PickupPals vs Pick

New to a city? Don’t know enough people? Friends schedules don’t match up? The PickupPals app acts like a middle man, connecting sports players like a dating app for both casual and competitive athletes! PickupPals allows you to create games on the map screen for other people to see and join. It also offers an optional rating system that gives you the chance to track your skill level and create games based on that skill level as well.

Pick-Up helps you get a game going at the courts and fields near you. Open the app and you'll see a map of public basketball courts, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, and tennis and pickleball courts around you. Pick a spot, choose a day and time, and see how many people are already going. Tap Join and show up. Or, if you want to play right now, search for people nearby who want to play the same sport. PLAN A GAME - Browse courts and fields on the map - Pick a day in the next 7 days and choose a time - See how many people have joined before you go - Tap Join, then get directions straight to the spot - Get a reminder before the game starts - All your joined games are kept in one place PLAY RIGHT NOW - Choose your sport and set your search distance, from 1 to 100 km - Pick-Up groups you with others nearby looking to play the same thing - Sort out the time and place in a group chat - Searches stay active for 24 hours and never renew on their own NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED There's no sign-up form and no password to remember. You can start looking for a game the moment you open the app. Your location is never shown to other users. SAFETY You must be 18 or older to use Pick-Up. There is zero tolerance for objectionable content or abusive users. Every chat includes reporting and blocking, messages are filtered for offensive language, you can delete your own messages at any time, and group chats expire automatically after 48 hours. Reports are reviewed and acted on within 24 hours. FREE TO USE Pick-Up is free, supported by a single banner ad. No paywalls and no limit on how many games you can join or searches you can run. Get a game going at your local court.