Comparison

ERNE Pickleball vs CityPickle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ERNE Pickleball

Control a pickleball machine to practice your game. Select different modes to enhance your skills and improve your technique on the court.

Highlights
  • Control pickleball machine
  • Select various serving modes
  • Improve pickleball techniques
  • Enhance on-court skills
Features
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ERNE Pickleball is a tool APP as controller for ERNE pickle ball machine. It sends orders to machine to serve balls. Use it, you can select various modes to improve your pickle ball techniques.

About

CityPickle

Discover and join pickleball clubs in your city. This app connects you with the fastest-growing sport, making it easy to find your community and start playing.

Highlights
  • Find local pickleball clubs
  • Connect with the sport's community
  • Discover playing opportunities
  • Get started playing pickleball
Features
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At CityPickle, we take play seriously. CityPickle is your city's home for pickleball, our country’s fastest growing sport. We want to be your home away from home. Join us. Download our app today. Find your club and get started!

Screenshots

ERNE Pickleball4 screens
CityPickle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CityPickle at 4.9 against ERNE Pickleball's 4.1. CityPickle also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 57%). ERNE Pickleball's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CityPickle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CityPickle has 486 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of ERNE Pickleball's written reviews are positive against 80% of CityPickle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ERNE Pickleball ships an update every 2 months, CityPickle weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ERNE Pickleball versus CityPickle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterERNE PickleballCityPickle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (15 ratings)4.9 (486 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15486 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictory Sports Technologies, LlcPINGPOD INC

Customer experience

ERNE Pickleball

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

CityPickle

All ratings486 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

ERNE Pickleball

No in-app purchases

None

CityPickle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ERNE Pickleball free?
ERNE Pickleball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CityPickle free?
CityPickle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ERNE Pickleball or CityPickle?
CityPickle is rated higher. ERNE Pickleball averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while CityPickle averages 4.9 from 486 ratings.
Do ERNE Pickleball or CityPickle have ads?
CityPickle shows ads; ERNE Pickleball does not.
Which is updated more often, ERNE Pickleball or CityPickle?
ERNE Pickleball ships an update every 2 months, and CityPickle weekly. Most recently, ERNE Pickleball was updated on October 24, 2026 and CityPickle on October 30, 2026.

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