Comparison

CourtRun vs Court Activity

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

Head to head
About

CourtRun

Discover and join live pickup basketball games happening at public courts in your area. Connect with other players, form teams, and track your game stats and rankings. The app uses a real-time map to show active runs and allows you to check in, set your status, and challenge others to games.

Highlights
  • Live court map with active runs
  • Check-in and set player status
  • Challenge players to 1v1 or team games
  • Leaderboard and win/loss tracking
  • Team formation and chat
  • Add new courts to the map
  • Privacy-focused with local data storage
Features
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CourtRun turns every public basketball court into a live community. See exactly who's hooping where, right now. Open the map, scan the area, and find pickup runs the moment they start. Built for hoopers covering real public courts. LIVE COURT MAP • Every public outdoor court on a sharp dark map • Courts light up the moment hoopers check in • Tap a court for facility info — hoop count, lights, full street address • Filter by Active Now, Competitive, Casual, Lights, or your Favorites • Pinch to zoom, tap to recenter on your current location CHECK IN AND BE SEEN • Check into a court in one tap • Set your status: Just Arrived, Looking for a Game, Shooting Around, 1v1, or Full Run • Other hoopers see you live the moment you're there • Check out when you're done — no friction CHALLENGE FOR POINTS • Send a game invite to anyone checked in at your court • 1v1: play to 11, 16, or 21 • Team games (2v2, 3v3, 5v5): play to 21 or higher • Both players must agree on the winner — that's the only way points count • Disputed results award nothing. No fake wins, no inflated scores. • 5-minute cooldown after logging a result keeps the board honest LEADERBOARD • Climb the points board with every confirmed win • Track your W / L record and win rate • See where you rank vs. every hooper in your area TEAMS + TEAM CHAT • Form a crew with name, color, and tagline • Invite players from your friends list or anyone at your court right now • Built-in team chat for planning runs without leaving the app • Captain controls — pass the crown, kick, or disband FRIENDS • Add hoopers by handle • Pending requests, sent requests, accepted friends • Friend chips suggested in every game and team invite ADD A COURT • Found a court we don't have? Submit it • Drop a pin on the map, snap a photo with the camera or pick from your library • Admin reviews each submission. Approved courts go live for everyone. POLISHED, PRIVATE, NATIVE iOS • Built with SwiftUI and MapKit for buttery 120 Hz performance • Dark mode native, basketball-orange accents throughout • Real privacy: account data lives only on your device. Passwords are salted, stretched with SHA-256, and stored in the iOS Keychain. • Location use is optional — only when you tap the recenter button • No tracking, no analytics SDKs, no ads This is the basketball app Philly and Bucks deserve. Find the run. Join the game.

About

Court Activity

Discover and check the status of public tennis and pickleball courts. View court locations on a map, search by various criteria, and see real-time activity levels and conditions reported by the community. Get local weather and save your favorite courts.

Highlights
  • Public court map
  • Search by court, park, city, sport
  • Live court activity reports
  • Court condition observations
  • Save favorite courts
  • Local weather
  • Community updates
Features
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Find tennis, pickleball and basketball courts near you, check facility details, and see what other players have reported before you go. Court Activity brings court discovery and community updates together. Explore places to play, save your favorites, and help the next player by sharing what you see at the court. FIND YOUR NEXT COURT • Explore an interactive map and filter by sport. • Search for courts, parks and cities in supported areas. • Discover tennis, pickleball and basketball courts, plus baseball and soccer fields where listed. • Save favorite locations so you can find them again. PLAN YOUR VISIT • Check published court counts, hours, access information and amenities. • View court photos and available facility contact details. • Check local weather before heading out. • Read player ratings and reviews to learn more about a location. SEE RECENT COMMUNITY UPDATES • Check what players have reported about busyness, open courts and people waiting. • Read court observations and condition reports. • Help keep observations useful by confirming whether a reported condition is still there. SHARE WHAT YOU SEE • When you're near a court, use a quick map prompt to report whether it's empty, light, moderate, busy or full. • Report one sport, multiple sports or all the sports you observed. • Share open-court counts and waiting information, with a Not sure option when you don't know. • Suggest corrections to facility information and hours. • Submit helpful court photos for review. Whether you're returning to your usual spot or exploring somewhere new, Court Activity helps you choose a place to play and contribute useful local knowledge. Coverage and available details vary by location. Community reports reflect what players observed at the time and may not describe current conditions. Check with the facility for reservations, access rules and schedule changes. Find your court. Share what you see. Get out and play. Privacy Policy: https://courtactivity.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://courtactivity.com/terms/

Screenshots

CourtRun4 screens
Court Activity4 screens

Verdict

The call

CourtRun and Court Activity are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CourtRun against 5.0 for Court Activity. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CourtRun ships an update every 4 days, Court Activity weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CourtRun versus Court Activity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCourtRunCourt Activity
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeka TsignadzeAndrew Karp

Customer experience

CourtRun

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Court Activity

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CourtRun

No in-app purchases

None

Court Activity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CourtRun free?
CourtRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Court Activity free?
Court Activity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CourtRun or Court Activity?
CourtRun and Court Activity are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do CourtRun or Court Activity have ads?
Neither CourtRun nor Court Activity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CourtRun or Court Activity?
CourtRun ships an update every 4 days, and Court Activity weekly. Most recently, CourtRun was updated on November 5, 2026 and Court Activity on October 31, 2026.

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