GoodRec (ex Just Play‪)‬ 4+

Like most of you all, downloading another app that I’ve never heard of can always seem sketch. Mateo is my city manager and has made it very easy to understand how do use the app. The app is very simple: pick what city you’re in, pick what sport you’re playing, and pick what day you want to play. That’s it, just show up and play!

I appreciate that there is no need to have any kind of long chat messages, and yet, if I need to ask any questions, the app includes a message board for each game. You can also see which players are playing in your game, and select each one individually to see their stats and how many games they play throughout the week. They also include a rating system afterwards to see how your game went and how your host was.

Speaking of game hosts, there’s one assigned to every game. They’re the ones in charge of making the teams, explaining the rules, and just making you feel welcome. Lastly, you can pay for your games online, so no need to bring cash. Better than funneling through a bunch of Facebook groups, trying to figure out who’s playing.

Hey Etniesboi4 - thank you so much for sharing your journey. We know that feeling because we've been there too. It can be hard to trust an app, a group of strangers and a place to put your card information. We are glad you were able to talk to Mateo, he is so great and have the confidence that what you find at GoodRec is a true group of people trying to build a community.

Feel free to reach out through these chat messages and our new direct channels on and off the app.

Thank you again so much for sharing

Recently moved to the city and was looking for a way to find semi organized games, moderate skill level, with flexibility around my schedule. The app makes it really easy to find a game. I’ve been now to three games and all have been solid - well organized, players were friendly and took it just serious enough to make it a compelling pickup game to participate in. I found the price to be appropriate especially considering the organization behind getting the games set up. All in all, It’s a great concept that I hope to see more active users on. It really seems to have been picking up momentum; I’m finding that games are popping up at new fields and getting closer to places I frequent which makes it nice to explore different neighborhoods and games. Lastly, I kind of like the social proof elements (it helped to assuage my skepticism upfront) and tying the app into normal social media channels as well, it’s cool to see photos from the matches on IG/FB - takes me back to my college playing days lol, it’s been a WHILE since I had a photo taken playing soccer.

Hey J! We hope you loved NYC, we were new to the city too when we started and we got to know more and more people playing across town. We really built our own little community around it and we're happy to call you a part of it. Thanks for sharing!

Last year i spent all summer trying to find a field with people playing soccer and unfortunately i was unsuccessful with the search , so i was very happy when i came across this app , i was a bit nervous about what i was going to walk into for these pickup games , as a ex varsity soccer player i was worried about whether i was going to play against kids who never played the sport , my first game with justplay was super fun and competitive but not crazy competitive we all had fun , had a great workout and everyone was involved in the game everyone was passing it felt like we all played on the same team for years , this was exactly what i was looking for and now i can play pickup soccer every week again and stay in shape , so glad this app exists

Hey Gerard - we know that feeling. That's truly how GoodRec came to be. Our founding team is all a group of expats that came to New York and really struggled to find a place to play, to make friends and organize a good game. It used to be so easy as kids and as adults it all suddenly changed. Given these we were nervous too but we were able to meet up with some great players, a great team of hosts and build up the fast pace for games but most importantly a community.

We are glad to have you as a part of this.