Comparison

TopTips Pickleball Instruction vs PB Drills

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

Head to head
About

TopTips Pickleball Instruction

Learn pickleball from top PPA Tour players with short, inspiring video lessons. Master techniques like drops, dinks, and serves with close-up demonstrations. Get motivated with insights from over 25 iconic players and coaches.

Highlights
  • Learn from PPA Tour players
  • Over 25 iconic instructors
  • Bite-sized video lessons
  • Covers all pickleball skills
  • Cinematic visuals
  • Hands-on demonstrations
Features
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TopTips: Pickleball Instruction From the World's Best Players. Quick Pickleball Tips to Find Your A-ha Moment. LEARN FROM THE WORLD’S BEST PPA TOUR PLAYERS The greatest have something to teach us all—at any level. Watch world-class instructors share their instruction, drills, stories, and everyday wisdom to inspire you. 25+ ICONIC PLAYERS AND COACHES ALL HERE TO HELP YOU Today’s most brilliant minds teach you drops, dinks, forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, singles, doubles, fitness, strategy, mindset, winning, and more. GET INSPIRED, 1 MINUTE AT A TIME Each TopTip features video lessons that fit into any part of your day. Learn on your own terms: in bite-sized pieces. Find your a-ha moment! AN IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE Cinematic visuals and close-up, hands-on demonstrations make you feel one-on-one with our instructors. INSTRUCTORS INCLUDE Catherine Parenteau, Connor Garnett, Tina Pisnik, Jessie Irvine, Callie Jo Smith, Patrick Smith, Lea Jansen, Tyler Loong, Meghan Dizon, AJ Koller, Donald Young, Collin Shick, Mary Brascia, Maggie Brascia, and more added regularly.

About

PB Drills

Enhance your pickleball game with over 200 drills, AI-powered coaching, and progress tracking. Get personalized workout suggestions and video demonstrations to improve every aspect of your play.

Highlights
  • 200+ pickleball drills
  • AI Coach Chat for custom sessions
  • Court Mode with audio cues
  • Skill Progression Tracker
  • Pre-Game Warmup generator
  • On-device video form analysis
Features
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PBDrills is your personal pickleball coach in your pocket. 200+ drills for every skill level — from beginner dinking patterns to advanced speed-up counters — each with a video demo, step-by-step instructions, and rating-based recommendations tuned to where you are today. WHAT'S INSIDE • AI Coach Chat — type "30 min, no partner, work on my drop" and get a custom session • Court Mode — full-screen drill timer with audio cues that survives backgrounding • Skill Progression Tracker — rating curve, category heatmap, monthly check-ins • Pre-Game Warmup — countdown-based AI warmup before any match • Drill of the Day + Streak — daily reminder, flame counter, monthly grace day • Self-Video Form Library — 10-second front-camera clips per drill, on-device only • 200+ drill catalog — dinking, third shots, resets, speed-ups, volleys, footwork, and more WHO IT'S FOR • 2.0–3.0: beginner fundamentals, dinking and serve basics • 3.5–4.0: structure and progressions to break out of the intermediate plateau • 4.5+: advanced shot drills, game-format play, drilling like the pros PRIVACY-FIRST • No accounts required • No data collection • Your form videos stay on your device • Push notifications opt-in only Built by pickleball players, for pickleball players. Drill smarter, play sharper.

Screenshots

TopTips Pickleball Instruction4 screens
PB Drills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TopTips Pickleball Instruction at 13.4 against PB Drills's 17.6. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TopTips Pickleball Instruction against 5.0 for PB Drills. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TopTips Pickleball Instruction versus PB Drills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTopTips Pickleball InstructionPB Drills
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTopCourt, Inc.Cory Brown

Customer experience

TopTips Pickleball Instruction

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

PB Drills

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

In-app purchases

None

TopTips Pickleball Instruction

No in-app purchases

None

PB Drills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TopTips Pickleball Instruction free?
TopTips Pickleball Instruction is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PB Drills free?
PB Drills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TopTips Pickleball Instruction or PB Drills?
TopTips Pickleball Instruction and PB Drills are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do TopTips Pickleball Instruction or PB Drills have ads?
Neither TopTips Pickleball Instruction nor PB Drills shows ads.

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