Pickleball Drills vs PickLM
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+)
PickLM
This app streamlines pickleball event management for organizers and players. It automates scheduling, partner matching, score tracking, and community communication across devices. Players can find and join local events, get matched with partners, and manage their game history.
- Automated league and tournament scheduling
- Partner matching and rotation
- Live score tracking and leaderboards
- DUPR and PickLM rating integration
- Casual play and pot play options
- Venue discovery and court booking
- In-app payments and split payments
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PickLM is the all-in-one pickleball app for club owners, league organizers, tournament directors, and players. Run leagues, tournaments and open play — and let the app handle the draws, the scoring and the standings. FOR ORGANIZERS • 32-team championships: pool play into a Round of 16, quarters, semis and the final — rounds advance themselves as scores land • Flight System Ladder with automatic promotion and relegation, or classic Round Robin • Pools seeded on rating and spread evenly, with a nudge when ratings change so you can re-seed before play • Automated court assignment, partner rotation and live standings — no spreadsheets • Substitution desk: handle drop-outs and drop-ins mid-event without breaking the draw • Role-based access — co-hosts, scorekeepers and event managers • Bulk import your roster from Excel or CSV • Reschedule anytime; every enrolled player is notified instantly • Waivers collected and tracked before enrolment TOURNAMENTS • Single elimination, double elimination and round robin pool play • Auto bracket generation with seeding and cross-pool advancement • Smart court scheduling — staggered pool blocks maximise court usage • A live bracket that updates the moment a score is entered • "Open to Anyone" enrolment auto-pairs partners by skill level • Awards when it finishes: champion, runner-up, most dominant, iron wall, hot streak • Podium and full standings, ready to share OPEN PLAY & POT PLAY • Spin up casual play in minutes from your phone • Rotating partner, fixed partner, King of the Court and mixers • Optional Pot Play money pool — collect buy-ins, distribute winnings in-app • Copy from Previous: reuse a past event's settings instantly • Per-session scoring with full match history FIND YOUR NEXT GAME • A feed that sorts by what matters: trending, filling fast, near you, at your level • Browse by day or by calendar month • See who you already know is going • Region-aware — events where you actually play RATINGS — DUPR + PICKLM RATING • Native DUPR integration: connect once, scores submit automatically • DUPR rating gates on enrolment so play stays competitive • PickLM Rating when DUPR isn't connected — every player still gets a number • Singles, doubles and mixed tracked separately, with rating history FOR PLAYERS • Join leagues, tournaments and open play near you • Get matched with a partner if you're on your own • Enter and verify scores from your phone — both teams confirm • Games tab: what's next, which court, and every result • Chat with teammates, organizers and club members • Push notifications for schedule changes, match starts and reschedules VENUES & COURTS • Find venues nearby, with address, surface, courts and hours • Court scheduling with conflict detection PAYMENTS • Secure payment for paid events • Split payment for doubles — each partner pays their half • Payment tracking, paid status and refunds in-app BUILT FOR THE COURT • iPhone, iPad and web — same data, instant sync • Dark mode that won't blind you between matches • A live feed of recent results and champions Free to download. Free for players. Paid events use entry fee processing. Download PickLM and run your first event today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PickLM at none against Pickleball Drills's 3. PickLM also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Pickleball Drills's advantage is ratings volume (311 vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence 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. PickLM asks for nothing beyond the download.
PickLM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pickleball Drills has 311 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Pickleball Drills's written reviews are positive against 100% of PickLM's.
Pickleball Drills ships an update every 6 days, PickLM every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Pickleball Drills | PickLM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (311 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 311 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0.2 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pickleball Playbook LLC | Picklm Technologies Private Limited |
Customer experience
Pickleball Drills
PickLM
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
PickLM
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
PickLM
No in-app purchases
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