Smart Ball Machine vs Racqle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Ball Machine
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APP needs to be used together with server equipment. Currently, it supports tennis servers and peak ball servers. APP has a variety of training modes to choose from, including fixed-point ball, horizontal ball, vertical ball, volley ball, high-pressure ball, random ball, cross ball, combination ball and programming ball. If more professional training is needed, the equipment supports user-defined modifications such as service frequency, service angle and rotation speed。
Racqle
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Racqle — Record Your Match. Never lose a moment from your tennis match. Racqle records your tennis matches at participating tournaments and clubs, and puts every rally at your fingertips. → Rally-by-Rally Navigation. Jump directly to the start of any rally with a single tap. Snap through your entire match point by point — no endless scrubbing through dead time. → Reframed Vertical Highlights. Select any rally and export a vertical clip with AI ball tracking. The camera follows the action automatically, giving you a clean highlight ready to post on your favorite social media. → Original Landscape Footage. Export any rally in full wide-angle for coaching sessions or match review. → How It Works? When your tournament or club is powered by Racqle, your match is recorded automatically. No setup, nothing to carry. Just play — your footage will be waiting in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Racqle at every 2 weeks against Smart Ball Machine's every 5 months. Smart Ball Machine's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Smart Ball Machine ships an update every 5 months, Racqle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Ball Machine | Racqle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 子中 陈 | Court Lab Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Smart Ball Machine
No in-app purchases
Racqle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smart Ball Machine free?
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Do Smart Ball Machine or Racqle have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smart Ball Machine or Racqle?
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