BT Tennis Controller vs Pickup ShotClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BT Tennis Controller
Remotely control supported tennis scoreboards and score camera devices. Synchronizes time and score across devices with an intuitive touch or button interface. Easily manage game flow and customize settings for a seamless experience.
- Remote scoreboard and camera control
- Time and score synchronization
- Intuitive tap and swipe interface
- Optional button controls
- Customizable game settings
- Preset game modes
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The BT Tennis Controller is a complimentary app meant to remotely control supported BT tennis scoreboards, and score camera devices. The app synchronizes the time and score on all these supported devices. The interface is extremely clean and intuitive, everything is directly touch or swipe based. Clearly labeled controller buttons are also added for those that prefer a button interface. The BT Controller app is easy to learn and new users can be running the time and score for a tennis game in no time. For a full list of our other tutorials please visit: https://vimeo.com/channels/btstatsco BT Controller App Features: - Clean design, no ads - Intuitive direct tap and swipe controls - Remotely control scoreboards, cameras, and other devices with WiFi or Bluetooth - Convenient Presets (Pro 5 Sets, Pro 3 Sets) - Convenient timers: warmup timer, change-over timer, in-between set timer, to serve timer - Automated game flow - Fully customizable game in the settings - Quick Start Documentation below Compatible Apps: BT Tennis Scoreboard: https://www.basketballtemple.com/technologies/bt-scoreboard-tennis-app BT Tennis Camera: https://www.basketballtemple.com/technologies/bt-camera-tennis-app The BT Tennis Controller app was created by The Basketball Temple Company. After the success of our basketball products, we have expanded into other sports. The Basketball Temple Company focuses on high quality basketball academies, basketball leagues, and technologies that are used to support those academies and leagues. We open our technology to the public so everyone in the basketball community can experience the same technologies that we use within our institutions. # Quick Start Documentation: All the actions below have corresponding controller buttons that may be used instead. Score Controls: - Tap directly on the score to increase quickly - Swipe up/down score to increase/decrease - Hold down on team names to adjust name and color of teams - Select set to change scores of previous sets Connect and Remote Control Settings: - Tap on top-left icon (or swipe left-to-right on the left edge) to open connect menu - Hit "Refresh" to find devices - Tap on WiFi or Bluetooth icon to connect, green icon indicates connected - If unable to connect or having connection errors try one of the following: 1) please ensure all devices are on the same WiFi network 2) please ensure bluetooth is turned ON on all devices 3) lastly, try to restart the app on all devices Customize Game Settings: - Tap on top-right icon to open settings menu - Edit and save the many settings available
Pickup ShotClock
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Pickup ShotClock turns your iPad into a professional-grade shot clock for pickup basketball. Mount it courtside and control it with a single tap — no dedicated operator needed. • Large, high-visibility LED-style countdown readable from anywhere on the court • Configurable duration — 14s, 20s, 24s, 30s, or custom • Offensive rebound mode — same duration, reduced, or no reset • Tap anywhere on the clock to start or pause • Color countdown — turns yellow at 5 seconds • Audible warning beep and buzzer at violation • Screen stays on during play • Landscape display optimized for iPad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pickup ShotClock at every 3 days against BT Tennis Controller's fortnightly. BT Tennis Controller's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). 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.
BT Tennis Controller ships an update fortnightly, Pickup ShotClock every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BT Tennis Controller | Pickup ShotClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Basketball Temple LLC | Jake Corkin |
In-app purchases
BT Tennis Controller
No in-app purchases
Pickup ShotClock
No in-app purchases
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