Comparison

Matchpoints vs PointPulse

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

Head to head
About

Matchpoints

Features
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Matchpoints is a simple and effortless tennis scorekeeper designed for both players and umpires. Track every point, game, and set without losing focus on the match. Whether you’re scoring from your Apple Watch on court or officiating from your iPhone courtside, Matchpoints keeps scoring fast, accurate, and fully in sync. Key Features • Score from your wrist — Use your Apple Watch to track points during play. • Cast live scores — Mirror real-time scores to your iPhone as a courtside scoreboard. • Umpire from your iPhone — Perfect for umpires, coaches, and off-court scorekeepers. • Supports major tennis formats — Including Single Set, Best of 3, Best of 5, Fast4, and more. • Match history — Review recent points and past match results anytime. • Health integration — Record workout and activity data through Apple Health. Matchpoints is built for tennis lovers who want a clean, distraction-free way to stay on top of every rally — whether you’re playing, umpiring, or simply keeping score for fun.

About

PointPulse

Features
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PointPulse combines a tennis scoreboard on Apple Watch with point-by-point match analytics on iPhone. Score every point with one tap. PointPulse maps heart rate, calories and movement between score taps to the exact game and score where each interval ended, showing which points demanded the most effort and where the match turned. SCORE-LINKED EFFORT See your longest point interval, most-consuming interval, most-active interval, and the average energy assigned to points you won versus points you lost — each located at the exact score where the interval ended. MATCH INTELLIGENCE Four indices score the character of a match, not just the result: Competitive, Drama, Clutch and Resilience — for you and your opponent. MATCH STORY Every finished match is written up in prose: how it was won, where it turned and which break points decided it. Match Story is free for your newest completed match. REPLAY Scrub through the whole match point by point and watch the score grow. Filter to any set and see momentum swing as it happened. SMARTER SERVE RECORDS Wear Apple Watch on your auxiliary, non-racket wrist. PointPulse can learn your personal serve-motion pattern, suggest likely second serves during later matches and fill missing first/second-serve records after a match. Suggestions never change the score and can always be corrected. Serve motion peak is a relative wrist-motion comparison, not ball speed or racket-impact power. YOUR CAREER Hold %, break %, break-point conversion, tiebreak record, first-serve percentage, aces and double faults — plus career averages for drama, clutch and resilience. SCORING THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY One tap per point on the wrist. Games, sets, tiebreaks, serve order, changeovers and the final result follow from the rules. No-ad, super-tiebreak, Fast4, best-of-three and best-of-five are supported. Distinct haptics for point, game, set and match help you keep score without looking. Undo any point at any time. BUILT FOR THE COURT Runs as a workout session on Apple Watch, so the screen stays live. Heart rate and calories can be saved to Health. Matches sync to iPhone automatically and across your devices with iCloud. Scoring is always free. PointPulse Pro unlocks the full analysis layer, report export and unlimited history. Choose a US$0.99 monthly subscription with a 1-week free trial, or a one-time US$6.99 lifetime purchase. The monthly subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation and can be managed in Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://lei-xiong1999.github.io/fortyfifteen/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Matchpoints4 screens
PointPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Matchpoints at none against PointPulse's 2. PointPulse's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). 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. PointPulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Matchpoints asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matchpoints ships an update every 6 months, PointPulse weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Matchpoints versus PointPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatchpointsPointPulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSun XieLEI XIONG

In-app purchases

None

Matchpoints

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PointPulse

Subscriptions1
  • Forty Fifteen Pro$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • PointPulse Pro Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Matchpoints free?
Matchpoints is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PointPulse free?
PointPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Matchpoints or PointPulse have ads?
Neither Matchpoints nor PointPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Matchpoints or PointPulse?
Matchpoints ships an update every 6 months, and PointPulse weekly. Most recently, Matchpoints was updated on November 8, 2026 and PointPulse on October 31, 2026.

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