Buying a Padel Scoreboard: A Club Checklist Before You Decide
By the Multi Score Screen team6 min read
Main guide: Padel scoreboard guide
In this guide
Before you buy a padel scoreboard, decide what the screen has to do on your courts: follow padel rules such as golden point and match tiebreaks, be readable from the far glass, be easy for players to run, and grow with the number of courts and events you host. The right choice for a single social court is not the same as for a ten-court club with leagues every night. This guide gives you the questions to ask, a checklist to score any system against, and a plan-by-plan view of Multi Score Screen.
Start with how your courts are used
Write down, before you compare anything, how your padel courts are actually used:
- How many courts, and are they indoor, covered or open-air?
- Do you only run padel, or also tennis, pickleball, padbol or other sports?
- How many league nights, tournaments or events do you host in a season?
- Do spectators watch, and where from: the glass, a café, a terrace?
- Do you have sponsors today, or would you like to sell screen space?
- Who will score: players, coaches, staff?
The answers decide most of what follows. A club that hosts a weekly league needs tournament tools and referee scoring; a club with one court and regular groups mostly needs a readable screen and simple control.
The padel-specific must-haves
| Requirement | Why it matters in padel | What to look for |
|---|---|---|
| Golden point and advantage | Clubs and competitions use both | A choice per match, shown clearly at 40-40 |
| Tiebreaks and match tiebreaks | Players lose count at 6-6 and in a deciding tiebreak | Point count on screen with a serve indicator |
| Doubles layout | Four names, two pairs, one server | Each pair in its own row, with the serving pair marked |
| Readability | The far player can be over 20 metres away | Large game-score numerals; test from the far corner |
| Undo | Fast exchanges cause mis-taps | Point and game undo without restarting |
| Referee option | Finals and showcase courts need a neutral score | A dedicated referee mode on a phone |
Multi Score Screen covers each of these: padel matches can be scored with golden point or advantage, tiebreaks are counted on screen with a serve indicator, each pair has its own row with names and photos, and referee mode gives a referee plus and minus buttons for each pair.
Hardware: what you really need
Some scoreboards are dedicated electronic boards that must be bought, mounted and wired. Multi Score Screen runs on the TV or display a court already has, so the hardware question becomes simpler:
- one TV or display per court, positioned outside the court where everyone can read it,
- an internet connection for that TV, plus either a streaming app or an HDMI input,
- a phone for whoever scores.
Outdoor courts need a display suited to sunlight and weather; see the outdoor padel court scoreboard guide. For networks in padel halls, see the padel scoreboard Wi-Fi guide.
Beyond the score: features that pay back
Once the basics are covered, the differences between systems are in what happens around the score:
- Live scores by QR code for spectators, in any mobile browser, with no app.
- Sponsor space: a strip beneath the score and full-screen images or videos between matches, chosen per court. See the padel scoreboard sponsorship guide.
- Tournament mode for round-robin or knockout brackets across courts, with a Court Status Board for the desk. See the padel tournament scoreboard guide.
- Reservations and court modes (rental, lesson, tournament) in the same account.
- Statistics on reservations and occupancy by sport, with CSV export.
- Six screen themes and, on higher plans, custom team names and colors or white-label branding. See the padel scoreboard themes guide.
- Privacy: player names and photos used for a match are temporary and removed when it ends.
Questions to ask any supplier
- Does it support golden point, advantage and match tiebreaks for padel?
- Can it run on our existing TVs, or does it need its own hardware?
- How do players start a match and how do they correct mistakes?
- What happens if the Wi-Fi drops during a point?
- Can one account run several courts and several sports?
- How are sponsors managed, and can each court show different ones?
- What is included in the price: updates, support, onboarding?
- How long does it take to get the first court live?
For Multi Score Screen the answers are on this site; most clubs have their first court live the same day they sign up.
Which plan fits your padel club
| Your club | Plan | Price | Key points |
|---|---|---|---|
| One padel court, one sport | Starter | $44/month or $528/year | One court license, one sport profile, standard support, updates included |
| Up to five courts, or padel plus other sports | Pro | $134/month or $1,608/year | All eight sports, priority support, custom team names and colors |
| Up to ten courts, your own branding | Elite | $224/month or $2,688/year | White-label branding, dedicated onboarding, priority support and SLA |
| You prefer a one-time license per court | Unlimited | $1,299 per court, one-time | No term limit, all eight sports, white-label and SLA, optical sensors included, software updates not included |
Starter, Pro and Elite include software updates; Unlimited does not. You can move to a bigger plan or to Unlimited later as the club grows. Full details are on the pricing page, and the court scoreboard cost guide compares TV-based scoreboards with dedicated boards in general.
A one-page checklist
- Padel rules: golden point, advantage, tiebreaks, match tiebreak
- Readable from the far corner of every court
- Phone control for players, referee mode for important matches
- Works on the TVs you have, with a stable connection at each court
- Live score by QR for spectators
- Sponsor strip and between-match rotation per court
- Tournament brackets and a court status view, if you run events
- A plan that matches your courts, sports and how long you plan to keep it
Frequently asked questions
What is the most important feature of a padel scoreboard?
That it follows padel scoring without workarounds, including golden point and tiebreaks, and that players can read it from anywhere on the court.
Do I need to buy new screens?
Not necessarily. Multi Score Screen runs on the TV or display a court already has. Outdoor courts may need a display suited to sunlight and weather.
Which plan is right for a single padel court?
Starter covers one court and one sport for $44 per month or $528 per year.
Can I start small and add courts later?
Yes. You can upgrade to a bigger plan or to Unlimited whenever the club grows.
Are software updates included?
Starter, Pro and Elite include software updates. The Unlimited lifetime license does not include them.
Still comparing? Request a demo and we will go through this checklist with you on your own courts.
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