Get4th vs GameMaker

GameMaker (Pickleball Game Maker, from the pickleball.com family) is an ambitious organized-play app: find courts and players, run scrambles, round robins and king of the court, push scores to DUPR. Players download free; organizers pay about $0.21 per player per session. It's good software — built on the assumption every player installs it. Compared August 2026 from GameMaker's public site and app listings.

	Get4th	Them
Players need the app?	No — texts only	Yes, everyone plays through the app
Formats	Round robin, king of the court, best-of-3 rotations, knockouts, ladder	Scramble, round robin, king of the court
DUPR	Match push on paid plans (rolling out)	Yes, submit results to DUPR
Finding new players	Public games for opted-in nearby players	Player discovery by rating/age/area
Dropout handling	Automatic standby texting	In-app management
Organizer price	From $15/mo flat — 30 games (from 50¢/game), any group size up to plan	~$0.21/player: a 24-player session ≈ $5; weekly ≈ $20/mo
Player price	Free, always	Free

Choose GameMaker if…

your players are app-native, DUPR-driven, and you want built-in player discovery for competitive organized play.

Choose Get4th if…

your group is the same crew every week, some will never install anything, and you want flat pricing that doesn't scale with headcount.

Sudbury Thursday Crew (508) 555-0139

Thursday 6pm, Featherland Park. 8 spots. Reply YES to take one.

YES

You're in. 5 spots left.

— Thursday, 6:04am —

so sorry, kid's sick, I have to drop

No problem. Marina was next on standby — she's texted.

🥒 COURT FULL · 8 of 8 · nobody was chased

Questions

Which is cheaper?

Depends on volume: GameMaker at ~$0.21/player is cheap for occasional sessions; a weekly 24-player night is ≈$20/mo. Get4th is $15/mo flat for up to 30 games with players never paying.

Can Get4th submit to DUPR?

DUPR match push is on the paid plans and rolling out — check the pricing page for current status. If daily DUPR submission is your #1 need today, GameMaker does it now.

Do both run king of the court?

Yes. The difference is players' experience: GameMaker runs it in-app; Get4th texts each player their court and who's next.

Try it on your real group

30 days and 5 full courts free. No card, and your players never install anything.

$15/month covers 30 court reservations. That's 50¢ a game — about 6¢ per player, per hour.

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Competitor details checked August 2026 on their public sites. Spot an error? support@get4th.com — we fix comparisons fast.