Comparison

ScoreMate vs PickleRecord

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

Head to head
About

ScoreMate

This digital scorekeeper helps you track scores for various sports and games on your phone or smartwatch. Easily increment or decrement scores, customize themes, and sync updates between devices. Perfect for casual games or competitive matches.

Highlights
  • Score tracking for sports and games
  • Phone and Apple Watch sync
  • Customizable color themes
  • Dynamic widgets for scoring
  • Haptics and sound feedback
  • Customizable player/team names
  • Share match results
Features
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If you are looking for a digital scorekeeper for your sports and games, this app is for you. Playing badminton, table tennis, another sport or board game? Need to keep score? on the run? on your wrist? with our Apple Watch Score Mate app, keep score on the go. Or keep score on your phone for yourself or your buddies. • Tap or slide up to increment score. • Slide down or tap the down arrow button to decrease the score. • Change color themes, choose from a variety of hand-picked colors. • Dynamic Widgets let you score without opening the app. • Watch app is synced with your iPhone. • Keep score on the Watch app and see live updates on your iPhone. • Keep score on your iPhone and see live updates on your Watch. • Haptics and sounds. • Change player names to customize your match. • Share your screen to show off match results. • Choose the sports icon on the screen. • Choose from a variety of team colors. • Name the teams/players as you like. • Switch teams left/right. • First to X: Tap the ScoreMate logo to set up the winning score. Celebrate when a player reaches it. • Choice of standard of enlarged score font. • Scores will sync between app, widget and watch automatically.

About

PickleRecord

Features
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Every match tells your story. PickleRecord is the fastest way to track your pickleball matches and actually watch yourself improve — on iPhone and Apple Watch, with no account, no ads, and no data leaving your devices. TRACK IN SECONDS • Start a session, then log each game with one tap — Win or Loss, done • Capture scores, session type (rec play, league, drills, and more), court, and notes • Made a mistake? Edit or delete any game later TRACK FROM YOUR WRIST • Start, score, and end sessions right on Apple Watch • Automatic swing counting from wrist motion — see how much you really played • Sessions save to Apple Health as pickleball workouts, so you get full Activity ring credit • Everything syncs to your iPhone automatically FREE STATS THAT MATTER • Overall record, win rate, and current streak • Last 30 days vs the prior 30 — is your game improving? • Performance by opponent skill level • Win % trend chart • Unlimited match history, free forever PICKLERECORD PRO — ANALYTICS THAT COACH YOU • Win % Trend: your rolling win rate over the last 10 games • Differential Trend: are wins getting more convincing, losses closer? • Streaks: your best and worst runs, and the one you're on now • Activity: games per week and swings per session — consistency builds skill • Records: your personal bests, the numbers worth bragging about • Splits: your record broken down by session type and skill level Simple pricing: monthly, annual with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Annual and Lifetime include Family Sharing. SHARE YOUR STORY • A player card with your photo, tagline, and headline stats — built to share • Session recap cards for the group chat • Export your full game history as CSV anytime — your data is never locked in PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-in. No ads. No analytics. No server. • Everything stays on your iPhone and Apple Watch • App Store privacy label: Data Not Collected Whether it's Tuesday Open Play, league play, or drilling with a partner, PickleRecord keeps the record so you can keep playing. Questions or ideas: support@tjnai.ai Pro Monthly and Pro Annual are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://picklerecord.app/privacy/

Screenshots

ScoreMate4 screens
PickleRecord4 screens

Verdict

The call

ScoreMate and PickleRecord are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ScoreMate sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and PickleRecord sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ScoreMate versus PickleRecord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScoreMatePickleRecord
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (850 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings850 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTech PositiveTimothy Nichols

Bugs and requests

ScoreMate

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Score reset malfunction
  • Unresponsive touchscreen controls
  • Laggy performance on Apple Watch
  • Subscription issues after free trial

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add wrestling logo option
  • Sync scores between phone and watch
  • Larger font size for scores
  • Add support for traditional tennis scoring
  • Ability to save scores

PickleRecord

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ScoreMate

One-time4
  • ScoreMate Tip 5$4.99
  • ScoreMate Tip 10$9.99
  • Unlock App$9.99
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  • ScoreMate Tip 20$19.99
3 purchases

PickleRecord

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • PickleRecord Pro — Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is ScoreMate free?
ScoreMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PickleRecord free?
PickleRecord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScoreMate or PickleRecord have ads?
Neither ScoreMate nor PickleRecord shows ads.

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