Comparison

Pointeks vs RPE Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Pointeks

Features
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Pointeks is a tennis app for people who follow the whole tour, not just the finals. LIVE SCORES Point by point from every professional match in play: sets, games, who is serving. Grand Slams, ATP and WTA, Challengers and ITF. FULL DRAWS Every round of every event, from the first ball to the trophy. Singles, doubles and qualifying, with seeds and byes where the draw has been confirmed. RANKINGS ATP, WTA, ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors and Tennis Europe boards. HEAD TO HEAD Compare any two players: every meeting, by surface, by level and by year, with the margins behind the record. ALERTS WORTH HAVING Follow the players you care about and Pointeks tells you when they walk on court, reach a deciding set, win or lose. Every player can be muted on their own. Nothing is ever sent for marketing. EVERY LEVEL Grand Slams, ATP and WTA main tours, Challengers and WTA 125, the ITF World Tennis Tour, ITF Juniors, and Tennis Europe U12 to U16 - with draws, results and rankings for each. QUIET BY DESIGN No advertising, no autoplay video, no endless feed. The app shows you the tennis and then gets out of the way. SUBSCRIPTION Pointeks Premium is available as a monthly or a yearly auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings at any time. Terms of use: https://pointeks.com/terms Privacy policy: https://pointeks.com/privacy

About

RPE Pulse

Features
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RPE Pulse simplifies wellness, RPE and training-load monitoring for coaches, athletes and clubs. PRE-SESSION Log a quick check-in for sleep, fatigue, muscle soreness, stress and mood. POST-SESSION Enter RPE and duration. The app calculates session load automatically. FOR COACHES Create squads and invite athletes with a 6-digit code. View team load, recovery and athlete responses in one dashboard. Analyze session load, trends and warning signs. Export available data according to your plan. FOR ATHLETES Complete daily wellness and post-session RPE through fast, low-friction flows. RPE Pulse is a subjective sports monitoring tool. It is not a medical device, does not use biometric sensors or wearables to perform automatic physiological measurements, does not diagnose, and does not replace professional coaching or clinical judgment. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pointeks4 screens
RPE Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pointeks at every 2 days against RPE Pulse's every 2 weeks. RPE Pulse's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Pointeks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and RPE Pulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pointeks ships an update every 2 days, RPE Pulse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Pointeks versus RPE Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointeksRPE Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB44 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPavla Pechovicovagonzalo bellino

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pointeks

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
2 purchases

RPE Pulse

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$19.001 Month
  • ELITE Monthly$39.001 Month

Questions

Is Pointeks free?
Pointeks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RPE Pulse free?
RPE Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pointeks or RPE Pulse have ads?
Neither Pointeks nor RPE Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pointeks or RPE Pulse?
Pointeks ships an update every 2 days, and RPE Pulse every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pointeks was updated on October 25, 2026 and RPE Pulse on October 29, 2026.

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