Pickleheads vs Quick Pickle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pickleheads
Discover pickleball courts, find games tailored to your skill level, and connect with local players. Organize matches effortlessly, manage sign-ups, and access guides to improve your game.
- Find courts near you
- Discover nearby games
- Join local pickleball groups
- Organize games effortlessly
- Manage player lists and waitlists
- Access game improvement guides
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Dive into the world of pickleball with Pickleheads, the easiest way to find and organize games! Discover Courts Near You: With over 16,000 locations in the US, Canada, and worldwide, you're never far from a court. Pickleheads has the most extensive and accurate directory of places to play pickleball. Our community-driven directory makes it easy to find a nearby court. Find Nearby Games: Easily find games tailored to your skill level. We bring together play schedules from every city, so you're always in the loop. Join Groups: Become a part of local pickleball groups, chat with other players, and get invited to play. Effortless Scheduling: Organize a game in seconds with our free tools. Invite players, manage sign-ups, handle waitlists, collect payments and more. Learn & Improve: Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your skills, we constantly post guides to improve your game. Create private lists of players and invite them to play in a few taps. See our Terms of Use (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Quick Pickle
This app provides a simple and distraction-free way to keep score during pickleball games directly from your Apple Watch. It allows you to track scores for both sides, manage serving order, and review recent game actions with large, easy-to-tap targets.
- Track score for both teams
- Track serving side
- Track first or second server
- View recent game actions
- Quickly start new games
- Standalone Apple Watch app
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Quick Pickle is a fast, standalone Apple Watch scorekeeper for pickleball. Keep score for both sides with large tap targets, track who is serving, switch between first and second server, and review recent actions at a glance. It is built for quick use during a game, without accounts, setup, or distractions. Features: • Track score for both teams • Track serving side • Track first or second server • View recent game actions • Start a new game quickly from your watch Quick Pickle is designed for simple on-court scorekeeping on Apple Watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quick Pickle at none against Pickleheads's 7. Quick Pickle also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Pickleheads's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Pickleheads sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Quick Pickle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pickleheads against 5.0 for Quick Pickle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pickleheads has 11K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pickleheads ships an update every 2 weeks, Quick Pickle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pickleheads | Quick Pickle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dink Technologies, Inc. | Michael Haren |
Customer experience
Pickleheads
Quick Pickle
Bugs and requests
Pickleheads
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Unable to add mobile number to account
Requested features
2 requests- Export Round Robin tournament data to Excel
- Ability to add courts not already in the app
Quick Pickle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pickleheads
- Pickleheads Plus - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pickleheads Plus - Yearly$19.991 Year
- Pickleheads Pro - Monthly$24.991 Month
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- Pickleheads Ultra - Monthly$74.991 Month
- Pickleheads Pro - Yearly$249.991 Year
- Pickleheads Ultra - Yearly$749.991 Year
- Round Robin$5.00
Quick Pickle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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