Comparison

Game Maker vs Rallyd

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

Rallyd

Track your pickleball progress and compete with friends using an Elo-based rating system. Analyze your shots with AI coaching and earn achievement badges. Log games and sessions to see your complete history and win rate.

Highlights
  • Personal Rally Rating (Elo-based)
  • AI Form Coach for shot analysis
  • Head-to-head friend tracking
  • Achievement badges
  • Session and game logging
  • Win rate and rating progression
Features
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Rallyd is the pickleball app built for players who want to track their progress and compete with their friend group. RALLY RATING Every game you log updates your personal Rally Rating; an Elo-based score that goes up when you win and drops when you lose. See exactly where you rank against your regular playing crew. AI FORM COACH Record 10 seconds of any shot. Rallyd analyzes your body mechanics, knee bend, elbow angle, weight shift and gives you 3 specific things to fix. No tripod needed. RIVAL YOUR CREW Add friends and track your head-to-head record against each one. See who you dominate and who has your number. ACHIEVEMENT BADGES Earn badges for milestones like first game, win streaks, rating milestones, and more. SESSION TRACKING Log single games or full multi-game sessions. Your complete history, win rate, and rating progression all in one place. Free 7-day trial. Cancel anytime.

Screenshots

Game Maker4 screens
Rallyd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rallyd at 100% against Game Maker's 50%. Rallyd also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Game Maker's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). 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

Rallyd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Maker has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Game Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rallyd's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Maker ships an update every 8 days, Rallyd every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Game Maker versus Rallyd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame MakerRallyd
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickleball TopCo LLCSHARATH CHANDRA KUMAR NAVVA

Customer experience

Game Maker

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Rallyd

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

In-app purchases

None

Game Maker

No in-app purchases

None

Rallyd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Maker free?
Game Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rallyd free?
Rallyd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Game Maker or Rallyd?
Rallyd is rated higher. Game Maker averages 3.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Rallyd averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Game Maker or Rallyd have ads?
Neither Game Maker nor Rallyd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Maker or Rallyd?
Game Maker ships an update every 8 days, and Rallyd every 9 days. Most recently, Game Maker was updated on October 11, 2026 and Rallyd on October 13, 2026.

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