ERNE Pickleball vs PqlPlay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ERNE Pickleball
Control a pickleball machine to practice your game. Select different modes to enhance your skills and improve your technique on the court.
- Control pickleball machine
- Select various serving modes
- Improve pickleball techniques
- Enhance on-court skills
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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.
PqlPlay
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PqlPlay is your pickleball community's home for open play, your people, and your game. • Never miss open play. See every session at your level, sign up, and get a reminder before you're due on court. • Check in courtside. Tap in when you arrive — no front-desk line. • Hype your crew. Send kudos after a session and earn badges for showing up, partnering, and welcoming new players. • Find players at your level. A verified rating shows you who plays around you — friend them and play more. Your club membership signs you in. Membership, billing & bookings stay with your club in CourtReserve.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PqlPlay at every 2 weeks against ERNE Pickleball's every 2 months. ERNE Pickleball's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ERNE Pickleball ships an update every 2 months, PqlPlay every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ERNE Pickleball | PqlPlay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victory Sports Technologies, Llc | Robert Swanwick |
In-app purchases
ERNE Pickleball
No in-app purchases
PqlPlay
No in-app purchases
