PaddleStack vs Hutchball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaddleStack
This app simplifies pickleball session management, allowing players to easily join games, get matched with others, and track their performance. It offers various matchmaking options and real-time updates, enhancing the community and competitive experience for players of all levels.
- Join live pickleball sessions
- Algorithmic matchmaking and FlexQueue
- Real-time match updates
- Party up with friends
- DUPR rating integration
- Tournament support
- Follow players and get notifications
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PaddleStack is the ultimate pickleball session management app. Whether you're a casual player or competitive enthusiast, PaddleStack makes it easy to join sessions, get matched into games, and track your results. Features: • Join live pickleball sessions and check in at courts • Multiple queue types: Algorithmic matchmaking, FlexQueue, Slots, and Beat the Pro • Real-time match updates with Live Activities on your lock screen • Party up with friends and get matched together • Connect your DUPR rating for skill-based matchmaking • Share match recap cards to social media • Tournament support with round robin and bracket formats • Follow players and get notified when they check in
Hutchball
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FANTASY FOOTBALL Connect your Sleeper leagues and explore dashboards, stats, all-time history, schedules, drafts, and personal rankings with draft mode. CFB TEAM CHALLENGE Create or join leagues, draft college teams, track weekly breakdowns, and compete on standings all season. Create a free account to sync your leagues across devices. Delete your account anytime from Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hutchball at daily against PaddleStack's every 6 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PaddleStack ships an update every 6 days, Hutchball daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaddleStack | Hutchball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | evan nguyen | Steven Hutchason |
In-app purchases
PaddleStack
No in-app purchases
Hutchball
No in-app purchases
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