Comparison

Tournament Maker vs Effective Pickleball Training

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tournament Maker

Easily create and manage various sports tournaments, including round robin and knockout formats. Automatically generate schedules, track scores, calculate player ratings, and share results with participants. Organize all your events and player databases in one convenient application.

Highlights
  • Round robin and knockout tournament formats
  • Automatic schedule generation with bye rounds
  • Score tracking and rating calculation
  • Player database management
  • Tournament result sharing
  • View results in grid or standings
Features
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- Sets, for sports like tennis and volleyball - Cup, organize playoff/knockout/cup tournaments - Rating calculator. Calculate new ratings for all the tournament participants. - Scores. Finally, you are able to add scores to matches, so you can organise sports tournaments as well - Manage players. Now you can easily edit players after they have been created - Manage all your tournaments in one app - Add and remove players to your player database, where you can easily choose players for each tournament - Generate a tournament schedule automatically, including Bye rounds in case you have an odd number of players - View results in a tournament grid or sorted by current standings - Share the tournament schedule, table or final results with all the players Tournament Manager Pro version of the app is available as a one-time purchase or as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://oval.fi/privacy-round-robin/

About

Effective Pickleball Training

This digital academy offers comprehensive pickleball training for all skill levels. Improve your technique, tactics, fitness, and mentality with on-demand drills and programs. Schedule your training and track progress to advance your game.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive training platform
  • On-demand drills and programs
  • Technique, tactical, fitness, and mentality improvement
  • Progress tracking
  • Training scheduling
  • New content added monthly
Features
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Train Effective is the #1 digital pickleball academy. We are democratising access to pro pickleball training, making it available on-demand and right from your pocket. This pickleball training app delivers one of the most comprehensive learning platforms for aspiring pickleball players of every level. Train Effective enables its members to experience professional academy-like pickleball training at home. You will improve your 1. technique, 2. tactical knowledge, 3. fitness and 4. mentality. Regardless if you're just starting to learn how to play pickleball or if you’re already a pickleball academy player, the wide variety of skills and drills will help you progress further into your pickleball career. With new content added monthly, you get access to the latest and best pickleball training drills and never run out of ways to improve. PLAN & SCHEDULE YOUR PICKLEBALL TRAINING, 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR Our simple and easy to use tracker allows you to plan and schedule your pickleball training with ease. Simply find your preferred pickleball training session, workout or programme and add it to your chosen day. The tracker is designed to keep you accountable, track your progress and help you improve your pickleball skills faster! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Download Train Effective for free now! Get access to all features and pickleball training sessions with our Pro plans, which are available in the app through different subscriptions. If you decide to subscribe you will pay the price set for your country, as through your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Join our community, and get inspired by our athletes: ▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TrainEffective ▶ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrainEffective ▶ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrainEffective Effective Academy Privacy Policy: https://traineffective.com/privacy Effective Academy Terms & Conditions: https://www.traineffective.com/eula

Screenshots

Tournament Maker4 screens
Effective Pickleball Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tournament Maker at 57% against Effective Pickleball Training's 0%. Tournament Maker also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (774 vs 33). Effective Pickleball Training's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tournament Maker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Effective Pickleball Training sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tournament Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tournament Maker has 774 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Tournament Maker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Effective Pickleball Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Effective Pickleball Training every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tournament Maker versus Effective Pickleball Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTournament MakerEffective Pickleball Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (774 ratings) — better3.9 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings774 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdTrain Effective Ltd

Customer experience

Tournament Maker

All ratings774 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive57.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative30.7%

Effective Pickleball Training

All ratings33 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Tournament Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to delete tournaments
  • Inconsistent player/team management
  • Ratings calculation issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Double elimination tournaments
  • Ability to edit tournament details
  • Customizable scoring and ratings systems
  • Improved sharing and collaboration features

Effective Pickleball Training

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Tournament Maker

Subscriptions6
  • Tournament Manager Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tournament Manager Pro Month3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tournament Manager Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Tournament Manager Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
  • Tournament Manager Pro Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Tournament Manager Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Tournament Manager Lifetime$29.99
  • Tournament Manager Pro$39.99
4 purchases

Effective Pickleball Training

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • 3 Months$69.993 Months
  • 6 Months7 Days trial$89.996 Months
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  • 12 Months7 Days trial$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Tournament Maker free?
Tournament Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Effective Pickleball Training free?
Effective Pickleball Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tournament Maker or Effective Pickleball Training?
Tournament Maker is rated higher. Tournament Maker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 774 ratings, while Effective Pickleball Training averages 3.9 from 33 ratings.
Do Tournament Maker or Effective Pickleball Training have ads?
Neither Tournament Maker nor Effective Pickleball Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tournament Maker or Effective Pickleball Training?
Tournament Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Effective Pickleball Training every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tournament Maker was updated on September 24, 2026 and Effective Pickleball Training on August 13, 2026.

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