CityPickle vs OpenPlay NYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Find local pickleball clubs
- Connect with the sport's community
- Discover playing opportunities
- Get started playing pickleball
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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!
OpenPlay NYC
Discover open sports sessions and clinics across New York City in one place. Filter by sport, date, location, and price to find your next game. Set alerts for new events and openings.
- Browse open plays and clinics
- Filter by sport, date, and price
- See pricing and availability
- Create event alerts
- Save events
- Register with providers
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Find your next game without checking every booking app. OpenPlay NYC brings volleyball, pickleball, and tennis open plays and clinics from major NYC providers into one simple map and feed. Use OpenPlay NYC to: • Browse upcoming sessions across New York City • Filter by sport, date, borough, session type, skill level, time, price, and availability • See current pricing and spot availability at a glance • Create alerts for new events and newly opened spots • Save events you want to revisit • Register directly with the provider No account is required to browse, save events, or create push alerts on one device. Sign in only if you want to sync your activity across devices. OpenPlay NYC does not process registrations or payments. Event details and availability are provided by each listed provider and may change; confirm final details on the provider's registration page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: OpenPlay NYC at none against CityPickle's shown. OpenPlay NYC also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). CityPickle's advantage is ratings volume (488 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CityPickle against 5.0 for OpenPlay NYC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CityPickle has 488 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | CityPickle | OpenPlay NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (488 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 488 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PINGPOD INC | MATTHEW GABRIEL DE SOTO |
In-app purchases
CityPickle
No in-app purchases
OpenPlay NYC
No in-app purchases
