Comparison

Like My Drill vs USTA Flex

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

Head to head
About

Like My Drill

Create and manage tennis drills with ease. This app allows you to remotely control a compatible ball machine via Bluetooth, track your performance, and share custom drills with friends. It comes preloaded with shots and drills for various skill levels.

Highlights
  • Create custom tennis drills
  • Remote control ball machine via Bluetooth
  • Start/stop drills with Apple Watch
  • Track balls hit and duration
  • Share drills with friends
  • Preloaded drills and shots
Features
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Note: This app is designed to be used together with the iPLAYMATE Tennis ball machine bluetooth communicator, available at www.iplaymatetennis.com. Drills are easy to create because the App is preloaded with shots at 3 different skill levels. It's also a great way to create drills for your PLAYMATE ball machine and then share those drills with your friends. Using bluetooth, you can remote control the ball machine without draining lots of battery power. Features - Start/Stop drills with Apple Watch - Track balls hit & duration with Apple Watch - Preloaded with shots - Preloaded with FREE Drills - Remote control your PLAYMATE ball machine - Create drills - Share drills with friends - Organize drills by type, skill, player names, or anything else - Create library of drills for the club - Designed with bluetooth for longer battery life - Supports device rotation

About

USTA Flex

Find and play competitive tennis matches at your level on courts near you. Arrange games flexibly around your schedule and meet new players. Track your progress and improve your game with level-based singles or doubles matches.

Highlights
  • Find level-based tennis matches
  • Flexible scheduling with in-app chat
  • Singles and doubles competition
  • Track match history and progress
  • Utilizes ITF World Tennis Number for matchmaking
  • Organize and enter leagues
Features
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With USTA Flex, you can play tennis at your level on a court near you, whenever it suits you. Get on the court and enjoy friendly, competitive singles or doubles matches. Whatever your level – beginner or advanced – you will play exciting matches, meet new people and improve your game. Flex leagues are taking place all across the US and all year round for adults over the age of 18. Leagues take place in a round-robin or ladder 2.0 format, and a season generally runs for 8 to 12 weeks. You can arrange matches whenever you want – so it’s ideal if you’re looking to compete around your busy lifestyle. Why you should join More tennis: Play 5-7 level-based matches while making new tennis friends Ultimate flexibility: With our in-app chat, scheduling matches around your life has never been easier. Play when you want, where you want Track your progress: Every match is an opportunity to improve your game and improve your WTN rating Features of the USTA Flex app - Find all you need in one place – entering leagues, setting up matches, inputting scores and match history - In-app chat – easily schedule matches with your opponents with individual and group chats - More to come: Set up your own flex leagues and join local events and communities to get the most out of your tennis Not sure of your level of play? No problem – we’ll find the right group for you using your ITF World Tennis Number, so you play opponents at the right level for you. What’s the ITF World Tennis Number? The ITF World Tennis Number is a rating system for all tennis players across the world. It makes it easier for everyone who plays tennis in US to organize and play against opponents of a similar standard. • A worldwide rating system that ranges from 40 (beginner players) to 1 (pro players). • Has separate ratings for Singles and Doubles players • Uses a sophisticated algorithm to calculate your rating and updates it every time you compete • Counts sets and matches played, which means the more you compete, the more accurate your WTN will be Game on! Download the USTA Flex App today and enter a world where more tennis matches are just a tap away. Join our community of passionate players and discover the joy of playing tennis on your terms. Let’s make every match count with USTA Flex!

Screenshots

Like My Drill3 screens
USTA Flex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: USTA Flex at Free against Like My Drill's $0.99. USTA Flex also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Like My Drill's advantage is chart position (#9 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

USTA Flex is free to download; Like My Drill costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

USTA Flex holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USTA Flex has 642 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Like My Drill's written reviews are positive against 41% of USTA Flex's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Like My Drill ships an update every 3 months, USTA Flex fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Like My Drill versus USTA Flex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLike My DrillUSTA Flex
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (39 ratings)4.8 (642 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.9% of reviews40.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39642 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLAYMATE TennisUSTA

Customer experience

Like My Drill

All ratings39 ratings
Positive28.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative64.1%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive25.9%
Neutral14.8%
Negative59.3%

USTA Flex

All ratings642 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative51.9%

In-app purchases

None

Like My Drill

No in-app purchases

None

USTA Flex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Like My Drill free?
Like My Drill costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is USTA Flex free?
USTA Flex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Like My Drill or USTA Flex?
USTA Flex is rated higher. Like My Drill averages 2.4 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while USTA Flex averages 4.8 from 642 ratings.
Do Like My Drill or USTA Flex have ads?
Neither Like My Drill nor USTA Flex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Like My Drill or USTA Flex?
Like My Drill ships an update every 3 months, and USTA Flex fortnightly. Most recently, Like My Drill was updated on October 17, 2026 and USTA Flex on October 14, 2026.

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