Automated brackets, without the per head meter

What does Rapid Brackets do well?

Rapid Brackets is tournament software focused on automation. Its public materials describe brackets created automatically when weigh ins conclude, matches delivered to mats on a preset schedule, brackets updating as results come in, and automatic text messages keeping parents informed about brackets, mat assignments, opponents, and round times. Table workers score from a smartphone and are said to learn the scoreboard in under a minute.

Pricing is described as a per competitor fee that includes all features, plus a nominal card processing fee. Rapid Brackets positions this against competitors that charge per competitor and then add upcharges for registration and support.

How does Smart Wrestler cover the same workflow?

• Automatic bracket generation for every weight class from the checked in, weighed in roster, with auto seeding and merge warnings for thin classes.
• Dynamic mat queue: round one across all groups in your order, then round two, with no wrestler back to back.
• Notifications on every free account: bracketed, bracket started, mat assigned, results posted, and host broadcasts.
• Targeted in the hole, on deck, and up to wrestle alerts on premium plans, per wrestler as the queue advances.
• Smartphone or tablet scoring with undo, confirmation on match ending results, and an audit trail of every action.

Where does Smart Wrestler go further?

• Score audit trail: every scored action for every match, reviewable when a coach disputes a result.
• Wrestler Tendencies: takedown efficiency, escape rate, near fall rate, and reversal rate computed from live scoring for every wrestler.
• Spectator scoreboard per mat on any TV or tablet, with no hardware.
• A family account that follows the wrestler to every Smart Wrestler event, with record and history across the season.
• Every bracket format including team duals, with coaches registering rosters and lineups.

How does the pricing model differ?

Per competitor pricing means the host's software cost rises with every entry and is not known until registration closes. Smart Wrestler charges the host one fee based on the capacity reserved when publishing: $100 up to 150 wrestlers, $150 to 300, $225 to 500, $325 to 800. A $2.50 to $3 registration fee is added to each parent's checkout rather than deducted from the entry fee, and free entry events pay no hosting fee at all. A 280 wrestler event on Smart Wrestler costs the host $150 whether 200 or 300 register.