Comparison

PB Haven vs PickleMe

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

Head to head
About

PB Haven

Manage your pickleball club experience with this app. Sign up for memberships, reserve courts, and book open play events. Stay informed about all club activities.

Highlights
  • Membership sign-up
  • Court reservations
  • Open play event booking
  • Club activity updates
  • Connect with the club
Features
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Your one-stop shop for all things Pickleball Haven — sign up for memberships, reserve courts, book open play events, and stay connected with everything happening at the club!

About

PickleMe

Discover live pickleball sessions happening near you in real-time. Connect with friends, track your progress with stats and badges, and easily coordinate games with quick chat features.

Highlights
  • Live game map
  • Find nearby players
  • Build friend groups
  • Track session history
  • Earn badges and streaks
  • Quick chat messaging
  • Customizable player profile
Features
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PickleMe - Find Your Game Never wonder where the pickleball is happening again. PickleMe shows you live sessions on the map so you can see exactly who's playing near you, right now. FIND A GAME INSTANTLY Open the app and see active pickleball sessions on the map around you. See who's playing, where they are, and join the action — no group texts, no chasing people down. COURT CHATS — COORDINATE YOUR CREW Create group chats built for pickleball. Schedule games with a built-in poll, set a court, time, and max players, and let everyone RSVP in one place. Invite your whole crew with a single link. MOMENTS — SHARE THE HIGHLIGHTS Snap a photo right from the app and share it with your friends as a Moment. Like your friends' shots, see who viewed yours, and share your best clips straight to Instagram Stories. BUILD YOUR PICKLEBALL CREW Add friends, see when they're on the court, and message in seconds. Your friends list shows who's active right now so you always know who to hit the courts with. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every session you log gets added to your history. Watch your day streak grow, earn badges for milestones, and see your activity at a glance on your profile. QUICK CHAT — NO NOISE No endless group chats. PickleMe's Quick Chat lets you send a fast message to any friend with one tap — preset messages like "Courts at 5?" or your own custom ones. YOUR PICKLEBALL PROFILE Set your home court, add your DUPR rating, write a note to let friends know what you're up to, and build a profile that tells your pickleball story — sessions played, streaks, badges, and more. ADD FRIENDS YOUR WAY Find players by username or email, scan a friend's QR code, or match with people already in your contacts who are on PickleMe. Download PickleMe and find your next game.

Screenshots

PB Haven3 screens
PickleMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PickleMe at 100% against PB Haven's 0%. PickleMe also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (14 vs 4). PB Haven's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PickleMe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PB Haven's written reviews are positive against 100% of PickleMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PB Haven versus PickleMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPB HavenPickleMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings414 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCourtReservePickleMe LLC

Customer experience

PB Haven

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PickleMe

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PB Haven

No in-app purchases

None

PickleMe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PB Haven free?
PB Haven is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PickleMe free?
PickleMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PB Haven or PickleMe?
PickleMe is rated higher. PB Haven averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while PickleMe averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do PB Haven or PickleMe have ads?
Neither PB Haven nor PickleMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PB Haven or PickleMe?
PB Haven ships an update every 8 days, and PickleMe every 8 days. Most recently, PB Haven was updated on October 24, 2026 and PickleMe on October 8, 2026.

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