Driveway Paradise
Pickup games near you
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Driveway Paradise is the easiest way to find and run pickup sports near you.
Open the map and see the games happening around you. Tap one to see who is in, the spot, and the time, then join with a single tap. Cannot find one? Host your own in under a minute and let nearby players come to you.
Built for the way pickup actually works:
- Map first. Every game near you on one map, filtered by sport and distance.
- One tap to join. Or join the waitlist and get promoted automatically when a spot opens.
- Game chat. Every game has its own thread so the crew can sort out time, teams, and who is bringing the ball, all one tap away in the Chats tab.
- Time polls. Not sure when to play? Propose a few times and let everyone vote.
- Find your people. Add friends, see who is playing nearby, and get suggestions from your games and sports.
- Host in a minute. Name it, pick the sport, drop the spot on the map, set the headcount, and you are live.
Basketball, soccer, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, golf, hockey, softball, and your own custom games. Your next run is closer than you think.
more Wow. I’ve been waiting for a perfectly simple yet exciting and fun way to keep games organized. Thank you!
Wow. I’ve been waiting for a perfectly simple yet exciting and fun way to keep games organized. Thank you!
Easy way to set tennis w friends. Only note is to allow edits to time once set.
Easy way to set tennis w friends. Only note is to allow edits to time once set.
Run it back. Start a new game from one you already played, prefilled with the same details and the same crew.
- Tap Run it back on any past game.
- Or tap a game under Recent games on your profile.
- Sign-in and reliability improvements throughout the app.
3.0.5 Sep 17
Invites are clearer and more reliable, and My Games stays stable while you scroll.
- Find players by username or Player ID and see who is already in the game.
- Invite results now tell you whether an invitation was sent or the player was already invited.
- Invitation updates appear immediately.
- Shared games open a useful web preview before handing off to the app.
- Games in My Games stay visible while you scroll.
- Email confirmation and password reset links no longer leave you stuck on "Signing you in...".
- Shared game and profile links open to the right place in the app.
- Existing games can be turned into repeating series with reliable schedules.
- Additional reliability improvements throughout the app.
3.0.4 Sep 3
Sign-in, sharing and repeating-game fixes.
- Confirming your email now works reliably. Opening the link from your inbox no longer leaves the app stuck on "Signing you in...".
- Resetting your password now takes you straight to the screen where you choose a new one.
- Signing up with an email that already has an account now tells you, instead of waiting on a message that never arrives.
- A link that has expired or was already used now tells you so, instead of leaving you waiting.
- Shared game and profile links open straight to the right place in the app.
- The arrow button now shares the game, while a clear map-pin button opens directions.
- You can turn an existing one-off game into a repeating series from Edit Game.
- Creating a repeating game works again, daily, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly.
- Repeating games keep the exact day and time you set, week after week.
- Security and reliability work under the hood.
3.0.3 Aug 28
Driveway Paradise has been rebuilt from the ground up: faster, smoother, and map first.
- A new map-first home for finding games and players near you.
- One-tap join, automatic waitlist promotion, and per-game chat.
- A dedicated Chats tab so every game conversation is one tap away.
- Time polls to settle on a start time, plus invites and friend suggestions.
- A cleaner design throughout, with offline awareness so the app keeps up when your signal does not.
3.0.0 Jul 6
This update makes game invites more reliable and fixes several issues reported since launch.
NEW
• You can now edit a game you created. Open the game and tap Edit Game.
FIXES
• Private game invite links now open straight to the game instead of showing "Game not found."
• Invited players can now see the private game and its group chat right away, with no need to add the host as a friend first.
• Sending invites to friends and past players is more reliable.
• Fixed duplicate message notifications, so you get a single alert per message.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening Settings.
• Share Driveway Paradise now shares the App Store download link instead of a profile link.
2.7.3 Jun 29
This update fixes launch feedback around friends, contacts, profile names, and shared links.
NEW
• Users with limited iOS contacts access can reopen the Apple contact picker and add more selected contacts later.
• New Apple sign-in users who are missing a profile name are prompted to add one before using the app.
• Chat rows now show unread message counts directly in the message list.
FIXES
• Friend notifications now open the right user profile instead of a dead page.
• Shared profile and game links now route more reliably into the right app screen.
• Improved fallback handling when a shared profile cannot be found.
• Added a loading state during session startup instead of briefly showing a blank screen.
• Polished event detail layout and touch behavior around the map and time poll sections.
2.7.2 Jun 16
This update makes it much easier to find friends, share games, and grow your crew.
NEW
• Add friends instantly, no accept or decline step required.
• Search all Driveway Paradise users by name and see mutual friend counts.
• Discover nearby friends-of-friends games with mutual friend context.
• Browse nearby games from the Discover map without hunting for pins.
• Share profile links and game links from the app.
• Browse friends on profile pages and discover mutual connections.
• Add and share your username handle from your profile.
FIXES
• Fixed sport images that could fail to render in the app.
• Fixed global user search compatibility with the live app database.
• Fixed duplicate push tokens that could send notifications to the wrong account.
• Improved Discover map behavior when closing or swiping the game card.
• Share links now use drivewayparadise.com and open correctly in the app.
2.6.0 Jun 3
The app now stays fresh even after sitting in the background, and we added a new animated splash screen.
FIXES
• Background recovery: the app no longer goes stale when reopened after sitting idle. Data refreshes and live updates reconnect automatically.
NEW
• Animated splash screen: new intro animation featuring your sport icons with a smooth reveal sequence.
2.4.2 May 20
Pick your sports when you first sign up, and navigate the app more easily with a new back button on every screen.
NEW
• Sport selection: choose your favorite sports on first login so we can suggest better games and friends.
• Back navigation: a back button now appears on all detail screens for easier navigation.
• Friend suggestions: smart recommendations based on mutual friends, shared games, and sport overlap.
• Notification center: in-app notifications with a real-time bell badge.
• Photo messages: share images in direct message conversations.
FIXES
• Unread message badges now update reliably in real time.
• Chat read status now persists correctly between sessions.
• Editing a custom event type no longer shows the wrong name.
• Friend requests from suggestions no longer fail on certain ID combinations.
• General stability and performance improvements.
2.4.1 May 10
Stability and reliability improvements across the board.
FIXES
• RSVP buttons on past or completed games no longer appear for waitlisted and invited players.
• Push notification taps now route correctly to all screens including notifications.
• Fixed a timing issue where admin status could briefly show incorrectly after signing in.
• Direct message conversations open more reliably under rapid taps.
• General code cleanup and performance improvements.
2.3.1 May 6
A new calendar view makes it easy to see your upcoming games at a glance, plus every fix and feature from our latest TestFlight round.
NEW
• Calendar view on the Home screen. Toggle between List and Calendar to see your upcoming games across the month, with sport icons on the days that have games.
• Active and Invitations tabs now show every upcoming occurrence of recurring games, so you can plan a few weeks out without tapping through.
• Waitlists: when a game is full, new RSVPs join a waitlist and are auto-promoted when a spot opens up.
• Organizers can uninvite anyone who has not responded yet.
• Invite counts on the event page update live without reloading.
• You get a dedicated notification when someone accepts your invite.
FIXES
• New chat messages now appear in real time without refreshing the screen.
• No more banner notification when a message arrives in the chat you are currently viewing.
• Push notifications no longer arrive twice for the same event.
• Find Friends no longer crashes when scrolling through a large contacts list.
• Shared game links now take you to the game after signing up, even if the app was not installed before tapping the link.
2.2.1 Apr 23
A full redesign. Every screen now follows the same clean visual style.
NEW
• Tap and hold any chat message to react with an emoji
• Start a chat directly with any friend from the Chat tab
• Edit a time poll after creating it, or reopen a decided poll
• Reactivate a past game if plans change
• Contact Us form right inside Settings
• Active, Invitations, and Past tabs on the home feed
• Past chats section so your inbox stays focused
• Floating CTA on every tab: Start a game, Start a chat, Invite a friend
NOTIFICATIONS
• Chat, friend requests, invites, player joined, player left, join requests, time poll updates, cancelled games, and 30-minute reminders all now work
• Your notification preferences in Settings are respected
FIXES
• Direct messages were silently broken — fixed
• Profile pictures now show everywhere, including in group chats
• Sign-up button no longer collides with the Google button on smaller screens
• Dozens of spacing, typography, and alignment polish across the app
2.1.1 Apr 16
Faster, cleaner sign-in.
• Email field no longer auto-capitalizes the first letter
• iOS password autofill now works
• Cleaner sign-in layout with consistent button sizing
Reliability fixes:
• Event time polls now work
• Past Runs and Profile stats load correctly
• Live updates when friends RSVP
• Stale push notifications cleared on sign-out
2.0.1 Apr 14
Run it back. Start a new game from one you already played, prefilled with the same details and the same crew.
- Tap Run it back on any past game.
- Or tap a game under Recent games on your profile.
- Sign-in and reliability improvements throughout the app.
more Version 3.0.5 Sep 17
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