Comparison

BracketKeepers vs Bracket Maker & Round Robin

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

Head to head
About

BracketKeepers

Easily create and manage tournament brackets for various sports and games. Share live updates with participants and spectators on any screen, with multiple format options and no ads or subscriptions required for core features.

Highlights
  • Create brackets in minutes
  • Live bracket updates on any screen
  • Multiple tournament formats
  • Saved player lists and import options
  • Printable or shareable bracket PDFs
  • League and season management
Features
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Make a bracket in a minute and put it on the TV. No account, no ads, no subscription. BracketKeepers runs your tournament from your phone while everyone follows it live. Cornhole night, pickleball, padel, darts, office ping pong, school intramurals: type or paste the names, pick a format, tap Go. Every phone, tablet, or TV browser that opens your link shows the same live bracket, with who is playing now and who is up next. Nothing to install on the TV. FORMATS - Single elimination, with an optional consolation bracket so everyone plays at least twice. - Double elimination with a Second chance bracket and a Fair final. - Round robin with an automatic schedule and standings. - Pools, then playoff. - Americano and Mexicano for 4 to 24 players: 2 v 2, a new partner every round, ranked by points scored. - King / Queen of the Beach: sign up solo, new partner every game. - Best of 3 or best of 5, plus ladder, league table, and house points. - Any number of teams. Byes are shown clearly. FAST TO SET UP - Saved player lists: last week's names are one tap away. - Paste a list from anywhere or import a CSV from a spreadsheet. - Help me choose suggests a format for your time and courts. ONE TAP TO RUN - Who won? Tap the winner. Add a score if you want one. - Mark games as playing on Court 1 or Board 2, and the TV shows it. - Undo instead of pop-ups. ON THE BIG SCREEN - Share by link, QR code, or 5 letter code to any number of screens. - AirPlay or HDMI on iPhone and iPad, Present mode on iPad. - When the final is decided, the champion gets a big moment on every screen. SHARE AND PRINT - Share result card: a clean picture of the champion and the final for your group chat. - Print or save a PDF of any bracket, sized for Letter or A4, with a QR code back to the live board. LEAGUES AND SEASONS - Make any tournament a league: the same players week after week, and every night adds into one season table. - League home shows the standings, nights, players, and past seasons. Export a CSV or a backup at any time. - The first 2 nights of every league are free. - Sign in if you like, and your leagues follow you to your other devices. BRACKETKEEPERS PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) - Leagues: every night after the first 2, the season table on the TV, a court and time schedule for every game, and the season recap (a PDF and cards to share). - 12 Pro board skins, from Fight Night to Trophy Room, each with its own champion moment. Try one free for a whole event. - Your club's name and logo on every screen, no Made with BracketKeepers mark. - Every saved tournament stays open. - A permanent code for your venue TV. Every format stays free, with no team cap and no viewer cap.

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Bracket Maker & Round Robin

Features
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Turn a list of players into a bracket or a round-robin schedule, keep score live, and share the results. Built for the person running the event, not for a league office. WHAT YOU CAN RUN • Single elimination: correct byes for any number of entrants, seeds you set and reorder yourself, never randomized behind your back. • Double elimination: losers drop to the right spot in the lower bracket, every time. • Round robin: everyone plays everyone, odd numbers handled with byes, standings updated as scores come in. • Rotating-partner mixer: partners rotate each round, courts are assigned for you, and the schedule balances games and sit-outs. • Live score sheet: tap in scores from the sideline; the bracket and standings update instantly. • Shareable results: export the finished bracket or table as an image and send it to the group chat. MADE FOR ORGANIZERS • Type, paste or scan a player list, review the names, choose a format and set the rules. No account required. Works offline. • Light and dark appearance for different playing conditions. • Celebrate final placements or announce results one place at a time. • Both members of a team are shown everywhere, including in round-robin schedules. • Edit a result after the fact and everything downstream recalculates. • Works for pickleball, padel, tennis, table tennis, darts, cornhole, pool, volleyball, football, esports, board games, office competitions and anything else with a winner. STRAIGHT ABOUT PRICING The free tier and its limit are shown on the very first screen, before you enter a single player. If your event fits, it is free. Larger events and PDF export are unlocked with an optional subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase; the price is shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BracketKeepers4 screens
Bracket Maker & Round Robin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: BracketKeepers at 4 against Bracket Maker & Round Robin's 2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. BracketKeepers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bracket Maker & Round Robin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
BracketKeepers versus Bracket Maker & Round Robin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracketKeepersBracket Maker & Round Robin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph TingOleksandr Stepanov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BracketKeepers

One-time1
  • RankKeepers Pro$6.99
3 purchases

Bracket Maker & Round Robin

Subscriptions2
  • Bracket Maker Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Bracket Maker Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bracket Maker Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is BracketKeepers free?
BracketKeepers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracket Maker & Round Robin free?
Bracket Maker & Round Robin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BracketKeepers or Bracket Maker & Round Robin have ads?
Neither BracketKeepers nor Bracket Maker & Round Robin shows ads.

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