Comparison

Pickleball Drills vs PB Vision

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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+)

About

PB Vision

This app uses AI to analyze your pickleball game recordings, providing detailed skill ratings and insights. Identify your strengths and weaknesses to improve your game faster and with greater confidence.

Highlights
  • AI-driven game analysis
  • Actionable skill ratings
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses
  • Accelerated game improvement
  • Detailed player insights
Features
Currently charting
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Every pickleball game you record becomes a lesson. PB Vision uses AI to turn your match videos into shot-by-shot stats, automatic skill ratings, highlights, and personalized coaching insights. Discover what's working, uncover what needs attention, and take your game to the next level. YOUR PERSONAL AI PICKLEBALL COACH Go beyond the stats with AI Coach. Ask questions about your performance, explore specific shots, and get personalized answers based on your actual match data. Analyze a single game or ask questions across multiple games to identify trends, compare performances, and discover opportunities to improve. KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU RATE Get an overall PB Vision Skill Rating plus detailed ratings for Serve, Return, Offense, Defense, Consistency, and Agility. Track your progress over time and understand how you played—not just whether you won. EXPLORE EVERY SHOT Explore your matches shot by shot. Find drives, drops, dinks, lobs, Ernes, ATPs, errors, and more. Analyze shot quality, accuracy, speed, depth, placement, and 3D trajectories without searching through an entire match. BOOKMARK YOUR BEST MOMENTS Save important plays with Bookmarks. Add notes, draw directly on your video, and quickly revisit key moments to review your performance or share feedback with others. CLIP, EXPORT, AND SHARE Turn your favorite shots, rallies, and highlights into shareable videos. Export individual clips or multiple clips at once, choose your preferred aspect ratio, and share your favorite moments to social media. You can also share complete games with friends, partners, or coaches.

Screenshots

Pickleball Drills4 screens
PB Vision4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: PB Vision at free with in-app purchases against Pickleball Drills's subscription. PB Vision also leads on chart position (#200 vs unranked). Pickleball Drills's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pickleball Drills sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and PB Vision sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pickleball Drills against 4.7 for PB Vision. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 303 and 138 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Pickleball Drills's written reviews are positive against 61% of PB Vision's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pickleball Drills ships an update every 6 days, PB Vision every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Pickleball Drills versus PB Vision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickleball DrillsPB Vision
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (303 ratings) — better4.7 (138 ratings)
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews — better60.7% of reviews
Number of ratings303 — better138
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickleball Playbook LLCPickleball Vision AI Inc.

Customer experience

Pickleball Drills

All ratings303 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative11.3%

PB Vision

All ratings138 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative17.9%

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

PB Vision

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pickleball Drills

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Biannual Subscription7 Days trial$89.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$149.991 Year
13 purchases

PB Vision

Subscriptions4
  • Starter$19.991 Month
  • Premium$49.991 Month
  • Starter$99.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Premium$399.001 Year
One-time9
  • 200 AI Coaching Credits$9.99
  • 60 Minutes$9.99
  • 1 Credit$9.99
Show 6 more
  • 5 Credits$29.99
  • 1000 AI Coaching Credits$39.99
  • 300 Minutes$39.99
  • 5000 AI Coaching Credits$99.99
  • 1,200 Minutes$99.99
  • 30 Credits$99.99

Questions

Is Pickleball Drills free?
Pickleball Drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PB Vision free?
PB Vision is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pickleball Drills or PB Vision?
Pickleball Drills is rated higher. Pickleball Drills averages 4.8 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while PB Vision averages 4.7 from 138 ratings.
Do Pickleball Drills or PB Vision have ads?
Both Pickleball Drills and PB Vision show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pickleball Drills or PB Vision?
Pickleball Drills ships an update every 6 days, and PB Vision every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pickleball Drills was updated on October 5, 2026 and PB Vision on October 15, 2026.

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