Open Squash vs Pickle1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Squash
Easily find and book courts at your local club. Stay connected with club updates and communicate with members. Enjoy 24/7 customer support for a seamless experience.
- Simplified booking process
- 24/7 Customer Support
- Live chat
- Club Notifications
- Communication tools
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Download our app today. Find your club and get started! - Simplified booking process - 24/7 Customer Support and Live chat - Club Notifications and communication tools
Pickle1
Book indoor pickleball courts at a New York City club. Reserve courts, invite friends, and enjoy features like instant replays and automated scoreboards. Participate in leagues, tournaments, and lessons.
- Court booking
- Friend invitations
- Automated scoreboards
- Instant replays
- DUPR integration
- Event programming (leagues, tournaments, lessons)
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Pickle1 is an indoor pickleball club located in the New York City Financial District. This spacious, light-filled facility features 3 professional indoor pickleball courts, 24-ft high ceilings, and a modern design. Join the lifestyle movement and come play with us. Simply book a court on the app, invite your friends, let yourselves in to play and enjoy. Features include instant replays, automated scoreboards, and DUPR integration. Programming will include hourly court reservations, OpenPlays, leagues, tournaments, pickleball clinics, and group and private lessons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Open Squash at none against Pickle1's shown. Open Squash also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 4.8 for Open Squash against 4.9 for Pickle1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 36 respectively.
Open Squash ships an update every 5 weeks, Pickle1 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Squash | Pickle1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) | 4.9 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PBC Labs | PINGPOD INC |
Customer experience
Open Squash
Pickle1
In-app purchases
Open Squash
No in-app purchases
Pickle1
No in-app purchases
