Ballbutton vs Tennisphere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ballbutton
This app streamlines sports club and studio operations by managing bookings, payments, programs, and memberships. It offers features for various athletic facilities and includes a unique social feed for members.
- Booking management
- Payment processing
- Program and lesson scheduling
- Membership management
- Automated payments and billing
- Member social feed
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Ballbutton helps clubs & studios manage their business and grow the revenue by managing bookings, payments, programs, lessons, teams, and members (memberships). Tennis, Golf, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Golf, Swimming, Cycling, Yoga and any other athletic facility Court/Tee/Spot/Line reservations. Any lesson, clinic and program reservations. Offer any classes also Streaming! Membership management tools AtoZ: memberships, subscriptions, initiations, automated payments, billing, reports, checkins and more! PLUS extraordinary one-of-a-kind module: Members’ Social Feed!! Privacy Policy: https://www.ballbutton.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.ballbutton.com/terms
Tennisphere
Connect with local tennis players, organize matches, and build your tennis community. Easily schedule events, manage groups, and communicate with friends to foster more play.
- Find and connect with local players
- Organize players into Friend and Group Lists
- Schedule events and teams
- Create groups for messaging
- Manage event spots and player claims
- Invite friends from contacts
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The Tennisphere App lets users find and connect with local players, organize players into Friend and Group Lists, schedule Events and Teams, and foster tennis in their communities. Create your own Groups in your Player List to send group messages, create events with the whole group instantly added, or create an event with a number of available spots, invite a large group, and let players claim their spot and automatically update the event. Invite friends to join from your contact list and they will automatically be added to your Friends List. Mark players as Friends and create a short list of players you schedule and communicate with most often. Send private messages and share administration of frequent events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tennisphere at 100% against Ballbutton's 50%. Tennisphere also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Ballbutton's advantage is ratings volume (516 vs 11). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tennisphere holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ballbutton has 516 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Ballbutton's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tennisphere's.
Ballbutton ships an update every 6 weeks, Tennisphere monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ballbutton | Tennisphere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (516 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 516 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ballbutton, Inc | Love-Game, LLC |
Customer experience
Ballbutton
Tennisphere
Bugs and requests
Ballbutton
Reported bugs
9 issues- Invalid input syntax error when booking courts (type integer: 3.0)
- App crashes when clicking on dates to book
- Password creation validation not working properly
- Bookings not appearing in upcoming reservations list
- Potential duplicate charges when using multiple payment methods
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- Email confirmations not being sent
- Mass email function failing to reach users
- Android app rarely functions properly
- Message function disabled with COVID-19 message still displayed
Requested features
10 requests- Change calendar to start with Sunday instead of Monday
- Display booking confirmation with specific day information
- Increase font size for time columns
- Improve reservation visibility in app after booking
- Add phone number as account creation option alongside email
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- Implement reliable email confirmation system
- Show partner names for all reservation participants
- Sort reservations by date rather than day of week
- Enable message sharing functionality for reservations
- Add cancellation management features
Tennisphere
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ballbutton
No in-app purchases
Tennisphere
No in-app purchases
