Joining and playing
For the people you invite
Do my players need to download the app?
No. They scan the QR code, type a name, and they are in the queue — all in the phone browser. Installing the app is optional and only saves them scanning again next time.
Do players need an account?
No. A name is the only thing asked for. Only the person organising the session signs in.
What if someone does not have a phone?
Add them by hand from the organizer screen. They will appear in the queue and on the display board like everyone else.
Does it work without internet?
No. The whole point is that every phone in the room sees the same list at the same moment, and that needs a connection. Venue wifi or mobile data is enough — it is a text list, not a video stream.
Someone shared our QR code outside the session. What happens?
You can close joining at any time, or regenerate the code so the old one stops working. There is also a hard cap on how many players an event can hold per active court.
Running the session
For whoever is holding the phone
How many courts can I run?
One on the free tier, two on Pickleball Lover, six on Pickleholic and twenty-five on Pickle Boss. You can add or remove courts while the session is already running.
Can I run a tournament, not just open play?
Yes — round robin, single elimination, double elimination, and pool play into a knockout bracket, plus a rotating-partner social format. All of those are on the free tier. There is also Squad Battle, club against club, which needs a Pickleholic or Pickle Boss subscription. You choose the format when you create the event.
What is Squad Battle?
Club against club. An entrant is a squad rather than a pair, and one meeting is six matches — men's doubles, women's doubles, two mixed doubles, men's singles and women's singles. First to four wins it, and 3–3 is settled by a Final Battle. Players join a squad by scanning its own QR code, or you place them yourself. It is the one format that needs a paid tier — Pickleholic or above.
What is Winners' Court?
Two queues instead of one. Winners go back into a winners' pool and challengers into a challengers' pool, so games stay competitive without anyone being ranked. Partners rotate every game, so you never play with the same person twice in a row. The rotation rules are explained here.
Can I stop one strong pair holding a court all night?
Yes. Winner-stays has a streak cap: after the number of consecutive wins you set, the holders return to the queue whether they lost or not.
Someone has to leave mid-game. Can I swap them out?
Yes, mid-game, and the queue adjusts. You can also put a player on hold and bring them back later without losing their place in the order.
What if I only have three players for a doubles court?
The session keeps going rather than stalling on a missing fourth.
Can I put the queue on a TV?
Yes. The display board mode shows the current courts, the waiting list and recent results on any screen with a browser — a TV, a spare tablet, an old laptop. You can hide the join code on it when you do not want walk-ups joining.
Results and data
What the session leaves behind
Does it keep score?
Optionally. Turn on score recording and each game finishes with a score; the winner is worked out from it. Tournament formats always record scores.
Can I export the results?
Yes — the results, the full match list, the bracket, and the ranked win-rate table, as PDF or CSV. Players can also export their own results.
How long are past events kept?
Ended events stay in your history for one month and are then removed automatically. You can mark an event to keep it indefinitely, or delete it yourself at any time.
What data do you collect?
Names, results and queue positions, plus an email address for organizers who sign in. No location, no contacts, no photos. It is all set out in the privacy policy, and you can delete your account at any time.
The app itself
Platforms, languages and price
Which languages does it speak?
English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Malay, French, Spanish and Japanese — every screen, not just the menus. This website is currently in English and Traditional Chinese, with the rest to follow.
Is there an iPhone version?
TODO — answer this properly once the launch order is confirmed. Draft: Android is first, with iOS following. The player side already works on any iPhone through the browser, so an iPhone user can join a session today.
Is it really free?
Yes, with limits — fifteen events a month on one court, and ads. Everything except Squad Battle is included; paid tiers raise the limits, remove the ads and unlock Squad Battle. See pricing.
Is this connected to an official rating system?
No. The app has a rotating-partner format that records every score, but it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or integrated with any rating system or governing body.
Still stuck?
One person builds and answers this app, and that person reads every message.