Comparison

Game Maker vs PickleScore

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

PickleScore

This app is a simple score tracker designed for pickleball players. It allows you to easily keep score and track serves directly from your Apple Watch, even during gameplay. Customize your experience with various themes and enjoy an ad-free, one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Tap-only scoring buttons
  • Independent Apple Watch functionality
  • Automatic score saving
  • Serve tracking for singles and doubles
  • Customizable color themes
  • Runs alongside workout apps
Features
Currently charting
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Never argue about the score — or who's serving — again. PickleScore is the dead-simple pickleball score tracker for Apple Watch. No gestures. No menus. No learning curve. Open it, tap to score, and your wrist does the rest — all match long.
 DESIGNED FOR THE COURT 
Built for real court conditions. Large tap-only buttons mean you can score a point mid-rally with sweaty hands and never miss a beat. * Large + and − buttons — add or remove points instantly * Always-on display keeps the score visible all match long * No iPhone needed during play — works independently on your wrist * Reset with confirmation — no accidental score wipes * Scores are saved automatically if you close the app
 SERVE TRACKING — NEW IN v1.2 Always know who's serving. Dots below each score show the serving team and current serve number — visible on your wrist at all times. * Filled dots indicate the serving team and serve number * Tap the center of the Watch screen to advance from serve 1 to serve 2, or transfer the serve to the other team * Works for both singles and doubles * Toggle serve tracking on or off from iPhone Settings
 PLAYS NICE WITH YOUR WORKOUT APP Already tracking a workout on your Apple Watch? PickleScore runs alongside it — no conflicts, no interruptions. A dot appears on your Watch face so you can tap back to your score anytime.
 SET IT UP ON iPHONE Everything happens on your wrist. The iPhone app is where you make it yours. * Choose from 6 color themes — syncs to your Watch instantly * Toggle serve tracking on or off * How to Use guide and FAQ built right in
 SIX THEMES. MORE EVERY QUARTER. Six vibrant themes to customize your court experience — with new themes added every quarter. * Court — Purple and Teal on Black * Midnight — White and Gray on Black * Fire & Ice — Orange-Red and Electric Blue on Black * Pickle — Lime Green and Dark Green on Black * Blossom — Pink and Crimson on Black * Liberty — Liberty Blue and Antique Gold on Black
 All themes use high-contrast black backgrounds for maximum visibility in bright sunlight.
 NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. NO NONSENSE. PickleScore is a one-time purchase. Buy it once, own it forever. No recurring charges, no upsells, no distractions — just your pickleball score, always on your wrist.
 Download PickleScore today. PickleScore. On your wrist. Always.

Screenshots

Game Maker4 screens
PickleScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Game Maker at Free against PickleScore's $2.99. PickleScore's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 64%). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

Game Maker is free to download; PickleScore costs $2.99 up front. Game Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PickleScore asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PickleScore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Game Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of PickleScore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Maker ships an update every 8 days, PickleScore weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Game Maker versus PickleScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame MakerPickleScore
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.8 (18 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickleball TopCo LLCGreg Taylor

Customer experience

Game Maker

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

PickleScore

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 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

PickleScore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Maker free?
Game Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PickleScore free?
PickleScore costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Game Maker or PickleScore?
PickleScore is rated higher. Game Maker averages 3.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while PickleScore averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Game Maker or PickleScore have ads?
Game Maker shows ads; PickleScore does not.
Which is updated more often, Game Maker or PickleScore?
Game Maker ships an update every 8 days, and PickleScore weekly. Most recently, Game Maker was updated on October 28, 2026 and PickleScore on October 25, 2026.

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