PB Drills vs Opuntea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PB Drills
Enhance your pickleball game with over 200 drills, AI-powered coaching, and progress tracking. Get personalized workout suggestions and video demonstrations to improve every aspect of your play.
- 200+ pickleball drills
- AI Coach Chat for custom sessions
- Court Mode with audio cues
- Skill Progression Tracker
- Pre-Game Warmup generator
- On-device video form analysis
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PBDrills is your personal pickleball coach in your pocket. 200+ drills for every skill level — from beginner dinking patterns to advanced speed-up counters — each with a video demo, step-by-step instructions, and rating-based recommendations tuned to where you are today. WHAT'S INSIDE • AI Coach Chat — type "30 min, no partner, work on my drop" and get a custom session • Court Mode — full-screen drill timer with audio cues that survives backgrounding • Skill Progression Tracker — rating curve, category heatmap, monthly check-ins • Pre-Game Warmup — countdown-based AI warmup before any match • Drill of the Day + Streak — daily reminder, flame counter, monthly grace day • Self-Video Form Library — 10-second front-camera clips per drill, on-device only • 200+ drill catalog — dinking, third shots, resets, speed-ups, volleys, footwork, and more WHO IT'S FOR • 2.0–3.0: beginner fundamentals, dinking and serve basics • 3.5–4.0: structure and progressions to break out of the intermediate plateau • 4.5+: advanced shot drills, game-format play, drilling like the pros PRIVACY-FIRST • No accounts required • No data collection • Your form videos stay on your device • Push notifications opt-in only Built by pickleball players, for pickleball players. Drill smarter, play sharper.
Opuntea
Discover local pickleball games, join communities, and organize matches with players who share your style. Spend less time coordinating and more time playing with tools to find sessions, manage RSVPs, and connect with other players.
- Discover local pickleball sessions
- Join trusted player communities
- Organize games with matching players
- Schedule one-time or recurring sessions
- Manage RSVPs and attendance
- Sport Passport with verified playing history
- Real-time invitations and updates
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Find nearby pickleball sessions, see who's coming, and organize play with your community. Find your next session - See the time, venue, host, roster, and available spots before you join. - Take an open spot or request one when a session is full. - Keep upcoming sessions together in one place. Organize play - Create sessions and invite players. - Manage the roster, waitlist, and attendance. - Keep session details and coordination messages together. Stay with your community - Join public communities or play with an invite-only group. - See upcoming community sessions and receive session updates. - Keep your attendance and confirmed match results on your Passport. Opuntea is built around real-world play, from the first invitation to the next session.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Opuntea at 15.5 against PB Drills's 17.6. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PB Drills against 5.0 for Opuntea. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | PB Drills | Opuntea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cory Brown | Ismail Babalola |
Customer experience
PB Drills
Opuntea
In-app purchases
PB Drills
No in-app purchases
Opuntea
No in-app purchases
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