Matchup Master vs Bracket Pad
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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【English Supported】 Matchup Master helps you create tournament brackets, manage matches, and share results from one clear screen. Enter participant names, choose the pairing method, review the final bracket, and start the tournament. During play, use card view to tap the winner of each match. Winners automatically move forward, so you can focus on running the event instead of rewriting the bracket. Key features: ・Create tournament brackets quickly ・Use manual placement, entry order, random order, or seeded brackets ・Tap winners to advance matches automatically ・Switch between card view and bracket view ・Export brackets as PDF or image files ・Choose A4/A3, portrait/landscape, and print-ready layouts ・Round-robin format support ・Duplicate tournaments, search history, and sort events Matchup Master is useful for club events, school tournaments, tabletop games, card games, esports, company events, and local competitions. It keeps your bracket readable before, during, and after the tournament. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bracket Pad
Easily create and manage private tournaments for various sports and games. Supports multiple formats like Swiss, single/double elimination, and round robin. Works offline and exports brackets as images or PDFs.
- Multiple tournament formats (Swiss, elimination, round robin)
- Offline functionality
- Private by design, no account needed
- Supports 2-256 participants
- Export brackets as image or PDF
- Undo/redo match results
- Customizable appearance (light/dark mode)
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Bracket Pad 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 Pad updates the results and keeps the tournament moving. CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT • 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, with a live standings table • Groups + playoffs - group stage first, then a knockout bracket for the ones who made it 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 Pad Pro. From sports and esports to board games, school events, and friendly competitions, Bracket Pad makes tournaments simple - from the first match to the champion. Terms of Use: https://bracketpad.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bracketpad.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bracket Pad at 4.7 against Matchup Master's 4.0. Bracket Pad also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Bracket Pad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bracket Pad holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket Pad has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Matchup Master | Bracket Pad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kojiro Fujisaka | Yvgen Troshchiy |
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Matchup Master
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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
Bracket Pad
- Yearly$14.991 Year
- Tournament Pass$4.99
- Lifetime$24.99
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