DiNKR vs DinkSmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DiNKR
This app simplifies organizing pickleball games with friends and finding new players. It offers integrated messaging and a sequential invite system to manage your game schedule efficiently and enjoyably.
- Schedule games with friends
- Find new playing partners
- Integrated messaging
- Sequential invite system
- Manage game details
- Cross-platform play
Read full descriptionHide full description
At DINKR, our passion for pickleball has driven us to enhance the way you connect and play. We created DINKR to simplify game scheduling with friends and to make it effortless to find new playing partners, whether you're on your home courts or traveling. It’s a one-stop solution that eliminates endless chats threads across multiple platforms: in DINKR you can manage your every part of your games within in the app. Our sequential invite system allows you to control who you want play with - some days it may be your besties, at other times it might be a different group of friends. Whichever it is, DINKR makes it easy. And with messaging built right in, you’ll never need to worry about communicating with players you have a game scheduled with. It’s easy, it’s efficient, and it’s fun.
DinkSmart
Connect with pickleball players, join or create groups, and organize games and court bookings. Discover new players based on playing style and find courts near you to play more pickleball.
- Discover players with PicklePersona™
- Join or create #Groups
- Organize games with match invites
- Find pickleball courts with Venue Maps
- Track RSVPs and fill open spots
Read full descriptionHide full description
Discover Players. Unlock Communities. Play More Pickleball. DinkSmart brings the entire pickleball world into one app—players, groups, games, and courts—so you spend less time organizing and more time playing. Discover Players Perfectly Suited for You Take the PicklePersona™ quiz to match with players based on playing style, vibe, and court chemistry—not just skill level. Create Match Invites + Send RSVPs Organize a match in seconds. Set the time, place, and players. Track RSVPs and fill open spots fast—no messy group texts. Join #Groups and Unlock Your Communities Find or create #Groups for leagues, open play, clubs, coaching or tight-knit friend crews. Send Blast announcements, engage in group conversations, plan matches, and stay organized in one place. Browse 12,000+ National Courts, Lightning Fast Discover nearby and nationwide pickleball courts with built-in Venue Maps. Start a game or plan a match instantly. DinkSmart helps you find new players + familiar faces—and get on the court.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DiNKR at 4.6 against DinkSmart's 3.7. On price, review sentiment, 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.
DiNKR holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of DiNKR's written reviews are positive against 56% of DinkSmart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DiNKR ships an update every 3 weeks, DinkSmart fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DiNKR | DinkSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | 3.7 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DINK Productions LLC | DINKSMART, INC |
Customer experience
DiNKR
DinkSmart
In-app purchases
DiNKR
No in-app purchases
DinkSmart
No in-app purchases








