Comparison

Dinkya vs PicklePlay

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

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About

Dinkya

Features
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Dinkya - Your Complete Pickleball Hub Transform your pickleball experience with Dinkya, the comprehensive app that connects you to courts, players, and tournaments in your area. From finding your next game to organizing competitive play, Dinkya is your all-in-one pickleball companion. COURT DISCOVERY • Find pickleball courts near you • Get notified when other players are going or are at the court • Location-based search within 25-mile radius • Never miss a game opportunity in your area TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT • Join tournaments with ease • Support for Singles, Doubles, Knockout and League formats • Tournament status tracking (registration, in progress, completed) • Find players to join your teams, and schedule games based on everyone's availability • Entry fee and prize pool setup (coming soon) PLAYER PROFILES & MATCHING • User accounts with secure authentication • Skill level tracking (beginner, intermediate, advanced) • DUPR rating estimation and management CORE FEATURES • 25-mile radius filtering for local play • Real-time updates and notifications • Tournament creation and participation • Seamless player matchmaking • Admin capabilities for community management Whether you're discovering new courts, joining pickup games, or competing in organized tournaments, Dinkya provides everything you need for the ultimate pickleball experience. Download Dinkya today and revolutionize your pickleball journey!

About

PicklePlay

Features
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PicklePlay makes organizing pickleball with your friends effortless. Create an event, share a six-character code, and let the app handle the rest. It builds every round automatically — balancing teams, rotating sit-outs fairly, and keeping partners fresh — so you spend your time playing instead of arranging. ORGANIZE IN SECONDS • Set the date, courts, and player limit • Share a join code — nobody has to hunt for accounts • Invite players by name, with an automatic waitlist when you fill up FAIR, BALANCED GAMES • Automatic doubles matchups across all your courts • Everyone plays about the same number of games • Avoids repeating the same partners and opponents • Teams balanced by skill so games stay competitive SCORES AND STANDINGS • Any player can enter a score, courtside, in seconds • Live standings update for everyone instantly • Final rankings and a personal summary when the event ends YOUR RATING, YOUR CHOICE Every player carries an internal 2.00–8.00 skill rating used to balance games. It lives only in this app and does not affect your official DUPR rating. Prefer to keep it private? Turn visibility off and other players simply see "Hidden." FREE, WITH NO ADS Joining events, playing, entering scores, and following standings are free — and there are no ads anywhere in PicklePlay, ever. Creating and running events is a one-time Organizer Unlock purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

Dinkya4 screens
PicklePlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dinkya at none against PicklePlay's 1. Dinkya also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). PicklePlay's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). On price and ads 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. PicklePlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dinkya asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dinkya ships an update every 10 days, PicklePlay daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Dinkya versus PicklePlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinkyaPicklePlay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmar Kumar MeenaXiayu Xu

In-app purchases

None

Dinkya

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PicklePlay

One-time1
  • Organizer Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Dinkya free?
Dinkya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PicklePlay free?
PicklePlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dinkya or PicklePlay have ads?
Neither Dinkya nor PicklePlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dinkya or PicklePlay?
Dinkya ships an update every 10 days, and PicklePlay daily. Most recently, Dinkya was updated on October 5, 2026 and PicklePlay on October 7, 2026.

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