ClimbTheLadder

A club ladder your players run themselves

ClimbTheLadder runs your tennis ladder in an app: players challenge each other, arrange their own matches and report their own scores, and the standings update themselves.

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Your job, in three steps

  1. Set up Fill in the set-up form: your ladder's name, its dates and a few settings. It takes about ten minutes.
  2. Share the code We send you one link for your ladder. Forward it to your players, and each one who taps it is on the ladder.
  3. Done Players challenge each other, play and report their own scores. You get an email each morning with the results.

What players get

The standings, challenges and score reporting in one app, on their phone or in a web browser.

The Standings screen in the ClimbTheLadder app: players listed in seat order, each with a win and loss record.
The standings: every player in seat order, with their record.
The Challenge screen in the app: a list of players with one selected, and a Continue button.
Sending a challenge: pick a player and tap Continue.
The Report Score screen in the app: the games each of two players won in three sets, a Winner tag beside one of them, and a Submit button.
Reporting a score: the winner's seat moves on its own.

What you get

A page for your ladder in the organizer web app, and a results email each morning.

The Join code card on a ladder page in the organizer web app: the ladder's code, its link, and the Copy code and Copy link buttons.
The Join code card on your ladder page: the code, and the link you copy and share with your players.
The whole ladder page in the organizer web app: the Join code card, then the ladder settings, then the standings.
The rest of the ladder page: settings and standings.
The Enter score window in the organizer web app: the games each of two players won in three sets, the day they played, and a Continue button.
If two players ever ask you to enter a score for them, it's one screen.

iPhone, Android or the web

Frequently asked questions

What does it cost?

Inquire for pricing.

How do players join?

You share one link, climbtheladder.io/join/ followed by your ladder's code, from the Join code card on your ladder page. A player taps it, creates an account, and is on the ladder at the bottom seat. You can also add a player by email, or invite one by email.

What do I have to do during the season?

Nearly nothing. You get a results email each morning, and you enter a score only if two players ask you to.

How do challenges work?

A player may challenge anyone within a set number of spots above or below them. The challenged player has a set number of days to reply. Once a challenge is accepted, the two have a set number of days to play. A player who goes too long without playing a match drops a few seats. You choose each of these numbers on the set-up form.

Can I set the starting order?

Yes. Players can take their seats in the order they join, or you can set the order yourself before play starts.

What about players who don't want an app?

They don't need one. Anyone can play in a web browser at play.climbtheladder.io, with nothing to install.

Can players see each other's contact details?

Yes. The app shares a player's phone number and email with the other players on their ladder so they can arrange matches.

Does the app text anyone?

No. The app contacts players by email and push notification only; it sends no text messages.

Does it run doubles ladders?

ClimbTheLadder supports singles ladders today. Doubles ladders are coming in early 2027.

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