HitClash

The ultimate music tournament

Build direct elimination tournaments from millions of artists. Brackets of 8, 16, 32, or 64 tracks — every head-to-head matchup counts to crown your favorite hit.

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HitClash
HitClash
v1.0.3
Version
iOS & Android
Platform
Live
Status
Music
Category

The ultimate music clash

Customizable brackets

Set up direct elimination tournaments with brackets of 8, 16, 32, or 64 tracks. Each format delivers a unique experience to settle which songs truly reign supreme.

Millions of artists

Search across millions of artists and their full catalogs. Find any track with song title search and launch your tournament in seconds.

Complete bracket visualization

Follow every matchup in real time with a full tournament bracket view. Relive each head-to-head battle and trace the winning track's path to the top.

History & sharing

Access the complete history of your past tournaments and share your results. Compare your rankings with friends and the community.

'For You' suggestions

Get personalized tournament suggestions based on your favorite genres. The 'For You' algorithm adapts to your taste to deliver increasingly relevant battles.

Genre customization

Filter and customize your tournaments by music genre: pop, rock, rap, electronic, jazz, and more. Create targeted VS battles or mix styles for surprising results.

Why HitClash?

HitClash — Music Battles reinvents music discovery through the tournament format. Instead of scrolling through endless playlists, dive into a direct elimination system that pushes you to compare, listen, and choose. With brackets ranging from 8 to 64 tracks and access to millions of artists, every tournament becomes a unique musical exploration where you rediscover beloved classics and stumble upon hidden gems.

With 'For You' suggestions based on your favorite genres, VS battles between artists, and full genre customization, HitClash adapts to every music lover. Visualize your entire brackets, browse your tournament history, and share your results. Whether you're building an epic rap tournament or a pop-versus-rock clash, HitClash turns every listening session into a captivating competition. Free with ads, compatible with iOS 15.6+ and Android.

Ready to clash?

Free on iOS and Android. Launch your first music tournament.

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In brief

How does a HitClash music tournament work?

HitClash turns your favourite music into a single-elimination tournament. The app generates brackets of 8, 16, 32 or 64 tracks from a catalogue covering millions of artists. In each round, two tracks face off and the user picks a favourite with a single tap; the loser is eliminated. A 32-track tournament runs for 5 rounds and ends in about 6 minutes of active listening. Once a champion is crowned, HitClash produces a shareable recap card for Instagram, X or TikTok, including the full bracket tree and a "closest match" stat (the round won by the slimmest margin). The app offers Genre modes — pop, hip-hop, rock, electronic, k-pop — to scope a universe, plus "For You" suggestions based on recent listening.

Why use HitClash instead of a regular playlist?

A Spotify or Apple Music playlist presents tracks linearly with no hierarchy: the user doesn't really know which titles they prefer among their last 50 plays. HitClash solves this by forcing a binary choice at every round, validated in cognitive psychology as the most reliable way to reveal a preference (forced-pairs method). At the end of a 32-track tournament, the user has made 31 comparisons, producing a ranking that is statistically more representative than a multi-choice poll. The format is also social: friends, Discord communities and YouTube channels can run the same bracket and compare winners. HitClash is free on iOS and Android, with no interstitial ads, and stores the last 100 tournaments locally for later comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Is HitClash an alternative to Bracketmaker or Spotify Wrapped?

Yes. HitClash turns your music into a single-elimination tournament (8 to 64 tracks) and runs on both iOS and Android with a catalog of millions of artists.

Can I share my bracket with friends?

Yes, every tournament can be shared as a recap image.