Comparison

Game Maker vs PickleMe

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

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

Game Maker4 screens
PickleMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PickleMe at 5.0 against Game Maker's 3.8. PickleMe also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Game Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and monetization model 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. PickleMe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PickleMe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Game Maker'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 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Game Maker versus PickleMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame MakerPickleMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (18 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPickleball TopCo LLCPickleMe LLC

Customer experience

Game Maker

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

PickleMe

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

PickleMe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Maker free?
Game Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PickleMe free?
PickleMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Game Maker or PickleMe?
PickleMe is rated higher. Game Maker averages 3.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while PickleMe averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Game Maker or PickleMe have ads?
Game Maker shows ads; PickleMe does not.
Which is updated more often, Game Maker or PickleMe?
Game Maker ships an update every 8 days, and PickleMe every 8 days. Most recently, Game Maker was updated on October 30, 2026 and PickleMe on October 31, 2026.

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