PATO vs Covelant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PATO
Easily book pickleball courts and indoor golf simulators, join events, and split payments with friends. Manage memberships and add bookings to your calendar for a seamless sports experience.
- Book pickleball courts
- Book indoor golf simulators
- Join events and clinics
- Split payments with friends
- Manage memberships
- Secure checkout
- Calendar integration
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PATO is the official booking app for our pickleball courts, padel courts and indoor golf simulators. Reserve a slot, sign up for events, split the bill with your group, and walk straight onto the court, all from your phone. Whether you're a regular looking for a quick rally after work, a beginner joining your first social, or a group of friends planning a simulator session, PATO makes it effortless to find time, invite players, and pay. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Book pickleball courts and golf simulators Pick a court or simulator box, choose your day and time slot, and confirm in seconds. Live availability so you never double-book. • Join events, clinics and socials Browse upcoming events for pickleball and golf, see who's signed up, and reserve your spot. Today's events appear right on your home screen. • Shared games, play with friends, split the payment Create a shared game, invite your friends, and let everyone pay their share. No more chasing people for cash after a session. • Manage memberships Membership holders automatically get their discounts and included hours applied at checkout, for the right discipline, day and time window. • Fast, secure checkout Pay quickly and securely with Google Pay, or card. • Calendar & share Add your bookings straight to your phone's calendar and share session details with friends in one tap. • Your bookings, always at hand See upcoming and past bookings, event sign-ups, and shared games in your profile. Cancel or reschedule when life gets in the way. WHY PATO • Real-time availability, see exactly which courts and simulators are free • Designed for clubs, built specifically around pickleball and indoor golf • Group-friendly, invite friends, split costs, keep everyone in sync • Member-aware pricing, your plan, your benefits, applied automatically • Clean, fast and beautifully designed GETTING STARTED 1. Create your account in under a minute 2. Pick your sport, pickleball or golf 3. Choose a slot, invite friends if you want, and check out 4. Show up and play Questions, feedback, or membership requests? Reach out to us through the in-app profile screen and we'll be happy to help. Welcome to PATO. See you on court.
Covelant
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Your best rallies deserve an audience. Covelant captures the moments that make your padel match worth watching. Connect to your in-facility Covelant camera, step on the court, and play. No fuss. Just your game, captured. How it works: Connect to your court’s Covelant camera and pick your side. Play your match as you normally would. The camera captures the action automatically. Within minutes, your highlights and best rallies are ready to watch and share. What you get: AI-powered highlight reels of your best moments and shareable clips ready for Instagram, Facebook, and more. Built for every level. Whether you play to improve or just to have fun, Covelant gives every player access to the kind of coverage usually reserved for the pros. Your level tells the story. Your highlight proves it. Available at partnered clubs and facilities equipped with Covelant cameras.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PATO at every 5 days against Covelant's every 3 weeks. Covelant's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, 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.
PATO ships an update every 5 days, Covelant every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PATO | Covelant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PATO | Covelant GmbH |
In-app purchases
PATO
No in-app purchases
Covelant
No in-app purchases








