# Court booking in your club's own app, with the cost split between players.

Source: https://meetscarlet.com/features/court-booking/
Updated: 2026-11-10

MeetScarlet is a court booking app your players download under your club's name. They book a court by the slot at your standard or peak price, split the cost so each player pays their share by link, and, at padel clubs, join open matches at their level; it comes with every plan, from $349 a month.

- Booking: By the slot, with the lengths and prices you set

- Prices: Standard and peak, plus a member discount

- Split: 2 to 12 shares, each paid by link, no app needed

- Padel: Open matches by level and Americano events

## Courts, hours and prices

| Setting | Example |
| --- | --- |
| Lengths and prices | 60 minutes for one price, 90 minutes for another |
| Peak windows | Weekdays 6 to 10 pm at the peak price |
| Member discount | A percentage off for members |
| Opening hours and closures | Different hours each day, and closed dates for repairs or events |
| Time between bookings | A few minutes to clear the court |

Your front desk sees every court on one day grid, and players book the same slots from the app. Two bookings can never take the same court at the same time.

## Booking rules

- Members-only courts, which only members can book
- How far ahead members can book, and a shorter window for everyone else
- The longest booking one player can make, and how late a booking can be made
- A late-cancel window, 24 hours to start with

## Split payments

The player who books can split the court into 2 to 12 shares. Each share has its own payment link, so the other players pay from their phone without installing your app. The booking shows who has paid.

If the booker agrees, their saved card pays any shares still unpaid shortly before the game, by default two hours before the start, so the court is paid for before the game. Their card is never charged in the last 15 minutes before the start.

## Open matches and Americano, for padel

- A player opens a match for two or four and sets a level range; others at that level join and pay their own seat
- Players rate their own level, and your staff can confirm it
- If seats are still empty when joining closes, the match is cancelled and everyone who paid gets a full refund, unless your club lets the organiser cover the empty seats
- Your staff run Americano sessions and enter the scores, and players see the draw and the table in the app

Open matches and Americano are built for padel. Tennis, pickleball and squash clubs get court booking, rules and split payments.

## When it is not the right fit

- You want new players to find you on a marketplace. Your app shows only your club, so new players come through your own marketing.
- You need leagues, ladders or tournament brackets beyond Americano.
- You want people to book a court without an account. Courts are booked in your app with a player account.

## See how it's set up

The step-by-step guide your team would follow, on MeetScarlet Help: [Set up courts, beds and other bookable resources](https://docs.meetscarlet.com/courts-and-resources/).

[Image: The Schedule tab in Resources view: a column per court or bed with the day's bookings as blocks.]

## Questions

Straight answers. Anything else, ask us on a demo.

### Can players split the cost of a court booking?

Yes. The player who books splits the court into 2 to 12 shares, and each player pays their share on their own payment link, without installing the app.

### What happens if a player does not pay their share?

If the booker agreed to it, their saved card pays the unpaid shares shortly before the game, by default two hours before the start. Otherwise your desk sees the unpaid share on the booking.

### Can I charge more for courts at peak times?

Yes. Each court length can have a peak price, and you set the peak windows by day and time. Members can get a percentage off.

### Can some courts be for members only?

Yes. A court can be members-only, and members can book further ahead than everyone else.

### Does it work for tennis and pickleball clubs?

Court booking, booking rules and split payments work for any court. Open matches by level and Americano events are built for padel.

## Keep reading

- [Padel and court clubs Your padel club's own booking app: court booking by the slot, split payments, open matches by level and Americano events. Published under your name.](https://meetscarlet.com/industries/padel-clubs/)
- [MeetScarlet vs Playtomic MeetScarlet gives your padel club its own app at a published $349 a month, with no other clubs inside. Playtomic lists your courts in its shared player app.](https://meetscarlet.com/compare/playtomic/)
- [Memberships and class packs MeetScarlet is a membership app for studios, gyms and salons: sell memberships, class packs, credits and minute packs in your own branded app. From $349 a month.](https://meetscarlet.com/features/memberships/)