Paddle Stack App vs Courtzy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paddle Stack App
This app automatically tracks pickleball court occupancy in real-time using geofencing. See active players, open courts, and waiting players without manual check-ins. Designed for pickleball players to know court conditions before arriving.
- Real-time court occupancy tracking
- Automatic geofencing for check-ins
- Displays active players and open courts
- Shows number of players waiting
- No manual check-ins required
- Privacy-focused location data usage
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Know how busy your favorite pickleball courts are before you leave the house. Paddle Stack uses automatic geofencing to track court occupancy in real-time — no check-ins, no buttons, no hassle. Just show up and play. The app handles the rest. WHAT YOU'LL SEE • Active Players — how many players are at the courts right now • Open Courts — how many courts are available to play • Paddles Stacked — how many players are waiting for a court HOW IT WORKS Grant location access. That's it. Paddle Stack automatically detects when you arrive and leave using your phone's geofencing — even when the app is in the background or fully closed. Player counts update in real-time for everyone using the app, so the whole community stays informed. NO MANUAL CHECK-INS Forget tapping buttons or opening the app when you pull into the parking lot. Paddle Stack works silently in the background, updating your status automatically the moment you enter or exit the court area. BUILT FOR PICKLEBALL PLAYERS Paddle Stack speaks your language. "Paddles Stacked" is the number of players waiting for a court — a term every pickler already knows. The dashboard is clean, bold, and readable at a glance so you can check conditions without slowing your pace. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Location data is used only to detect your proximity to the court. It is never stored, tracked, or shared with anyone. You can review and change location permissions in iOS Settings at any time. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 16 or later • "Always Allow" location permission for automatic tracking • Active internet connection for real-time data
Courtzy
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Courtzy helps you run fair, organized open play and tournaments for pickleball, tennis, badminton, and table tennis. Discover events, find and book courts, or list your own venue. Start a local session in seconds—no account or internet required—or share it live and run it with a co-host. FIND YOUR NEXT GAME • Discover events by sport, country, and date • View schedules, venues, event settings, participants, and Elo ratings • Request to join and receive updates from the host • Revisit events you hosted or joined through your event history • Browsing and joining events are free; sign in to get started HOST IT YOUR WAY (PRO) Create cloud-backed events through Find → My Listings: • Choose Open Play or Tournament Mode • Make events Public for discovery or Private to keep them off Find Events • Share either type by link, with event details and participants on the web • Manage join requests, invite Courtzy users, and add guests • Private events remain in My Listings and participants’ event history BOOK & LIST COURTS • Browse venues by sport, location, pricing, hours, amenities, and ratings • View court availability, select courts and hours, and send booking requests • Get notified when the owner responds • List venues, set per-court prices and hours, manage requests, and block unavailable times • Rate courts and report listings • Arrange payments directly with the owner; booking is free and requires no Pro subscription FRESH MATCHUPS, SMARTER ROTATION • Win-Loss Stacking—Neutral players enter first; continuous Winner and Loser queues keep result groups together when availability allows • Elo Matching—matches ratings, balancing team-average Elo in doubles • Round Robin—prioritizes fresh opponents and broader matchup coverage • Swiss System—matches similar current-session win rates Elo, Round Robin, and Swiss balance matchup variety with game-count fairness. Later arrivals and bench returns receive an internal rotation baseline without changing their actual stats. Up Next plans teams ahead of time. Results, arrivals, fixed pairs, and availability can change suggestions. Save a custom lineup to use your chosen players and teams; unsaved edits are discarded. TAKE CHARGE COURTSIDE • Run singles or doubles on 1–10 courts with scoring, timers, and full-screen scoreboards • Add courts during play • Swap players with the queue or between courts without resetting scores or timers • Manage Queue and Bench, add players or friends, and rename guests • Set fixed doubles pairs • Edit live titles as host or co-host • See stack, Elo, coverage, or win-rate metrics alongside players • Review Match History and correct winners and final scores • Enable Break Ties to use winning score margin, then less time played, after win rate and games played tie BUILD YOUR BRACKET TOURNAMENT (PRO) • Single Elimination, Double Elimination, Round Robin, or Hybrid Knockout • Elo seeding, best-of-1/3/5 series, and optional third-place matches • Live brackets and standings • Save bracket images and celebrate champions in tournament recaps SHARE THE COURTSIDE VIEW Share a spectator code or link to follow courts, scores, queues, standings, and brackets. Browser viewing includes TV Mode for large displays. Give trusted co-hosts live controls through a separate co-host code. KNOW YOUR GAME Track games, wins, losses, win rates, score differential, play time, and wait time. Save recap images with MVP, standings, and Elo changes. COURTZY PRO An optional monthly subscription removes ads and unlocks event hosting and Tournament Mode. Local play, event browsing and joining, and court booking remain free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://courtzy.netlify.app/terms.html Courtzy—Courtesy on every court
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paddle Stack App at none against Courtzy's 1. Paddle Stack App also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Courtzy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Paddle Stack App asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Paddle Stack App | Courtzy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Capital Q Design LLC | Jimson Loquero |
In-app purchases
Paddle Stack App
No in-app purchases
Courtzy
- Courtzy Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
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