Comparison

Save My Play vs PickleCraft

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

PickleCraft

This platform helps pickleball players improve their game with structured training plans, AI-powered drills, and progress tracking. Coaches can build reusable drill libraries, assign sessions, and monitor student progress. Clubs can standardize training across their staff and members.

Highlights
  • AI-built practice sessions
  • Drill library filtered by DUPR level
  • Automatic session logging
  • Reusable drill library for coaches
  • Student activity tracking
  • Video recording and review
Features
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PickleCraft is the training platform built for pickleball players and the coaches who teach them. Whether you're working on your own game or building a coaching business, PickleCraft turns scattered lessons and random practice into a structured plan you can actually follow. FOR PLAYERS Stop guessing what to work on. Browse a drill library filtered to your DUPR level, build your own practice sessions, or describe what you want to improve and let AI build a session for you. Every session you complete is logged automatically, so you always know what you've worked on and what's next. Connect with a coach for personalized assignments, or train entirely on your own — PickleCraft works either way. - Drills filtered by DUPR level and skill focus - AI-built practice sessions tailored to your game - Automatic session logging and progress history - Save drills and sessions to playlists you can reuse - Connect with a coach for assigned training plans - Record and review lesson video FOR COACHES Your best coaching shouldn't disappear the moment a lesson ends. Build a drill library once, and it compounds — every student you teach can train from it, indefinitely. Assign structured sessions to individual students or entire classes, track what each player has actually practiced, and extend your coaching between sessions instead of starting over every time. - Build and organize a reusable drill library - Assign sessions and classes to students, filtered by DUPR level - Track student activity and progress at a glance - Manage rosters, groups, and classes in one place - Record and share lesson video with students - Earn referral revenue when students you refer subscribe FOR CLUBS Onboard your coaching staff and membership onto a shared platform with a private drill library and standardized curriculum across every coach. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Save My Play3 screens
PickleCraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PickleCraft at 100% against Save My Play's 50%. PickleCraft also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Save My Play's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. PickleCraft sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Save My Play asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PickleCraft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Save My Play's written reviews are positive against 100% of PickleCraft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Save My Play versus PickleCraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave My PlayPickleCraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSave My Play, LLCPickleCraft LLC

Customer experience

Save My Play

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

PickleCraft

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Save My Play

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PickleCraft

Subscriptions4
  • Student Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Coaching Monthly plan$59.991 Month
  • Student Annual$129.001 Year
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  • Coach Annual$499.001 Year

Questions

Is Save My Play free?
Save My Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PickleCraft free?
PickleCraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Save My Play or PickleCraft?
PickleCraft is rated higher. Save My Play averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while PickleCraft averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Save My Play or PickleCraft have ads?
Neither Save My Play nor PickleCraft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Save My Play or PickleCraft?
Save My Play ships an update every 11 days, and PickleCraft fortnightly. Most recently, Save My Play was updated on October 27, 2026 and PickleCraft on October 28, 2026.

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