Courts and players
A map of the courts around you and the open hits posted at them. Find people at your level in your town, see your friends when they check in, and ask to hit.
The social media app for tennis.
Part Instagram, part Reddit, all tennis. Post your clips, discuss hot takes, find people to hit with, and ask real coaches about your game.
See open hits near you
No account needed to look. Free to join.
Get the iPhone appIn the app, type under “Invited by?”
Free. Opens Apple’s TestFlight: install it, then CourtSide. On Android? Use CourtSide on the web.
What’s in it
Four things, all built around tennis instead of squeezed into an app made for everything else.
Community
Ask about your serve, your strings or your next tournament, and get answers from players who have been there. Then chat with your hitting partners, one to one or as a group.
The feed
Full-screen clips and posts from other players, one at a time. Every clip carries the player’s level, so you can read it properly instead of just watching it.
Coaching
Real coaches, approved one by one. Ask them about your game on the board, or message them directly.
See it in action
Real screens from the iPhone app, captured on a phone from our own account.
The score so far
We’re building it in the open, one set at a time — five sets, like a major final. Four are in the books.
Set 1
Foundation
Accounts, navigation, and four court looks: Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
Done
Set 2
Social
The feed, profiles, likes, follows and the community board.
Done
Set 3
The real thing
A real database, direct messages, blocking, reporting and moderation.
Done
Set 4
Coaching
Approved coaches, coach pages, and real answers about your game.
Done
Set 5
Launch
The iPhone app is open to everyone through TestFlight. The App Store is next.
In play
Common questions
How do I get it?
Tap “Get the iPhone app” at the top. It opens TestFlight, Apple’s app for trying apps before they’re in the App Store. Install that, then CourtSide.
Is it free?
Yes. The app is free, and so is asking a coach for now. If paid lessons with coaches come later, you’ll always see the price before you book. Everything else — the feed, the board, messages — stays free.
Is it iPhone only?
The iPhone app is out now through TestFlight. There’s also a version you can open in any browser right now at app.courtsidebase.com. Android comes after iPhone.
Do I need to be any good?
No. Every clip and post carries the player’s level, so a 3.0 rally gets read as a 3.0 rally instead of being measured against someone who’s been playing for twenty years.
What will you email me?
Only if you give us your email: the link to the iPhone app, and the occasional note when something big ships. That’s it — no daily anything. One click unsubscribes, and you can ask us to delete your email whenever you like.
Who’s building it?
A very small team, in the open. The scoreboard above is the honest version of where things stand — it gets updated as sets get won, not as they get planned. Follow along on Instagram at @courtsidebase and @robertzchen.
Tried it? Tell us what to fix.
Bugs, confusing screens, things you wish it did. We read every one of these ourselves.