Babolat Technical Viper Soft 3.0 vs Joma APPT

The verdict

Choose the Technical Viper Soft 3.0 if you want more control, comfort and handling, the APPT if you want more forgiveness.

Technical Viper Soft 3.0Highest score
Pick this one for
  • Control+1.0
  • Comfort+1.0
  • Handling+1.0
APPT
Pick this one for
  • Forgiveness+1.0

Neither is sold to Netherlands by the shops on padell.io.

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How they play

From the Technical Viper Soft 3.0 to the APPT: less control, less comfort, less handling, more forgiveness.

Controlless control4.03.0
Powera bit more power9.09.5
Comfortless comfort5.04.0
Handlingless handling4.03.0
Forgivenessmore forgiveness2.03.0

Technical Viper Soft 3.0APPTLine = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
Not published
Weight
365 g
355 to 360 g
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand, 270 mm
Head-heavy according to the brand
Face
Soft Carbon
3K carbon
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Surface
Rough finishing
Not published
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Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Core
Black EVA
Black EVA
Frame
Carbon
Carbon

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Technical Viper Soft 3.0: 1. Of the APPT: 0.

Or a third racket in between

adidasMetalbone HRD+ 3.4 - Ale Galán

Sits between the two on paper: more forgiveness than the Technical Viper Soft 3.0, more control than the APPT.

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