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All-in-one Pickleball platform for players and clubs

For players &
the clubs they
play at.

Players find better games, log matches, and climb leaderboards. Clubs and organizers run smarter leagues, tournaments, courts, and communities. One platform. Both sides. More pickleball.

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One platform. Better games. Smarter operations.
The DinkTap player app — tracking your Dynamic Mesh Rating (DMR) over time
What is DinkTap

Pickleball runs better
when everyone's connected.

DinkTap brings both sides together on one connected pickleball platform — so the people who play and the people who run the sport are finally building on the same foundation.

For players

Better games. Real progress.

Find your level. Meet nearby players. Log matches. Watch a real rating climb. Show up to leagues and tournaments without the group-chat scramble.

  • Skill-matched games near you
  • Match logging + DMR rating
  • Local leaderboards & rivalries
Player side
For clubs

Easier ops. More play.

Courts, reservations, leagues, tournaments, brackets, standings, and player communication — one connected system, replacing the patchwork.

  • Court & reservation tools
  • League + tournament management
  • Live event displays & comms
Club side
More engaged players Growing clubs Smoother operations More play
For players · Mobile app

Find your level.
Play better games.

DinkTap is the pickleball app for players who'd rather play than coordinate. Find your level, log your matches, watch your rating climb — and turn casual play into a real progress story.

Find better games

Discover nearby players by skill level, location, availability, and play style. Stop scrolling group chats.

Player discovery

Better matchups

Match with players who push your game — not too easy, not a beatdown. Built around the level you actually play.

DMR-matched

Log every match

Every game. Every partner. Every score. Logged in seconds. Builds your history without the work.

Match logging

Dynamic Mesh Rating™

A rating that factors match results, opponent strength, partner strength, and recent form. The number reflects how you're playing right now.

DMR · 2.0–10.0

Climb leaderboards

Local rankings, streaks, milestones, and friendly rivalries. Bragging rights you can actually point to.

Leaderboards

Leagues & tournaments

Discover events near you, register, check in, and follow your path through brackets and standings — from your phone.

Events
For clubs & organizers · Management portal

Run better pickleball.
No more spreadsheets.

Ten group chats. Three spreadsheets. A printed bracket taped to the wall. A registration form that crashes the morning of. DinkTap is the modern operating layer for pickleball communities — built to replace the patchwork.

Court & reservation management

Availability, bookings, schedules, and player access. Built for how facilities actually run, not how spreadsheets pretend they do.

Courts · reservations

League management

Create leagues, manage divisions, schedule matches, post standings, and keep players engaged through the season.

Leagues

Tournament management

Registrations, waitlists, check-ins, brackets, standings, match progress, and live communication — from one place.

Tournaments

Member & waiver management

Plans, renewals, member access, and digital waivers — collected, signed, and verified in one place, so you know who's active before they step on court.

Members · waivers

Brackets & standings, the way real competition runs.

Round robin, pool play, playoffs, single and double elimination, wild cards, tiebreakers, custom formats. Built to handle the brackets you actually run — not the ones the off-the-shelf tools force you into.

Flexible competition engine

Live event displays

TV-ready boards for courts, brackets, scores, next-up matches, and leaderboard moments. Make your events feel like the show they should be.

Live boards

Community engagement

Ratings, leaderboards, stats, and milestones keep players coming back. Progress doesn't end when the match does — and neither does the conversation.

Retention
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Why DinkTap is different

Built for the full
pickleball ecosystem.

Most tools solve one slice. One helps players find games. One handles reservations. One runs tournaments. One tracks ratings. DinkTap brings it all together — and the whole sport grows faster when it lives on one platform.

For players What you get

  • Better games, easier to find
  • Coordination without the group chat
  • Real progress tracking
  • A rating that moves with your play
  • Leaderboards that make sessions feel like game day
  • One place to discover every event near you

For clubs What you get

  • Less manual admin, more time running pickleball
  • Better event visibility and reach
  • More engaged players between sessions
  • Easier league and tournament management
  • Stronger retention through competition and community
  • A connected player network that helps fill courts and events

Players need clubs.

Clubs need players.

We're building the platform where both finally win at the same time.
The core idea
Ratings · Stats · Leaderboards

Every match, a reason to come back.

DinkTap creates a shared competitive layer for the whole community. Players track progress, climb leaderboards, and build rivalries. Clubs use the same layer to drive engagement and make events feel like events.

Live Skill rating
After every Match
The competitive layer
Dynamic Mesh Rating™ (DMR)
Match history
Win / loss tracking
Streaks & milestones
Local leaderboards
Regional & national rankings
League standings
Tournament results
Player progress over time
Leagues & tournaments

Competition that's easier to run
and more fun to follow.

League tools

For seasons that actually keep players showing up — and clubs that want fewer cells in fewer sheets.

  • League setup
  • Divisions
  • Weekly schedules
  • Standings
  • Playoff races
  • Results tracking
  • Player communication
  • Season history

Tournament tools

Run the whole bracket from one place. Players follow along without a refresh-the-PDF moment in sight.

  • Discovery
  • Registration & waitlists
  • Check-in
  • Brackets
  • Standings
  • Court assignments
  • Match progress
  • Announcements
  • Live updates
Courts & reservations

The most valuable
resource in pickleball.

Court time is the bottleneck. DinkTap helps clubs and facilities organize availability, bookings, and assignments — and gives players a simple way to find and book the courts they need.

For clubs Manage the asset.
  • Court availability and booking rules
  • Reservations and schedule management
  • Event and league court assignments
  • Player access controls
  • Tools that scale with your facility
For players Grab the time.
  • Find and book open courts nearby
  • See what's available in real time
  • Get notified about open court windows
  • Plan ahead without the phone tag
Community

Built for the people who make
pickleball, pickleball.

Players get better games and real progress. Clubs get more active communities and smoother operations. Together: a connected pickleball ecosystem built for everyone who plays it, runs it, and grows it.

Welcoming for every level

Beginners through 5.0+. Every player belongs on the platform — and on the courts.

Competitive without being intimidating

Friendly fire only. The game is hard enough without the social anxiety.

Easy to use for players & organizers

No tutorials, no admin migraines. The tools work because they had to.

Built around real games & real communities

The platform reflects what actually happens on the courts — not a marketing version of it.

Fun, fair, social, and engaging

Stats add to the game, never take it over. The point is still the rally.

About DinkTap

We're building the platform
we wished existed.

Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the country — and the tools haven't caught up. Players coordinate matches in group chats. Clubs run leagues out of spreadsheets. Brackets live on a clipboard taped to the wall. We started DinkTap because the people who play and the people who run the sport deserve one platform that works for both.

01 Our mission

Make pickleball more fun, social, competitive, and easier to manage — by connecting players, clubs, leagues, tournaments, and courts on one modern platform.

  • One platform for both sides
  • Real progress players can see
  • Tools clubs actually want to use
02 Where we're headed

A connected pickleball ecosystem where every player finds their level, every club runs smoother programs, and every match feels worth showing up for.

  • Every game counts toward something
  • Every event reaches its players
  • Every community grows together
Built by Pickleball players.
Designed with Captains, organizers & clubs.
Roadmap

We're building the
operating system for pickleball.

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Now

  • Player profiles and discovery
  • Match logging
  • Dynamic Mesh Rating (DMR)
  • Local leaderboards
  • Chat & game coordination
  • Early tournament & league experiences
Get started

Better pickleball starts here.

DinkTap® is the all-in-one pickleball platform for players, clubs, leagues, tournaments, and the communities that bring them together.

For clubs

Run smarter programs.
Keep your crew.

Courts, reservations, leagues, tournaments, brackets, standings, and player communication — one connected system, replacing the patchwork.

  • Court & reservation tools
  • League + tournament management
  • Live event displays & comms
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Early-partner program · hands-on onboarding · free during beta