Comparison

PPBRVA 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

PPBRVA

This app provides a convenient way to book courts, open play sessions, and lessons at a dedicated pickleball facility. Manage your account, view event details, and connect with the community. Accessible courts are available.

Highlights
  • Book courts and open play
  • Filter events by skill level
  • Book lessons and clinics
  • Manage account information
  • View and share replays
  • Connect on social media
Features
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Performance Pickleball or PPBRVA for short is an all-new state-of-the-art indoor/outdoor dedicated pickleball facility with our flagship location in Richmond, Virginia. Our goal, to create a Pickleball Paradise for players of all ages and levels to enjoy and to hopefully bring Pickleball Paradise to other localities in the future! The PPBRVA app is our quick and easy booking and reservation system available on your phone and everywhere you go in between your pickleball sessions. Use the app to: • View and Book Available Courts • View and Book Open Play Sessions and Other Public Events • Filter Events by Skill Level and Event Types • View and Book Lessons, Clinics and Ball Machines • Manage Your Account Info Including Email, Phone and Payment Info • View and Share Your Favorite Replays • Connect With Us on Social Media • Standard Courts and Sports Wheelchair Accessible Courts Available • Ping Pong Tables Coming Soon!

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

PPBRVA3 screens
Game Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PPBRVA at 4.9 against Game Maker's 3.7. PPBRVA also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and ratings volume (209 vs 11). Game Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PPBRVA holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PPBRVA has 209 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PPBRVA's written reviews are positive against 60% of Game Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PPBRVA ships an update every 3 weeks, Game Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PPBRVA versus Game Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPPBRVAGame Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (209 ratings) — better3.7 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings209 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPINGPOD INCPickleball TopCo LLC

Customer experience

PPBRVA

All ratings209 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Game Maker

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

PPBRVA

No in-app purchases

None

Game Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PPBRVA free?
PPBRVA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Game Maker free?
Game Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PPBRVA or Game Maker?
PPBRVA is rated higher. PPBRVA averages 4.9 out of 5 from 209 ratings, while Game Maker averages 3.7 from 11 ratings.
Do PPBRVA or Game Maker have ads?
PPBRVA shows ads; Game Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, PPBRVA or Game Maker?
PPBRVA ships an update every 3 weeks, and Game Maker weekly. Most recently, PPBRVA was updated on September 18, 2026 and Game Maker on September 25, 2026.

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