Score without touching your phone, film the match from behind the glass, let the whole court hear the score – here is the hardware we recommend.
A Bluetooth button is the fastest way to score when you don’t wear a watch: click, double-click or hold.
The button PadelCounter supports: click = point, double-click = other team, hold = undo. Scores even with the app closed.
One button per team plus a spare – mount them on both sides of the net post.
Wear the Flic on your wrist and score without a smartwatch.
Clips the Flic to a bag strap, a belt or the fence.
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To film a match or hang a scoreboard, the phone or tablet has to sit still behind the glass or on the fence – these mounts do.
Clamps to the court’s side mesh and holds the phone in landscape – our pick for filming with camera mode.
A big metal suction cup for the back glass. Add a phone clamp or tablet holder on the 1/4" thread.
Small, sturdy phone clamp for any 1/4" mount, suction cup or tripod.
Sticks an iPad or Android tablet to the glass at eye level as a courtside scoreboard.
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Where you can’t mount on the glass, a tall tripod gives the best view over the whole court.
Up to 2.8 m high for a view over the whole court. Add the phone clamp on top.
Tall phone tripod (2.3 m) with Bluetooth remote, very popular in the US store.
Floor tripod for tablets up to 13" – a free-standing scoreboard next to the court.
Compact tripod and selfie stick in one – for the bench or the bag.
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Connect a Bluetooth speaker to the phone or watch and PadelCounter calls the score so all four players hear it – plus applause and “Vamos!”.
Loud, IP68 and 16 hours of battery – our pick for the score announcer.
Even louder, 28 hours, and it charges your phone or tablet on the side.
Pocket-sized and IP67 – enough for indoor courts.
360° sound, floats, survives drops – great on outdoor courts.
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Racket, ball and glass all hit your wrist. A bumper case and a sweat-proof band keep the watch scoring.
Shock-absorbing bumper with a raised edge for Apple Watch Ultra.
The same rugged bumper for Apple Watch Series 12 (46 mm).
Rugged band and case in one, with screen protection – for hard hitters.
Soft, breathable and quick to adjust – stays comfortable when you sweat.
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A scoreboard or camera running for two hours needs power and some protection.
Charges an iPad at full speed with a built-in USB-C cable – runs a scoreboard all evening.
Affordable 20,000 mAh for phone filming sessions.
Ball-proof iPad case with a stand – for the scoreboard on the fence.
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Show the live scoreboard on the bar TV: any device with a browser can open the live link.
Install the Silk browser from the Fire TV Appstore, open padelcounter.com and enter the match key.
Cast a Chrome tab from a laptop, or install a TV browser from Google Play.
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Shopping for a watch? These run PadelCounter – Apple Watch, Garmin and Wear OS.
Apple’s current watch – scores with taps, Tap Anywhere and the Digital Crown.
Big, bright and rugged, with the Action Button to score.
The affordable Apple Watch – runs every PadelCounter scoring mode except the Action Button.
Garmin’s top running watch with a bright AMOLED screen – runs the free PadelCounter app.
Stylish everyday Garmin with touchscreen – great for scoring.
The rugged multisport Garmin – buttons that work even with sweaty fingers.
Samsung’s Wear OS watch – runs the PadelCounter Wear OS app.
Google’s Wear OS watch – runs the PadelCounter Wear OS app.
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The Gear Locker in PadelCounter counts hours on your balls and grips so you know when they are done.
Official ball of many pro tours – open a can in the Gear Locker to track its hours.
A club favourite with a fast, lively bounce.
Tacky padel overgrip – the Locker reminds you when it’s time for a new one.
Thin, dry-feel classic, three in a pack.
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Prices change often, so we don’t show them here – you see the current price on Amazon.
A Flic Bluetooth button paired with PadelCounter on your phone: click for a point, double-click for the other team, hold to undo. Or score on a tablet at the net post.
Mount the phone behind the back glass with a suction or fence mount, about 1.5–2 m high, in landscape with the ultra-wide lens. PadelCounter’s camera mode adds the live score to the video.
Any IP67 Bluetooth speaker in the JBL Flip / Charge class is loud enough for the score announcer on a court; small speakers like the JBL Go work for indoor courts.
Open padelcounter.com in the TV’s browser (or cast a laptop tab) and enter the match key or @name – the live scoreboard updates with every point.
Free for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Android, Wear OS and Garmin.
