Padel Tap vs Start Padel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Padel Tap
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Padel Tap is the easiest way to keep score at padel - from your Apple Watch or your iPhone. Tap your wrist to score, and your phone calls the score out loud through your speaker, so nobody has to stop and check. Names stay on screen; the score is spoken. FROM YOUR WRIST - One tap scores your team, two taps the opponents, press and hold to undo - A big, glanceable scoreboard on the watch - Turn your iPhone sideways courtside for a large, shared scoreboard SPOKEN SCORE - Every point, game and set called aloud from your phone - A clear recorded voice - in English or Spanish - Works with a Bluetooth speaker so the whole court can hear BUILT FOR PADEL - Standard padel scoring out of the box - A workout runs on your Apple Watch during the match, so it counts toward your Activity rings YOUR LANGUAGE - Full English and Spanish (Spain), switchable in Settings - The spoken score follows your choice FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PREMIUM Scoring on your iPhone and Apple Watch, the spoken score and your last 5 matches are free. Padel Tap Premium adds: - Your own team and player names, and saved setups for regular groups - Unlimited match history, with names and notes you can edit afterwards - Win, loss and draw stats, and shareable result cards - Timed matches and custom rules: golden point, tiebreaks, deciding sets - The full Watch workout: heart rate and time on screen, sessions across matches and a summary - Rematch with teams or first server swapped Premium is available monthly or yearly, with a one-week free trial. Already bought Padel Tap? You keep Premium for life. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://c-2software.co.uk/PadelTapPrivacyPolicy/ Match history is saved on your device. No account, no sign-up - open it and play.
Start Padel
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You played three sets. You know you lost. Do you know why? Start Padel turns every match into one clear thing to work on next time. Score the match on your Apple Watch, answer a few quick questions afterwards, and get coaching built from what actually happened on court. SCORE WITHOUT LEAVING THE COURT • Tap to score on Apple Watch — your phone stays in the bag • Best of 3, single set or timed, with golden point on or off • Tag the shot that decided the point: bandeja, vibora, lob, smash, volley • Undo any point, and settle disputes with built-in FIP rule clauses • Live Activity and widgets keep the score on your Lock Screen RUN THE WHOLE AMERICANO • Organise an Americano from your phone — from four players, on one court or several • Build the roster fast: tap people you have played with recently, paste the list from the group chat, or type names • Choose courts, rounds and points per match; every pairing, court and sit-out is scheduled for you • Live standings after each court, and a final table nobody has to argue about • Share the standings card, and send each player a private link that saves the session to their own history • No account and no sign-in — for you or anyone you invite FIND OUT WHAT BROKE DOWN • A debrief that takes a minute — energy, focus, confidence • Note the conditions, the opponent's style, the moments that turned it • Speak your debrief instead of typing it • Your strengths and problem shots named, with the evidence behind each COACHING THAT REMEMBERS YOUR LAST MATCH • One focus at a time, not a list of forty fixes • Every recommendation shows the evidence it came from • On supported devices, coaching is generated privately on your iPhone using Apple Intelligence. Otherwise Start Padel uses its built-in coaching library — either way your match data stays on your device TRAINING YOU CAN ACTUALLY RUN • 72 drills, picked for the shot that keeps costing you points • Court diagram, setup, steps and a success target for every drill • Most sessions run 8 to 20 minutes, so one fits before you play WATCH YOUR LEVEL CLIMB • A Start Padel Rating built only from real scored matches • Mapped to the external level range you already recognise • Win rate, results and the weakness that keeps coming back • Import past results straight from your Playtomic screenshots • Practice sessions save to Apple Health as workouts SHARE THE WIN • Post a match card after a good night on court • Show first names, initials, or keep every name private • Invite the players you just beat FREE AND PRO Score as many matches as you like. Match scoring, Americanos, unlimited history, debriefs, the rules referee, your results and match cards are all free — there is no match limit. Start Padel Pro turns your debriefs into personal coaching, builds a training plan from your own matches, and unlocks advanced progress analytics. SUBSCRIPTION Start Padel Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Prices are shown in the app before you buy and vary by region. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. • The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage the subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://startpadel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://startpadel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Start Padel at none against Padel Tap'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. Padel Tap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Start Padel sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Padel Tap ships an update fortnightly, Start Padel every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Padel Tap | Start Padel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Watch Software Ltd | Darren Tracey |
In-app purchases
Padel Tap
- Premium, monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium, yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
Start Padel
- Start Padel Pro$4.997 Days
- Start Padel Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- Start Padel Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Start Padel Pro Lifetime$79.99









