PicklePlayces Help

How To Use the App

PicklePlayces allows you to see how many players are at a pickleball court at any time. So if there are too many players, you may want to come down later or go to a different court. Conversely, you may come down to play and see there aren't enough players. In that case, you can send out a notification that more players are needed. Everyone that has added that court to their list and enabled notifications will get a message for the request.

Adding Courts to Your List

When PicklePlayces starts it looks to see if you've added any courts to your list. If you haven't, it will show you a list of all the courts within a 25 mile radius. You can add any of those courts by clicking the Pickleball icon next to the court name. After you've added a court, or if you don't see any courts in the list, you can use the ADD A COURT button to add a court to your list.

When you click the ADD A COURT button, you will see a list of all the courts that have been added in your area. If you don't see a court nearby you can move the map around to look for courts. If you play far away from the location it's showing you, then move the map to an area near you and click the Refresh button. If the court you play at is not shown on the map, you can request to have it added. Simply click on the map where the court is at, and you will be able to type in a name for the court. Click the ADD NEW COURT button and a request will be sent to us to add the court. We will verify the court location and then add it to the map. This process may take up to a week.

Managing Your List of Courts

On the home page of the PicklePlayces app you'll see all the courts you've added to your list, along with the number of players at each court. If you see more players are needed at a court you're playing at, you can tap the notification button. Everyone that has that court in their list and who has configured the app to receive notifications will get a text message letting them know where people are needed. Note that you can't send a notification unless you are actually checked in at a court. If you are no longer interested in a court, you can just click the delete button to remove it from your list.

Check In and Out in the Background

The way PicklePlayces knows how many players are at a court is that it automatically checks you in and out of any court you've added to your list. If you have an Android phone, this can happen automatically whether you have the app open or not, as long as you have selected the option in Settings to check you in and out of courts even when the app isn't running. If have an iPhone, it doesn't have the same capabilities as Android, so you must open the app while you're at the court and then it will automatically check you in and out.

IMPORTANT! Depending on whether you are using iPhone or Android, and whether you are using the app in the foreground or background, it can take 5 to 15 minutes for your status to be updated on your phone.

NOTE: This is disabled by default, so you need to go into the settings to enable it. To do that, use this option to allow check in and out to happen even when the app isn't running (iPhone users won't see this option):

Opting In or Out of Notifications

PicklePlayces allows notifications to be sent when more players are needed at a court. You can choose to opt in to receive these messages for courts that you have added to your list. You can also choose to opt out if you no longer wish to receive these notifications. The process for doing so is extremely simple, and is done entirely in the PicklePlayces mobile app.

How to Opt In

You will not receive notifications by default when you install the PicklePlayces app; you must choose to opt in. Use the following steps to do so:

How to Opt Out

To opt out of receiving messages you follow the opposite steps for opting in. Use the following steps to do so: