SpareSlot

Can't make your court time? Need a hitting partner for Saturday? SpareSlot texts the people you pick, takes the first yes and tells you who's in. No more chasing replies in the group chat. WHAT IT DOES You have a slot: a game, class or shift that needs a person. SpareSlot asks your people by text, one to one, and fills it. You see every answer as it comes in, and everyone it asked hears how it turned out. HOW IT WORKS 1. Make a slot. Say what it is, when, and how many people you need. Add a note for your people, like the court number or the gate code. 2. Pick who to ask. Everyone, a group like "Tuesday crew", or a few people by name. Check the exact text and tap Send. Nothing goes out before that. 3. SpareSlot does the asking. It texts each person and reads the replies. The first yes gets the slot and your note, and everyone else hears it's taken. TWO WAYS TO ASK Everyone at once: everyone gets the text together, and the first yes gets it. Use it when anyone on the list is fine. One at a time, in your order: each person gets a turn, and the next person is asked only if the one before says no or doesn't answer. Use it when some people should come first. WHO IT'S FOR Court holders who can't always use their weekly court. Tennis, pickleball and padel players looking for a hitting partner or a sub for doubles. Parents finding a partner for a junior player. Captains, coaches and anyone with a list of people to ask. WHAT YOUR PEOPLE RECEIVE They never need the app. They get ordinary texts from SpareSlot's own number, and each one starts with your name, as in "SpareSlot for Maya Torres:". Saving a person sends no text. Their first invitation arrives only when you review and send a slot. That one text says who is asking, the time and place, about 2 to 4 texts a month, rates, HELP and STOP. They answer YES or NO, or in their own words. Later, they hear how it turned out: your note if they got it, or a short message that it's taken. ONLY PEOPLE WHO AGREED Search phone contacts on your device, paste a list, or type one in. Only selected names and numbers are sent to SpareSlot. When you add people, you confirm that each one agreed to get texts. For a player under 18, add a parent's number. Offers go out only between 8am and 8pm their time. Anyone can reply STOP to get no more texts, or HELP for help. TRY IT FIRST A guided practice run fills a pretend slot with pretend people and shows both ways to ask, step by step. Nothing is texted. PRIVACY With permission, your phone contacts are searched on the device. SpareSlot stores only selected names and mobile numbers. It never uploads your whole address book, sells information or sends marketing texts. An AI model (OpenAI) reads a reply only to tell a yes from a no or a question; fixed rules decide what happens next, and phone numbers are never sent to it. Export your data or delete your account in Settings. Free, with no purchases. US mobile numbers. Message and data rates may apply to the people you text. Published by Favorably Inc. SpareSlot. A BuckFifty product.