Comparison

badmintho vs CourtsidePlay

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

Head to head
About

badmintho

Features
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Keep score with one tap a rally — then put the phone down and play. badmintho scores your badminton match on iPhone or straight from your wrist. Serve, side, game and the two-point advantage look after themselves, so you can keep your eyes on the shuttle. SCORING - Singles and doubles, 21 points with two-point advantage - One tap a rally; serve and side tracked for you - Score from Apple Watch without touching your phone - Shake to undo a mistake; the screen stays awake while you play COURTSIDE SCOREBOARD - Stand a spare iPhone or iPad at the side of the court - The live score, big enough for everyone to read LOCK SCREEN - The match on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - Both scores, the serve, and a +1 for each side - Heart rate and the clock too, when your Apple Watch records the match LIVE UMPIRE MODE - A spectator's phone marks each rally: winner, unforced error or service fault - The umpire annotates and never scores, so your match is never disturbed - The rally breakdown per side appears in the match details DRILL TRAINING - Build a session on your phone: timed blocks, repetitions and rests - Run it from your wrist, with the corner called out loud - Every drill lands in History beside your matches APPLE WATCH - Badminton workouts with heart rate, jumps and distance - Heart rate zone alerts, with a manual maximum if you know yours - Drink reminders at the interval you choose - The watch can speak the score; three haptic patterns, or none PLAY ACROSS DEVICES — FREE - Host on one device, let others join over Bluetooth - iPhone and iPad. No account, no internet YOUR NUMBERS - Win rate, streaks and head-to-head - Jumps, distance, effort and MET from your watch - By court and by month, with training load and recovery APPLE HEALTH - Matches and drills saved as named workouts FREE AND PRO Scoring, the scoreboard, the watch, drills and cross-device play are free, always. Pro opens the detail: any past match or drill with per-game scores, scoring runs, the rally breakdown, duration, effort and distance — plus the full jump and effort charts, and shareable match cards. Privacy: we collect nothing. Your match and health data stays on your device and in Apple Health. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CourtsidePlay

Track tennis and padel matches with detailed point-by-point analysis, swing metrics, and health insights. This app provides real-time heart rate, serve speed estimation, and a comprehensive match summary to understand your performance beyond just the score. It's designed for players who want to train and compete like the pros.

Highlights
  • Point-by-point match scoring
  • Apple Watch scoring companion
  • Swing analytics and shot classification
  • Estimated serve speed and power
  • Heart rate and health zone tracking
  • Daily Readiness Score
  • Tournament and training modes
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CourtsidePlay
Advanced racket-sport scoring and analytics for Tennis, Padel, Beach Tennis, and Badminton — on iPhone and Apple Watch. No registration. Your data stays on your devices. Score from your wrist
Track live matches on Apple Watch. Choose Auto sync to stream every point to iPhone, or Manual sync to keep the match on your wrist and send score, status, heart rate, swing analytics, and full point history with one tap — even after the match ends. Advanced Match Analytics
After the final point, open Match Summary for a full dashboard powered by accelerometer, gyroscope, and HealthKit: • Swing Analysis — total shots, shots per point, average & peak intensity, peak G-force
• Shot Type Detection — serve, forehand, backhand, smash, slice, drop, lob; padel bandeja & vibora; badminton-aware serve/lob paths
• Intensity & Rally Length — who wins 1–3, 4–8, 9–15, and 15+ shot rallies
• Spin Distribution — topspin, flat, slice from wrist rotation
• Fatigue vs Performance — each point tagged Fresh, Normal, Tired, or Exhausted from live heart rate; win rate by fatigue level
• Match Readiness — 0–100 score from HRV, resting heart rate, sleep, and training load
• Shot Calibration — teach the app your strokes on Apple Watch for more accurate, sport- and hand-aware detection Weather & Court Wind
Local 3-hour forecast on Matches, plus Court & Wind oriented to your phone — sun position and how wind affects serves and groundstrokes (Apple WeatherKit). Meal Planner
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or pre/post-match meals — auto from your profile and today’s weather, or from a kitchen photo. Respects allergies and calorie targets. On-device. Warmup
Sport-specific guided warmup from height, weight, age, and BMI, with voice-guided timers on iPhone or Apple Watch. On-device. Equipment Logbook
Log racquets, strings, grips, overgrips, shoes, and outfits. Optional photo assist, match gear assignment, restring history, and a green–yellow–orange–red usage graph with wear alerts. On-device. Share & improve
Share match results on social networks. Play. Analyse. Improve — no subscription, no extra sensors. Just iPhone and Apple Watch. Privacy details: see our Privacy Policy in the app and at courtsideplay.com.

Screenshots

badmintho4 screens
CourtsidePlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CourtsidePlay at none against badmintho's 2. CourtsidePlay also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. badmintho sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CourtsidePlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

badmintho ships an update every 3 weeks, CourtsidePlay weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
badmintho versus CourtsidePlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbadminthoCourtsidePlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuiz Carlos Maia JuniorJijomon Thottungalthara

In-app purchases

2 purchases

badmintho

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

CourtsidePlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is badmintho free?
badmintho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CourtsidePlay free?
CourtsidePlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do badmintho or CourtsidePlay have ads?
Neither badmintho nor CourtsidePlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, badmintho or CourtsidePlay?
badmintho ships an update every 3 weeks, and CourtsidePlay weekly. Most recently, badmintho was updated on October 30, 2026 and CourtsidePlay on October 28, 2026.

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