Comparison

ESPN Buffalo vs Drilld

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

Head to head
About

ESPN Buffalo

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The ultimate sports radio app for Buffalo fans. Stream ESPN Buffalo live, get the latest Bills, Sabres, and Bisons coverage, and catch your favorite national ESPN shows anywhere, anytime.

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Drilld

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Pickleball training that doesn't pretend. Drilld builds you a session every day from your weaknesses, your goals, and the time you have. It tracks what you actually drilled, not just what you tapped. You earn your way up a 5-tier ladder, drill by drill. No gold stars for showing up. Built for serious recreational players who want to get measurably better. WHAT'S INSIDE • Adaptive daily session. Pick your time (15–240 minutes), your skill level, your partners. Drilld picks the drills. • 5-tier mastery ladder per drill. Clear Tier 1 through Tier 5, then Master+. Each tier has a real benchmark you have to hit. • 141 drills and 31 concept lessons. Every drill has its own ladder and court diagram. Every concept is in plain English: the soft game, the third-shot drop, kitchen geometry, opponent types. • Drill alone. 68 drills need only you: wall, self-feed, shadow footwork, plus ball machine and rebounder sessions with the settings spelled out. • 11 battles. Match-pressure drills that close the gap between drilling clean and playing with the score on. • A next move after every rep. Log a result and get one cue from the drill and three choices: repeat, regress or continue. Miss the same target twice and Drilld asks you to change something instead of trying harder. • The Medal Vault. 118 medals across 18 families, each tied to a benchmark you actually cleared. Nothing is handed over for showing up. • Partner Finder. Other Drilld players near you looking to drill or play. Contact is shared only when you both say yes. Location is asked once, rounded to about a mile, never shown on a map. 18 and over. • Nearby alerts. Optional. Get a notification when a new player posts within the radius you chose. Off until you turn it on; turning it off deletes the location it used. • App lock. Face ID or Touch ID when Drilld opens. It stays on your phone. • Share a session. Send today's session as a link, or a finished one as a text receipt. No account needed to open it. • Game log, Reality Check, Comeback mode. Log what cost you points after a match and it shapes your next session. Every two weeks, rate your level and see if your drilling data agrees. Fall off for a few days and the app routes you back in. • Reminders when you fall off. A nudge after one day, two, four, a week and two weeks away, soft early and blunt later. They reset the moment you drill. WHAT DRILLD IS NOT Drilld is not a coach. It can't watch your form or check your grip. Get periodic check-ins with a real coach, especially in your first few months. Drilld is not a guarantee. Your progress depends on practice frequency, partner quality, recovery, and honesty. The app is the system; you do the work. FREE AND PRO Free Drilld builds you an adaptive session every day, opens one drill from every category and one concept, and takes you through the first two tiers of the ladder. That doesn't expire and doesn't need an account. Drilld Pro opens the full 141-drill library, every concept, Tier 3 and above, all 11 battles, refresher mode, and unlimited AI Coach. Fourteen-day free trial. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Drilld doesn't sell your data and doesn't run ads. We measure which features get used, with no screen recording and no tracking across other apps. Your training data stays on your phone unless you sign in. Nearby alerts, if you turn them on, keep one location rounded to about a mile and your device's notification address until you turn them off. LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://app.drilld.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://app.drilld.app/privacy.html Drilld Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation and renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Both documents are also in the app at Profile → Legal.

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ESPN Buffalo3 screens
Drilld4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ESPN Buffalo at none against Drilld's 3. Drilld's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On price, 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. Drilld sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. ESPN Buffalo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESPN Buffalo ships an update every 4 months, Drilld every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
ESPN Buffalo versus Drilld: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESPN BuffaloDrilld
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCumulus MediaMICHAEL V MORANCIE JR

In-app purchases

None

ESPN Buffalo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Drilld

Subscriptions2
  • Drilld Pro Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Drilld Pro Annual$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Drilld Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is ESPN Buffalo free?
ESPN Buffalo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drilld free?
Drilld is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ESPN Buffalo or Drilld have ads?
ESPN Buffalo shows ads; Drilld does not.
Which is updated more often, ESPN Buffalo or Drilld?
ESPN Buffalo ships an update every 4 months, and Drilld every 4 days. Most recently, ESPN Buffalo was updated on October 27, 2026 and Drilld on October 24, 2026.

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