PickleBoard vs Score Pickleball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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 — See the live score on your Lock Screen and right inside the Dynamic Island during every game. — VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS — Hear every point spoken aloud — "4, 2, 1" — so you never lose track during a fast rally. — MATCH STATS, WEATHER & REMATCH — At game-over, see the score, location, weather conditions, and tap Rematch for a one-tap restart with the same settings. — 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. Lock Screen accessory family support too. — SHARE YOUR WINS — A share card with the final score, mode, and team names — perfect for Messages or social. — FREE WITH PRO IAP — PickleBoard is free to download. Pro features (Live Activity, voice announcements, match stats) are unlocked with a one-time in-app purchase.
Score Pickleball
Easily score pickleball games, manage leagues, and track player progress. Features include fair round robin scheduling, event management, and social connections with other players. Elevate your competitive and social pickleball experience.
- Effortless game scoring
- League and event management
- Fair round robin scheduling
- Trophy and badge system
- Player progress tracking
- Connect with local players
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Effortlessly score your games, manage leagues, and track your path to victory. Bid farewell to complex rotations and clunky league tools - we've got you covered. Host leagues, schedule matches, earn trophies and badges, and record scores with ease. Immerse yourself in the game, relish moments with friends, and monitor your progress. Our innovative round robin system ensures fairness and equality even on unequal skilled courts, revolutionizing your pickleball leagues and open play events. Connect with more pickleball enthusiasts, join or create leagues, discover more local competitive players, and effortlessly schedule and manage events. Score Pickleball makes your journey competitive, social, fun, and engaging. Download now to elevate your pickleball experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Score Pickleball at none against PickleBoard's 1. Score Pickleball also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). PickleBoard's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. PickleBoard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Score Pickleball asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PickleBoard against 4.9 for Score Pickleball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Score Pickleball has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PickleBoard ships an update every 2 months, Score Pickleball monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PickleBoard | Score Pickleball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 91.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | If Then Dev, LLC | SCORE PICKLEBALL LLC |
Customer experience
PickleBoard
Score Pickleball
In-app purchases
PickleBoard
- Pickleball Pro$4.99
Score Pickleball
No in-app purchases
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