Comparison

Bluclock vs Pickleball Forecast

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

Head to head
About

Bluclock

This app provides a 5-day weather forecast including wind direction, temperature, and air quality. It also allows for the management of Bluetooth smart clock devices, setting alarms, and configuring global time zones. Additionally, it can read temperature and humidity data from connected smart clocks.

Highlights
  • 5-day weather forecast
  • Bluetooth smart clock management
  • Alarm setting
  • Global time zone configuration
  • Temperature and humidity reading
Features
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【5日天气预报】未来5日天气,风向,温度,空气质量预报; 【设备管理】添加/删除蓝牙智能时钟设备,修改设备名称及密码; 【闹铃提醒】设置闹铃时间及提醒频率 【时区设置】全球时区任意设置,; 【温湿度】读取蓝牙智能时钟设备检测的温湿度数据; 定位用于获取当前位置同步当地天气; 蓝牙用于同步智能设备;

About

Pickleball Forecast

This app simplifies outdoor pickleball planning by translating hourly weather forecasts into easy-to-understand color-coded ratings. It helps you quickly identify ideal playing conditions, avoiding factors like wind, rain, or darkness.

Highlights
  • Hourly pickleball weather ratings
  • Color-coded pickleballs for quick decisions
  • Morning, afternoon, and evening ratings
  • Temperature, wind, and precipitation details
  • Customizable playing preferences (Premium)
  • Multiple saved locations
  • Shareable forecasts
Features
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Pickleball Forecast helps you quickly see when the weather is right for playing pickleball outdoors. Pickleball Forecast turns the hourly weather forecast into simple color-coded pickleballs so you can instantly tell when conditions are great, good, challenging, or poor for playing outdoors. No more looking up temperature, wind, rain, and daylight details yourself. Check today’s hourly forecast, look ahead at upcoming days, and see how the weather changes throughout the morning, afternoon, and evening. Whether you’re planning a casual game, meeting friends at the courts, or trying to avoid wind, rain, heat, or darkness, Pickleball Forecast helps you see at a glance when conditions are perfect for an outdoor game. Features include: • Hourly pickleball weather ratings • Color-coded pickleballs for quick decisions • Morning, afternoon, and evening ratings for upcoming days • Temperature, wind, wind gusts, precipitation, daylight, and more • Detailed condition breakdowns for each hour • Multiple saved locations • Shareable pickleball weather forecasts • Customizable playing preferences with Premium Pickleball Forecast Premium Upgrade to Premium to personalize the conditions that matter most to your game. Premium lets you customize your ideal playing conditions, including temperature, wind speed, wind gusts, precipitation chance, daylight, and more, so the app can rate weather based on how you like to play. Premium benefits include: • Customize all weather preferences • Personalize pickleball ratings around your ideal conditions • Share beautiful forecasts with friends • Support ongoing development of Pickleball Forecast Subscription Information Pickleball Forecast offers an optional auto-renewing subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Auto-renewable subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://secure.glinberg.com/public/pdf/20260709-Pickleball-Forecast-Terms-of-Use.pdf Privacy Policy: https://secure.glinberg.com/public/pdf/20260709-Pickleball-Forecast-Privacy-Policy.pdf

Screenshots

Bluclock3 screens
Pickleball Forecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pickleball Forecast at 5.0 against Bluclock's 4.0. Pickleball Forecast also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 56 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Bluclock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. Pickleball Forecast sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year. Bluclock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pickleball Forecast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluclock ships an update every 56 months, Pickleball Forecast every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bluclock versus Pickleball Forecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluclockPickleball Forecast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 56 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperADSMART TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDGlinberg Robotics, LLC

Customer experience

Bluclock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pickleball Forecast

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bluclock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pickleball Forecast

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan Yearly$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Bluclock free?
Bluclock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pickleball Forecast free?
Pickleball Forecast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bluclock or Pickleball Forecast?
Pickleball Forecast is rated higher. Bluclock averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pickleball Forecast averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Bluclock or Pickleball Forecast have ads?
Neither Bluclock nor Pickleball Forecast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluclock or Pickleball Forecast?
Bluclock ships an update every 56 months, and Pickleball Forecast every 3 days. Most recently, Bluclock was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pickleball Forecast on October 31, 2026.

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