Comparison

Pickleball Open Play vs Pikl 123

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

Head to head
About

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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Pikl 123

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Pikl 123 turns your pickleball group into a live ranking. Log a game in seconds and everyone's rating updates instantly, on a 2.000–8.000 scale. Ratings move based on the score, not just who won, so a close loss to a stronger team still counts. Doubles and singles are rated separately. • Live rankings for your own private group • Match history with every rating change • Player profiles with rating charts, streaks and form • Head-to-head records and biggest upsets • Team picker that splits 4 players into the fairest teams • Match predictions before you play • Invite friends with one tap Built for groups of friends who play together and want real stats.

Screenshots

Pickleball Open Play4 screens
Pikl 1234 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pikl 123 at none against Pickleball Open Play's 1. Pickleball Open Play's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pickleball Open Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pikl 123 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pickleball Open Play ships an update every 2 days, Pikl 123 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Pickleball Open Play versus Pikl 123: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickleball Open PlayPikl 123
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDreamerson GarayYitzchok Rechnitz

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pickleball Open Play

One-time1
  • PB Queue Pro$9.99
None

Pikl 123

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pickleball Open Play free?
Pickleball Open Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pikl 123 free?
Pikl 123 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pickleball Open Play or Pikl 123 have ads?
Neither Pickleball Open Play nor Pikl 123 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pickleball Open Play or Pikl 123?
Pickleball Open Play ships an update every 2 days, and Pikl 123 every 4 days. Most recently, Pickleball Open Play was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pikl 123 on October 24, 2026.

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