Comparison

Dink vs Round Robin Assistant

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

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About

Dink

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DINK is the first app for sports lovers! The app gives you access to all the content organized and published by Sports Clubs across Italy — and beyond. • Tournaments • Courses and training sessions • Open Days • Field bookings All in one app: DINK! Found a tournament you like? No problem! Just pick your teammates from our athlete community, and you’re ready to go in no time! Looking for a sports club near you? No problem! Browse the list of schools on DINK, sign up for the one you prefer, and unlock its exclusive content: training packages, courses, and much more! Plus, you’ll be able to keep track of your STATS, PROGRESS, and TRANSACTIONS with the schools and tournaments you join. What are you waiting for?

About

Round Robin Assistant

This app automates the creation of Round Robin tournaments for pickleball, handling player distribution, court assignments, and match generation. It supports various formats, from singles to complex doubles and team play, ensuring fair and balanced matches for casual and organized events.

Highlights
  • Automatic round generation
  • Multiple tournament formats
  • Intelligent court assignment
  • Player list management
  • Support for casual and club events
Features
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Organize fast and flexible Round Robin tournaments. This app handles player distribution, court assignments and match generation automatically, so you can focus on playing instead of planning. Enter the players, choose your format, select the number of courts and start the tournament. The app creates all rounds needed and ensures that everyone plays fair and balanced matches. Included Formats Round Robin Singles Every player meets all other players once. Perfect for single player rotation. Round Robin Doubles, Fixed Teams Set predefined teams and let every team face each other once. Round Robin Doubles, Random Teams (Americano) All players are paired with everyone else one time. Full coverage without repeats. Mixed Round Robin Teams are automatically formed with one woman and one man per team. Unlimited Doubles Players can join or leave at any time. Rounds are generated continuously and sit-outs are evenly distributed. Ideal for spontaneous or shifting groups. Mexicano Matches are generated based on the current leaderboard so that players meet opponents of similar level. Creates balanced rounds throughout the tournament. Mixicano The same matchmaking logic as Mexicano, but every team always contains one man and one woman. Super Mexicano Mexicano with an additional scoring system where players earn extra points depending on how close they are to the winning court. Team Mexicano Mexicano played with fixed teams instead of rotating partners. Club Team Round Robin Players are divided into two teams and face each other over multiple courts using balanced matchups. Beat the Box Players start on assigned courts, play three matches, then move to new courts based on performance. Supports 8, 12 or 16 players. Group Stages – Doubles Create multiple groups where each group plays its own doubles Round Robin. Every player partners with all others inside the group. Group Stages – Teams Organize team-based group play where every team meets all other teams in the group. Champions League Play a structured format with up to 36 teams split into groups and subsequent knockout-style play. Highlights • Automatic generation of balanced rounds • Support for many tournament structures and group sizes • Intelligent court assignment • Tools for managing player lists and bulk adding names • Designed for both casual play and organized club events Whether you run a weekly club session or arrange a larger event, this app gives you a complete and flexible toolkit for Round Robin-based formats. Terms of Use: https://perkodar.se/terms

Screenshots

Dink4 screens
Round Robin Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dink at none against Round Robin Assistant's 3. Dink also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). Round Robin Assistant's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Round Robin Assistant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Dink asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dink ships an update every 3 weeks, Round Robin Assistant every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dink versus Round Robin Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinkRound Robin Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (265 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—47.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—265 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDink SRLPerkodar AB

Bugs and requests

Dink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Round Robin Assistant

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Doesn't know what mixed is
  • Unable to drag to move players
  • Front screen shows new tournament at the bottom
  • Odd numbers don't award points for sitting out
  • App continuously shuts down when adjusting no-shows
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  • Can't edit or delete a tournament
  • Doubles unlimited is truly random, not useful
  • Byes not spread evenly
  • Cannot see numbers to add scores on iOS (black boxes)
  • Round robin doesn't schedule matches against everyone
  • Sitting a player out didn't work, still included in rotation
  • Team repeated in rounds
  • Mistake or missed score entry leads to incorrect standings
  • Mixed round robin didn't have playoff feature (now added)
  • Accidentally bought, couldn't cancel
  • Did not keep males and females separate for games
  • Player sitting out twice before another sat out once
  • Cannot add additional players in iOS once tournament starts

Requested features

14 requests
  • Sort by time: Newest to Latest
  • Save player groups
  • Duplicate and edit drafts
  • Refresh matches to re-pair
  • Choose score number view
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  • More playoff options (customize teams, bronze match)
  • Double elimination tournament option
  • Ability to share access with committee members
  • Pre-set number of rounds
  • Track who is sitting out and for how long
  • Add court and break times
  • Login from another device
  • Automatic quarterfinals
  • Unlimited participants with subscription

In-app purchases

None

Dink

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Round Robin Assistant

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium forever$99.99

Questions

Is Dink free?
Dink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Round Robin Assistant free?
Round Robin Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dink or Round Robin Assistant have ads?
Dink shows ads; Round Robin Assistant does not.
Which is updated more often, Dink or Round Robin Assistant?
Dink ships an update every 3 weeks, and Round Robin Assistant every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dink was updated on October 4, 2026 and Round Robin Assistant on October 14, 2026.

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