Pickleball Drills vs The Flying Pickle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pickleball Drills
Enhance your pickleball skills with daily drills and video instruction. Access a library of routines for all levels, including solo options for home or court practice. Improve your dinks, drops, volleys, and more with expert guidance.
- Daily pickleball drills
- Video instruction for each drill
- Drills for all skill levels
- Solo practice drills (wall/ball machine)
- Improve dinks, drops, and volleys
- Monthly new drill uploads
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The Pickleball Drills App by Pickleball Playbook is designed to help you improve your game every single day, no matter your level. With new drills uploaded monthly and videos for each drill, you’ll have the ability to work on what you want, when you want. No partner to drill with? No problem. We’ve got you covered with wall drills you can do at home, or ball machine drills you can do on the court. Gone are the days of wondering what drill to do to help you improve your dinks, drops, drives, volleys, and more. HOW TO JOIN & ACCESS THE PICKLEBALL DRILLS APP Download the App and subscribe to the Pro Membership or Basic Membership for unlimited access to all trainings and drills. PERKS Join the private Facebook group. Here you will get access to exclusive giveaways, trainings, and pickleball tips. DRILLS Each drill will take 30 to 60 minutes and will provide players with repetition & the mental skills needed for match play. Each drill includes video instruction and pro tips from some of the best players in the world! FEATURES "Drop" into trainings that help you improve your game every day, every day, every day, including the following: Beginner (1.0-3.49) Intermediate (3.5-4.49) Advanced (4.5+)
The Flying Pickle
Easily find and join sports clubs with a streamlined booking system. Access 24/7 customer support and stay updated with club notifications and communication tools.
- 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Flying Pickle at none against Pickleball Drills's 3. The Flying Pickle also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pickleball Drills's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (87% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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 Drills sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. The Flying Pickle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pickleball Drills against 4.8 for The Flying Pickle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 303 and 141 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Pickleball Drills's written reviews are positive against 67% of The Flying Pickle's.
Pickleball Drills ships an update every 6 days, The Flying Pickle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pickleball Drills | The Flying Pickle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (303 ratings) | 4.8 (141 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 303 — better | 141 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pickleball Playbook LLC | PBC Labs |
Customer experience
Pickleball Drills
The Flying Pickle
Bugs and requests
Pickleball Drills
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scheduler does not work
- Login issues and app not working
- Billing and cancellation problems
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- More strategy-focused content
The Flying Pickle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pickleball Drills
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Biannual Subscription7 Days trial$89.996 Months
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$149.991 Year
The Flying Pickle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pickleball Drills free?
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