SmartPickle is the iPhone and Apple Watch companion to the Dirty Pickle playbook. For help, email support@dirtypickle.org with your app version, device model and the steps that led to the problem. Do not include passwords, sign-in codes or full payment details.
Find your next action
Learn holds the tactics, Study Mode and Court IQ. Train holds drills, programs, guided routines, skill benchmarks, Swing Lab and Court Vision. Notebook holds your notes and opponent files. Progress shows saved activity and your next focus. More holds account, purchase and privacy controls.
Apple Watch and Swing Lab
Install SmartPickle on your paired Apple Watch using the Watch app on iPhone. Wear it on your paddle wrist, open Swing Lab on the Watch and start a session. Merely wearing the Watch does not start tracking. Finish and save the session, then open Swing Lab sessions on your iPhone. Keep both devices nearby with Bluetooth enabled while a saved session is pending delivery.
Swing Lab detects wrist-motion candidates. It is not a certified paddle-speed or ball-speed measurement tool, and soft swings or unrelated movement can affect counts. Watch models use different available motion-sampling modes. Follow the setup guidance shown on your Watch.
For optional Trained shots only mode, follow the Watch’s named-shot teaching flow: record the Count examples, then Ignore examples such as lowering your hand and returning to ready. Complete the fresh and mixed checks, then tap Save & turn on. Confirm the session says Trained shots only before testing. Saving examples alone does not activate a new profile. Use deliberate swings and ordinary movement to check both missed swings and false counts; retrain if the Watch cannot reliably separate them.
Saved work and connection problems
Use Save & close or the session’s finish action before leaving practice. Saved Watch results can wait locally until the phone reconnects. In More, use Sync saved activity to retry account uploads. Activity started while signed out stays local; sign in before starting new practice that you want tied to your account.
Access and purchases
Open More → Access & purchases. Restore an App Store purchase while signed in with SmartPickle account used for it. Physical Dirty Pickle playbook purchases include the tactic library and 30 days of Premium from first app sign-in. Digital-only books and the novel do not include that bonus; separately purchased app access follows the period on your order. Sign in with Apple. If your eligible order uses a different email, use the purchase-email linking flow and verify that email. Free content stays available without Premium. Court IQ needs an active subscription or included Premium trial and has a daily allowance.
Court Vision Beta
Use a physical iPhone for camera recording, or import a video. Open the Beta guide before capture. Automatic tracking and statistics are experimental; review the video and correct your clips before relying on them. Keep space available for recordings and exports. Saving to Photos requires Photos permission.
Court IQ, routines and Brine
Court IQ needs internet access, eligible Premium access and your consent to AI sharing. Its daily allowance is shown in the app. Open AI privacy in Court IQ to change sharing for future questions. Guided routines start from Train; follow the displayed steps and finish the session to save it. Brine points record participation, not playing skill.
Privacy and account deletion
Read SmartPickle app privacy policy. More → Delete account starts account deletion; cancelling an Apple or web subscription is a separate billing action. Our app terms explain subscriptions and feature limitations.