Comparisons  ·  2026-06-20  ·  8 min read

2026: Truly Free Apps to Book Padel Courts in Spain

The 4 genuinely free apps in 2026

The market is full of apps advertised as "free" that actually charge the manager or apply a commission per booking. This list only includes options that cost nothing to the end user and have a sustainable business model without hidden fees.

1. BookrGo (free for communities and private courts)

BookrGo was built specifically for residential communities, urbanizations, buildings with their own court, and small sports clubs. No monthly fee and no per-booking commission for self-managed communities. The admin signs up, configures opening hours and rules, invites the residents, and everyone books without paying anything.

• Key features: automatic waiting list with push notification, guest policy, opening hours and closures, internal ELO leagues, multi-sport management (9 sports), automatic reminders.
• When to choose it: your court sits inside a residential community, a building or a small sports club, or you live in a development with shared facilities.
• Limitations: it isn't a marketplace of commercial courts. If you're looking to book at a club you don't belong to, this isn't the option.

2. Playtomic (free for players, not for managers)

Playtomic is the most popular app for booking at commercial padel clubs. It's free for players looking for a court (download, search and book at no cost). The club pays: a monthly plan plus a commission per booking.

• When to choose it: you're a player, you want a padel social network, and you book across many different clubs.
• Limitations: it isn't a fit for managing a private or community court, and the monthly cost for managers doesn't pay off on a small court.

3. Reservasdeporte.com (public website, free)

Some Spanish cities run free web portals so residents can book municipal courts. Reservasdeporte.com and its variants are typically free for the user; the town hall covers the cost. Quality varies a great deal from one municipality to the next.

• When to choose it: your city offers these bookings. It's usually linked from the town hall website.
• Limitations: public municipal courts only. The interface is often dated. No notifications.

4. Municipal portals such as Cronos / IDM

Hundreds of Spanish town halls run online portals for booking sports centres: Getafe, Móstoles, Leganés, Madrid (IDM) and many more. They're free for registered residents (with a sports services card). They tend to be invisible to Google because they're older single-page apps with no SEO.

• When to choose it: you live in a municipality that offers these bookings and you want a court at a public price.
• Limitations: only if you're a registered resident or hold a sports card. Some cities charge around €5 per booking.

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How to choose based on your situation

I'm a casual player

If you book a court once a month at a commercial club, Playtomic most likely covers your case. If your development has a private court and you live there, ask the president to set up BookrGo (free) so your bookings are instant and paperwork-free.

I'm a community president or board member

BookrGo is the direct answer. You save several hundred euros a year versus paid alternatives, and every feature a community court needs is included:

• Waiting list with push notification (one resident releases a slot, another gets alerted).
• Guest policy (how many people each resident may bring).
• Opening hours and maintenance closures.
• Automatic reminders.
• Up to 9 sports in the same app.

Download BookrGo and set it up in 10 minutes.

I'm a property manager

If you look after several buildings with sports facilities, BookrGo lets you run a single app and centralize bookings without paying a monthly fee per building. It's one of the cases where the free option makes the most sense: the return versus any paid platform is immediate.

I run a small sports club

If your club doesn't turn over thousands of euros a month in bookings and marketplace commissions eat an uncomfortable percentage, BookrGo offers a low flat fee for commercial clubs. See BookrGo Pro pricing.

Honest "free": what to look for

Whenever an app claims to be free, always check:

1. Is there a hidden monthly fee? Some "free" plans are time-limited or capped at a single court.
2. Is there a booking commission? Some apps charge the manager 5–10%, which ends up passed on to the end user.
3. Are there intrusive ads? A free app with reasonable advertising is fine; one with pop-ups that interrupt the booking is not.
4. Is there a user cap? Some free apps stop at 50 residents, which rules out mid-sized communities.

BookrGo passes all four checks: no fee, no commission charged to residents, no intrusive ads, no user cap per community.

Conclusion

The question isn't "are there free apps?" but "free for whom?". In 2026, BookrGo is the only genuinely free option for community court managers and property managers. For casual players, Playtomic remains convenient. For municipal courts, the town hall's own portals.

If you manage a court in a community or a residential development, try BookrGo for free. We won't ask for a card or payment details.