Comparison

SportsEngine Motion vs PaddleUp Match Maker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SportsEngine Motion

This sports team management app streamlines communication, attendance tracking, and payments for administrators, coaches, and families. It provides a centralized hub for organization updates, events, and member information, enhancing connectivity and efficiency.

Highlights
  • Team communication
  • Attendance tracking
  • Payment collection
  • Event management
  • Member information access
  • Video sharing
Features
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The SportsEngine Motion Mobile App gives business administrators, coaches/instructors, and families direct access to their entire organization from anywhere. It's the ideal sports team management app for easier communication, tracking attendance and skills, invoicing and collecting payments, and staying up-to-date with all important information and events at their organization. Administrators who have signed their business up for the SportsEngine Motion platform can use its companion mobile app for free, along with their coaches/instructors and families. Simply use your SportsEngine email and password to login. With SportsEngine Motion, parents can access their members’ information, attendance, billing, organization updates, events, videos, and more all from one location, keeping them better connected with their organization. Administrators will love having direct access to all of their organization data such as family and member contact information, messaging, billing and invoicing, news creation, volunteer job management, events, and much more. Coaches/Instructors can simplify their days with direct access to family contact information and medical notes, attendance tracking, video production and sharing, organization and member updates, and access to a social sharing toolkit to publish organization updates to Facebook, Instagram, and the organization website. SportsEngine Motion is a powerful sports team management app application that will keep your organization more connected, updated, and organized than ever before. Download the app today to get started! SPORTSENGINE TERMS OF USE: https://www.sportsengine.com/terms-of-use SPORTSENGINE PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.versantprivacy.com/privacy

About

PaddleUp Match Maker

Easily find pickleball players for singles, doubles, or private games. Organize matches, coordinate times and courts, and receive alerts for game updates. Spend less time texting and more time playing.

Highlights
  • Find pickleball players
  • Organize singles or doubles matches
  • Create open or private games
  • Coordinate court times
  • Receive match alerts
  • Manage player groups
Features
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PaddleUp makes it easy to find pickleball players when you’re ready to play. Whether you want a doubles match today, singles tomorrow, or a private game with your regular crew, PaddleUp helps you turn “Who wants to play?” into an actual match. Set when you’re available, choose open or private, invite players or groups, and let PaddleUp help organize the rest. Players can join, coordinate start times, assign courts, and stay updated with match alerts. Perfect for clubs, resorts, neighborhoods, and pickleball communities where players want a faster way to get games going. With PaddleUp, you can: - Create open matches so nearby players can join - Set up private matches with specific players or groups - Choose singles or doubles - Pick your preferred play window for today or tomorrow - Add match notes for details like skill level, court preference, or format - Join upcoming matches at your location - Get alerts when games form, players join, courts are assigned, or times change - Manage your player groups for faster invites - Stop texting around to see who’s available. PaddleUp helps you get on the court faster and easier.

Screenshots

SportsEngine Motion4 screens
PaddleUp Match Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PaddleUp Match Maker at 5.0 against SportsEngine Motion's 4.6. SportsEngine Motion's advantage is ratings volume (542 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PaddleUp Match Maker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SportsEngine Motion has 542 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SportsEngine Motion ships an update weekly, PaddleUp Match Maker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SportsEngine Motion versus PaddleUp Match Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSportsEngine MotionPaddleUp Match Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (542 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings542 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSportsEngine, Inc.David Lewis

Customer experience

SportsEngine Motion

All ratings542 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative20.0%

PaddleUp Match Maker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SportsEngine Motion

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Notifications not working
  • Data loading problems
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better navigation and search
  • Ability to manage payments and subscriptions
  • Improved sync and offline functionality

PaddleUp Match Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SportsEngine Motion

No in-app purchases

None

PaddleUp Match Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SportsEngine Motion free?
SportsEngine Motion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaddleUp Match Maker free?
PaddleUp Match Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SportsEngine Motion or PaddleUp Match Maker?
PaddleUp Match Maker is rated higher. SportsEngine Motion averages 4.6 out of 5 from 542 ratings, while PaddleUp Match Maker averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SportsEngine Motion or PaddleUp Match Maker have ads?
Neither SportsEngine Motion nor PaddleUp Match Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SportsEngine Motion or PaddleUp Match Maker?
SportsEngine Motion ships an update weekly, and PaddleUp Match Maker every 5 days. Most recently, SportsEngine Motion was updated on November 6, 2026 and PaddleUp Match Maker on November 5, 2026.

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