PickleBall vs PickleBoard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PickleBall
Improve your pickleball game with a bodyweight and HIIT workout program designed for all skill levels. Enhance strength, speed, stamina, and flexibility without any equipment. Integrates with Apple HealthKit to track your progress.
- Bodyweight exercises
- HIIT workouts
- No equipment required
- Increased strength
- Increased speed
- Increased stamina
- Increased flexibility
- Apple HealthKit integration
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Pickleball is the fasting growing sport in America. No matter if you are just getting started or a seasoned player this workout program will help you improve your game and give you the strength and flexible to stay safe. Built around body weight exercises and HIIT (High Intensity Interval training) this workout can be done anywhere is requires no extra equipment and is perfect to up your Pickleball game! Benefits of this Workout Increased Strength Increased Speed Increased Stamina Increased Flexibility And it might even make you better looking ;-) Your milage may vary. No Equipment Needed - Get Started Today! Download Now. Integrates with Apple HealthKit to track your workouts.
PickleBoard
This app provides a convenient way to keep score during pickleball games directly from your wrist. It offers voice announcements, match statistics, and multiple scoring modes. Share your game results easily with friends.
- Watch-first scoreboard
- Live Activity & Dynamic Island integration
- Voice score announcements
- Match stats and weather
- Multiple scoring modes
- Apple Health workout tracking
- Shareable game results
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PickleBoard is the Watch-first pickleball scoreboard built for casual and rec players. Keep score from your wrist while you play — no fumbling with your phone. — LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND — For games scored on iPhone, see the live score on your Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island on iPhone models that have one. — VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS — Hear every point spoken aloud on your Apple Watch or iPhone — "4, 2, 1" — so you never lose track during a fast rally. — MATCH STATS, WEATHER & REMATCH — At game-over, see the final score and tap Rematch for a one-tap restart with the same mode and target. With Pro, Match Stats adds where you played and the weather. — SCORING MODES — Doubles, singles, and rally scoring with optional freeze-at-target. Game targets of 11, 15, or 21 with automatic win-by-2. — APPLE WATCH FIRST — Glanceable scoreboard, quick-launch complication, Always-On Display dimming, swipe-to-score gesture, and an Apple Health workout when you're done. — iPHONE WIDGETS — Home Screen widget with current game state for games scored on iPhone. Lock Screen accessory family support too. — SHARE YOUR WINS — With Pro, share a square card with the final score, mode, and team names — perfect for Messages or social. — FREE WITH PRO IAP — PickleBoard is free to download. Free on iPhone: 1 match per session (the count resets after 6 hours of inactivity), with Live Activity, Dynamic Island, widgets and voice announcements included. Apple Watch: 7-day free trial. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: unlimited iPhone matches, the Apple Watch scoreboard after the trial, game-over match details with Match Stats (location and weather), and the share card.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PickleBoard at 5.0 against PickleBall's 4.3. PickleBoard also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). PickleBall's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. PickleBall sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and PickleBoard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PickleBoard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
PickleBall ships an update every 7 months, PickleBoard every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | PickleBall | PickleBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | You 2.0, LLC | If Then Dev, LLC |
Customer experience
PickleBall
PickleBoard
In-app purchases
PickleBall
- Tip$0.29
- Breaking a sweat$0.39
- Out of Breath$0.59
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- I'm Sore!$0.79
- Seeing Results$0.99
- Loving It$1.49
- Weight Lose Accelerated$1.99
- Rocking It$1.99
PickleBoard
- Pickleball Pro$4.99
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