Comparison

PickleNow vs Dink Log

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

Head to head
About

PickleNow

Discover nearby pickleball courts, find open play sessions, and connect with local players. Organize or join groups, leagues, and games all within a single platform.

Highlights
  • Find pickleball courts
  • Join open play sessions
  • Connect with local players
  • Organize groups and leagues
  • Discover games
Features
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Find courts. Discover players. Get in the game. PickleNow brings pickleball court discovery, player connections, and local communities together in one app. Whether you're looking for a place to play, checking court status, or meeting other players, PickleNow helps you explore your local pickleball scene. DISCOVER PICKLEBALL COURTS Explore courts on an interactive map. Search for courts by city or location. Check live court status and see the latest available court information. View court details and follow your favorite places. FIND AND CONNECT WITH PLAYERS Discover pickleball players in your community. Explore player profiles and connect with others. Find opportunities to meet players and get games going. JOIN GAMES AND COMMUNITIES Discover local activities and open play. Create or join pickleball groups. Explore leagues and local playing opportunities. Chat with other members and stay connected. YOUR LOCAL PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY Browse public courts and community information as a guest, or sign in to participate in social features. From finding your next court to discovering new people to play with, PickleNow helps bring your pickleball community together. Download PickleNow and find your next game.

About

Dink Log

Features
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Dink Log is the simplest way to record your pickleball games and follow your stats privately. Whether you play recreational doubles on Tuesday mornings or grind competitive singles, you get a clean record of every game without a DUPR account, a public rating, or a monthly fee. Keep Every Game Private Nothing is ever uploaded, shared, or rated. Your casual games stay off any public rating system - so that Tuesday-morning loss is nobody's business but yours. Record a Game in Seconds Pick singles or doubles, tap the score, add opponents if you like, and save. Score validation handles win-by-two and deuce automatically, so your record is always correct. See How You Really Play Watch your win rate, longest streak, and recent form build over weeks. Break results down by game type and location to learn where and how you win most. Features • Fast logging - singles or doubles, first to 11, 15, or 21, win by two • Win rate, record, and longest streak at a glance • Recent form so you know if you are heating up or cooling off • Head-to-head records against every named opponent • Trend charts by month, game type, and court location • Opponent name autocomplete for quick, consistent entry • Works fully offline - perfect for courts with no signal • Private by design - all data stays on your device • Edit or delete any game whenever you need to No Account. No Rating Pressure. Dink Log runs entirely on your device. No email, no sign-up, no ads, and nothing tied to an official rating - just an honest record of the games you play. Dink Log Pro Unlock streaks, trend charts, and unlimited head-to-head records with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, ever. Download Dink Log and keep the record of your game entirely your own. Privacy Policy: https://apps.giguom.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://apps.giguom.com/terms

Screenshots

PickleNow4 screens
Dink Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PickleNow at none against Dink Log's 1. PickleNow also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Dink Log's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Dink Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PickleNow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PickleNow versus Dink Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickleNowDink Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPIUPIU LLCNaveen Cs

In-app purchases

None

PickleNow

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dink Log

One-time1
  • Dink Log Pro$3.99

Questions

Is PickleNow free?
PickleNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dink Log free?
Dink Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PickleNow or Dink Log have ads?
PickleNow shows ads; Dink Log does not.

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