Comparison

dill. vs DinkDraw

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

Head to head
About

dill.

Features
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FEATURES • Round Robin tournaments with automatic scheduling and court assignments • Single and Double Elimination brackets • Best-of-1 or Best-of-3 game formats • Multi-court support — assign games across multiple courts • Skill-balanced team pairing — mix high and low skill players for fair matchups • Built-in game timer for each match • Live standings with point differentials • Save and reuse player pools for your regular group • Full tournament history — review past results anytime • Works offline — no internet needed to run a tournament Perfect for rec leagues, club play, neighborhood meetups, and weekend warriors. Download Dill and get your next tournament started in under a minute.

About

DinkDraw

Features
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DinkDraw makes running pickleball tournaments simple. Create round robins, Cream of the Crop ladders, singles or doubles events, and live tournaments directly from your phone. Players can join instantly with a code or link, submit scores live, and follow standings in real time while spectators stay synced through the public tournament view. Features include: • Round robin scheduling • Cream of the Crop ladder-style progression • Singles and doubles formats • Fixed or rotating partners • Best-of-3 support • Live score submission • Automatic standings and playoffs • Public spectator view • Real-time tournament updates • Mobile-first tournament management Whether you're running a casual club event, competitive ladder, league night, or weekend tournament, DinkDraw helps organizers spend less time managing brackets and more time playing pickleball.

Screenshots

dill.3 screens
DinkDraw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: dill. at every 3 weeks against DinkDraw's every 2 months. DinkDraw's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dill. ships an update every 3 weeks, DinkDraw every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
dill. versus DinkDraw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdill.DinkDraw
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrancis CozzaJordan Walker

In-app purchases

None

dill.

No in-app purchases

None

DinkDraw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dill. free?
dill. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DinkDraw free?
DinkDraw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do dill. or DinkDraw have ads?
Neither dill. nor DinkDraw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dill. or DinkDraw?
dill. ships an update every 3 weeks, and DinkDraw every 2 months. Most recently, dill. was updated on September 8, 2026 and DinkDraw on September 15, 2026.

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