Bracket Tracker vs Squad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bracket Tracker
Create and manage custom sports tournament brackets with friends. Track scores, standings, and customize scoring rules. Supports college basketball tournaments and allows for speculative game predictions.
- Create unlimited brackets and pools
- Custom scoring options (seed points, upset bonuses)
- Lock groups at tip-off (optional)
- Track live scores and standings
- Speculate on upcoming game results
- Customizable themes
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Manage the madness! Bracket Tracker allows you to create as many brackets and pools as you'd like. Challenge your friends or co-workers. Check the latest scores and keep up with the standings. Supporting both the men's and women's college basketball tournaments in March. Features: * Custom scoring including seed scoring. Award any number of points for wins in each round. Optionally include the seed as a bonus for upsets. * Locking groups at tip off is optional. Brackets and pools can be created anytime before or after tip off. * No limits on how many brackets and pools you create. If you're still collecting paper brackets for your group you can put them all in Bracket Tracker to keep the standings up to date for you. * Themes! Tired of your bracket app having the colors of a rival team? Change it! * "Speculate" allows you to fill in upcoming games in the results bracket to see how they impact your standings. *** Contact us directly at team@bracket-tracker.com to create a unique experience for your organization! *** Thanks to Lee Wells for his time designing the new layout. I've been thrilled with it and I hope you are as well.
Squad
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Squad Up is a community for amateur sports players and managers. Create a squad or find one in your region, build a roster, arrange ranked matches, track scores and records, and compete in seasonal tournaments. Use in-app chat and calendar tools to coordinate. Follow regional and global leaderboards, manage notifications, and switch between Player and Manager profiles. Players can browse and request to join squads; managers can review requests, start matches, submit results, and use community safety tools to report, block, and review match-evidence reports. The Player experience is free and ad-supported. Managers receive a trial; optional auto-renewing subscriptions unlock manager and tournament features. Purchases are handled through Apple's in-app purchase system. Squad Up does not use GPS or collect health data. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wry-ferret-625.convex.site/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bracket Tracker at none against Squad's 3. Squad's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). On price, device support 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
Both are free to download. Squad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bracket Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bracket Tracker ships an update every 12 months, Squad monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bracket Tracker | Squad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JEFFREY RICHARDS | Douglas Martinez |
In-app purchases
Bracket Tracker
No in-app purchases
Squad
- Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
- 6 month plan$14.996 Months
- Base Yearly Plan$49.991 Year
