Comparison

Pickleball Drills vs Norwegian 4x4 Protocol

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

Norwegian 4x4 Protocol

This app guides you through the Norwegian 4x4 interval training protocol to improve your VO2 max and cardiovascular fitness. It offers customizable warm-up and cooldown durations, voice guidance for intervals, and integrates with Apple Watch for heart rate and calorie tracking.

Highlights
  • Norwegian 4x4 workouts
  • Voice guidance for intervals
  • Apple Watch heart rate tracking
  • Calorie tracking
  • Save workouts to Health app
  • No sign-in required
Features
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Get started with Norwegian 4x4 interval training. Norwegian 4x4 Protocol: Boreas makes it easy to get started with the Norwegian 4x4 protocol. Just select warm-up and cooldown duration, and the app handles the rest. You can connect an Apple Watch to track your heart rate and calories. The app supports voice guidance to let you know when the interval is about to end and when the next interval starts. Features: • Perform Norwegian 4x4 workouts. • Know when the next interval starts while the app is in the background with voice guidance. • Get current heart rate, heart rate zone and calories from your Apple Watch. • Save your workouts to the Health app. • No sign-in is required. Norwegian 4x4 Protocol: Boreas is a HIIT interval timer for improving cardio, which is relevant if you're training for 5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon, improving VO2 max or general fitness. If you have a suggestion for how to improve Norwegian 4x4 Protocol: Boreas, feel free to contact the App Support email. Always consult with a healthcare provider before starting any new exercise program. Exercise can carry risks, especially for people who have certain medical conditions or who have not been physically active in a long time. It's important to understand that using this app does not replace a doctor's advice or treatment. Terms of use for Norwegian 4x4 Protocol: Boreas: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pickleball Drills4 screens
Norwegian 4x4 Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Norwegian 4x4 Protocol at freemium against Pickleball Drills's subscription. Norwegian 4x4 Protocol also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pickleball Drills's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (87% vs 75%). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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

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 Norwegian 4x4 Protocol sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. 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 4.8 for Norwegian 4x4 Protocol. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 303 and 61 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Pickleball Drills's written reviews are positive against 75% of Norwegian 4x4 Protocol's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pickleball Drills ships an update every 6 days, Norwegian 4x4 Protocol fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pickleball Drills versus Norwegian 4x4 Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickleball DrillsNorwegian 4x4 Protocol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (303 ratings)4.8 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings303 — better61
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0.2 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickleball Playbook LLCHavard Tryman

Customer experience

Pickleball Drills

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

Norwegian 4x4 Protocol

All ratings61 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Norwegian 4x4 Protocol

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
2 purchases

Norwegian 4x4 Protocol

Subscriptions2
  • Pro3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Pro$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Pickleball Drills free?
Pickleball Drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Norwegian 4x4 Protocol free?
Norwegian 4x4 Protocol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pickleball Drills or Norwegian 4x4 Protocol?
Pickleball Drills and Norwegian 4x4 Protocol are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 303 and 61 ratings respectively.
Do Pickleball Drills or Norwegian 4x4 Protocol have ads?
Pickleball Drills shows ads; Norwegian 4x4 Protocol does not.
Which is updated more often, Pickleball Drills or Norwegian 4x4 Protocol?
Pickleball Drills ships an update every 6 days, and Norwegian 4x4 Protocol fortnightly. Most recently, Pickleball Drills was updated on October 14, 2026 and Norwegian 4x4 Protocol on October 17, 2026.

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