Everything you need for padel
PadelLock keeps your padel group organized — every game proposed, voted, locked and split in one place instead of a group chat. Here is everything the app offers.
PadelLock works alongside your club's booking app — we organize the squad; book wherever you already play.
Squad Management
Create groups of 4 to 8 regular padel players. Your squad is your core — the people you play with week in, week out. Invite players by sharing a unique code, and manage your group from anywhere.
- ✓Create up to 2 squads on the free tier, unlimited with Supporter
- ✓Invite players via unique group codes
- ✓Group admin controls for managing members
- ✓Each group has its own game history, leaderboard, and chat
Game Scheduling
No more WhatsApp chaos. Propose a game, suggest time slots, and let your squad vote. When enough players confirm, the game locks automatically with the winning time.
- ✓Propose multiple time slots for flexibility
- ✓Democratic voting — everyone has a say
- ✓Auto-lock when consensus is reached
- ✓Court assignment and game notes
Recurring Games
Play every Tuesday at 7pm? Set it up once and PadelLock auto-creates the game every week. Your squad gets notified and votes on the slot — no manual effort.
- ✓Weekly recurring game templates
- ✓Auto-created 24 hours in advance
- ✓Automatic voting round for confirmation
- ✓Court assignment carried over
Payment Tracking
Court costs are always split 4 ways in padel. PadelLock tracks who owes what and who has paid. Mark payments as received, send reminders, and keep everyone honest.
- ✓Automatic 4-way cost split per game
- ✓Track paid/unpaid status per player
- ✓Payment reminders with push notifications
- ✓Payment history across all games
Real-time Chat
Every group gets its own real-time chat. Coordinate logistics, talk strategy, or just banter. Typing indicators show who is composing a message.
- ✓Group messaging with instant delivery
- ✓Typing indicators
- ✓Push notifications for new messages
- ✓Chat history preserved across sessions
Leaderboards
Every group has a leaderboard ranking players by wins. See who is dominating your squad and who needs to step up their game.
- ✓Per-group player rankings
- ✓Ranked by games won
- ✓Updated automatically after each completed game
Player Stats
Track your padel journey with detailed statistics. See your win rate, favourite partners, level progression over time, and head-to-head records against specific players.
- ✓Games played, created, completed
- ✓Favourite partners (who you play with most)
- ✓Level progression over 6 months (Supporter)
- ✓Head-to-head stats with any player
Post-Game Ratings
After each game, rate your fellow players from 1 to 5 stars. Ratings feed into reliability scores, helping the community identify reliable, fun players to play with.
- ✓1-5 star rating system after each game
- ✓Ratings affect reliability score
- ✓Anonymous — players see their score, not individual ratings
Photo Gallery
Share photos from your games and tournaments. Upload directly from your phone — images are stored as base64 in the database, no external storage needed.
- ✓Upload photos to games and tournaments
- ✓Gallery view with full-screen preview
- ✓Free tier: 10 photos, Supporter: 30 photos per entity
Court Directory
Save your favourite courts with all the details — club name, court number, surface type, price per hour. Search by city to find courts and clubs where you play.
- ✓Save courts with surface type and pricing
- ✓Search the shared court directory by city
- ✓Assign courts to games and tournaments
- ✓Court details visible across all games
Tournaments
Run and join padel tournaments in four formats: Americano (rotating partners), Mexicano (matchups by standings), Knockout (single elimination), and Round Robin (everyone plays everyone). Live brackets, real-time scoring, and push notifications.
- ✓4 tournament formats with automatic bracket generation
- ✓Live scoring with real-time Socket.io updates
- ✓Push notifications for bracket and match results
- ✓Team registration with optional partner matching
- ✓Level-gated entry for competitive balance
Club Accounts
Padel clubs can create PadelLock accounts and run their own in-house tournaments. Club tournaments get a special badge and are discoverable by tags. Your regulars will love it.
- ✓Clubs sign up as a club account type
- ✓Create and manage tournaments with a Tournament Creator subscription
- ✓Club badge on all tournament listings
- ✓Tournament tags for discovery (weekly, beginner-friendly, competitive, etc.)
- ✓Existing players can convert to club accounts
Player Search
Someone dropped out and you are three? Search the PadelLock community — in the app — for a player at your level. Filter by padel level (1.0-7.0), availability, preferred days, and times, then invite them straight into the game. A stand-in for the weeks your squad is short, not a replacement for it.
- ✓Search by padel level, availability, day, and time
- ✓Player profiles with reliability scores
- ✓Favourite players for quick access
- ✓Send game invites directly from search results
- ✓Profiles are visible to signed-in players only — no public directory
Open Games
A regular cancels on the day and the court is booked. Open the game up and nearby players can request the empty spot — you approve who joins. Your squad keeps the slot instead of cancelling, and nobody has to beg in three different group chats.
- ✓Open one of your squad games up when you are short a player
- ✓Browse open games by city if you are the one looking for a game
- ✓See who is playing and how many spots are left
- ✓Join request system — game organizer approves
Multilingual
PadelLock speaks your language. The entire app is available in English, Portuguese (Portugal), and Spanish. Language is auto-detected from your phone settings or manually selectable.
- ✓English, Portuguese (PT), Spanish
- ✓Auto-detection from device locale
- ✓Switchable in profile settings
- ✓All UI strings, notifications, and error messages translated
Subscription Tiers
PadelLock is free to use with generous limits. Upgrade to Supporter for unlimited features, or Tournament Creator to run your own competitions. No ads, ever.
- ✓Free: 2 squads, basic search, 10-game history, 3 invites/week
- ✓Supporter (from €2.99/mo): unlimited everything, gold badge, full stats, boosted visibility
- ✓Tournament Creator (€9.99/mo): create and manage tournaments in all 4 formats
- ✓No ads — the app stays clean for everyone
Ready to organize your padel life?
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