OpenCourt vs DS Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenCourt
Easily book courts and bays at participating sports clubs. Connect with other players, join games, and stay informed about club events. Seamlessly manage your schedule and reservations for sports like pickleball, padel, and tennis.
- Instant court reservations
- Seamless calendar integration
- Join games with other players
- Stay updated on club events
- Book courts/bays for various sports
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Enjoy using OpenCourt to book courts and golf simulator bays with compatible clubs that use our platform. Whether you’re looking to book a court or a bay in seconds, join a game with fellow players, or stay updated with your club’s latest events, OpenCourt makes it effortless. Our best-in-class mobile app provides a clear schedule, instant court reservations, and seamless calendar integration, so you never miss a beat. Connect with your club’s vibrant community, arrange matches, and experience social sports like never before. With OpenCourt, everything you need to enjoy pickleball, padel, tennis, indoor golf, badminton, racquetball and other sports is right at your fingertips!
DS Guide
An all-in-one platform designed for water sports rental companies and tour operators. It helps streamline bookings, manage resources efficiently, and ultimately increase revenue.
- Streamline bookings
- Manage resources
- Boost revenue
- All-in-one platform
- Built for guides and tour operators
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Streamline bookings, manage resources, and boost revenue with an all-in-one platform built for guides, tour operators, and water sports rental companies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DS Guide at 5.0 against OpenCourt's 4.6. DS Guide also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). OpenCourt's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
DS Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
OpenCourt ships an update every 3 months, DS Guide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenCourt | DS Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenCourt, Inc. | Digital Sportsman, LLC |
Customer experience
OpenCourt
DS Guide
In-app purchases
OpenCourt
No in-app purchases
DS Guide
No in-app purchases
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