Comparison

Bracket Maker vs Baseline Scoreboard

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

Head to head
About

Bracket Maker

Features
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Bracket turns a list of names into a running tournament in under a minute. Bracket is a subscription app. Every feature described below requires a paid auto-renewing subscription. There is no free version and no free trial. The exact price for your region is shown in the app before you subscribe. BUILD IT IN SECONDS Choose a format, set how many are competing, paste or type your roster, and Bracket seeds and draws the entire tournament for you. FOUR FORMATS Single elimination, double elimination, round robin, and groups into knockout. Anything from 2 to 64 players or teams. SCORE AS YOU PLAY Enter results from the match list or straight off the bracket. Winners advance automatically and the next round is ready the moment a score lands. STANDINGS THAT KEEP THEMSELVES Wins, losses, points for and against, and difference update on every result. Group tables and final placings are calculated for you. SHARE THE TOURNAMENT Send a live link or a QR code. Players and spectators follow the bracket and the scores without installing anything. BUILT FOR RUNNING THE DAY Multiple courts and venues, seeding control, byes handled correctly, full tournament history, and export when it is over. SUBSCRIPTION Bracket is offered as a weekly or a yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://bracket-landing.avilletardpiano.workers.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://bracket-landing.avilletardpiano.workers.dev/privacy

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Baseline Scoreboard

Features
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Baseline Scoreboard turns your tablet or phone into a basketball scoreboard for matches and training sessions. Set the game length, choose quarters or halves, add a shot clock if you need one, and run the table from the bench. It is built for the volunteer at the scorer's table — the person who has thirty seconds between possessions and cannot afford to hunt through a menu. Made for the scorer's table • Targets sized for a fast hand, not a design mock — no 30-pixel buttons • Every tap answers back: it flashes, it buzzes, and it can click • One-tap UNDO, and a full log to step further back • Score corrections go through a big keypad, never a fiddly minus button • The screen stays awake for the whole game A clock you can trust • The horn is scheduled for the exact instant of zero, not the next redraw • Anchored timing: the clock cannot drift, however long a period runs • Close the app, drop the tablet, come back — the game is exactly where it was • Distinct shot-clock horn, FIBA auto-blanking, resets that never start a stopped clock Rules that match your competition • FIBA, NBA, NCAA, high school and a fully custom preset • FIBA Underage preset with the Basketball Ireland age grades (U11 to U14) • Bonus rules as your competition plays them: per period or half, one-and-one or two shots, and the timeout caps of the final period • Period count and length, overtime, shot clock, team fouls, timeouts • Intervals between periods, or none at all Training and pickup • Countdown, interval and shot-clock drill timers • Scrimmage mode: first to a target, with scoring buttons you shape yourself • Multi-team games for up to six teams: 3x3x3, king of the court, cutthroat • A playbook to draw up and animate plays After the game • Every game saved, with a period-by-period box summary • Share a picture of the result and a CSV of every action Baseline Pro • Cast the board to a television over HDMI or AirPlay — a proper arena display for spectators while you keep the controls • Player fouls: enter a roster and FOUL asks who, and what kind. A player reaching the limit is called under the clock, with the reason, and the summary lists every player's fouls • Equal-play tracking for underage games: who is on each quarter, who must play now, who has played their maximum • A game record PDF of what the board tracked, laid out like a scoresheet • Scrimmage scoring you can shape — reward a stop or a rebound, dock a turnover — and save the set-up by name • Multi-team training games (3x3x3, king of the court, cutthroat): two to six teams on one board, all-play or winner-stays rotation • Playbook: saved plays, cut and screen library, defences, video • Custom shot-clock values, saved rule presets, a team library with rosters • Full game history, full undo log, summary export • Have a code from us? Redeem it in Settings Free forever: a complete, unlimited game. No account, no sign-up, and nothing a volunteer needs to run a match is behind a paywall. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://baseline-app.dv.ie/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Bracket Maker4 screens
Baseline Scoreboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bracket Maker and Baseline Scoreboard are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Baseline Scoreboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bracket Maker versus Baseline Scoreboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracket MakerBaseline Scoreboard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAugustin VilletardDarragh Verschoyle

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bracket Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Bracket Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Bracket Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Baseline Scoreboard

Subscriptions1
  • Baseline Pro (Annual)$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • English$22.99

Questions

Is Bracket Maker free?
Bracket Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Baseline Scoreboard free?
Baseline Scoreboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bracket Maker or Baseline Scoreboard have ads?
Neither Bracket Maker nor Baseline Scoreboard shows ads.

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