Comparison

Pickle Tracker vs Pickleball

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

Head to head
About

Pickle Tracker

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Want to improve your Pickleball game quickly and efficiently? Record your game scores and immediate observations with a simple, rapid interface (typically just a few seconds). Come back later and use the analysis charts to improve your practice routine. Answer detailed questions about your performance with the game filter criteria. Want to know which paddle works best for you? Want to know which errors you make most frequently? Want to know which partner you play best with? With this and other knowledge you can inform your practice and improve your game in the quickest possible time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pickleball

Track your pickleball matches and analyze your performance with live scoring on your Apple Watch. Log points and errors with a single tap to identify areas for improvement and reduce unforced errors. Your data remains private and stored locally.

Highlights
  • Live scoring on Apple Watch
  • One-tap stat logging
  • Unforced error tracking
  • Customizable stats
  • Edit past match data
  • Private by design
Features
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Dink Data is a pickleball match & stat tracker built to be used while you play. The score lives on your Apple Watch — two big buttons, one tap per point — and when you dump an easy ball into the net, one tap logs the error and the game moves on. Nobody waits. I built it because playing more wasn't making me better. At rec level, games are decided by unforced errors — points you give away, not points anyone earns. Once you can see that number, practice stops being random. COUNTS AS A WORKOUT • Start a match and your watch records the whole session as a pickleball workout — heart rate, active calories, and Activity rings, rest between matches included. One Health prompt on your iPhone, no separate fitness app to juggle. TRACK WHILE YOU PLAY • Live scoring on Apple Watch: two big buttons sized for sweaty hands • Score and stats on separate screens, one swipe apart • One-tap stat logging with one-tap undo • Works without the phone; everything syncs when you're back THE NUMBERS THAT MATTER • Win rate, record, streaks, and point differential — always with a trend • Unforced errors per game, and whether it's falling • Any window: this month, 30 or 90 days, this year, all time • Custom stats with your own names and icons FIX ANYTHING LATER • Add or edit any stat on any finished match, game by game • Nothing locks when the match ends PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no Health or location access • Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud Free for your first 14 days, then a subscription. No app teaches you a third-shot drop - but this one tells you whether it's working. Terms of Use: https://dinkdata.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://dinkdata.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Pickle Tracker4 screens
Pickleball4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pickle Tracker and Pickleball are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Pickle Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Pickleball sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pickle Tracker versus Pickleball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickle TrackerPickleball
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDon RobertsonCornel Borcean

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pickle Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • All Access1 Month trial$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Pickleball

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription14 Days trial$7.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Pickle Tracker free?
Pickle Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pickleball free?
Pickleball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pickle Tracker or Pickleball have ads?
Neither Pickle Tracker nor Pickleball shows ads.

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