Comparison

Pickled vs Sky Pedal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Pickled

Features
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Learn real pickleball by playing it. Pickled is a pickleball trainer disguised as a game. Whether you have never held a paddle or you want to sharpen your court sense, Pickled teaches the real rules and real skills of America's fastest-growing sport โ€” one rally at a time. LEARN THE GAME, ONE SKILL AT A TIME Five short guided lessons each teach exactly one thing: โ€ข Serve School โ€” land diagonal serves in the service box โ€ข Bounce & Return โ€” master the two-bounce rule with WAIT and HIT! cues right on the court โ€ข Soft Dinks โ€” drop touch shots into the kitchen โ€ข Kitchen Rule โ€” volley without stepping into the non-volley zone โ€ข Keep the Rally โ€” put it all together with a friendly partner A coach watches every rally. When a rule ends a point, it explains what happened in plain language โ€” so every mistake teaches you something. PLAY LIKE YOU'RE ON THE COURT See the game from behind your paddle: the ball arcs over a real net, bounces where you can see it, and every incoming shot shows you exactly where it will land. Move to the marker and your paddle swings automatically โ€” and only when it's legal. Swipe to aim: left and right for placement, gentle for dinks, hard for drives, long for lobs. REAL PICKLEBALL, FOR REAL โ€ข Official side-out scoring to 11, win by two, with referee-style score calls before every serve โ€ข Doubles with full two-server rotation โ€ข Serving with real risk: paint the corners and you might fault, exactly like on the court โ€ข Line calls measured in feet and inches โ€ข Four levels โ€” Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Pro โ€” that raise the pace and lower the assists as you improve PLAY WITH A FRIEND Local multiplayer over your Wi-Fi network: one phone hosts, one joins, no account needed. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Career stats, match history, best rallies, and drill completion โ€” watch yourself become a pickleball player. No ads. No account. Just pickleball.

About

Sky Pedal

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โ—† Ride across the sky. Sky Pedal is a breezy one-hand cycling action game. Tap to jump, tap again for a mid-air flip! Leap over cliffs, dodge obstacles, and race to the 10,000m finish. โ—† Easy to play, deep to master. - One tap = jump / double tap = aerial flip - Grab coins and chain combos to send your score soaring - Nail the timing for a flawless, exhilarating run โ—† Pick your rider. Switch between several riders โ€” starting with our hero Chariko โ€” each with its own look and style. โ—† Face the dragon. Fend off the dragon that blocks your path with the ballista, cheered on by snappy in-game commentary. โ—† Chase the leaderboard. Post your record to the Today / All-time rankings. * Rankings require an internet connection. The main game plays great offline. Pedal into the sky!

Screenshots

Pickled4 screens
Sky Pedal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Sky Pedal at 3 against Pickled's 1. Sky Pedal also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Pickled versus Sky Pedal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickledSky Pedal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperubicompMakoto Uchiyama

In-app purchases

None

Pickled

No in-app purchases

None

Sky Pedal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pickled free?
Pickled is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sky Pedal free?
Sky Pedal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pickled or Sky Pedal have ads?
Neither Pickled nor Sky Pedal shows ads.

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