Comparison

NetTrack Pickleball vs Pickleball Open Play

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

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About

NetTrack Pickleball

This app helps track pickleball game scores, games won, and the serving player in real-time. It offers customizable match options for singles or doubles play and provides audio and haptic feedback for score updates.

Highlights
  • Real-time game score tracking
  • Games won tracking
  • Serving player indicator
  • Singles or doubles match options
  • Customizable games per match
  • Third-game size setting
  • Audio and haptic feedback
Features
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The fastest way to track pickleball on your wrist — now with full match history on iPhone. NetTrack Pickleball keeps you focused on the game, not the scoreboard. Track points, games, and serving order directly from Apple Watch with a glance — no phone, no interruptions, just play. SCORE ON YOUR WRIST Track every point from Apple Watch with a simple, intuitive interface. NetTrack announces the game score and provides haptic feedback whenever the score changes. Points, games, serving side — always up to date, always right there on your wrist. MATCH HISTORY ON iPHONE (New in 1.1.0) Every match you save on Apple Watch now syncs automatically to the iPhone companion app. Browse your full match history, tap into any result for a detailed breakdown and follow your progress over time. DETAILED RESULTS VIEW (New in 1.1.0) See the full picture after every match: scores by game, totals, and key stats — all the details your memory might miss, right there when you need them. SEAMLESS Apple Watch → iPhone SYNC Finish a match on your Watch and find it waiting on your iPhone. Automatic, no manual steps required. BUILT FOR PLAYERS WHO LOVE THE GAME Whether you're playing casual games at the local courts or competing in club matches, NetTrack Pickleball gives you one less thing to think about — so you can focus on your game.

About

Pickleball Open Play

Features
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PB Queue handles court rotation and matchmaking for pickleball open play all on one screen. Running open play shouldn't mean a whiteboard, a stack of paper, or arguing about who's next. PBQueue turns a single phone or tablet into the command center for your session. It decides who plays next, on which court, with whom, and keeps every rotation fair. Players don't download anything. They just glance at the host's screen. BUILT FOR THE PERSON RUNNING THE SESSION Whether you organize a weekly club night, a community center drop-in, or a casual mixer with friends, PBQueue handles the part nobody enjoys: the matchmaking. Add your players, tap a button, and get balanced matchups across every court automatically. WHAT IT DOES Two ways to match. Pick at setup, or switch any time during the session. Balanced (default). Players who've sat out longest play first, and no one gets stuck playing every round. Courts are grouped by skill so games stay competitive. Same partners and opponents are actively avoided. One tap stages the next round. Winners & Losers. After each game, winners are matched with other winners and losers with losers, on a fair rotation. Pure courts get a Winners or Losers tag so you can read the ladder at a glance. Or take full control. Build any matchup by hand. Tap a slot, pick a player. Swap anyone with a tap. Shuffle cycles through every team split without changing the players. The algorithm is there when you want it, out of the way when you don't. Live court view. Every court shows a mini-diagram of who's on it, a running timer, and the current score. See the whole session at a glance: which court is freeing up, who's waiting longest, who's resting. A match history at the bottom logs every completed game, plus a full recap when you end the session. Fast scoring. Tap a team to add a point, long-press to undo. End a match with a full score, a winner only, or skip scoring entirely. Player management. Add players one by one or paste a whole list. Rate them on the pickleball 2.5 to 5.0 scale, from Beginner through Expert (including a 4.0 High Intermediate). Link partners who always play together. Swipe to mark someone resting or away. Drop in latecomers without missing a beat. Flexible courts. Start with two, add a third when one opens up, remove one when it rains. Adjust on the fly. WORKS ANYWHERE, KEEPS NOTHING PBQueue is fully offline. No account, no login, no sign-up. Open it and go. Every session, player, and result lives only on your device. Nothing uploaded, tracked, or sold. Pickleball courts rarely have good signal. PBQueue doesn't care. FREE TO RUN A SESSION Organize sessions with up to two courts and sixteen players, with full auto and manual matchmaking included. No trial, no countdown. Free forever for small sessions. PBQUEUE PRO One-time $9.99 unlock, no subscription. Removes all limits: - Unlimited players - Up to ten courts - CSV export of any session - Last fifty sessions saved to history - Custom court names Pay once. Yours forever. Restore on any device with the same Apple ID. STOP REFEREEING THE ROTATION. START PLAYING. PBQueue keeps open play fair, fast, and drama-free, so you spend the night on the court, not the clipboard. Questions or feedback: lokaldev.team@gmail.com Web: pbqueue.com

Screenshots

NetTrack Pickleball4 screens
Pickleball Open Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pickleball Open Play at Free against NetTrack Pickleball's $2.99. Pickleball Open Play also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). NetTrack Pickleball's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pickleball Open Play is free to download; NetTrack Pickleball costs $2.99 up front. Pickleball Open Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NetTrack Pickleball asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NetTrack Pickleball ships an update every 14 months, Pickleball Open Play every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
NetTrack Pickleball versus Pickleball Open Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetTrack PickleballPickleball Open Play
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFernando QuinonesDreamerson Garay

In-app purchases

None

NetTrack Pickleball

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pickleball Open Play

One-time1
  • PB Queue Pro$9.99

Questions

Is NetTrack Pickleball free?
NetTrack Pickleball costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pickleball Open Play free?
Pickleball Open Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NetTrack Pickleball or Pickleball Open Play have ads?
Neither NetTrack Pickleball nor Pickleball Open Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetTrack Pickleball or Pickleball Open Play?
NetTrack Pickleball ships an update every 14 months, and Pickleball Open Play every 2 days. Most recently, NetTrack Pickleball was updated on October 5, 2026 and Pickleball Open Play on October 3, 2026.

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