FAQ

Straight answers.

What we get asked most. If something's missing, just open the demo — most questions answer themselves in about 30 seconds.

Pricing & access

Is Rally really free?+

Yes — 100% free, forever. No premium tier, no ads, no card on file, no upsells. Rally is built for tennis circles, not for an investor exit.

Do I need an account to try it?+

No. The demo at /app is fully usable without signing up — everything runs in your browser's local storage. Sign up only when you want your data to persist across devices and to invite real friends.

Is there an iPhone or Android app?+

Rally is a PWA (progressive web app). Open the site on your phone and tap 'Add to Home Screen' — it installs and behaves like a native app, no App Store needed.

Friends & invites

How do I add friends?+

Invite by phone number. Rally sends an iMessage with a join link. When your friend installs and signs up with that same number, the friendship is auto-linked — no friend requests, no usernames to remember.

Can strangers find me?+

No. Rally has no public profile, no search, no 'people you may know.' Your circle is exactly the people you've invited and accepted.

What happens to my phone number?+

It's hashed for invite matching and stored encrypted. Only friends you've accepted can read it. We never sell, share, or expose it via the public API.

Matching & skill level

What's NTRP?+

The National Tennis Rating Program — a 1.0–7.0 scale used in most US leagues. 3.0 is solid recreational, 4.0 is competitive club-level, 5.0+ is open/tournament. If you don't know yours, start at 3.0 and adjust.

Will I get matched with people way better or worse than me?+

Only if you choose to. You set a match range (e.g. 3.0–4.0) and Rally hides windows outside it — both ways. Loosen the range on a slow week if you want.

Can I play with friends outside my range?+

Of course — they're still in your friend list. The range only filters your feed of open windows; you can always tap an out-of-range friend directly and invite them.

Coaches

How do coaches sign up?+

Same as players — free account, same flow. Coaches get a coach-mode feed that shows every student's coach-tagged windows in one place, plus per-student session history.

Do students pay through Rally?+

No. Rally never touches money. Coaches handle payment however they already do — Venmo, Zelle, cash, invoicing. We just handle the scheduling.

Can a coach see my friend windows?+

Only the windows you tag 'Coach' or 'Either.' Anything tagged friends-only stays invisible to coaches.

Privacy & data

Who can see my schedule?+

Only people you've explicitly shared with: friends you've accepted, and coaches you've authorized. Windows are tagged per-audience — you control what's visible to whom.

Can I delete my account?+

Yes. Delete from your profile screen — phone, name, NTRP, windows, friendships, and lesson history all wipe. We do not soft-delete.

Does Rally use my data to train AI?+

No. We don't sell data, we don't train models on it, and we don't share it with third parties for advertising.

Still curious?

The fastest answer is just to open it.