Comparison

JOOLA Infinity vs The Kitchen

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

Head to head
About

JOOLA Infinity

Learn pickleball from top pros with exclusive video content and articles. Improve your on-court skills, understand your play style, and get tips on physical conditioning. Access limited free content or subscribe for unlimited premium resources.

Highlights
  • Learn from top pickleball pros
  • Exclusive premium video content
  • Educational articles on skills and conditioning
  • Insights into play style
  • Curated pro content library
Features
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The JOOLA Infinity App offers the opportunity to learn directly from Pickleball World #1 Ben Johns, and JOOLA’s rosters of talented pros. JOOLA Infinity has a host of exclusive content only available when you download and subscribe. JOOLA pros have carefully curated a library of educational articles that will teach you how to take care of your body, hone your on-court skills, and understand gain a better understanding of your play style. Experience unlimited premium video content featuring JOOLA pros. JOOLA Infinity is the next evolution in Pickleball, your pocket guide to the game we love. Free Features: Access to limited JOOLA Pickleball and Table Tennis content, curated by our pros. Joola Infinity subscription provides exclusive access to a comprehensive library of tips, training, educational articles, and unlimited premium video content. Joola Infinity plans: * Monthly: $19.99 * Yearly: $199.99 Payments and Renewal: * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. 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 can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase. Terms of use: https://infinity.joola.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy policy: https://infinity.joola.com/privacy-policy

About

The Kitchen

Features
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The Kitchen runs a weekly rec pickleball group: who's playing, which court you're on, every score, and the standings. Start a group and you're its admin. Invite players with a code or a link sent by text, and they join from the app. One account can be in more than one group. TWO FORMATS - Ladder: players hold chairs, courts are dealt from the top down, the top two on each court move up and the bottom two move down, and the ladder is rewritten after each session - Round-robin: courts are mixed every round so you play with as many people as possible, and the day's order comes from your record EACH WEEK - Tap "can play" or "can't" for the weeks ahead - The admin sets the roster and locks it, or it locks on schedule - Courts are dealt automatically when the roster locks, with five-player courts when the count is odd - Can't make it after all? Say so and your admin sees it SCORES - Anyone on the court enters scores as you play - Or take a photo of the paper scoresheet: AI reads it into draft scores you check before saving - Standings update live, and the next round's courts post themselves STATS - Win percentage, point differential and match history for every player - The group's ladder or win % board, current after every session THE GROUP - Group chat with photos, GIFs, reactions and @mentions - Subscribe to your group's sessions in your calendar - Track who owes for court fees - Admins manage members, co-admins, courts, rounds, the schedule and the invite code - Report a message or a member, or block a user Sign in with your phone number. Free, with no ads.

Screenshots

JOOLA Infinity4 screens
The Kitchen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Kitchen at none against JOOLA Infinity's 2. The Kitchen also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). JOOLA Infinity's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. JOOLA Infinity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. The Kitchen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JOOLA Infinity ships an update fortnightly, The Kitchen every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
JOOLA Infinity versus The Kitchen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJOOLA InfinityThe Kitchen
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (68 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings68 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSport Squad, Inc.Ryan Pliske

Bugs and requests

JOOLA Infinity

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes on date selection
  • Cannot log in or reset password
  • Cannot register paddle
  • NFC chip not registering correctly
  • Product dashboard disappears
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  • App crashes when adjusting balls
  • Ball feeder mechanism fails
  • App frozen on title page
  • App won't load
  • Play option missing after update
  • Robot features gone after update
  • Cannot send verification code
  • Redemption codes broken
  • App doesn't send password reset emails/texts

Requested features

6 requests
  • Direct phone number for customer service
  • Ability to cancel subscription easily
  • Fix random ball setting for robot
  • Improve robot positioning accuracy
  • Videos should interact with robot
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  • Add dark mode option

The Kitchen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

JOOLA Infinity

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Yearly$199.991 Year
None

The Kitchen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JOOLA Infinity free?
JOOLA Infinity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Kitchen free?
The Kitchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JOOLA Infinity or The Kitchen have ads?
Neither JOOLA Infinity nor The Kitchen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JOOLA Infinity or The Kitchen?
JOOLA Infinity ships an update fortnightly, and The Kitchen every 2 days. Most recently, JOOLA Infinity was updated on October 20, 2026 and The Kitchen on October 7, 2026.

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