Frequently Asked Questions

General

EffePadelle is an app that allows you to create and manage a long form padel competition or one day tournament with your friends. Instead of being tied to fixed schedules, you can organize matches flexibly and track your individual performance.

Casual Competition: A flexible format where you play matches over weeks or months at your own pace. Perfect for ongoing leagues with friends.

One Day Tournament: All matches are played in a single session with timed rounds. Ideal for tournament days at your local padel club.

Anyone who loves padel and wants to organize a flexible competition with friends.

Casual Competition: Completely free to use!

One Day Tournament: This tournament is currently free to join. No payment through the app is required.

When creating a tournament, you can enable Demo Mode to practice with fictional players. This lets you explore all features without affecting real player statistics or making actual payments. Demo competitions are limited to 2 rounds and scores are auto-confirmed. Perfect for learning how EffePadelle works before hosting your first real tournament or competition.

Yes! Friends and family can watch by creating an account and using the spectator link you share with them. They simply click the join button and enter the link to follow along with all the matches and scores in real time.

Casual Competition

  1. Create a competition and invite your friends.
  2. Start your competition - rounds will be generated automatically.
  3. Plan matches using the planner - one player adds time slots, others respond.
  4. Chat to discuss which slot to book and use the Playtomic button when everyone is available.
  5. Play your match at your own location and time.
  6. Enter scores - the opponent validates within 24 hours.

As long as you want! There's no fixed end date. The competition continues until all rounds are completed, which can take weeks or months depending on player availability.

The next round is only unlocked when all matches in the current round are completed and confirmed. This ensures everyone stays motivated to play their matches, as no one can progress until the last match is finished.

  1. One player opens the planner and adds available time slots
  2. Other players respond with yes/no/maybe to each slot
  3. Common available slots are highlighted
  4. Use the chat to discuss and confirm which slot to book
  5. Use the Playtomic button to book directly when everyone is available

When you submit a score, the opponent has 24 hours to validate or dispute it. If they don't respond within 24 hours, the score is automatically confirmed. This ensures fair play and prevents disputes.

The host can replace a player with a substitute. The replacement inherits the original player's points but starts fresh with their own match statistics, which are tracked in their player profile.

One Day Tournament

  1. Create a tournament with a name, number of courts, number of players and round duration.
  2. Set up costs - enter court costs and any extras, choose if you pay or play for free.
  3. Invite players or let them join via an invite link.
  4. Start the tournament - all rounds are generated.
  5. Play timed rounds with automatic court assignment and integrated tournament timer with buzzer.
  6. Host enters scores - no validation needed, results are instant.

As long as you want! You decide the round duration and number of rounds. A typical tournament with 8 players and 20-minute rounds takes about 2.5 hours including breaks.

Each round has a set duration (e.g., 20 minutes). All matches in a round start simultaneously. When time runs out, players submit their current score. The system tracks games won rather than sets, making every point count.

Courts are automatically assigned based on the number of players and available pre-filled in courts. The system ensures fair rotation so everyone plays on different courts throughout the tournament.

Only the tournament host can enter scores. This ensures quick progression between rounds and prevents disputes during the event. Scores are confirmed immediately without a validation period.

  1. Set your costs - enter court costs and any extras (drinks, balls, etc.)
  2. Choose your share - decide if you want to pay equally, play for free, or even make a profit
  3. EffePadelle calculates - the app automatically determines what each player pays
  4. Players pay - everyone pays their share via iDEAL or PayPal when joining
  5. Start when paid - once everyone has paid, you can start the tournament
  6. Get paid out - EffePadelle transfers the collected funds to you (minus a small commission)
No need to calculate shares, send payment requests, or chase people for money - EffePadelle handles it all for you.

With an odd number of players, some will rest each round. The system ensures everyone rests an equal number of times throughout the tournament. Resting players are clearly shown in the schedule.

Technical & Support

For now, EffePadelle is only available as a web version. The iOS and Android apps will be released later.

EffePadelle works on any device with a web browser.

Go to Settings and enable push notifications. You'll receive updates about new messages in your match chats. Make sure to allow notifications in your browser settings too.

You can reach out via our contact form or use the help function in the app.