The Picklr vs pcklPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Picklr
Easily find and join sports clubs with a streamlined booking process. Stay connected with your club through notifications and communication tools. Access 24/7 customer support for any assistance.
- Simplified booking process
- 24/7 Customer Support
- Live chat
- Club Notifications
- Communication tools
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Download our app today. Find your club and get started! - Simplified booking process - 24/7 Customer Support and Live chat - Club Notifications and communication tools
pcklPro
This app is a comprehensive platform for pickleball enthusiasts. It helps users find courts, connect with players, join leagues and tournaments, and discover coaches and gear. Organizers can manage events, and coaches can promote their services.
- Find pickleball courts nearby
- Join leagues and tournaments
- Challenge other players
- Create player profiles
- Follow pickleball news feed
- Shop pickleball gear
- Manage leagues and tournaments
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pcklPro is your all-in-one pickleball app for finding courts, discovering events, connecting with players, joining tournaments, exploring leagues, promoting clinics, and staying active in the pickleball community. Whether you are new to pickleball or already competing regularly, pcklPro helps you find places to play, meet other players, follow local activity, and stay connected to the game. Find pickleball courts near you, explore local tournaments and leagues, join events, challenge other players, and build your player profile. pcklPro also makes it easy to follow pickleball news, view community updates, browse clinics, and shop pickleball gear in one place. For players, pcklPro helps you discover courts, register for events, track activity, share posts and photos, and connect with other people who love the game. For organizers, pcklPro provides tools to manage leagues and tournaments, organize schedules, support brackets, review player activity, and share events with the community. For coaches and trainers, pcklPro offers a place to promote clinics, lessons, training sessions, and pickleball services to players nearby. From finding your next court to joining your next tournament, pcklPro is built to support the full pickleball experience. Download pcklPro today and connect with the pickleball community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: pcklPro at 100% against The Picklr's 22%. pcklPro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). The Picklr's advantage is ratings volume (549 vs 28) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pcklPro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Picklr has 549 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of The Picklr's written reviews are positive against 100% of pcklPro's.
The Picklr ships an update every 2 weeks, pcklPro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Picklr | pcklPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (549 ratings) | 5.0 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 549 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PBC Labs | ALAN TURNQUIST |
Customer experience
The Picklr
pcklPro
Bugs and requests
The Picklr
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when clicking on scheduled event details
- App crashes when viewing session roster
- App crashes after 10-20 seconds on multiple devices
- App closes unexpectedly and returns to home screen
- Clicking waitlisted session redirects to different session
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- Viewing session roster shows wrong roster
- Favorites randomly add unwanted locations
- WiFi connectivity issues with home networks after iOS 26 update
- App loading failures on home WiFi but works on cellular
- Magic link login button non-functional
- Text notifications enabled but don't work
- Email notification links open mobile web instead of app
- Default facility selection not persisted after app close
- Booking flow shows all sessions instead of selected one
- Session detail scrolling requires finger release to continue
- DUPR connection error with 'Oops...' message
Requested features
12 requests- Calendar integration to add bookings to Google Calendar or Apple iCal
- Push notifications for waitlist availability
- Ability to lock or protect favorite locations from changes
- List view for calendar with skill level filtering
- Multi-day reservation booking in single action
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- In-app membership cancellation and pause options
- In-app reservation modification and cancellation
- Independent DUPR account unlinking without support
- Apple Pay payment option
- Persistent default facility selection
- Improved session detail scrolling without release requirement
- Better roster viewing experience
pcklPro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Picklr
No in-app purchases
pcklPro
No in-app purchases
