Comparison

Pickleball Drills vs PB Drills

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 Drills

Enhance your pickleball game with over 200 drills, AI-powered coaching, and progress tracking. Get personalized workout suggestions and video demonstrations to improve every aspect of your play.

Highlights
  • 200+ pickleball drills
  • AI Coach Chat for custom sessions
  • Court Mode with audio cues
  • Skill Progression Tracker
  • Pre-Game Warmup generator
  • On-device video form analysis
Features
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PBDrills is your personal pickleball coach in your pocket. 200+ drills for every skill level — from beginner dinking patterns to advanced speed-up counters — each with a video demo, step-by-step instructions, and rating-based recommendations tuned to where you are today. WHAT'S INSIDE • AI Coach Chat — type "30 min, no partner, work on my drop" and get a custom session • Court Mode — full-screen drill timer with audio cues that survives backgrounding • Skill Progression Tracker — rating curve, category heatmap, monthly check-ins • Pre-Game Warmup — countdown-based AI warmup before any match • Drill of the Day + Streak — daily reminder, flame counter, monthly grace day • Self-Video Form Library — 10-second front-camera clips per drill, on-device only • 200+ drill catalog — dinking, third shots, resets, speed-ups, volleys, footwork, and more WHO IT'S FOR • 2.0–3.0: beginner fundamentals, dinking and serve basics • 3.5–4.0: structure and progressions to break out of the intermediate plateau • 4.5+: advanced shot drills, game-format play, drilling like the pros PRIVACY-FIRST • No accounts required • No data collection • Your form videos stay on your device • Push notifications opt-in only Built by pickleball players, for pickleball players. Drill smarter, play sharper.

Screenshots

Pickleball Drills4 screens
PB Drills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PB Drills at none against Pickleball Drills's 3. PB Drills also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Pickleball Drills's advantage is ratings volume (303 vs 2). On price, 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. PB Drills asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PB Drills holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pickleball Drills has 303 ratings behind it against 2, 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 PB Drills's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pickleball Drills versus PB Drills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickleball DrillsPB Drills
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (303 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings303 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickleball Playbook LLCCory Brown

Customer experience

Pickleball Drills

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

PB Drills

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

PB Drills

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

PB Drills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pickleball Drills free?
Pickleball Drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PB Drills free?
PB Drills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pickleball Drills or PB Drills?
PB Drills is rated higher. Pickleball Drills averages 4.8 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while PB Drills averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pickleball Drills or PB Drills have ads?
Pickleball Drills shows ads; PB Drills does not.

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