Comparison

Paddle Stack App vs Pickleball Score Keeper Dink

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

Head to head
About

Paddle Stack App

Features
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Know how busy your favorite pickleball courts are before you leave the house. Paddle Stack uses automatic geofencing to track court occupancy in real-time — no check-ins, no buttons, no hassle. Just show up and play. The app handles the rest. WHAT YOU'LL SEE • Active Players — how many players are at the courts right now • Open Courts — how many courts are available to play • Paddles Stacked — how many players are waiting for a court HOW IT WORKS Grant location access. That's it. Paddle Stack automatically detects when you arrive and leave using your phone's geofencing — even when the app is in the background or fully closed. Player counts update in real-time for everyone using the app, so the whole community stays informed. NO MANUAL CHECK-INS Forget tapping buttons or opening the app when you pull into the parking lot. Paddle Stack works silently in the background, updating your status automatically the moment you enter or exit the court area. BUILT FOR PICKLEBALL PLAYERS Paddle Stack speaks your language. "Paddles Stacked" is the number of players waiting for a court — a term every pickler already knows. The dashboard is clean, bold, and readable at a glance so you can check conditions without slowing your pace. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Location data is used only to detect your proximity to the court. It is never stored, tracked, or shared with anyone. You can review and change location permissions in iOS Settings at any time. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 16 or later • "Always Allow" location permission for automatic tracking • Active internet connection for real-time data

About

Pickleball Score Keeper Dink

Features
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The pickleball scoreboard that actually keeps the score for you. Tap when you win a rally — Dink tracks the serve, the server number and the side-out, and tells you who serves next. No more "wait, what's the score?" mid-rally. Free for a week. PLAY IT YOUR WAY - Singles or doubles. Traditional side-out or rally scoring. Games to 11, 15 or 21. Best of 1, 3 or 5. IPHONE + APPLE WATCH - One-tap scoring on both, serve tracked automatically. Start on your watch, finish on your phone — the score stays in sync. OPEN-PLAY NIGHTS - Run round robins, winners-stay or a paddle-stack queue for the whole group, with live standings. KNOW YOUR GAME - Match history, head-to-head records, win rates and streaks, plus a self-rating. ALWAYS IN VIEW - A Live Activity keeps the score on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. SHARE THE WIN - A clean scorecard for the group chat in one tap. No account. No ads. Your progress syncs privately through your own iCloud. RUN THE MATCH FROM YOUR WRIST Pause, resume, end a match or change the format without picking up your phone. Your match stays live on your wrist and phone for the whole game, and the score is there the moment you look. SEE YOURSELF IMPROVE Earn levels and badges as you play, take on daily and weekly challenges, and follow your win rate over the last 90 days. Everything syncs across your devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://moonshot.ie/dink/privacy/

Screenshots

Paddle Stack App4 screens
Pickleball Score Keeper Dink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paddle Stack App at none against Pickleball Score Keeper Dink's 3. Paddle Stack App also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Pickleball Score Keeper Dink sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Paddle Stack App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Paddle Stack App versus Pickleball Score Keeper Dink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaddle Stack AppPickleball Score Keeper Dink
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCapital Q Design LLCMoonshot Media Limited

In-app purchases

None

Paddle Stack App

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pickleball Score Keeper Dink

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Paddle Stack App free?
Paddle Stack App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pickleball Score Keeper Dink free?
Pickleball Score Keeper Dink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paddle Stack App or Pickleball Score Keeper Dink have ads?
Neither Paddle Stack App nor Pickleball Score Keeper Dink shows ads.

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