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    Ace Pickleball Club vs American Poolplayers Association Franchise Opportunities

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    DisclosureAce Pickleball ClubAmerican Poolplayers Association
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $817,750 – $2,404,850
    TOTAL
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14
    $22,220 – $30,759
    Total Estimated Initial Investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $60,000
    The $60,000 fee is fully earned upon execution and nonrefundable.
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9
    $10,000
    The fee increases by $1,000 for each 50,000 people, or portion, above a Territory population of 400,000.
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    Royalty (Item 6)
    7% of gross sales
    Royalty Fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    20% of Basic Weekly Fee
    Weekly Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    11
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38
    358
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +11
    Calculated: 2022–2024
    +39
    Calculated: 2023–2025
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    -$437.00
    other Daily NOI · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37
    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change is a Franopolis calculation from the disclosed counts.

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