spintip

What spintip does

Spintip is a San Bruno, California-based sports technology company building a mobile platform for tennis and pickleball players, coaches, and clubs. The company offers a Player App that records matches by placing a phone behind the baseline, then automatically calibrates the court on-device and delivers point-by-point game review (VIEWPOINT), real-time per-point performance scoring with session-to-session trend tracking (PULSE), an AI coach providing tactical in-play cues and post-game summaries with action items (SAGE), voice-question-enabled connectivity to certified coaches at $1.99 per minute (ANALYZE), and one-tap social clip creation (SHARE).

The underlying technology runs entirely on-device using computer vision for court recognition and game processing, eliminating cloud uploads. Spintip complements the consumer apps with a dedicated Coach App that exposes a global feed of coaching requests and per-minute earnings, plus a Club Solution that deploys the full platform to tennis and pickleball clubs via an enterprise offering currently piloting with the first 100 clubs at preferred pricing.

The business model combines three revenue streams: a freemium consumer app, usage-based coach connectivity at $1.99 per minute, and undisclosed annual Club subscriptions. Go-to-market is primarily product-led via App Store distribution, supported by content marketing through the Spintip blog and a coach referral program with revenue-share. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees and no funding rounds are disclosed in the source data.

Name

spintip

Legal name

Spintip

Website

https://spintip.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spintip is a San Bruno-based sports technology company offering iOS apps that use on-device AI to auto-calibrate tennis and pickleball courts, generate point-by-point game analysis, and connect players with certified coaches for $1.99 per minute, plus a Club Solution for venue-level deployment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Video Analytics Software

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Racquet Sport Training Aids & Practice Equipment Retail (CRAMAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Performance Analysis & Video Coaching (HSADAEAG)

Keywords

• Sports video analysis
• Tennis mobile app
• Pickleball coaching platform
• AI sports coaching
• Player performance tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

San Bruno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Coach Connectivity (Per-Minute): Players pay $1.99 per minute to connect with certified coaches through Spintip Analyze for personalized feedback on specific game points.
2. Club Solution: Enterprise offering for tennis/pickleball clubs with pilot pricing and preferred rates for early adopters. Specific pricing not publicly disclosed.
3. Player App (Freemium): Free player app with core recording and basic review features. Premium coach connectivity and advanced AI features available as paid add-ons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Spintip builds a sports video analysis platform for tennis and pickleball players delivered through two dedicated iOS apps and an enterprise club offering. Players set their phone behind the baseline and tap Start; on-device AI automatically calibrates the court, records play, and generates a point-by-point game review with real-time performance scoring, AI coaching insights, and direct per-minute connectivity to certified coaches. The platform is monetized via a freemium consumer app, $1.99 per-minute coach connectivity, and a subscription-based Club Solution for tennis and pickleball clubs.

Product overview

Spintip is a sports technology platform for tennis and pickleball offering an Operating Layer with five integrated components—VIEWPOINT (instant game review), PULSE (real-time performance tracking), ANALYZE (coach connectivity), SAGE (AI Coach with insights and summaries), and SHARE (social media clip sharing)—accessible through dedicated Player and Coach mobile apps, with a Club Solution for club-level deployment. The platform uses on-device AI for automatic court calibration and real-time processing, enabling players to record sessions without setup and receive AI-powered coaching insights and performance analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Spintip VIEWPOINT: Instant game review feature for point-by-point analysis
• Spintip PULSE
• Spintip ANALYZE
• Spintip SAGE
• Spintip SHARE
• Spintip CONNECT
• Spintip Player App
• Spintip Coach App

Products and services

• Spintip Player App iOS mobile application for tennis and pickleball players. Users place their phone behind the baseline, tap Start, and the app records the session while running on-device AI that auto-calibrates the court for tennis or pickleball. It delivers instant point-by-point game review (VIEWPOINT), real-time performance tracking (PULSE), AI-generated coaching insights (SAGE), voice-question-mediated coach connectivity (ANALYZE), and one-tap social clip sharing (SHARE). Free to download with paid per-minute coach connectivity.
• Spintip Coach App iOS mobile application for certified tennis and pickleball coaches. Enables coaches to accept coaching requests globally via a Global Coach Feed, manage their roster, set their own rates and availability, get paid per minute through Spintip Analyze, earn revenue-share by inviting others, and grow their online pipeline alongside their in-person business.
• Spintip Club Solution Enterprise / club-level deployment of the Spintip Operating Layer, bundling VIEWPOINT, PULSE, ANALYZE, SAGE, and SHARE for tennis and pickleball clubs. Marketed to deliver elevated member experience, enhanced programming, strengthened player-coach relationships, and additional value and revenue for clubs. Sold by direct enterprise sales with annual subscription billing cadence.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10x faster game review with VIEWPOINT point-by-point analysis
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• V1 Golf: Long-standing golf video-analysis and coaching platform with swing capture, telestration, and remote coach feedback. Comparable as a sport-specific video coaching workflow but limited to golf, making it a relevant adjacent rather than direct rival.
• HomeCourt: AI-powered basketball training app that uses on-device video to track shots, drills, and workouts with real-time feedback. Highly relevant as a sports-AI consumer mobile product, even though the sport is basketball.
• SkillShark: Athlete evaluation and video review platform used by clubs, academies, and tournaments. Comparable as a club- and coach-facing video analysis workflow across multiple sports.

Broad incumbents

• Hudl: Largest sports video analysis platform, serving team sports at scale with recording, review, and coaching tools. Overlaps Spintip in video-review and coaching workflows but focuses on team sports rather than individual racquet sports.
• Catapult Sports (Catapult Vector): Athlete performance monitoring and video analysis provider for elite and professional teams. Overlaps Spintip's PULSE and SAGE capabilities at the performance-analytics layer, with a far broader sports footprint.
• PlaySight (PlayTek): Smart-court video and analytics platform installed at tennis, pickleball, and other sports facilities. Comparable as an enterprise video-analysis layer sold into clubs and academies, the same buyer Spintip targets with its Club Solution.

Others

• CoachSeek: Marketplace and business software platform for sports coaches across tennis, pickleball, and other sports. Comparable to Spintip CONNECT's coach-discovery and coach-business functionality, though without the video-AI layer.
• Zepp (Amazfit): Sports wearable and sensor-based swing/performance analytics brand (notably for tennis and golf). Adjacent to Spintip because it provides sensor-driven performance insights to individual athletes, though through hardware rather than phone video.

Direct peers

• CoachNow (formerly Coach's Eye / OnForm): Mobile video analysis and coaching platform used across multiple sports, with athlete-coach sharing, voice/video feedback, and telestration. Highly comparable feature set to Spintip's VIEWPOINT and ANALYZE modules.
• SwingVision: Mobile AI video-analysis app for tennis and pickleball that records matches, auto-tracks ball and player movement, and produces stats and highlights. It is the closest direct competitor in on-device tennis/pickleball AI video analysis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spintip

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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