Comparison

CourtsidePlay vs PADA

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

Head to head
About

CourtsidePlay

Track tennis and padel matches with detailed point-by-point analysis, swing metrics, and health insights. This app provides real-time heart rate, serve speed estimation, and a comprehensive match summary to understand your performance beyond just the score. It's designed for players who want to train and compete like the pros.

Highlights
  • Point-by-point match scoring
  • Apple Watch scoring companion
  • Swing analytics and shot classification
  • Estimated serve speed and power
  • Heart rate and health zone tracking
  • Daily Readiness Score
  • Tournament and training modes
Features
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CourtsidePlay
Advanced racket-sport scoring and analytics for Tennis, Padel, Beach Tennis, and Badminton — on iPhone and Apple Watch. No registration. Your data stays on your devices. Score from your wrist
Track live matches on Apple Watch. Choose Auto sync to stream every point to iPhone, or Manual sync to keep the match on your wrist and send score, status, heart rate, swing analytics, and full point history with one tap — even after the match ends. Advanced Match Analytics
After the final point, open Match Summary for a full dashboard powered by accelerometer, gyroscope, and HealthKit: • Swing Analysis — total shots, shots per point, average & peak intensity, peak G-force
• Shot Type Detection — serve, forehand, backhand, smash, slice, drop, lob; padel bandeja & vibora; badminton-aware serve/lob paths
• Intensity & Rally Length — who wins 1–3, 4–8, 9–15, and 15+ shot rallies
• Spin Distribution — topspin, flat, slice from wrist rotation
• Fatigue vs Performance — each point tagged Fresh, Normal, Tired, or Exhausted from live heart rate; win rate by fatigue level
• Match Readiness — 0–100 score from HRV, resting heart rate, sleep, and training load
• Shot Calibration — teach the app your strokes on Apple Watch for more accurate, sport- and hand-aware detection Weather & Court Wind
Local 3-hour forecast on Matches, plus Court & Wind oriented to your phone — sun position and how wind affects serves and groundstrokes (Apple WeatherKit). Meal Planner
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or pre/post-match meals — auto from your profile and today’s weather, or from a kitchen photo. Respects allergies and calorie targets. On-device. Warmup
Sport-specific guided warmup from height, weight, age, and BMI, with voice-guided timers on iPhone or Apple Watch. On-device. Equipment Logbook
Log racquets, strings, grips, overgrips, shoes, and outfits. Optional photo assist, match gear assignment, restring history, and a green–yellow–orange–red usage graph with wear alerts. On-device. Share & improve
Share match results on social networks. Play. Analyse. Improve — no subscription, no extra sensors. Just iPhone and Apple Watch. Privacy details: see our Privacy Policy in the app and at courtsideplay.com.

About

PADA

Features
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Track every match. Analyse every shot. Get better every session. PADA is the all-in-one padel companion that turns your iPhone and Apple Watch into a complete performance system, from the first serve to the final match point. NEW IN 2.0: STROKE INTELLIGENCE Pada now learns your strokes from you. Spend about two minutes on your Apple Watch teaching one: ten guided reps, with the watch asking "did it land?" after each. From then on, that stroke is recognised from your own swings instead of a general rulebook. Anything you haven't taught it yet still gets an answer, clearly marked Estimated, so you always know the difference. Teach a stroke: guided calibration on the watch, then a Check your reps screen on your iPhone, where every rep is drawn out and the swings unlike the others are flagged for you. Stroke health: a leave-one-out check against your own examples, stroke by stroke, showing what Pada can genuinely tell apart and what it still confuses. What was this? When your own examples and the general model disagree, Pada asks instead of guessing. Answer the question and that shot becomes a new example. You get the context too: the rally, the neighbouring shots, how hard it landed, whether the point ended there. Accuracy check: pick one stroke, hit only that stroke, and Pada scores itself against the truth. Export the results, raw motion data included, if you want to dig deeper. Live stroke counts on your wrist during the match, with a light tap when Pada is confident. Ten strokes: forehand, backhand, smash, bandeja, víbora, serve, forehand and backhand volley, forehand and backhand lob. Forget a single stroke, or everything Pada learned, whenever you want. Stroke recognition runs on-device. The raw motion windows never leave the device that recorded them, and what Pada learns syncs through your own iCloud. No account, no ads, no data mining. LIVE SCORER Keep score in real time from your Apple Watch. Hands-free, distraction-free. Pada syncs the score between your wrist and your phone so you never lose track of the game. SHOT DETECTION & BREAKDOWN Every forehand, backhand, smash and lob detected and logged as you play. After your match, see a full breakdown of which shots you played, where you won points, and where you left them on the table. COURT HEATMAP Visualise exactly where you were on court during every match. See the zones you dominate and the corners you're avoiding. Find the gaps. Close them. Own the court. AI PADEL COACH Play 3 matches and Pada generates a personalised coaching report. Recovery recommendations, nutrition tips based on your training load, and specific drills for your next session. Like having a coach in your pocket. PAIN & BODY TRACKING Log pain areas after each session. Pada builds a body map over time so you can see which areas keep coming back. Train smart, not just hard. HEALTH & PERFORMANCE Heart rate zones, active calories, distance covered. Pada pulls your Apple Health data into every match record. See your full physical output over weeks and months. MATCH HISTORY AND STATS Every match lives in your personal archive. Review scores, heatmaps, shot data, and performance trends whenever you want. Watch yourself improve over time. ICLOUD SYNC Your data syncs automatically across all your devices via iCloud. Play anywhere. Your stats are always with you. PADA PRO Unlock the full experience: Stroke Intelligence AI Match Analysis Court Heatmap Shot Breakdown Advanced Statistics Pain & body tracking Full Health Insights Unlimited Match History Available as weekly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions, or lifetime access as a one-time purchase. Try free. Upgrade when you're ready. Best with Apple Watch Series 4 or later for Stroke Intelligence, live scoring and health tracking. iPhone required. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bahadirseyfi.github.io/pada-padel/

Screenshots

CourtsidePlay4 screens
PADA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CourtsidePlay at none against PADA's 3. CourtsidePlay also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PADA sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. CourtsidePlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CourtsidePlay ships an update weekly, PADA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CourtsidePlay versus PADA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCourtsidePlayPADA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJijomon ThottungaltharaBahadir Seyfi

In-app purchases

None

CourtsidePlay

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PADA

Subscriptions2
  • PADA Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • PADA Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • PADA Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is CourtsidePlay free?
CourtsidePlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PADA free?
PADA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CourtsidePlay or PADA have ads?
Neither CourtsidePlay nor PADA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CourtsidePlay or PADA?
CourtsidePlay ships an update weekly, and PADA every 3 weeks. Most recently, CourtsidePlay was updated on October 15, 2026 and PADA on October 19, 2026.

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