Comparison

MatchTime Sports vs Ballbutton

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

Head to head
About

MatchTime Sports

This app simplifies managing racquet sport teams, leagues, and tournaments. It provides captains and players with easy access to schedules, lineups, availability, team communication, and match details. Streamline your team's logistics and focus on playing.

Highlights
  • Team schedule and match summaries
  • Real-time team chat
  • Match lineup creation and viewing
  • Player availability setting
  • Match location and directions
  • Player roster with contact info
  • Score entry and tracking
Features
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For over 18 years, MatchTime has made managing racquet sport teams, leagues, and tournaments less work and more fun. With our easy-to-use platforms and responsive customer service, we save captains and league directors valuable time so their players can do what they do best - get on the court, compete and have fun. Grab your racquet - it's MatchTime. Trusted in over 3 Million matches by 150,000+ teams. MatchTime's mobile app -- your team's schedule, match lineups, availability, team communications and match location are all now within quick and easy reach with our mobile app. * Team Schedule -- dates and locations of all your matches with a summary of points after the match. * Team Chat -- keep the team's players fully updated with real-time messages. * Match Lineups -- view the full lineup for each match. Find out which line you are playing and what you need to bring to the match. Once scores are entered, you can see how each line did as well. * Match Confirmation -- Captains get piece of mind knowing their players will be at the match... go ahead and confirm that you will be at the match directly in the app! * Match Availability -- set your availability for each match with a single click. View the availability of your other players as well for that match. * Match Directions -- know exactly where you are going for your upcoming match. ALTA specific directions and other player reviews are also included. * Get driving directions through your navigation app with quick click of a button. * Player Roster -- have all your players contact information with you. Call them, text them or even download their contact details to your phone's contacts. * Push Notifications - get updates pushed to you from your captain -- new lineup, quick message, etc CAPTAINS * Create Email - send a quick email to all of your team or just one or two players. * Create/Edit Match Lineups - create your match lineup through the app quickly and easily. You can select who is playing which match line and also enter what each player should bring. Need to change the lineup, you can do that as well. * Create/Edit Match Scores -- Want to keep track of the match scores while your team is playing... great you can enter the scores line by line one at at time.

About

Ballbutton

This app streamlines sports club and studio operations by managing bookings, payments, programs, and memberships. It offers features for various athletic facilities and includes a unique social feed for members.

Highlights
  • Booking management
  • Payment processing
  • Program and lesson scheduling
  • Membership management
  • Automated payments and billing
  • Member social feed
Features
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Ballbutton helps clubs & studios manage their business and grow the revenue by managing bookings, payments, programs, lessons, teams, and members (memberships). Tennis, Golf, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Golf, Swimming, Cycling, Yoga and any other athletic facility Court/Tee/Spot/Line reservations. Any lesson, clinic and program reservations. Offer any classes also Streaming! Membership management tools AtoZ: memberships, subscriptions, initiations, automated payments, billing, reports, checkins and more! PLUS extraordinary one-of-a-kind module: Members’ Social Feed!! Privacy Policy: https://www.ballbutton.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.ballbutton.com/terms

Screenshots

MatchTime Sports4 screens
Ballbutton3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MatchTime Sports at 4.8 against Ballbutton's 4.6. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

MatchTime Sports holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 606 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of MatchTime Sports's written reviews are positive against 50% of Ballbutton's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MatchTime Sports ships an update every 4 weeks, Ballbutton every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MatchTime Sports versus Ballbutton: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatchTime SportsBallbutton
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better4.6 (606 ratings)
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better606
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTennisPoint.com IncBallbutton, Inc

Customer experience

MatchTime Sports

All ratings757 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral21.3%
Negative25.0%

Ballbutton

All ratings513 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

MatchTime Sports

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 User-friendly
  • 👍 Convenient for team management
  • 🚀 Helpful for captains
  • 🚀 Easy to update availability
  • 👍 Organizes teams and matches in one place

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app functionality
  • 🔍 Limited captain/admin features
  • 🔍 Difficult to add new players/teams
  • 🔍 Inconsistent user experience between app and website
  • 🔍 Lacking key features (e.g. score reporting, team communication)

Ballbutton

From 606 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient booking process
  • 👍 User-friendly interface for managing reservations
  • 💡 All-in-one solution for tennis court booking and player matching
  • 🎯 Effective court reservation system at clubs
  • 📱 Works well on iOS platform

Room to improve

  • 😞 Confusing calendar layout with Monday as first day
  • 😞 Poor confirmation feedback on bookings
  • 😞 Unreadable time column with frozen layout
  • 😞 Difficult navigation and unintuitive interface
  • 😞 Cannot view or manage existing reservations

Bugs and requests

MatchTime Sports

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Issues with logging in and accessing accounts
  • Unreliable match location information
  • Availability and lineup changes not syncing properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when confirming events

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view team schedules/availability on a calendar
  • Option to selectively email lineups to players
  • Automatic USTA score syncing
  • Improved roster and player management
  • Enhanced team communication tools (e.g. group messaging, polls)

Ballbutton

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Invalid input syntax error when booking courts (type integer: 3.0)
  • App crashes when clicking on dates to book
  • Password creation validation not working properly
  • Bookings not appearing in upcoming reservations list
  • Potential duplicate charges when using multiple payment methods
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  • Email confirmations not being sent
  • Mass email function failing to reach users
  • Android app rarely functions properly
  • Message function disabled with COVID-19 message still displayed

Requested features

10 requests
  • Change calendar to start with Sunday instead of Monday
  • Display booking confirmation with specific day information
  • Increase font size for time columns
  • Improve reservation visibility in app after booking
  • Add phone number as account creation option alongside email
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  • Implement reliable email confirmation system
  • Show partner names for all reservation participants
  • Sort reservations by date rather than day of week
  • Enable message sharing functionality for reservations
  • Add cancellation management features

In-app purchases

None

MatchTime Sports

No in-app purchases

None

Ballbutton

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MatchTime Sports free?
MatchTime Sports is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ballbutton free?
Ballbutton is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MatchTime Sports or Ballbutton?
MatchTime Sports is rated higher. MatchTime Sports averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Ballbutton averages 4.6 from 606 ratings.
Do MatchTime Sports or Ballbutton have ads?
Neither MatchTime Sports nor Ballbutton shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MatchTime Sports or Ballbutton?
MatchTime Sports ships an update every 4 weeks, and Ballbutton every 6 weeks. Most recently, MatchTime Sports was updated on November 10, 2026 and Ballbutton on November 2, 2026.

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