Comparison

Drill vs Dinking Up

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

Head to head
About

Drill

Control your tennis ball machine remotely with this app. Duplicate all control panel functions, including oscillation and individual shot settings, to create custom drills for various brands.

Highlights
  • Remote control duplication
  • Control oscillation
  • Control individual shots
  • Create custom drills
  • Supports multiple brands
Features
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The Drill Maker remote controller duplicates all the control functions of the tennis ball machine's control panel.It can control several brands of ball machine released by Spinball-Sports Industries Inc.Each oscillation feature or even every shot can be controlled through the application to make up different drills.

About

Dinking Up

This app helps referees and players track pickleball scores and analyze game performance. It offers an AI-powered post-game analysis to identify player strengths and weaknesses, replacing traditional paper score sheets.

Highlights
  • Real-time pickleball scoring
  • AI-powered post-game analysis
  • Player strength and weakness identification
  • Doubles and singles match support
  • Court view with player positioning
  • Game action time logs
Features
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'Dinking Up' is a Pickleball Tool for Scoring and Performance Analysis of Players during Games with AI Algorithm for Post-Game Analysis to Determine the Player's Strength and Weakness. This app was design for the intention for Referees to use during the matches to replace traditional paper scoring sheet. HOW TO USE: ------------------------------------------- 1) To add score, tap on the serving team button with the text "TAP TO ADD" (only can add score to active serving team) 2) To move to next server, tap "Next Server" or "Side Out" button. Note: "Next Server" only applies for doubles matches and the current was the first server. "Side Out" gives control of the ball to the other team to serve. 3) If adding a score or switching servers was by mistake, tap the "Undo" button to revert that action. 4) If team takes a time out, tap the "Timeout" under that team - tracks the number timeout taken. 5) In the game setting ("gear" icon to the right of the game title), you can edit the team and player names. Also, you can switch the teams court sides and swap the player serving positions (if necessary). VIEWS: ------------------------------------------- 1) Top Score Panel has 2 views: 1.1) The court with player in the proper positions on the court 1.2) The standard grid layout score board. Both indicates the active servers. 2) Bottom Tab View contains 3 views: 2.1) Scoring: Action to add score, change servers, and undo actions 2.2) Stats: The stats for player for each game along with the Analysis 2.3) Logs: The time logs for each game action (serve, next server, side outs, etc.) Use it to track scores for doubles and singles with court view to show where each player should be position for every point. As games are being played and scored, the AI algorithm will run a post-game analysis to determine the player's strength and weakness. This is a good data points to be used by coaches to see what the area of focus needs to be. Every game is saved to be reviewed later to see if the performance metrics have improved over time.

Screenshots

Drill3 screens
Dinking Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dinking Up at 4.6 against Drill's 3.1. Dinking Up also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 29%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). Drill's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dinking Up holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Drill's written reviews are positive against 60% of Dinking Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drill ships an update every 6 weeks, Dinking Up every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drill versus Dinking Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrillDinking Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (25 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpinshot Trading Company Ltd.Arch Square

Customer experience

Drill

All ratings25 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative52.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Dinking Up

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drill

No in-app purchases

None

Dinking Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drill free?
Drill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinking Up free?
Dinking Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drill or Dinking Up?
Dinking Up is rated higher. Drill averages 3.1 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Dinking Up averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Drill or Dinking Up have ads?
Neither Drill nor Dinking Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drill or Dinking Up?
Drill ships an update every 6 weeks, and Dinking Up every 9 days. Most recently, Drill was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dinking Up on October 22, 2026.

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