Comparison

Pickleball Drills vs PickleBall Match Maker

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

PickleBall Match Maker

Features
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Pickleball Match Maker builds fair, balanced doubles and singles rotations for open play, club nights and social sessions - in one tap. Free, no sign-up, works fully offline. Stop juggling names on a whiteboard. Enter the number of courts and players, and the app generates every round so that nobody sits out too often, partners keep changing, and you don't keep facing the same opponents. WHY ORGANIZERS LOVE IT • Equal rest for everyone - players who sat out last round always play next; no one rests twice in a row • New partner every round - the fairness engine avoids repeating pairs until everyone has played together • Fresh opponents - prioritizes matchups you haven't played yet and avoids putting the same four people on one court again • Rest with different people - the same group doesn't keep sitting out together • 150 candidate lineups are scored per round and the best one is chosen automatically BUILT FOR REAL SESSIONS • Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles modes • 1 to 8 courts, 4 to 40 players • Late arrivals & early leavers: add or remove members mid-session and choose whether to apply from the next round or regenerate the current one • Rename members: replace P1, P2... with real names, or keep the defaults • Fixed pairs: keep couples, friends or coach-student pairs together • Regenerate: don't like a lineup? Reshuffle with the same fairness rules • Round history: swipe back to check who played whom TRACK YOUR GROUP • Session history saved on your device • Per-player stats: matches played, rests, partners and opponents • Fairness overview for the whole session PRIVATE & OFFLINE • No account, no internet required - perfect for outdoor courts • All data stays on your phone Perfect for pickleball club organizers, community event hosts, PE teachers, and anyone who runs a weekly round robin. Also works for tennis, padel and badminton doubles. Set up a session in 10 seconds and get back to playing.

Screenshots

Pickleball Drills4 screens
PickleBall Match Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PickleBall Match Maker at none against Pickleball Drills's 3. Pickleball Drills's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PickleBall Match Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pickleball Drills ships an update every 6 days, PickleBall Match Maker monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pickleball Drills versus PickleBall Match Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickleball DrillsPickleBall Match Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (312 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings312 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.0.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickleball Playbook LLCmere LLC (Apps)

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

PickleBall Match Maker

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
None

PickleBall Match Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pickleball Drills free?
Pickleball Drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PickleBall Match Maker free?
PickleBall Match Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pickleball Drills or PickleBall Match Maker have ads?
Both Pickleball Drills and PickleBall Match Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pickleball Drills or PickleBall Match Maker?
Pickleball Drills ships an update every 6 days, and PickleBall Match Maker monthly. Most recently, Pickleball Drills was updated on November 3, 2026 and PickleBall Match Maker on October 30, 2026.

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