Is there a free app to find football players?

Yes: StreetFoot, Lulu, FootMatch and Sportsiou are free for players in France. Poteau charges per game, at partner centres.

Do I need to install an app?

For most services, yes. Sportsiou works straight in the phone’s browser; Timpik and GoodRec show games on the web but you join in their app.

Playtomic is the most widespread for booking a club court. Timpik is strong in Spain. Sportsiou and Poteau also cover padel.

Sportsiou

Finding a game near you: the apps compared

Survey of 28 September 2026

Ten services help you find players or an amateur game. They solve different problems: some book paid venues and guarantee a full roster, others focus on free neighbourhood courts. This table compares what can be checked: sports, area, price, type of venue, whether you must install an app, player ratings.

This page is published by Sportsiou, one of the services compared. Every fact is dated and linked to its source; “?” means we could not find it. Spotted a mistake or a price change? Email contact@sportsiou.com and we will fix it.

Which app for which need

Need	Suitable services
Book a padel or tennis court at a club	Playtomic, and Timpik in Spain
Five-a-side at a centre, full roster guaranteed, paying per game	Poteau (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Lille…)
Organised indoor games in the US or Canada	GoodRec
Free amateur football in France	StreetFoot, Lulu, FootMatch, Sportsiou
Several sports on free local courts, nothing to install	Sportsiou
See games before creating an account	Sportsiou, Timpik, GoodRec (listing)

The table

Service	Sports	Where	Price for players	Venues	No app to install	Browse without account	Progress, ratings	Claimed size	App Store rating (number of ratings)
Sportsiou	10 sports (football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, tennis, padel, rugby, badminton, multi-sport)	Anywhere OpenStreetMap lists courts	Free	Free public courts and every OSM court; players can add missing ones (confirmed on site)	Yes: works in the browser, installable	Yes	Player card: 5 attributes rated by other players, per sport; badges; leaderboard opens at 100 members	Launched September 2026	Not on app stores
Poteau	Five-a-side football, padel	Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Miami, New York, Los Angeles	Paid per game (~€22 for five-a-side); Gold option €9.99/month	70+ partner centres	No: shared links lead to the download page	?	Level 1 to 10, group rankings	100,000+ players claimed	4.74 / 5 (3,038) — App Store FR
StreetFoot	Football 5, 7 or 11-a-side	France	Free	Mostly free: cages, parks, council pitches	No	?	City-vs-city ranking	?	4.76 / 5 (55) — App Store FR
Lulu	Football 5, 7 or 11-a-side	France	Free	“50+ pitches”	No	No	Reliability rating between players	1,000+ players claimed	5.0 / 5 (6) — App Store FR
FootMatch	Football	France	Free	Cages, five-a-side centres, 11-a-side pitches	No	?	?	?	5.0 / 5 (14) — App Store FR
GamUp	Football, basketball, padel, volleyball	Morocco, “50+ cities”	Free	?	No	?	?	5,000–10,000 players claimed	5.0 / 5 (3) — App Store FR
Timpik	Padel, football, pickleball	Spain, Latin America	Free app; paid court bookings	Bookable clubs	Public web pages by city and sport	Yes	Rankings and statistics	~20,000 regular users claimed	3.93 / 5 (765) — App Store ES
Playtomic	Padel, tennis, pickleball	66+ countries	Service fee on bookings; Premium plan	6,500+ partner clubs	?	?	Playing level	4.7 million players claimed	4.72 / 5 (76,752) — App Store ES
GoodRec	Soccer, basketball, volleyball, pickleball	70+ cities in the US and Canada, Dublin	Paid in advance per game (~$23)	Rented venues, games run by hosts	No: web listing, joining in the app	Yes (listing)	?	1 million players claimed	4.86 / 5 (13,740) — App Store US
Pickup	12+ sports	South Florida	Free	Public courts, parks and gyms	No	?	Local leaderboards, wins / losses, streaks	?	?

Sportsiou’s limits

Launched in September 2026: in many cities the map shows courts but still few games.
No court booking or payment: games mostly take place on free-access courts.
Not yet on the App Store or Google Play: Sportsiou runs in the browser and installs from there.
The leaderboard opens at 100 members; the player card fills up as rated games add up.

FAQ

Is there a free app to find football players?: Yes: StreetFoot, Lulu, FootMatch and Sportsiou are free for players in France. Poteau charges per game, at partner centres.
Do I need to install an app?: For most services, yes. Sportsiou works straight in the phone’s browser; Timpik and GoodRec show games on the web but you join in their app.
Which app for padel?: Playtomic is the most widespread for booking a club court. Timpik is strong in Spain. Sportsiou and Poteau also cover padel.

Method and sources

Survey carried out on 28 September 2026 on publishers’ websites, App Store listings (iTunes API, country shown) and Google Play. User numbers are those claimed by each publisher, not verified. Prices may vary by city and club.