# The Kitchen: Pickleball Groups — Ladder and round robin play

> Ladder and round robin play (iPhone/iPad app by Ryan Pliske.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-kitchen-pickleball-groups/id6812112518 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ryan Pliske](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896635876)
- Category: Sports, Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 23 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-18
- Data updated: 2026-10-07

## What is The Kitchen?

The Kitchen runs a weekly rec pickleball group: who's playing, which court you're on, every score, and the standings.

Start a group and you're its admin. Invite players with a code or a link sent by text, and they join from the app. One account can be in more than one group.

TWO FORMATS
- Ladder: players hold chairs, courts are dealt from the top down, the top two on each court move up and the bottom two move down, and the ladder is rewritten after each session
- Round-robin: courts are mixed every round so you play with as many people as possible, and the day's order comes from your record

EACH WEEK
- Tap "can play" or "can't" for the weeks ahead
- The admin sets the roster and locks it, or it locks on schedule
- Courts are dealt automatically when the roster locks, with five-player courts when the count is odd
- Can't make it after all? Say so and your admin sees it

SCORES
- Anyone on the court enters scores as you play
- Or take a photo of the paper scoresheet: AI reads it into draft scores you check before saving
- Standings update live, and the next round's courts post themselves

STATS
- Win percentage, point differential and match history for every player
- The group's ladder or win % board, current after every session

THE GROUP
- Group chat with photos, GIFs, reactions and @mentions
- Subscribe to your group's sessions in your calendar
- Track who owes for court fees
- Admins manage members, co-admins, courts, rounds, the schedule and the invite code
- Report a message or a member, or block a user

Sign in with your phone number. Free, with no ads.

## Is The Kitchen safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess The Kitchen.

## Is The Kitchen legit?

The Kitchen: Pickleball Groups appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for The Kitchen is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1.1 — 2026-09-21

The unread badge on Chat no longer flickers when you open the app. It used to flash the whole thread as unread for a moment before settling on the real number.

Deleted messages no longer count toward the badge, so the number on the app icon and the one inside the app now agree.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-19

Light and dark, your call: a full light look that's easy to read at the court, or follow your iPhone's setting.

- Who's this? Add your name and an optional photo so the group knows who you are.
- Admins can ask about any month ahead, and quietly pull back an ask sent by mistake.
- Chat photos load faster and open instantly once you've seen them.
- Your app version is now in Settings under About.
- Steadier sign-in and clearer admin settings.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-18

No release notes.

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