64 entrants • Swiss system — play opponents on a similar record without being knocked out early. A Pro format, up to 64 entrants BUILD THE BRACKET IN SECONDS • Paste a whole roster at once, split on line breaks, commas or semicolons, with duplicates removed and reported • Or type names one by one, or just pick a number of teams • Automatic seeding from your list order, and automatic byes for ANY number of entrants — not only 8, 16 or 32 • Shuffle for a random draw, or move any name up or down the list to set the seeding yourself before the first match • A round robin generator that turns the roster into the full all-plays-all fixture set in one step RUN THE EVENT, NOT JUST THE CHART • Tap a team to advance the winner and watch the bracket fill toward the final • Next up shows exactly which matches are ready to play right now • Pro adds digital scores, so the winner comes straight from the numbers • Change your mind and every result that depended on that match is cleared properly — no stale winners left behind • Undo the last result even after you close and reopen the app • Round robin and Swiss standings track wins, draws, losses, points and point difference, and say honestly when the lead is shared instead of inventing a champion SWISS, DONE PROPERLY — A PRO FORMAT • Recommended number of rounds for your field size • Players meet opponents on similar records, and rematches are avoided • The bye goes to the lowest-scoring player who has not had one yet • You decide when the next round is generated — nothing happens behind your back SIZE AND SAVING • Every format runs 16 entrants for free. Pro raises that to 128 for single elimination, 64 for double elimination and Swiss, and 32 for round robin • Your first tournament is free. After that, each new tournament takes one short video — or go Pro for unlimited tournaments and no ads. • Keep 5 saved tournaments for free, or as many as you like with Pro — they sit side by side on the home screen until you delete them • Pinch, pan and zoom to read even a 128-team bracket • Continue the event you had open, search by tournament or team name, filter by active or complete, and duplicate a past event to reuse the same roster SHARE THE RESULT • Export the bracket, the fixtures or the standings as an image • Send it to the players or a group chat in one tap • Free exports carry a small Bracket Maker watermark. Playing a short video clears it for that one export, and with Pro every export is clean • Pro also adds five event colours, so each competition looks like its own YOURS, ON YOUR DEVICE Tournaments, teams, scores, themes and undo history are stored only on your phone. There is no account, nothing is uploaded, and everything works with the internet switched off. One thing to be clear about: Bracket Maker builds the pairings and the round structure. It does not schedule dates, kick-off times or venues, and it has no data about real-world leagues or competitions. Game night, the office table-tennis championship, a pool or darts night, a chess club, a pickleball round robin, a school sports day or an esports event — Bracket Maker keeps it straight from the first round to the final. Some of the features described require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/privacy-policy

About

Bracket Maker

Easily create and manage tournaments with various formats like single elimination, round robin, and Swiss. Track scores, seed players, and export brackets as images or PDFs. Offers a free score counter for casual games.

Highlights
  • Multiple tournament formats
  • Customizable player seeding
  • Score recording and tracking
  • Bracket export (image/PDF)
  • Offline functionality
  • Free score counter
Features
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Bracket Maker is a fast, private tournament manager for creating brackets, recording scores, and keeping every round on track. Choose a format, add players or teams, and start playing. Tap any match to enter the score - Bracket Maker updates the results and keeps the tournament moving. CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT • League phase - one table for everyone, opponents drawn from seeding pots, then a play-in and a knockout for the top places • Swiss - players meet opponents with the same score each round, ranked with Buchholz tiebreaks • Single elimination - one loss and you are out, with an optional third-place match • Double elimination - a losers bracket, so nobody goes home after one bad match • Round robin - everyone plays everyone, once or home and away, with a live standings table • Groups + playoffs - group stage first, then a knockout bracket for the ones who made it Draws count wherever a table decides, with your own points for a win, a draw and a loss. A match can be a single game or a best of three, five or seven, entered set by set. A bracket that holds up: byes are handed out evenly at any number of participants, seeding is respected, and the double elimination bracket avoids early rematches. Got a result wrong? Undo it, and only the matches that depended on it are cleared. RUN IT YOUR WAY • Create brackets for 2 to 256 participants • Add names one at a time or paste the full list • Drag players to set the seeding • Shuffle participants into teams • Zoom in, zoom out, or fit the whole bracket on screen • Keep all your tournaments in one place • Play again: rerun a finished tournament with the same players, reshuffled • Pick your main color, in light or dark • Export any bracket as an image or PDF • Save and share a backup file • Works on iPhone and iPad FREE SCORE COUNTER Not every game needs a bracket. Start a game, add the players, give each one a color, and tap + or − as the points come in, or tap a score and type it. The leader is highlighted, and any change can be undone. The score counter is free for everyone - no Pro needed. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No internet required. Everything works offline, and nothing you create reaches a server of ours - your tournaments and games live on your device, with a private copy in your own iCloud so the library survives reinstalling the app. YOUR FIRST TOURNAMENT IS FREE The first tournament is the whole app: every format, any size up to 256 participants, image and PDF export, and it stays yours forever. Creating more tournaments takes Bracket Maker Pro. From sports and esports to board games, school events, and friendly competitions, Bracket Maker makes tournaments simple - from the first match to the champion. Terms of Use: https://bracketpad.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bracketpad.com/privacy

Screenshots

Bracket Maker・Tournaments4 screens
Bracket Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bracket Maker at every 9 days against Bracket Maker・Tournaments's every 2 months. Bracket Maker also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2). Bracket Maker・Tournaments's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bracket Maker・Tournaments sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Bracket Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bracket Maker・Tournaments holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket Maker has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bracket Maker・Tournaments ships an update every 2 months, Bracket Maker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bracket Maker・Tournaments versus Bracket Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracket Maker・TournamentsBracket Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZeroPlay Ltd.Yvgen Troshchiy

Customer experience

Bracket Maker・Tournaments

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bracket Maker

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bracket Maker・Tournaments

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
3 purchases

Bracket Maker

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Tournament Pass$4.99
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Bracket Maker・Tournaments free?
Bracket Maker・Tournaments is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracket Maker free?
Bracket Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bracket Maker・Tournaments or Bracket Maker?
Bracket Maker・Tournaments is rated higher. Bracket Maker・Tournaments averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Bracket Maker averages 4.8 from 14 ratings.
Do Bracket Maker・Tournaments or Bracket Maker have ads?
Both Bracket Maker・Tournaments and Bracket Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bracket Maker・Tournaments or Bracket Maker?
Bracket Maker・Tournaments ships an update every 2 months, and Bracket Maker every 9 days. Most recently, Bracket Maker・Tournaments was updated on November 4, 2026 and Bracket Maker on November 8, 2026.

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