PB Rotator vs PickleCounter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PB Rotator
This app streamlines pickleball open play by generating fair rotations for partners and opponents. It tracks game results, player stats, and session history, making it easy to manage court time and keep games moving smoothly. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
- Fair partner and opponent rotations
- Singles and doubles game support
- Court management
- One-tap round advancement
- Score and point tracking
- Player statistics and history
- Apple Watch controls
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PB Rotator helps pickleball groups run fair open play, track results, and keep games moving from iPhone or Apple Watch. Set up a session in seconds with recent players, saved groups, or a pasted roster. Choose singles or doubles, set your courts, and PB Rotator builds balanced rotations for partners, opponents, and sit-outs. During play, advance rounds with one tap, record winners or points, and see who plays next without managing spreadsheets or whiteboards. Apple Watch controls make it easy to run the session from the court. After the games, share results with players, verify stats, and keep a clean history of sessions, matchups, wins, losses, points, and trends. Play Pass unlocks full Cloud history, all-time stats, exports, and connected features across PB Rotator and Plan & Play. PB Rotator is built for casual open play, clubs, leagues, ladders, and anyone who wants pickleball rotations to feel organized, fair, and easy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PickleCounter
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PickleCounter is the fast, no nonsense scoreboard for pickleball. Tap to score and let PickleCounter handle the parts of the rules that are easy to lose track of in the middle of a rally. No more arguing about who serves next or what the score actually is. Built for real games PickleCounter always shows you the full picture at a glance: • The official score call: server score, receiver score, and server number • Who is serving, and which side the serve comes from • Server 1 and server 2 rotation and side outs, handled automatically in doubles • A big, high contrast display you can read from across the court Singles and doubles Switch between singles and doubles in one tap. PickleCounter tracks serve rotation correctly for both, including the opening server rule in doubles. Made your way • Set the game target (11, 15, 21, or anything you like) • Turn win by two on or off • Add player names so you always know who serves and who receives • One tap undo fixes any mistake instantly Simple and private No ads. No account. No sign up. No internet required. Your scores never leave your phone. Grab your paddle and let PickleCounter keep score.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PickleCounter at none against PB Rotator's 3. PickleCounter also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). PB Rotator's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. PB Rotator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PickleCounter asks for nothing beyond the download.
PB Rotator ships an update every 3 weeks, PickleCounter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PB Rotator | PickleCounter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NaviVision LLC | Nicole Eric Cabunilas |
In-app purchases
PB Rotator
- Play Pass Monthly$3.991 Month
- Play Pass Annual$29.991 Year
- PB Rotator Local Unlock$9.99
PickleCounter
No in-app purchases
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