Run open play from the side of the court.
Check players in as they arrive. PickleSide lines up a fair foursome for every free court, keeps the queue moving and tracks who won.
How it works
One person runs the night from a phone, tablet or laptop at the courts. Players just play.
Step 1: Add players
Type a name and give it a skill from 1 to 5 stars. New players start checked out, so you can build the roster before anyone shows up.
Step 2: Check them in
Check people in as they arrive, one at a time or several at once with Select multiple. Checking in puts them in the queue.
Step 3: Start matches
Every free court gets a proposed foursome. Tap Start Match, or pick the four yourself with Manual Match.
Step 4: Record winners
Tap Team A Won or Team B Won. The four go back in the queue and the court gets its next lineup.
Everything an open play night needs, nothing it doesn’t
Built for the organiser with a phone in one hand and a paddle in the other.
Balanced foursomes
Lineups are built by skill, so players meet others within a star of their level. The range only widens when it has to.
Fair waits
The queue runs in order of time waited, and nobody gets skipped twice. Partners you want together stay on one team.
Courts at a glance
Add, rename or remove courts. Each shows who is on, a live timer and the buttons to record the winner.
Queue and On Deck
See everyone waiting and for how long. On Deck shows the next four and which court they are heading to.
Standings for the night
Top Players ranks wins, win % and average game. Recent Matches lets you swap a winner or delete a result.
Pick up where you left off
Refresh the page or come back later and the night is as you left it: players, courts, queue and results.
The screens you will use tonight
Real screens from the app, mid-session: sixteen players, three courts, a few results in.
The queue and who is on deck
The Main Queue lists everyone waiting, in order, with how long they have waited. On Deck shows the next four and the court they are heading to, so they are ready before it frees up.
Manual Match when you want a say
Hand-pick the four for a court, or lock in the lineup that is there.
Standings that stay honest
Top Players ranks the night by wins, with win % and average game length. In Recent Matches you can swap the winner or delete a match, and everyone's stats follow.
Made for the phone in your pocket
On a phone the courts stack with a live timer on each. Tap the menu and the roster slides in over a dimmed page, for adding players and checking them in.
Courts 
Roster drawer Players follow along on their phones
Show the QR code from the header and players scan it. They see the courts, who is on deck, the queue and Top Players, read-only and a second or two behind, with nothing to install.
Courts and queue 
Top Players
Fair by design
Balanced mode picks every lineup. These are the rules it plays by, so nobody has to argue about whose turn it is.
Close in skill. A foursome stays within one star of each other. The range only widens when there are not enough players close in level.
Longest wait plays first. The queue runs in order of time waited, and nobody is skipped twice.
New partners, new opponents. It avoids giving you the same partner again and steers away from the people you just played.
Pairs stay together. Two players paired as partners always land on the same team.
Lineups do not jump around. When someone new checks in, a lineup already proposed for a court stays as it is.
Questions organisers ask
How do I start a night?
Open the app, add your players and tap Create Session. Check people in as they arrive and start a match on any free court. The queue and lineups take care of the rest.
Can I fix a result I got wrong?
Yes. In Recent Matches, swap the winner or delete the match, and the standings update to match. Before a match starts you can change the lineup with Manual Match.
What if someone leaves mid-session?
Check them out from the roster once their game ends. They leave the queue and are not picked for new lineups, and any partner pairing is cleared. If they come back, check them in and they join the end of the line.
Phone, tablet or laptop?
Any of them. On a phone the roster slides in as a drawer; on a tablet or laptop it sits beside the courts. Choose light, dark or auto, one of seven accent colours and four neutrals.
Can players see the queue on their phones?
Yes. Tap the QR button in the header and let players scan it, or copy the link and share it. Anyone with the link sees the courts, the queue and Top Players, read-only, a second or two behind. Names and win-loss records are visible to anyone who has the link.
What happens at the end of the night?
End Session closes the queue. Create New Session starts fresh standings and keeps your roster and the queue order, so next week starts where you left off.