Court vs NextFour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Court
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Court Buddy: The Pickleball Smart Court Rotation & Fair Play Engine Tired of the stress of organizing club nights? Court Buddy is a professional-grade match mixing app designed for Pickleball and all multi-player court sports. Our intelligent fairness engine removes the headache of managing partnerships, court assignments, opposition and fair sit-outs. Our algorithm ensures: Guaranteed Fairness: No player sits out twice until everyone else has sat out at least once. Smart Mixing: Minimize repeat partners and opponents to keep games fresh. Dynamic Balance: Effortlessly handles odd player numbers and multi-court sessions. Features for Club Leaders & Volunteers: Instant Rounds: Automatic generation for Singles and Doubles play. Zero Friction: No accounts required—just add names and start the clock. Organized Play: Clear court assignments and a built-in round timer. Simple Overrides: Manually adjust sit-outs or partners on the fly. Clipboard Ready: Copy round summaries to share in group chats or announcements. Ideal For: Pickleball social mix-ins Badminton club nights Tennis ladder sessions Volunteer-run sports events Stop over-complicating your rotations. Download Court Buddy today and run your sessions the smart way!
NextFour
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NextFour (Next Four) turns your club's pegboard into an app. If your badminton, squash, padel, pickleball or table tennis club runs on a board of pegs on the wall, NextFour does the same job - fairer, faster, and visible to every player on their phone or a courtside tablet. FIND A GAME • Find badminton, squash, padel, pickleball and table tennis sessions and clubs near you. • See when and where they play, what level they are, and who's going. • Join a session, check in when you arrive, and get on court. THE DIGITAL PEGBOARD • Players peg on from their phone when they arrive - no crowding around the board. • The queue updates live, so everyone can see who's waiting and who's next. • Courts fill automatically in the right order as games finish. • Fair court rotation means no one gets stuck waiting while others jump the line. HOW YOU WANT TO RUN IT • Pegboard mode - the classic peg-on system, now digital. • Skill-based mode - balance matches by level so games stay competitive. • Manual mode - pick the players yourself when you want full control. COURTSIDE TABLET • Put NextFour on a tablet by the courts as your club board. • Players check themselves in with a code and peg on without needing the organiser. • See every court, the live queue and who's up next at a glance. QUICK SCORES • Tap the winning side and the score is filled in - just set the other side's. • Or record the winner only, if your club doesn't keep scores. FOR PLAYERS • See who's playing tonight and join the session. • Peg on, get matched into games, and pair up with a partner. • Build your profile and follow your stats over time. FOR CLUBS • Bring your members together under one club. • Members are added automatically when they play your sessions. • Run all your sessions and courts from one place. BUILT AROUND REAL CLUB NIGHTS NextFour was designed the way badminton and other racket clubs actually run their evenings - peg on, wait your turn, get on court. Less time managing the board, more time playing. Download NextFour and bring your club night's pegboard into the 21st century. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://nextfour.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://nextfour.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Court at none against NextFour's shown. On price, update cadence, 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.
Court ships an update weekly, NextFour every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Court | NextFour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Bell | Nextfour Ltd |
In-app purchases
Court
No in-app purchases
NextFour
No in-app purchases








