Elo Challenge vs Bracket App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elo Challenge
This app helps casual players track their skill level in 1-on-1 sports like tennis and chess. It automatically updates player rankings based on match results, providing instant insights into player performance and statistics. Share your progress and compare with others.
- Automatic Elo point ranking
- 1-on-1 sports support
- Instant player rating display
- Performance statistics
- Head-to-head comparison
- Shareable ranking results
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In most sports, the world top players has rating to reflect their relative strength among peers. Usually the player rating is based on past win-loss records in major tournaments. Some schools and sports club does maintain player rating for their members. However, these rating system are not available for casual players like you and me. Elo Challenge is a type of competition where members play matches against each other and move up and down in the ranking as they win or lose. Elo Challenge makes 1-on-1 sports such as badminton, tennis, squash, table tennis, martial art, fencing, chess more engaging, competitive and fun. This app automatically maintain player ranking using Elo points upon submission of match scoresheet. You can view player rating and Elo point graph instantly. You can also see player's overall and head to head performance statistics in terms of match winning percentage, point winning percentage and average score. You can share ranking result on WhatsApp, SMS, social network, etc. Please email your feedback and feature request to nebitrams@gmail.com.
Bracket App
Easily create and manage single or double elimination tournament brackets for up to 64 teams. Offers manual or randomized seeding, light/dark modes, and cross-device syncing. Ideal for organizing competitions.
- Create unlimited brackets
- Single and double elimination support
- Up to 64 teams per bracket
- Manual or random seeding
- Light and dark modes
- Cross-device syncing
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Bracket App is a simple way to create single and double elimination tournament brackets. FEATURES - No limit on the amount of brackets you can create. - Supports single and double elimination. - Can have up to 64 teams in a bracket. - Manually manage or randomize team seeding. - Light and Dark mode support plus personalized color customization. - Brackets sync across iPhone/iPad associated with Apple Id. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bracket App at 4.3 against Elo Challenge's 3.0. Bracket App also leads on ratings volume (123 vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Elo Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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 App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Elo Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bracket App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bracket App has 123 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Elo Challenge's written reviews are positive against 71% of Bracket App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Elo Challenge ships an update every 2 months, Bracket App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elo Challenge | Bracket App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (123 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 70.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 123 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seet Chong Lua | Sean Postler |
Customer experience
Elo Challenge
Bracket App
Bugs and requests
Elo Challenge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bracket App
Reported bugs
16 issues- Runs slower than molasses
- Kicks user out when executing commands
- Double elimination bracket doesn't work correctly
- Teams not popping up in loser's bracket
- Stuck on TBD in matches
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- Bracket resets when switching apps
- Deleted players in double elimination
- Cannot pick winner of each round
- First round byes for most seeds
- Teams go straight to second round
- Can't handle large brackets, inserts multiple people into one match
- Loses teams in the mix
- Freezes when switching from single to double elimination
- Seed numbers not showing up, only '...'
- Team in Round 2 has no opponent when Round 1 is complete
- First 15 songs are solo and not in the first round
Requested features
26 requests- Round robin tournaments
- Different bracket layouts
- Third place matches
- Champion animations (free)
- Better presentation (trophy logo, background)
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- Standings (win/loss record)
- Tab for all winners
- Confetti/trophy animation on win
- Delete brackets
- Create conferences
- Edit bracket without resetting
- Duplicate brackets
- Labels for stages (quarter-finals, etc.)
- Customize stage names
- Add more teams (beyond 9)
- Separate conferences
- Bracket history/results tab
- Actual bracket view (like Bracket Builder)
- Duplicate or reset a bracket
- Add scores to games
- Full view of brackets
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd ranking
- Un-click a winner (undo accidental click)
- Add pools/group stages
- Keep seed numbers visible
- Start tournament option/button
In-app purchases
Elo Challenge
No in-app purchases
Bracket App
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Questions
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