Comparison

RacquetTune vs CourtDates

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

Head to head
About

RacquetTune

This app uses sound to accurately measure racquet string tension and analyze racquet performance. It offers tools to customize racquets, simulate different configurations, and track stringing consistency for various racket sports.

Highlights
  • String tension measurement
  • Swingweight calculator
  • Stiffness calculator
  • Racquet configuration simulation
  • Tension history tracking
  • Export test data
Features
Currently charting
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Listen to your racquet and perfect your game! RacquetTune ensures that your racquet is ideally suited to your style of play. Simple and straightforward to use, the app uses the sound generated by tapping the strings to calculate the tension with high accuracy. In addition, the interactive swingweight calculator aids in customizing your racquet to fit your own stroke pattern, while the stiffness calculator allows you to simulate different racquet configurations. RacquetTune not only makes it easier to decide when it is time to restring, it is also an invaluable tool when testing different racquets and strings and in identifying which of your racquets is best suited for different types of games. RacquetTune also allows you to check whether your stringer is consistent in his work. RacquetTune includes the following user-friendly tools: Tension measurement - Quickly determines the tension and stringbed stiffness. - Able to detect changes in tension as small as 0.1 kg/0.2 lb. - An accuracy indicator ensures results are consistent. - Graphical presentation of sound waves helps you find the ideal way of tapping the strings. - Settings can be customized to serve tennis, squash, racquetball and badminton racquets, respectively. - View the tension history for each racquet as a list or a graph. - Email a spreadsheet with test data. Swingweight calculator - Add as many weights as you wish to the frame. - Move and change weights to visualize how swingweight, balance and sweet spot location are affected. - Enter target values for the racquet and let RacquetTune distribute the weights automatically. Stiffness calculator - Simulate various racquet and string configurations - Vary tension, string type and racquet head size. - Shows load-displacement curves, stiffness and elastic energies - Handles the large deformations encountered in actual play View a demo video at racquettune.com RacquetTune has been featured in tennis magazines in USA, Italy, France, Germany, Sweden and Norway. "The app is very, very impressive. I get more tension diagnostic questions than just about anybody in the universe, so this is a very good thing to be able to recommend." Jonathan Wolfe US Racquet Stringers Association Note, that the actual string tension in the racquet and the setting seen on a stringing machine are two different things and therefore incomparable - more information can be found at racquettune.com.

About

CourtDates

Easily add your USTA tennis league schedules to your iPhone calendar. View all your teams on a single, color-coded calendar and share schedules with teammates. Automatically updates match times and locations.

Highlights
  • Sync USTA tennis league schedules
  • Add to iPhone calendar
  • Color-coded multi-team view
  • Share schedules with teammates
  • Automatic time zone adjustment
  • In-app export guide
Features
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Court Dates puts your USTA tennis league schedule on your iPhone's calendar. Export your team's Match Schedule from TennisLink, hand the file to Court Dates, and the whole season appears in your calendar — dates, times, courts, and who you're playing. No typing matches in one at a time. EVERY TEAM IN ONE PLACE Play on more than one team? See them all on a single month calendar, colour-coded, with a day-by-day agenda underneath. PICK YOUR OWN CALENDAR Add matches to any calendar you like, or make a new one just for that team. When the schedule changes, re-import and the events update in place instead of piling up duplicates. SHARE WITH YOUR TEAMMATES Send the whole schedule as a calendar file. Anyone can add it — no app required. AND THE TIMES ARE RIGHT Calendar files need to know what timezone you're in, and Court Dates works it out from your home facility, so match times are correct on your phone and on your teammates'. NOT SURE HOW TO EXPORT? A built-in guide walks through it. FREE AND PAID One team for one season is free. A single lifetime purchase unlocks unlimited seasons and unlimited teams. Forever. No subscriptions. Court Dates is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Tennis Association. USTA and TennisLink are their trademarks, used here only to describe where your schedule comes from.

Screenshots

RacquetTune4 screens
CourtDates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CourtDates at Free against RacquetTune's $2.99. CourtDates also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). RacquetTune's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (482 vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CourtDates is free to download; RacquetTune costs $2.99 up front. CourtDates sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RacquetTune asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CourtDates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RacquetTune has 482 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RacquetTune ships an update every 3 months, CourtDates every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
RacquetTune versus CourtDates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRacquetTuneCourtDates
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (482 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings482 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSten KaiserRAMI MAGDY HANNA

Customer experience

RacquetTune

All ratings474 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative23.3%

CourtDates

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RacquetTune

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to delete rackets
  • String factor database not working properly
  • Inconsistent readings on the same racket
  • Struggles with rackets with built-in dampers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more strings to the database
  • Allow logging of playing hours
  • Improve history/graphing features
  • Support for hybrid string setups
  • Add racket database for easier setup

CourtDates

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RacquetTune

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CourtDates

One-time1
  • Unlimited Teams$4.99

Questions

Is RacquetTune free?
RacquetTune costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CourtDates free?
CourtDates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RacquetTune or CourtDates?
CourtDates is rated higher. RacquetTune averages 4.6 out of 5 from 482 ratings, while CourtDates averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RacquetTune or CourtDates have ads?
Neither RacquetTune nor CourtDates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RacquetTune or CourtDates?
RacquetTune ships an update every 3 months, and CourtDates every 4 weeks. Most recently, RacquetTune was updated on November 6, 2026 and CourtDates on October 31, 2026.

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