Comparison

Kitchen Counter 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

Kitchen Counter

Effortlessly score pickleball matches using your Apple Watch with intuitive crown gestures. Track game history, player statistics, and sync seamlessly with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Hands-free Apple Watch scoring
  • Digital Crown for scoring
  • Auto side-out and server tracking
  • Support for doubles and singles
  • Match history and statistics
  • Apple Health integration
  • Cloud data sync
Features
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Score and track your pickleball games without missing a point. Kitchen Counter turns your Apple Watch into a hands-free scorer. Twist the Digital Crown toward you when you score, away when your opponent scores. No tapping, no fumbling, just a quick flick between rallies. SCORE BY FEEL • Digital Crown scoring: toward you = your point, away = theirs • Tap zones as backup • Auto side-out and server tracking • First-server exception built in • Undo with a double-tap EVERY FORMAT • Doubles and singles • Side-out and rally scoring • Win-by-2 toggle YOUR iPHONE IS YOUR DASHBOARD • Win/loss record and win rate • Full match history with search • Stats by partner - see who you play best with • Streaks, achievements, and milestones • Performance trends over time WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH Every game logs as a pickleball workout in Apple Health. It counts toward your Activity rings, no need to open Apple Fitness separately. SYNCED EVERYWHERE Score on your watch. Review everything on your phone. CloudKit keeps your data in sync across devices.

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

Kitchen Counter4 screens
Pickleball Score Keeper Dink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kitchen Counter at none against Pickleball Score Keeper Dink's 4. On price, update cadence, 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Kitchen Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchen Counter ships an update every 9 days, Pickleball Score Keeper Dink weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Kitchen Counter versus Pickleball Score Keeper Dink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen CounterPickleball Score Keeper Dink
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaylor CascinoMoonshot Media Limited

In-app purchases

None

Kitchen Counter

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Pickleball Score Keeper Dink

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Kitchen Counter free?
Kitchen Counter 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 Kitchen Counter or Pickleball Score Keeper Dink have ads?
Neither Kitchen Counter nor Pickleball Score Keeper Dink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Counter or Pickleball Score Keeper Dink?
Kitchen Counter ships an update every 9 days, and Pickleball Score Keeper Dink weekly. Most recently, Kitchen Counter was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pickleball Score Keeper Dink on October 31, 2026.

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