Comparison

Pickleball Drills vs PickleSpeed

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

PickleSpeed

Measure your pickleball serve speed hands-free. Mount your iPhone, serve, and hear your speed announced aloud. The app automatically detects the ball and provides accurate measurements, saving video clips of each serve.

Highlights
  • Automatic ball detection
  • Spoken serve speed announcements
  • Hands-free operation
  • Video clip saving for each serve
  • Accurate speed measurement
  • No screen checking between serves
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Your serve feels faster than it did last month. Is it? PickleSpeed answers out loud. Set your iPhone on a tripod at the side of the court, walk away, and serve. The phone spots the ball on its own, measures it, and calls the speed across the court: "sixty-two." Serve again. You never touch the phone, never check a screen between reps. THE LOOP • Mount the phone side-on with the serving side in view • Serve — detection is automatic • Hear your speed, out loud • Serve again A NUMBER YOU CAN TRUST • Tested side by side against a $400 radar gun on real courts • If a shot can't be measured cleanly, the app stays silent — it never guesses • Round numbers only, no fake precision • Every measured shot saves a short clip, so you can see exactly what was tracked BUILT FOR PRACTICING ALONE • Hands-free from first serve to last • Announcements come through the phone's speaker, loud enough to hear across the court • Everything runs on your iPhone — no account, no uploads, your video never leaves the device WHAT YOU NEED • Requires iPhone 15 Pro or newer • A tripod or a bench to keep the phone still • A court in good light — outdoors or indoors Put the phone down and find out what you've got.

Screenshots

Pickleball Drills4 screens
PickleSpeed1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PickleSpeed at none against Pickleball Drills's 3. PickleSpeed also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Pickleball Drills's advantage is ratings volume (303 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0.2 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pickleball Drills sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. PickleSpeed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PickleSpeed 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 PickleSpeed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pickleball Drills versus PickleSpeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickleball DrillsPickleSpeed
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 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickleball Playbook LLCDAMIRCHE CA LLC

Customer experience

Pickleball Drills

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

PickleSpeed

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

PickleSpeed

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

PickleSpeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pickleball Drills free?
Pickleball Drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PickleSpeed free?
PickleSpeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pickleball Drills or PickleSpeed?
PickleSpeed is rated higher. Pickleball Drills averages 4.8 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while PickleSpeed averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pickleball Drills or PickleSpeed have ads?
Pickleball Drills shows ads; PickleSpeed does not.
Which is updated more often, Pickleball Drills or PickleSpeed?
Pickleball Drills ships an update every 6 days, and PickleSpeed every 4 days. Most recently, Pickleball Drills was updated on October 14, 2026 and PickleSpeed on October 17, 2026.

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