Comparison

DPadel vs Pickleball Score

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

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About

DPadel

Features
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DPadel runs your padel session from the draw to the trophy. Pick a format, add your players, and the app builds the matches, records every score, and keeps the leaderboard correct — no spreadsheet, no whiteboard, no arguing about the maths. Built for padel clubs, coaches, community organisers, and anyone who runs a regular session. Everything works on your phone — no account, no sign-up, and no internet connection. 15 TOURNAMENT FORMATS Americano, Team Americano, Mix Americano, Mexicano, Team Mexicano, Mixicano, King of the Hill, Team King of the Hill, Group Battle, Skill Group Battle, Knockout, Group Stage, Club Americano, Club Team Americano and Club Mexicano. From a casual club night to a knockout bracket for a corporate event, the format you need is already in the app. ROTATION THAT STAYS FAIR Everyone plays with and against everyone. Court time is spread evenly, and the sit-outs are shared deliberately rather than by luck. When the player count is odd, compensation points (+M) keep the final table fair — the thing that usually starts the argument sorts itself out. MATCHMAKING FROM THE LIVE TABLE Mexicano formats re-pair every round based on the running standings. Leaders face leaders, so games stay close and no single pair runs away with it. EVERYONE GETS TO WATCH Cast the live leaderboard to the big screen at your club with TV mode, or send a text summary and result cards to the group chat. The value moves from the organiser out to every player on court. YOUR DATA, ON YOUR PHONE Nothing is uploaded and nothing is tracked. Export everything to a backup file whenever you want and import it on another device — that export is in the free version too, so your data is never locked in. WHAT IS FREE Americano and Mexicano are free forever, on one court. Tournaments, players and rounds are never capped on either tier. The leaderboard with medals, compensation points, player profiles and career statistics, the playing time check, TV mode, result sharing and file backup are all included at no cost. WHAT IS IN PRO One purchase, not a subscription. DPadel Pro unlocks the other 13 formats, up to 12 courts, court mode, a session clock, leagues across events, court cost splitting with a record of who has paid, and printing a tournament as a PDF. Buy it once and it stays yours — including on a new phone, through Restore Purchase. WHO IT IS FOR Padel clubs with weekly sessions. Coaches organising practice matches. Communities and social groups still working off paper and a chat thread. Organisers of inter-club and corporate events. Pick a format, and get playing.

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Pickleball Score

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Paddlora keeps the score AND tells you who serves next and where everyone stands. In doubles, four people can rarely agree on the score - and almost never on whose serve it is. Paddlora shows the server and the correct court position bigger than the score itself, because that is the part people actually forget. BUILT FOR REAL PICKLEBALL RULES - Side-out scoring done correctly: only the serving team can score - Starts at 0-0-2, and the first service turn of the game is a single turn - Tracks first server, second server and side out - Court sides follow score parity, so you always know who stands where - Three-number score call, exactly how you say it out loud MADE FOR THE COURT - The server's name is the biggest thing on screen - Undo any point, including the one that ends the game - Large, well-separated buttons so a stray tap does not cost you a point - Screen stays awake during play - Play to 11, 15 or 21, win by 2 - Singles and doubles PICKED THE WRONG SETTINGS? QUIT AND RESTART ANYTIME Wrong game length, wrong names - you do not have to finish the match to fix it. Quit mid-game and go straight back to setup for a new one. VOICE CALLS THE SCORE OUT LOUD The score gets called out after every point, in English or Traditional Chinese, so the whole court hears it without anyone leaning in to check the phone. Voice can be turned off, and its language follows your device by default. Playing music over a Bluetooth speaker? It automatically ducks for the call-out and comes right back - the game never fully cuts your music. THE SCORE SURVIVES WHATEVER HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE A call comes in, you switch away to check a message, the battery dies mid-match - Paddlora picks the match back up exactly where it left off. Nothing to recalculate. APPLE WATCH PLAYS THE WHOLE MATCH ON ITS OWN Not a remote for your phone. Leave the phone in the bag - or leave it at home - and the watch alone can add points, undo, and finish an entire match. The score lives on the watch itself, not on a connection that has to stay alive. NO ADS. NO ACCOUNTS. NO TRACKING. Nothing interrupts a rally. Works fully offline - no signal needed at the courts. English and Traditional Chinese.

Screenshots

DPadel4 screens
Pickleball Score3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pickleball Score at none against DPadel's 1. DPadel's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. DPadel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pickleball Score asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
DPadel versus Pickleball Score: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDPadelPickleball Score
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael DihardjaAndy Tsai

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DPadel

One-time1
  • DPadel Pro$29.99
None

Pickleball Score

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DPadel free?
DPadel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pickleball Score free?
Pickleball Score is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DPadel or Pickleball Score have ads?
Neither DPadel nor Pickleball Score shows ads.

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