Comparison

Brackly 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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Brackly

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Create tournaments, brackets, leagues, and competitions in seconds with Brackly — an easy tournament bracket maker for sports, eSports, leagues, teams, coaches, and friends. Brackly is the all-in-one tournament maker for coaches, league organizers, and weekend warriors. Create a bracket in seconds, invite your players, track scores live, and let Bracket handle the math — seeding, byes, standings, and who plays who next. Run any tournament like a pro — right from your phone. BUILT FOR EVERY FORMAT Single Elimination — fast, simple, winner takes all Double Elimination — every team gets a second chance Round Robin — everyone plays everyone, best record wins Groups + Knockout — group stage into a knockout bracket, World Cup style EVERY SPORT, ONE APP Football, Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Badminton, plus a flexible best-of-N mode for eSports, chess, or anything else you compete in. Each sport gets its own scoring — goals, points, sets, you name it. YOUR SQUAD, SAVED Build a player roster once — name, jersey number, custom photo, shirt color — then drop them into any tournament instead of retyping names every time. LIVE BRACKETS THAT UPDATE THEMSELVES Enter a score and watch the winner advance automatically. Byes resolve on their own. Standings recalculate instantly. Made a mistake? Fix a score after the fact — safely, without breaking the bracket. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE — YOUR CALL Keep a tournament just for you, or make it public so anyone can find it in Discover and follow along in real time. SIGN IN YOUR WAY Get started in seconds with Sign in with Apple, Google, or email — your data syncs securely across devices. MODERN, FAST, NO CLUTTER A clean, card-based design built for iPhone and iPad, with dark mode support and zero learning curve. Whether it's a backyard ping-pong championship or a citywide football league, Bracket keeps everyone on the same page — no spreadsheets, no whiteboards, no arguments about who's up next. Download Brackly and run your next tournament the easy way.

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Bracket Maker

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BUILD YOUR TOURNAMENT Create a tournament, make the draw, and follow every match to the final. Tournament Bracket Maker is a tournament organizer for knockout brackets, group stages and Swiss competitions, whether you're running an esports event, football or soccer tournament, school competition, club event, or a contest with friends. Choose your format, add your teams or players, and let the tournament take shape. CHOOSE YOUR COMPETITION FORMAT • Single Elimination Bracket: Make every match count. Winners advance through the knockout rounds until two finalists compete for the trophy. Add a 3rd place match for the losing semifinalists. • Double Elimination Bracket: One loss doesn't have to end the journey. Participants who lose enter the Losers Bracket for another chance to reach the Grand Final against the Championship Bracket winner. • Groups to Bracket: Begin with a group stage before the knockout rounds. Set group sizes, choose how many teams qualify, and customize points and tiebreakers. Follow the group tables and fixtures as the bracket takes shape. • Swiss to Bracket: Give participants multiple rounds to compete for a knockout place. Choose a fixed number of Swiss rounds or a win/loss limit, track the standings, and seed the qualifiers into the bracket. • Consolation Bracket: Give eliminated participants another chance to compete. Choose whether first-round losers only enter, or whether participants eliminated through the quarterfinals can join. Follow their progress as they play for the consolation title. • Two-Legged Matches: Play each knockout tie over two matches. The combined score determines who advances. Prefer a quicker competition? Choose single-leg matches instead. MAKE THE DRAW Add participants manually, bring in your saved teams or players, or choose from country teams. Shuffle the draw with Random Draw or use Manual Order to decide the starting positions yourself. Run brackets with up to 256 participants. Automatic byes help complete the draw when needed. Enter scores as matches are played, or tap to declare winners when you don't need to track scores. FOLLOW THE ACTION See who's through, which fixtures are ready, and where participants go next. Pan and zoom around large brackets, follow group tables and Swiss standings, and keep track of the competition from the opening matches to the champion. SIMULATE YOUR TOURNAMENT Want to see how a draw might play out or enjoy a game-like tournament? Simulate matches and watch scores develop over time. Choose your simulation duration, then follow the action through each round. BUILD YOUR TEAMS AND PLAYERS Create custom teams and players, add images, and reuse them in future competitions. You can also choose country teams and their flags. As tournaments are completed, see medals and match statistics build up. Sort by trophies to compare records and see who has earned their place at the top. COMPARE HEAD TO HEAD Want to know how two rivals stack up? Long-press a team or player and select Head to Head to compare their record, scores, percentages and recent meetings against an opponent. SAVE YOUR TOURNAMENT HISTORY Revisit completed competitions and their results whenever you want to look back. Duplicate a tournament to create another edition, or start a new season using an existing competition as your starting point. SET YOUR PREFERENCES Use Settings → Presets to choose defaults for your tournament setup, including elimination format, scoring, match format, and simulation duration. Your preferences can carry into the creation flow when you're ready to set up the next one. FROM FIRST DRAW TO FINAL WHISTLE Create the bracket. Play or simulate the matches. Follow every result. And when the tournament is over, see who lifted the trophy. Tournament Bracket Maker fixtures manager supports 6 languages - English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, Português(Br) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Brackly4 screens
Bracket Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brackly at none against Bracket Maker's 5. Bracket Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bracket Maker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Brackly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Brackly versus Bracket Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracklyBracket Maker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.516.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHamid Sher aghaDave Baller

In-app purchases

None

Brackly

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Bracket Maker

Subscriptions3
  • TBM Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • TBM Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • TBM Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • TBM Pro Lifetime Lite$9.99
  • TBM Pro Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Brackly free?
Brackly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bracket Maker free?
Bracket Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brackly or Bracket Maker have ads?
Neither Brackly nor Bracket Maker shows ads.

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