Comparison

Game Maker vs RekPlay

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

Head to head
About

Game Maker

Organize pickleball games, find nearby courts, and connect with players. Create custom game formats, manage groups, and communicate with other players.

Highlights
  • Find nearby games and courts
  • Connect with players by DUPR, age, gender
  • Create private groups and chat
  • Organize games with custom formats
  • Scramble, Round Robin, King of the Court modes
  • DUPR rating sessions
Features
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Game Maker is made for pickleball — the one app you open before, during, and after every session. Find courts and players near you, set up games in seconds, run brackets, track your DUPR rating, and stay connected with the people you play with. Whether you're organizing your regular doubles group or chasing your next rating bump, Game Maker keeps your whole pickleball life in one place. Meet Pickles AI Just ask. Say "set up a private game Saturday morning at 9am with my advanced players group" and Pickles AI — with voice dictation — turns it into a real, confirmable game inside the app. Organizing play has never been this fast. Your games, on your Calendar Every game you create syncs straight to your iPhone's Calendar, including recurring sessions — so your schedule lives where you already look. Find your game • Discover nearby courts and players on the map • Filter by distance to find games that fit • Host or join games and manage invites Play & compete • Build round-robin and tournament brackets • Record match scores • Head-to-head history and leaderboards Track your progress • Connect your DUPR rating • See 90-day performance trends and match insights • Follow your improvement over time Stay connected • Add friends and create groups • Message the players you play with • Game Maker player indicators so you know who's on the app Play anywhere — now in 24 languages Game Maker automatically matches your device language, or pick from 24 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and more. Download Game Maker and play more pickleball. By using Game Maker, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Privacy Policy: https://pickleball.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://pickleball.com/terms-of-use

About

RekPlay

Organize pickleball games, run tournaments, and connect with other players. Create or join games with various formats, track your stats, and communicate with your group through in-app messaging.

Highlights
  • Create and join pickleball games
  • Organize tournaments with automatic brackets
  • Track player stats and performance
  • In-app group chat and messaging
  • Interactive map for finding games
  • Support for multiple game formats
Features
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RekPlay is the all-in-one pickleball app for organizing games, running tournaments, and connecting with players. CREATE & JOIN GAMES - Set up pickup games in seconds — choose your format (Set Partners, Rotating Partners, King of the Court, MiLP-style, Mixed Gender), pick a location, and invite players. Find nearby games on the interactive map and join with one tap. TOURNAMENTS & BRACKETS - Run single or double elimination brackets for any group size. The app handles seeding, BYEs, and match progression automatically. Host multi-event tournament days with pools, brackets, and round-robin formats. STATS & TRACKING - Track wins, losses, and head-to-head records. View advanced stats, player ratings, and performance trends over time. Earn badges as you hit milestones. GROUP CHAT & MESSAGING - Chat with your game group, send private messages, create group chats, share polls, and react to messages. Threaded conversations keep everything organized. KEY FEATURES • Multiple game formats: Set Partners, Rotating Partners, KOTC, MiLP, Mixed Gender • Single & double elimination brackets with automatic seeding • Interactive map to find and create games near you • In-app messaging with polls, reactions, and threads • Player stats, ratings, badges, and head-to-head records • Tournament management with pools and bracket stages • Push notifications for game updates, chat messages, and invites • Dark mode support Whether you're running a weekly round-robin at your local courts or organizing a tournament for 64 teams, RekPlay has you covered

Screenshots

Game Maker4 screens
RekPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RekPlay at 5.0 against Game Maker's 3.8. RekPlay also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Game Maker's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, monetization model, 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. Game Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. RekPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RekPlay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Maker has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Game Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of RekPlay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Maker ships an update every 10 days, RekPlay every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Game Maker versus RekPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame MakerRekPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickleball TopCo LLCREKPLAY LLC

Customer experience

Game Maker

All ratings18 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

RekPlay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Game Maker

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Access$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly Access$19.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$49.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual Access$199.991 Year
None

RekPlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Maker free?
Game Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RekPlay free?
RekPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Game Maker or RekPlay?
RekPlay is rated higher. Game Maker averages 3.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while RekPlay averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Game Maker or RekPlay have ads?
Game Maker shows ads; RekPlay does not.
Which is updated more often, Game Maker or RekPlay?
Game Maker ships an update every 10 days, and RekPlay every 4 weeks. Most recently, Game Maker was updated on October 25, 2026 and RekPlay on October 20, 2026.

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