Frequently asked questions

No one — not even you. Bikote only ever shows the combined result from at least three friends; individual ratings, and who gave them, are never revealed. It's the only way friends can be honest without worrying about your reaction.

No. Ratings are combined across a minimum of three raters before they count toward your profile at all — a single outlier rating gets outweighed by the group, not the other way around.

Nothing raw. Your answers to the paired compatibility questionnaire are only ever used to compute a match score and short "works best with" / "watch out for" hints — nobody you match with ever sees your actual answers.

No. Bikote stores and matches on a coarse area (roughly a 150 km zone), never a home address or exact pin — there's no way for another user to find out exactly where you live from using the app.

You can request deletion anytime in Settings. Your account enters a 30-day grace period in case you change your mind, after which everything is permanently deleted.

No. Each shot counts differently based on how much it actually decides doubles points — in pickleball, for example, your dink counts almost five times more toward your score than your lob. The weighting is sport-specific and built from real gameplay impact, not a simple average.

Two players can measure as equally skilled and still be a bad team. Bikote's match score weighs pressure response, communication, and shot selection alongside skill — and any pair with three or more serious compatibility red flags is filtered out entirely, no matter how well their skills line up. For example: one player thrives on aggressive net play under pressure, the other tends to freeze and hang back — skill-only matching pairs them anyway, and the partnership falls apart at 4-4 in a tournament game.

At least three. Fewer than that isn't a reliable signal, so your profile stays out of search until you clear that bar — invite the people you've actually played with to get there faster.

Both, for different things. You give a starting self-rating, used to set your searchable skill range — but the skill score that actually drives your fit with other players comes entirely from friends who've played with you.

Bring your group. Any host at a court session can generate a temporary QR code — everyone who scans it connects instantly, so you can seed an entire group of first-time users from one session.

Yes. With Premium, open the Partners tab, tap Filters, and set the Location to the city you're visiting — your matches re-center there for the trip. You can also share your player card link with players in a local group or scan a session QR at the courts, so people there connect with you directly. The one caveat: matches only turn up where other players already use Bikote, so it works best in cities with an active base — and it's a good reason to bring the players you meet at the tournament onto Bikote with you.

No. Bikote exists to help you find playing partners, rate friends' skills, and see how your friends rate your game — nothing else. It isn't an organizer, a matchmaker, or a social network of any kind.

Yes. Watch your shots improve over time as rated by the people who've actually played with you, discover your own play archetype — a fun, shareable read on how you play, regardless of skill level — and get invited by friends who just want a reliable partner for a casual game, not necessarily a "competitive" one.

During your trial you get full access to everything. After day 60, you keep your free profile, friend ratings, discoverability, messaging with existing connections, and 5 partner invites a month. It's a clean cutover, not a gradual paywall.

Yes. Cancel anytime through your App Store or Google Play subscription settings — you'll keep Premium access through the end of your current billing period.