Comparison

Pickle1 vs DinkReel

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

Head to head
About

Pickle1

Book indoor pickleball courts at a New York City club. Reserve courts, invite friends, and enjoy features like instant replays and automated scoreboards. Participate in leagues, tournaments, and lessons.

Highlights
  • Court booking
  • Friend invitations
  • Automated scoreboards
  • Instant replays
  • DUPR integration
  • Event programming (leagues, tournaments, lessons)
Features
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Pickle1 is an indoor pickleball club located in the New York City Financial District. This spacious, light-filled facility features 3 professional indoor pickleball courts, 24-ft high ceilings, and a modern design. Join the lifestyle movement and come play with us. Simply book a court on the app, invite your friends, let yourselves in to play and enjoy. Features include instant replays, automated scoreboards, and DUPR integration. Programming will include hourly court reservations, OpenPlays, leagues, tournaments, pickleball clinics, and group and private lessons.

About

DinkReel

Features
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Turn your pickleball games into highlight reels — before you even leave the court. Tap MARK on the best points and DinkReel clips each rally and stitches your highlights into one reel you can drop in the group chat on the spot. Everything runs on your phone: no upload, no account, no waiting. New here? Tap "Try a demo game" on first launch to watch DinkReel find the rallies and build a reel from a real sample match — before you film anything. HOW IT WORKS • Prop your phone on a tripod and play • Tap MARK on the cool shots while you play — or click a cheap Bluetooth remote or your volume button • DinkReel hears the ball, so each marked point is cut from the serve to the last shot — no scrubbing • Watch each point, then Accept, Reject, or fine-tune it with simple drag handles • Previews show exactly what you'll share • Build a one-tap highlight reel and send it to the group chat, TikTok, or Instagram • Clips save to your Photos automatically FREE • Record & mark — tap, volume button, or any Bluetooth camera remote • Automatic rally detection — every point found and trimmed for you • Rallies you didn't mark, found and waiting under More points • Trim, rename, and reorder your points • Share individual clips (small watermark) • Your first 3 highlight reels — free DINKREEL PRO — buy once, keep it forever • Unlimited one-tap highlight reels • No watermark • High-quality export • Ball tracer — a glowing ring and a short trail follow the ball in your clips and reels • GoPro mode — film on your GoPro (or any camera) and DinkReel syncs the video to your marks by sound • Import a video — any game video becomes a new game, with its rallies found for you • Mark by voice — shout "mark!" (beta) • Score calls stamped on clips (beta) Your first 3 highlight reels are free. After that, unlock DinkReel Pro with a single one-time purchase for unlimited reels — and it's yours for good, no subscription required. Your videos never leave your phone. DinkReel processes everything on-device. Built for the court: a dark, high-contrast design you can read in the sun. GoPro is a trademark of GoPro, Inc. DinkReel is not affiliated with or endorsed by GoPro.

Screenshots

Pickle12 screens
DinkReel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pickle1 at none against DinkReel's 1. DinkReel's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. DinkReel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pickle1 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pickle1 ships an update monthly, DinkReel every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Pickle1 versus DinkReel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickle1DinkReel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (41 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPINGPOD INCTyler Hughes

In-app purchases

None

Pickle1

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DinkReel

One-time1
  • DinkReel Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Pickle1 free?
Pickle1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DinkReel free?
DinkReel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pickle1 or DinkReel have ads?
Pickle1 shows ads; DinkReel does not.
Which is updated more often, Pickle1 or DinkReel?
Pickle1 ships an update monthly, and DinkReel every 10 days. Most recently, Pickle1 was updated on October 24, 2026 and DinkReel on October 11, 2026.

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