Matchup Master vs CanchaLive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Matchup Master
Easily create and manage tournament brackets for various events. Input participants, select pairing methods, and track winners automatically as matches progress. Export your final bracket in multiple formats for easy sharing and printing.
- Create tournament brackets quickly
- Multiple bracket seeding options
- Automatic winner advancement
- Switch between card and bracket views
- Export brackets as PDF/image
- Round-robin format support
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Create tournament brackets, draw matchups, track scores and share results as PDF or PNG. Matchup Master brings tournament planning and match management to your iPhone and iPad. BUILD A BRACKET IN THREE STEPS Enter your event details and participants, choose how to arrange the matchups, then review your bracket. Run club competitions, table tennis or tennis events, card games, esports and workplace tournaments. CHOOSE YOUR DRAW Use entry order as seed ranking, shuffle participants for a random draw, or place them manually. Byes are reflected in the bracket when needed. FOLLOW EVERY MATCH Select a winner in card view to advance them to the next knockout match. Switch to bracket view to see the full path to the final. Record scores, match notes and planned start times along the way. EXPORT FOR SHARING AND PRINTING Export brackets as PDF or PNG images. For PDFs, choose A4 or A3, portrait or landscape, and card or bracket layouts. Free exports include a watermark; watermark-free export requires Pro. KEEP YOUR TOURNAMENTS ORGANIZED Search, sort and duplicate events. Tournament data stays on your device, with backup export and import in Settings. Move data manually using backup files; there is no automatic cross-device sync. No account is required to create or manage tournaments. FREE AND PRO The free version lets you save one tournament with up to eight participants, run single-elimination events and export watermarked PDFs and images. Pro removes the saved-tournament limit and supports up to 64 participants, round-robin events and watermark-free exports. New Pro purchases are a one-time in-app purchase. Valid access from previous purchases continues to be recognized. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CanchaLive
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Stream soccer matches from your iPhone with a scoreboard, match clock and live production controls. CanchaLive helps amateur leagues, clubs, coaches and community broadcasters cover the action without bringing a computer to the field. YOUR MATCH, LIVE Connect your accounts and stream to Facebook, YouTube and Twitch, including multiple destinations at once. On Facebook, choose your personal profile or a Page you manage. Confirm the selected destination before going live. Set up in landscape to show more of the field, or prepare a portrait broadcast. Adaptive quality supports up to 1080p and 60 fps when your device and connection allow it. MAKE THE SCOREBOARD YOURS Choose from 10 styles with TV graphics, prominent team colors and goal announcements showing the team and match minute. Preview each design before applying it. Customize team names, update goals and cards, and include the match phase and clock in the video. Press and hold a team name to edit it without opening Match. Press and hold the clock to choose the first half, halftime, second half and other match phases. Set half lengths from 15 to 45 minutes. STEP AWAY AND RETURN On compatible devices, going Home moves the video into Picture in Picture. Use the window controls to return to CanchaLive. The Exit button lets you stop the broadcast, pause the clock and save an active recording before leaving. Do not force-quit CanchaLive while streaming. Calls, another app using the camera, network conditions and iOS restrictions may interrupt a broadcast. STREAMING CREDITS THAT DO NOT EXPIRE Buy 20 streaming hours or a match credit for up to 3 hours. These are one-time App Store purchases with no expiration or automatic renewal. Buy more before your balance runs out. Check your hours in Credits; the balance is confirmed with your CanchaLive account. Prices appear in your local currency before purchase. You will see a warning before starting with 2 hours or less remaining. If your balance runs out during a match, Internet streaming stops. If a local recording was already running, you can finish and save it. Previous subscriptions remain manageable through the App Store. TRY THE CAMERA WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Open the camera, prepare your teams and use the scoreboard before registering. Your match is preserved when you create an account. You can also prepare a broadcast without connecting networks and add them later. After signing in, the tutorial points out the main controls; skip it or replay it from Account > Help & Tutorial. Available in English and Spanish. FACEBOOK LIVE REQUIREMENTS Stream to your personal profile or a managed Page that meets Meta’s requirements. Your Facebook account must be at least 60 days old. Pages and professional-mode profiles must have at least 100 followers. Publishing to a Page also requires permission to create content. Meta confirms eligibility when you start; CanchaLive cannot remove these restrictions. A CanchaLive account is required to record or broadcast. Going live also requires an Internet connection, available credits and live-streaming access to your selected destinations. You are responsible for having the necessary rights and permissions to record and broadcast the match. Third-party services are subject to their own policies and availability. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://salasestudio.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CanchaLive at every 4 days against Matchup Master's every 2 months. Matchup Master's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Matchup Master sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and CanchaLive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $39.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Matchup Master ships an update every 2 months, CanchaLive every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Matchup Master | CanchaLive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kojiro Fujisaka | Eduardo salas |
In-app purchases
Matchup Master
- Matchup Master Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Matchup Master Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
- Matchup Master Pro One-Time$29.99
CanchaLive
- CanchaLive Pro Monthly$39.001 Month
- Match — 3 Hours$8.00
- 20-Hour Credit$39.00









