Comparison

PickupPals vs Ace Trace

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

Head to head
About

PickupPals

This app connects sports players looking for games and teammates in new cities or when friends' schedules don't align. Create or join games on a map, and optionally track your skill level to find matches suited to your abilities.

Highlights
  • Create and join pickup sports games
  • Map-based game discovery
  • Optional skill level tracking
  • Connect with local athletes
  • Find teammates for casual or competitive play
Features
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New to a city? Don’t know enough people? Friends schedules don’t match up? The PickupPals app acts like a middle man, connecting sports players like a dating app for both casual and competitive athletes! PickupPals allows you to create games on the map screen for other people to see and join. It also offers an optional rating system that gives you the chance to track your skill level and create games based on that skill level as well.

About

Ace Trace

Easily add professional-looking visual trails to videos of golf swings, disc throws, and other flying objects. Customize trace lines with various effects and add distance labels to showcase your performance.

Highlights
  • Powerful shot tracing
  • No tripod needed
  • Custom visual effects
  • Distance labels
  • Flexible tracing modes
  • Full customization
Features
Currently charting
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Turn Every Shot into a Highlight with Ace Trace! Ace Trace lets you easily trace golf, disc golf, baseball, or even bird flights with stunning visual effects—no tripod or complex editing required. Key Features: - Powerful Shot Tracing: Transform your videos with pro-level shot trails in under a minute, directly on your phone. No editing experience needed. - No Tripod Needed: Capture footage freely—even with camera movement. The trace line stays perfectly aligned with your shot. - Custom Visual Effects: Make your videos pop with vibrant trace lines. Choose from gradients, solid colors, or special effects like electricity and waves. - Distance Labels: Enter your shot’s distance to display a real-time counter along the trace—perfect for sharing impressive plays. - Flexible Tracing Modes: Use Golf Mode for smooth drives or Free Curve Mode for putts, disc throws, or any flying object. Easily adjust and refine your lines. - Full Customization: Change line color, width, opacity, and control how it interacts with objects or obstacles in your scene. How It Works: 1. Trace manually or let the app auto-detect the trajectory. 2. Choose your style and fine-tune your visuals. 3. Add distance and effects. 4. Export and share your masterpiece instantly. Download Ace Trace now—make every shot unforgettable. Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: weekly, yearly - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PickupPals4 screens
Ace Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PickupPals at 100% against Ace Trace's 51%. PickupPals also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). Ace Trace's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 5) and chart position (#107 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ace Trace sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. PickupPals asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PickupPals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ace Trace has 2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PickupPals's written reviews are positive against 51% of Ace Trace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PickupPals ships an update every 10 days, Ace Trace every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
PickupPals versus Ace Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickupPalsAce Trace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.3 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.9% of reviews
Number of ratings52K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#107 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickup Pals App Inc.Fitness & Sports apps SRL

Customer experience

PickupPals

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ace Trace

All ratings2,019 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive50.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative42.6%

Bugs and requests

PickupPals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ace Trace

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tracer line speed issues
  • Cropping problems with horizontal videos
  • Inability to save videos without subscription
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to erase tracer line
  • More color/style options for tracer
  • Frame-by-frame controls
  • Desktop version
  • Improved manual editing tools

In-app purchases

None

PickupPals

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Ace Trace

Subscriptions11
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited export$5.991 Month
  • Weekly premium trial7 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Weekly premium$6.997 Days
  • Ace Trace Gold$29.996 Months
  • Unlimited Export$35.996 Months
  • Ace Trace Gold1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Silver$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$69.991 Year
  • Gold$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • 5 videos$4.99
  • 15 Videos$11.99
  • Lifetime Gold$119.00

Questions

Is PickupPals free?
PickupPals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ace Trace free?
Ace Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PickupPals or Ace Trace?
PickupPals is rated higher. PickupPals averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Ace Trace averages 4.3 from 2K ratings.
Do PickupPals or Ace Trace have ads?
Ace Trace shows ads; PickupPals does not.
Which is updated more often, PickupPals or Ace Trace?
PickupPals ships an update every 10 days, and Ace Trace every 2 weeks. Most recently, PickupPals was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ace Trace on October 30, 2026.

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