Alternatives
TourneyMaker alternatives
Every option we know of, including the ones that are not us. We make one of these, so read the last section with that in mind — but the rest is a straight list of what exists.
First: do you actually need to switch?
Self-registration. Letting twenty people add themselves from a link before they arrive is genuinely better than one person typing twenty names, and we do not have it.
If that describes what you need, staying put is the right answer and the rest of this page will not change your mind.
The alternatives
Killer Pool Scoreboard
A free lives counter for Killer, on web, iOS and Android. Free.
The closest product to this one that exists. It tracks lives for Killer and does it well, on every platform, for nothing. How it compares to us →
Killer Pool: Pub Scorekeeper
An iOS Killer scorekeeper with power cards and detailed shot stats. Free, with Premium at QAR 2.99 a month or QAR 14.99 once — roughly $0.82 a month or about $4 for life.
The most playful product in the category. It adds 17 "power cards" that let players steal lives, swap lives and reverse the order. How it compares to us →
Killer-Pool for Android
An Android Killer companion with profiles, analytics and spectator access. Not published in a form we could verify. Recorded as unknown.
Android-first, built around player identity — profiles with avatars, win tracking and performance analytics over time. How it compares to us →
Scoreholio
Bar tournament software, cornhole-first, with real venue displays. Social $0 · Competitive $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr · Advanced $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr · Pro $19.99/mo or $199.99/yr. Players pay $2.99/mo for an ad-free experience.
The most serious venue-tournament product on the market, and the only one besides us that assumes a screen on the wall. Built for cornhole and extended outward. How it compares to us →
Challonge
The general-purpose bracket generator everybody has used once. Standard $0, ad-supported, 256 participants, with a $0.75 Challonge fee on every paid order. Premier $12/mo, or $6.99/mo billed annually.
A bracket tool for any competition, with no opinion about pool. How it compares to us →
CueScore
Established cue-sports tournament and live-scoring platform. Not published. Recorded as unknown.
Widely used by European clubs and federations for brackets and live scoring, with public results pages and player match histories. How it compares to us →
CuePal
An all-in-one management suite for billiard and snooker clubs. Free up to 10 members · Silver $45/mo · Gold $95/mo. Taken from their own round-up article of 2026-02-25; their pricing page returned 404 on 2026-10-20.
Built for a club with staff, tables to book and members to bill — tournaments are one module among many. How it compares to us →
CueLogic
Brackets, live scoring and public tournament discovery for pool. A free account is offered. Tier pricing is not published.
Organiser-focused: brackets, table scheduling, player notifications and a public directory of tournaments. How it compares to us →
DigitalPool
Tournaments, leagues and player stats, with a 2026 iOS app. Not published. Recorded as unknown.
Tournament discovery and management with an emphasis on player statistics. How it compares to us →
IngenPool
Deep Windows desktop tournament software for serious rooms. 5 free tournament credits with the download. Subscription pricing not published.
The most feature-dense product in the category, aimed at a pool room director running real events. How it compares to us →
And ours
3 Strikes runs the rotation-with-lives format — three strikes, or Killer — and is the only one of these that also handles the money: who has paid, what the pot is up to, and what it pays out three ways. It has a TV display built to be read across a room, unlimited undo, and no ads on any plan including the free one.
It does not do brackets, handicapping, or native app stores. If you need any of those, something above is a better fit.
Pick it if your format is a rotation, or you need the money handled.