USTA Serve vs Powdy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USTA Serve
Manage tennis programs and events with this mobile tool. It allows coaches and facilities to register participants, track attendance, and communicate with players and parents. Features include on-court check-in and round-robin event management with automatic player grouping.
- Program and event management
- Participant registration
- Attendance capture
- Player and parent communication
- On-court player check-in
- Round Robin event management
- Automatic player grouping
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Tennis coaches and facilities currently using the Serve Tennis programming module can access USTA Serve Mobile App. The USTA Serve Mobile App helps you easily manage and deliver programs and events, register participants, capture attendance, and communicate with players and parents to deliver the ultimate tennis experience. The app provides an on-court player check-in and an outstanding Round Robin event management tool that allows you to check-in players, automatically group players based on age and ball color, move players within groups, modify score formats, share score cards and publish results. If you want to learn more and are interested in participating to provide feedback on new and upcoming tennis tools, contact support@usta.zendesk.com.
Powdy
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Powdy lets you create and run your own table tennis league or tournament — for a friend group, office, dorm, or club. You set it up; you run it. Name your league, register players, generate group stages and knockout brackets, enter match scores, and track live rankings, ratings, and everyone's personal results. Powdy is a personal, general-purpose tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or representing any school, club, business, or organization — every user sets up and manages their own league independently. Features - Name your own league and each tournament - Player registration with organizer-confirmed payments - Optional entry fee and your own payment link (Venmo, Zelle, Stripe, Google Form, etc.) - Automatic group stages and knockout brackets (quarterfinals, semifinals, final) - Live rankings and carry-forward player ratings - Personal match history and win/loss results - Multiple organizer roles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Powdy at every 3 weeks against USTA Serve's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
USTA Serve ships an update every 2 months, Powdy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USTA Serve | Powdy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (70 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | USTA | Guanhua Tao |
In-app purchases
USTA Serve
No in-app purchases
Powdy
No in-app purchases
