Pickleball Drills vs Pickleheads
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+)
Pickleheads
Discover pickleball courts, find games tailored to your skill level, and connect with local players. Organize matches effortlessly, manage sign-ups, and access guides to improve your game.
- Find courts near you
- Discover nearby games
- Join local pickleball groups
- Organize games effortlessly
- Manage player lists and waitlists
- Access game improvement guides
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Dive into the world of pickleball with Pickleheads, the easiest way to find and organize games! Discover Courts Near You: With over 16,000 locations in the US, Canada, and worldwide, you're never far from a court. Pickleheads has the most extensive and accurate directory of places to play pickleball. Our community-driven directory makes it easy to find a nearby court. Find Nearby Games: Easily find games tailored to your skill level. We bring together play schedules from every city, so you're always in the loop. Join Groups: Become a part of local pickleball groups, chat with other players, and get invited to play. Effortless Scheduling: Organize a game in seconds with our free tools. Invite players, manage sign-ups, handle waitlists, collect payments and more. Learn & Improve: Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your skills, we constantly post guides to improve your game. Create private lists of players and invite them to play in a few taps. See our Terms of Use (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Pickleheads at free with in-app purchases against Pickleball Drills's subscription. Pickleheads also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (11K vs 303). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 and Pickleheads sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pickleball Drills against 4.9 for Pickleheads. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pickleheads has 11K ratings behind it against 303, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Pickleball Drills's written reviews are positive against 85% of Pickleheads's.
Pickleball Drills ships an update every 6 days, Pickleheads every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pickleball Drills | Pickleheads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (303 ratings) | 4.9 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 85.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 303 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pickleball Playbook LLC | Dink Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Pickleball Drills
Pickleheads
User reviews
Pickleball Drills
From 303 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome drills
- 👍 Easy to find & incorporate drills
- 👍 Great drills and instructions
- 👍 Helpful for improving game
- 👍 Organized well and easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Scheduler does not work
- 🐛 Login issues and app not working
- 🐛 Billing and cancellation problems
- 💡 Need more strategy-focused content
- 🔒 No captions for deaf/hard of hearing players
Pickleheads
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to organize Round Robin tournaments
- 🚀 Helpful for finding pickleball courts and sessions while traveling
- 👍 User-friendly interface and great UX
- 👍 Useful for beginners and experienced players alike
- 👍 Effective for coordinating and managing pickleball groups
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with adding courts or players to the app
- 🤔 Not enough users in some areas to fully utilize the app
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
Pickleheads
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Unable to add mobile number to account
Requested features
2 requests- Export Round Robin tournament data to Excel
- Ability to add courts not already in the app
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
Pickleheads
- Pickleheads Plus - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pickleheads Plus - Yearly$19.991 Year
- Pickleheads Pro - Monthly$24.991 Month
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- Pickleheads Ultra - Monthly$74.991 Month
- Pickleheads Pro - Yearly$249.991 Year
- Pickleheads Ultra - Yearly$749.991 Year
- Round Robin$5.00
Questions
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