Skillz vs Toornament

Skillz is a multiplayer tournament platform for mobile games where players compete for cash or virtual in-game currencies. Its formats include head-to-head matches, tournaments, brackets, and leaderboards. Skillz says its system matches players of similar skill levels to support fair opportunities. Players can join for free, enter free tournaments, or join cash tournaments starting at $0.60. Cash competitions are restricted to people aged 18 or older in regions where cash play is enabled. Skillz also serves independent game developers seeking to add social competition to their games. The developer SDK supports Unity, native iOS, and Android integrations, including direct Apple and Google API integrations; Unity SDK APIs can also support browser games hosted on Skillz. SIDEkick lets developers test supported integration workflows in the Unity editor without connecting to Skillz servers. Current requirements list Unity 2021.3 or 2022.3 LTS, iOS 14 or later, and Android API level 24 or later. Some features are unavailable on web, including brackets, real-time tournaments, chat, progressive leagues, and some payment methods.

Toornament is a web and API platform for creating, running, sharing and joining tournaments. Its organizer lineup includes Free, Boost, Community, Circuit and Arena. Free supports up to 32 participants across games and competition formats; Boost is a single payment of 19.00 EUR for one tournament with up to 4096 participants. Circuit is aimed at large competitions, with circuit management, customization and leaderboards. Arena adds custom publishing tools, API access and a dedicated website. Participants can check tournaments and matches, check in, then report scores with screenshots and notes. The API covers tournament setup, registrations, participants, custom fields and match locations. Calls require an API key, and private data also requires OAuth 2 authorization with scopes; an API application can access only tournaments from its own project. Community and higher plans offer paid registrations through PayPal, with no share or fee taken by Toornament. The responsive participant site works on desktop and mobile. The Brawl Stars integration can automate lobbies and results for teams with at least three members.