BT Pickleball Controller vs Courtside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BT Pickleball Controller
Control supported pickleball scoreboards and cameras remotely. Synchronize time and score across devices with an intuitive touch or button interface. Customize game settings and timers for a seamless experience.
- Remote scoreboard and camera control
- Time and score synchronization
- Intuitive tap and swipe interface
- Customizable game settings
- Multiple timer options
- Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity
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The BT Pickleball Controller is a complimentary app meant to remotely control supported BT Pickleball 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 Pickleball Controller app is easy to learn and new users can be running the time and score for a pickleball game in no time. Related tutorials: Preview: https://youtu.be/aCbgc-BhjUc In-depth Tutorial: https://youtu.be/fopYwQPOZ2k BT Pickleball 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 (Indoor, Beach) - Convenient timers: pregame timer, in-between set timer, timeout timer - Fully customizable game in the settings - Quick Start Documentation below The BT Pickleball 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 Timeout Controls: - Tap timeout number to call timeout - Swipe up/down timeouts to adjust numbers - Red indicates violation when calling timeout with no timeouts left 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 Time and Game Settings: - Tap on top-right icon (or swipe right-to-left on the right edge) to open settings menu - Edit and save the many settings available Exit Game and Reset Times and Scores: - Scroll down and hit "Exit Game" button
Courtside
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Turn an iPad or iPhone into a real sports scoreboard, run it from your phone, and put it on the big screen. Courtside is built for school gyms, clubs, tournaments and pick-up games. It knows the rules of each sport, so you set up a game in seconds and the board does the rest. SPORTS AND RULES • Basketball FIBA, NBA and 3x3, handball, futsal and volleyball, plus a fully custom mode • Periods and period length, team fouls with a penalty indicator, timeouts per team, alternating possession arrow • Shot clock with 24 and 14 second resets, counting in tenths for the last five seconds • Overtime when the score is level, as many as your competition allows • Volleyball in sets: set points, sets won, and the deciding set to 15 • Save your own rule sets and start them again with one tap ON THE BOARD • Large clock and scores, readable from across the hall • The last ten seconds of every period run in tenths of a second • Tap to score, undo the last change, correct the clock, rename a team mid-game • Horn at the end of a period, and whenever you need it • Ended a period or the game by mistake? Correct the clock and play on, or reopen the game PHONE REMOTE, NOTHING TO INSTALL • Scan a QR code and control the board from any phone's browser on the same Wi-Fi • A second remote for a dedicated shot clock operator • You decide who controls the game: every link carries a key, new devices can require your approval, and you can lock the game once your crew is connected BIG SCREEN • Connect a TV or projector by cable or AirPlay to show a clean full-screen board while you keep the controls • Or open the board in the browser of any TV, laptop or tablet on the network • A separate full-screen shot clock display for a second tablet, for example above each basket AFTER THE GAME • Game summary with a period-by-period box score of points and fouls • Share the result as an image • Full game history MADE FOR THE HALL • Works without internet. The remote runs on your local network or a phone hotspot • No account, no ads, no tracking. Nothing leaves your network • iPhone and iPad layouts, and five languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Romanian
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BT Pickleball Controller at 12.0 against Courtside's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | BT Pickleball Controller | Courtside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Basketball Temple LLC | Andrei Weintraub |
In-app purchases
BT Pickleball Controller
No in-app purchases
Courtside
No in-app purchases
Questions
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