Comparison

CityPickle vs PickleRecord

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

Head to head
About

CityPickle

Discover and join your local pickleball community. Find clubs, connect with players, and get started with the fastest-growing sport in the country. This app serves as your central hub for all things pickleball.

Highlights
  • Find local pickleball clubs
  • Connect with players
  • Get started with pickleball
  • Discover fastest-growing sport
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!

About

PickleRecord

Features
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Every match tells your story. PickleRecord is the fastest way to track your pickleball matches and actually watch yourself improve — on iPhone and Apple Watch, with no account, no ads, and no data leaving your devices. TRACK IN SECONDS • Start a session, then log each game with one tap — Win or Loss, done • Capture scores, session type (rec play, league, drills, and more), court, and notes • Made a mistake? Edit or delete any game later TRACK FROM YOUR WRIST • Start, score, and end sessions right on Apple Watch • Automatic swing counting from wrist motion — see how much you really played • Sessions save to Apple Health as pickleball workouts, so you get full Activity ring credit • Everything syncs to your iPhone automatically FREE STATS THAT MATTER • Overall record, win rate, and current streak • Last 30 days vs the prior 30 — is your game improving? • Performance by opponent skill level • Win % trend chart • Unlimited match history, free forever PICKLERECORD PRO — ANALYTICS THAT COACH YOU • Win % Trend: your rolling win rate over the last 10 games • Differential Trend: are wins getting more convincing, losses closer? • Streaks: your best and worst runs, and the one you're on now • Activity: games per week and swings per session — consistency builds skill • Records: your personal bests, the numbers worth bragging about • Splits: your record broken down by session type and skill level Simple pricing: monthly, annual with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Annual and Lifetime include Family Sharing. SHARE YOUR STORY • A player card with your photo, tagline, and headline stats — built to share • Session recap cards for the group chat • Export your full game history as CSV anytime — your data is never locked in PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-in. No ads. No analytics. No server. • Everything stays on your iPhone and Apple Watch • App Store privacy label: Data Not Collected Whether it's Tuesday Open Play, league play, or drilling with a partner, PickleRecord keeps the record so you can keep playing. Questions or ideas: support@tjnai.ai Pro Monthly and Pro Annual are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://picklerecord.app/privacy/

Screenshots

CityPickle4 screens
PickleRecord4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CityPickle at none against PickleRecord's 3. CityPickle also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). PickleRecord's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. PickleRecord sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CityPickle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CityPickle versus PickleRecord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCityPicklePickleRecord
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (484 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings484 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPINGPOD INCTimothy Nichols

In-app purchases

None

CityPickle

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PickleRecord

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • PickleRecord Pro — Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is CityPickle free?
CityPickle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PickleRecord free?
PickleRecord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CityPickle or PickleRecord have ads?
CityPickle shows ads; PickleRecord does not.

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