Comparison

Save My Play vs Game Maker

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

Head to head
About

Save My Play

Instantly save your best sports plays without editing or uploading. Relive and share moments within minutes to gain insights and improve your exercise routine. Requires compatible venue cameras.

Highlights
  • Instant play saving
  • No editing or uploading
  • Relive and share plays
  • Workout insights
  • Compatible camera integration
Features
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Your match, captured automatically. Save My Play connects to cameras at partner sports facilities so every rally, and highlight is recorded - no tripod, no camera operator, no missed plays. RECORD IN SECONDS Scan the QR code at your court and hit record. The app even detects when you're at a partner facility and gets you started automatically. No account required. RELIVE EVERY PLAY Watch full replays right after your session. Scrub frame by frame, zoom in on the action, and find the moments that matter. SHARE YOUR HIGHLIGHTS Trim clips and share them straight to your camera roll or socials — or let AI cut a highlight reel for you. ANALYZE LIKE A PRO Draw directly on your video with telestration tools. Slow things down, mark up your footwork, and add picture-in-picture commentary with your own camera. INSTANT COACHING REPLAY Coaches: replay the last 30 seconds courtside, seconds after it happens. Perfect for on-court feedback between points. WATCH LIVE Tune in to live streams from your favorite courts and events — follow the action even when you can't be there. APPLE WATCH Start and control recordings right from your wrist.

About

Game Maker

Organize pickleball games, find nearby courts, and connect with players. Create custom game formats, manage groups, and communicate with other players.

Highlights
  • Find nearby games and courts
  • Connect with players by DUPR, age, gender
  • Create private groups and chat
  • Organize games with custom formats
  • Scramble, Round Robin, King of the Court modes
  • DUPR rating sessions
Features
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Game Maker is made for pickleball — the one app you open before, during, and after every session. Find courts and players near you, set up games in seconds, run brackets, track your DUPR rating, and stay connected with the people you play with. Whether you're organizing your regular doubles group or chasing your next rating bump, Game Maker keeps your whole pickleball life in one place. Meet Pickles AI Just ask. Say "set up a private game Saturday morning at 9am with my advanced players group" and Pickles AI — with voice dictation — turns it into a real, confirmable game inside the app. Organizing play has never been this fast. Your games, on your Calendar Every game you create syncs straight to your iPhone's Calendar, including recurring sessions — so your schedule lives where you already look. Find your game • Discover nearby courts and players on the map • Filter by distance to find games that fit • Host or join games and manage invites Play & compete • Build round-robin and tournament brackets • Record match scores • Head-to-head history and leaderboards Track your progress • Connect your DUPR rating • See 90-day performance trends and match insights • Follow your improvement over time Stay connected • Add friends and create groups • Message the players you play with • Game Maker player indicators so you know who's on the app Play anywhere — now in 24 languages Game Maker automatically matches your device language, or pick from 24 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and more. Download Game Maker and play more pickleball. By using Game Maker, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Privacy Policy: https://pickleball.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://pickleball.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Save My Play3 screens
Game Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Save My Play at 4.4 against Game Maker's 3.8. Save My Play also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Game Maker's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and monetization model 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. Game Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Save My Play asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Save My Play holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Save My Play's written reviews are positive against 64% of Game Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Save My Play ships an update every 11 days, Game Maker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Save My Play versus Game Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave My PlayGame Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better3.8 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings718 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSave My Play, LLCPickleball TopCo LLC

Customer experience

Save My Play

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Game Maker

All ratings18 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

None

Save My Play

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Game Maker

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Access$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly Access$19.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$49.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual Access$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Save My Play free?
Save My Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Game Maker free?
Game Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Save My Play or Game Maker?
Save My Play is rated higher. Save My Play averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Game Maker averages 3.8 from 18 ratings.
Do Save My Play or Game Maker have ads?
Game Maker shows ads; Save My Play does not.
Which is updated more often, Save My Play or Game Maker?
Save My Play ships an update every 11 days, and Game Maker every 8 days. Most recently, Save My Play was updated on October 27, 2026 and Game Maker on October 28, 2026.

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