Last updated: October 10, 2026
I'm George Yameen, the creator of PickleWatch. I built this app because I love pickleball and wanted a better way to track my swings. Here's the straight talk on how your data is handled.
PickleWatch uses your Apple Watch sensors to track your pickleball swings and provide feedback. Your detailed swing data stays on your device. Only a short game summary is sent, see Analytics below. We collect anonymous usage analytics to improve the app.
PickleWatch processes your swing tracking locally on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Your swing stats, performance metrics, and training data stay on your devices, unless you choose to post your games to Strava (see Strava below). Anonymous usage data (screens viewed, button clicks, app interactions) and a short summary of each game are sent to Google Analytics to help us improve the app.
We use Google Analytics (by Firebase) to see how the app is used, like which screens get opened and how many games get played. When you finish a game, the app sends a short summary with the score, game length, swing counts and top speed. It never sends your name, your email or anything else that identifies you. Older versions also sent your average heart rate and calories with that summary, and that stops with the next update. Google also sees basic device info (phone model, iOS version) and a rough, city level location from your IP address. None of this is linked to you or used for ads.
We also use Smartlook, which records how people move through the app's screens, so we can find the confusing parts.
If the app crashes, Firebase Crashlytics sends a crash report so we can fix it.
Strava is off until you tap "Connect with Strava" in the iPhone app. You sign in on Strava's own page, so PickleWatch never sees your Strava password. PickleWatch asks Strava only for permission to upload activities. It never reads your other Strava activities, and it doesn't keep your Strava profile details.
Once you connect, your iPhone sends each game straight to Strava, either automatically or when you tap "Post to Strava". Each post has the game's start time and length, the score if you kept one, your number of shots, your top speed, and your average heart rate and calories if your watch recorded them. It goes from your iPhone to Strava and never through us. After that, Strava's privacy policy and your Strava privacy settings decide who can see it.
Your Strava sign-in is kept in your iPhone's secure storage (the Keychain) and never sent to us. You can turn off automatic posting, or disconnect, at any time in the app's Help tab. Disconnecting also removes PickleWatch's access on Strava. Games you've already posted stay on Strava until you delete them there.
PickleWatch is safe for players of all ages. We don't collect any personal information that identifies users.
We use the following third-party services:
If I ever update this privacy statement, I'll notify you through an app update and post the revised statement here.
Questions or concerns? Reach me directly: