Bracket Maker vs Bracket Maker Tournaments
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bracket Maker
Easily create and manage tournaments for any competition. Supports various formats, instant score updates, and shareable results. Offers a free tier with limitations and a pro version for unlimited use.
- Single elimination brackets
- Double elimination brackets
- Round robin with live standings
- Drag-and-drop seeding
- Swipe to set scores
- Shareable tournament images
- Confetti and trophy celebrations
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Brackets turns any competition into a beautiful, organized tournament — in seconds. FORMATS FOR EVERY EVENT • Single elimination • Double elimination • Round robin with live standings BUILT FOR SPEED Add your teams, reorder the seeding with a drag, and your bracket is ready. No sign-up, no account, no internet required. SCORE WITHOUT THE KEYBOARD Swipe to set scores. Results update instantly across every round. CELEBRATE THE WIN Every champion gets a moment — confetti, a trophy, and a shareable card. SHARE ANYWHERE Export your full bracket as a high-resolution image and send it to iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram, or anywhere else. FREE TO START Create up to 3 tournaments with up to 16 teams each, completely free. GO PRO • Unlimited tournaments • Up to 64 teams per bracket • Export images without watermark • No ads, ever Perfect for office ping-pong leagues, family game nights, school sports days, esports brackets, and weekend tournaments of any kind. Take control of your competition, anytime, anywhere. Download now and start your championship run. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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 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 - 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 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 - Team logos on screen and in every export FROM 2 TO 128 COMPETITORS Teams or individuals. Pickleball, basketball, soccer, darts, cornhole, pool, volleyball, board games, esports — or anything else with a winner. WORKS WITHOUT SIGNAL Everything is stored on your device. No account, no sign-up, nothing to log into. 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 128 competitors - Unlimited tournaments - Court and time scheduling - PDF, image and story export - Team logos Pro is $6.99 per week with a 3-day free trial, 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 device support: Bracket Maker Tournaments at 3 against Bracket Maker's 1. Bracket Maker Tournaments also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Bracket Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Bracket Maker Tournaments sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Bracket Maker | Bracket Maker Tournaments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文超 孙 | Global Tax Assistant |
In-app purchases
Bracket Maker
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Bracket Maker Tournaments
- Bracket maker USA Weekly Pro$6.997 Days
- Bracket maker USA Weekly Trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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