Comparison

Pickleball Open Play vs PaQueueKa

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

Head to head
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Pickleball Open Play

Features
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PB Queue handles court rotation and matchmaking for pickleball open play all on one screen. Running open play shouldn't mean a whiteboard, a stack of paper, or arguing about who's next. PBQueue turns a single phone or tablet into the command center for your session. It decides who plays next, on which court, with whom, and keeps every rotation fair. Players don't download anything. They just glance at the host's screen. BUILT FOR THE PERSON RUNNING THE SESSION Whether you organize a weekly club night, a community center drop-in, or a casual mixer with friends, PBQueue handles the part nobody enjoys: the matchmaking. Add your players, tap a button, and get balanced matchups across every court automatically. WHAT IT DOES Two ways to match. Pick at setup, or switch any time during the session. Balanced (default). Players who've sat out longest play first, and no one gets stuck playing every round. Courts are grouped by skill so games stay competitive. Same partners and opponents are actively avoided. One tap stages the next round. Winners & Losers. After each game, winners are matched with other winners and losers with losers, on a fair rotation. Pure courts get a Winners or Losers tag so you can read the ladder at a glance. Or take full control. Build any matchup by hand. Tap a slot, pick a player. Swap anyone with a tap. Shuffle cycles through every team split without changing the players. The algorithm is there when you want it, out of the way when you don't. Live court view. Every court shows a mini-diagram of who's on it, a running timer, and the current score. See the whole session at a glance: which court is freeing up, who's waiting longest, who's resting. A match history at the bottom logs every completed game, plus a full recap when you end the session. Fast scoring. Tap a team to add a point, long-press to undo. End a match with a full score, a winner only, or skip scoring entirely. Player management. Add players one by one or paste a whole list. Rate them on the pickleball 2.5 to 5.0 scale, from Beginner through Expert (including a 4.0 High Intermediate). Link partners who always play together. Swipe to mark someone resting or away. Drop in latecomers without missing a beat. Flexible courts. Start with two, add a third when one opens up, remove one when it rains. Adjust on the fly. WORKS ANYWHERE, KEEPS NOTHING PBQueue is fully offline. No account, no login, no sign-up. Open it and go. Every session, player, and result lives only on your device. Nothing uploaded, tracked, or sold. Pickleball courts rarely have good signal. PBQueue doesn't care. FREE TO RUN A SESSION Organize sessions with up to two courts and sixteen players, with full auto and manual matchmaking included. No trial, no countdown. Free forever for small sessions. PBQUEUE PRO One-time $9.99 unlock, no subscription. Removes all limits: - Unlimited players - Up to ten courts - CSV export of any session - Last fifty sessions saved to history - Custom court names Pay once. Yours forever. Restore on any device with the same Apple ID. STOP REFEREEING THE ROTATION. START PLAYING. PBQueue keeps open play fair, fast, and drama-free, so you spend the night on the court, not the clipboard. Questions or feedback: lokaldev.team@gmail.com Web: pbqueue.com

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PaQueueKa

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PaQueueKa takes the clipboard, the whiteboard, and the "who's next?" arguments out of badminton and pickleball night. The host creates a session, players join by scanning a code — no account, no sign-up — and the app handles the rest: building fair matches, rotating the queue, and keeping score. HOST A SESSION IN SECONDS • Pick singles or doubles and set how many courts are running. • Share a 6-character code or a QR code. Players join from their own phones. • No login for anyone. Just a name, a skill level, and an emoji. • Optional: connect a Google or Apple account so your profile follows you to a new phone. SMART, FAIR MATCHMAKING • Players are matched by skill tier, so games stay competitive. • Teams are balanced automatically using an adjusted win rate that doesn't punish newcomers. • Recently-paired players aren't stuck together — partners get mixed up. • After each match, players rotate to the back of the queue so everyone gets court time. LIVE COURT CONTROL • See every court, who's playing, and who's up next at a glance. • Start the next match with one tap. Record the score. The queue updates itself. • Edit a lineup mid-match, fix a player's skill tier, or remove someone on the fly. • Best-of-3 scoring supported when you want it. RANKINGS & HISTORY • Live, in-session rankings update as results come in. • Every past session keeps its final standings and full match history. • Players get a shareable recap card at the end of the night. SPLIT THE COURT FEES, FAIRLY • Set the total or a per-match fee. The app divides it up. • Split evenly, by matches played, or equally among everyone who played. • Mark who's paid with a tap. Apply per-player discounts when you need to. EARN BADGES • Milestone badges for matches played, wins, and sessions — Bronze to Diamond. • A personal profile with your stats, play time, and the people you've played most. DO MORE — OPTIONAL UPGRADES Hosting a session and joining one are always free. Two optional upgrades add more if you want them: Player Plus — for the regular player: • Personal performance analytics and insights. • Pro Identity cosmetics: an animated avatar frame, exclusive avatars, a name color, and a custom tagline. • Extra reveals on your end-of-session recap card. Pro Host — for the people who run the night (includes everything in Player Plus): • Create your own club with a crest and members. • Persistent club rankings across every session. • Quick-start session templates so you're set up in one tap. • A saved guest roster — regulars carry over night to night. • A club ledger that tracks who owes what across sessions. • Club events with RSVPs, and co-admins who can run sessions with you. Player Plus is a one-time purchase. Pro Host is a subscription (details below). Already bought Pro Host or Player Plus before? You keep it, free, forever. Nothing you already paid for becomes a subscription. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW • Creating, joining, and ending a session needs an internet connection; in-session actions like recording a result keep working if your signal drops and sync when you're back. • No ads. No third-party trackers. No account required to play — connecting one is optional, and only to keep your profile. Got a court full of people and a list of names? Let PaQueueKa run the queue. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS PaQueueKa Pro Host is an auto-renewable subscription, available as 1 month (₱199), 3 months (₱499), 6 months (₱799) or 12 months (₱1,490); prices may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://paqueueka.info/terms Privacy Policy: https://paqueueka.info/privacy

Screenshots

Pickleball Open Play4 screens
PaQueueKa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pickleball Open Play at every 2 days against PaQueueKa's fortnightly. Pickleball Open Play also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Open Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PaQueueKa sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pickleball Open Play ships an update every 2 days, PaQueueKa fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Pickleball Open Play versus PaQueueKa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickleball Open PlayPaQueueKa
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDreamerson GarayAlbert Antioquia

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pickleball Open Play

One-time1
  • PB Queue Pro$9.99
3 purchases

PaQueueKa

One-time3
  • Player Plus$1.99
  • Upgrade to Pro Host$1.99
  • PaQueueKa Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Pickleball Open Play free?
Pickleball Open Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaQueueKa free?
PaQueueKa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pickleball Open Play or PaQueueKa have ads?
Neither Pickleball Open Play nor PaQueueKa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pickleball Open Play or PaQueueKa?
Pickleball Open Play ships an update every 2 days, and PaQueueKa fortnightly. Most recently, Pickleball Open Play was updated on October 3, 2026 and PaQueueKa on October 10, 2026.

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