Americanoo
One padel game on any phone, browser, watch or AI agent. Start an Americano in 30 seconds, and the whole group keeps score.
Why
Every Sunday, my padel group plays Americano. Partners rotate, points accumulate, and one unlucky person becomes The Scorekeeper, guarding a whiteboard while everyone asks, “Who am I playing next?”
I wanted that person back on court. Everyone should be able to see the next match, and the people finishing a game should be able to enter the score. The challenge was making it work for the group we actually had: different phones, a few watches, and friends who wouldn’t install an app just to join a game.
Americanoo brings those devices into the same live game. In October 2026, I also gave AI assistants a way in through MCP: setting up a schedule and updating scores could begin with a spoken or typed request. The point of every interface is the same: less time organizing the game, more time playing it.
How
- Set up the session in about 30 seconds: add players, courts and points, then share a QR code or link. Friends can follow in a browser without installing anything.
- Share the scorekeeping: give trusted players the organizer link so they can enter scores as matches finish. The schedule and leaderboard stay visible to everyone.
- Score from your wrist: use the crown on Apple Watch or Wear OS and save the result without reaching for a phone.
- Let an agent handle the setup: connect the free MCP server and ask for “an Americano for these 8 players on 2 courts.” It can create the game, return the links, enter scores you dictate and read the standings.
There are eight formats, including Americano, Mexicano, Beat the Box and Up & Down. Sit-outs are shared fairly: nobody sits out twice before everyone has sat out once. The phone apps keep working offline and sync changes when connectivity returns.
I introduced Americanoo in October 2026; the iOS app followed on October 20, alongside the web and Android options. It is free, with no ads and no required sign-up. The scorekeeper’s job still exists, but one person no longer has to spend the whole session doing it. 🎾
