Bracket Maker vs TischkickerApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bracket Maker
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 Maker 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 Maker updates the results and keeps the tournament moving. CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT • League phase - one table for everyone, opponents drawn from seeding pots, then a play-in and a knockout for the top places • 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, once or home and away, with a live standings table • Groups + playoffs - group stage first, then a knockout bracket for the ones who made it Draws count wherever a table decides, with your own points for a win, a draw and a loss. A match can be a single game or a best of three, five or seven, entered set by set. 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 Maker Pro. From sports and esports to board games, school events, and friendly competitions, Bracket Maker makes tournaments simple - from the first match to the champion. Terms of Use: https://bracketpad.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bracketpad.com/privacy
TischkickerApp
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Die App fürs Büro-Kicker-Match! Lost fair aus, wer gegen wen spielt – egal ob 2, 3, 4 oder mehr Spieler am Kickertisch stehen. Trage Ergebnisse ein, behalte Eigentore im Blick und sieh in den Tabellen, wer gerade die beste Quote hat. Features: Faire automatische Auslosung (Einzel, Doppel, mit Bankregel – wer pausiert, spielt im nächsten Match sicher) 1vs1-, 2vs2- und Eigentore-Tabellen nach Winrate sortiert, für frei wählbare Zeiträume (Monat/Quartal/Halbjahr/Jahr) Pokal-Export für die Gewinner eines Zeitraums, direkt teilbar Auslosungen per Screenshot oder Teilen-Funktion an Kollegen schicken Manuelles Nachtragen von Ergebnissen, auch ohne vorherige Auslosung Optionale Anbindung an ein eigenes Google Sheet – Ergebnisse landen automatisch in einer Tabelle, Kollegen ohne App können per Weblink mitspielen Alle Daten bleiben lokal auf dem Gerät bzw. in deinem eigenen Google-Konto – keine Werbung, kein Tracking, keine Datenweitergabe an Dritte Perfekt für Büros, WGs oder Vereine mit eigenem Kickertisch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TischkickerApp at none against Bracket Maker's 3. TischkickerApp also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). Bracket Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. Bracket Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. TischkickerApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bracket Maker ships an update every 8 days, TischkickerApp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bracket Maker | TischkickerApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yvgen Troshchiy | Jonas Manuel Eschenlohr |
In-app purchases
Bracket Maker
- Yearly$14.991 Year
- Tournament Pass$4.99
- Lifetime$29.99
TischkickerApp
No in-app purchases
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