GoodRec

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Last verified 30 Aug 2026

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4.9 13696 ratings · App Store

1. 1/5NYC Volleyball is Awful - Go somewhere else

   Where do I even start? The quality of open plays is abysmal - imagine going to an “advanced” session just to find out that not even half of the players can hit a ball over the net. There is no policing, so multiple times I’ve just left the game because it was a WASTE OF TIME. The people running NY volleyball are literally in a different country, so there’s a massive disconnect and complete sense of apathy. The worst example of this is when they organized a 50+ person tournament and DIDN’T RESERVE THE COURTS. Literally had 50+ people from all across tri-state come to this place just to turn them all away at the door, and this was after I SPECIFICALLY MESSAGED TO ASK IF THE TOURNAMENT WAS STILL HAPPENING. Regardless of what happened behind the scenes, this shows that nobody bothered to call and confirm courts the day before a massive tourney. The worst part is the amount they offered as consolation: $50 in app credit PER TEAM. Yep, just about $7 per person for wasting countless hours of time, when a typical session is $23. Absolutely disgusting. Other cities might have it better, but if you’re in NYC then do yourself a favor and play volleyball somewhere else. These people don’t deserve a single cent.

   Dabeast144 · 30 Aug 2026

2. 5/5No complaints, solid experience

   I use GoodRec for volleyball in NYC. There’s several sessions every night of the week at all skill levels. The quality control to respect each skill level is pretty good, as hosts can flag players who don’t quite fit the level for a given drop in. For example, I tried an advanced session when I wasn’t quite ready for it a year or two ago and the host flagged me. Then management reached out to me and offered a credit to check out a high intermediate session for free in a very encouraging and respectful way - suggesting that I gain confident on the court and strengthen basic skills. That being said, once I improved over a few months I was able to sign up for advanced sessions so it’s not like they blacklist you or anything. I haven’t attended any clinics yet but they’re always sold out and coached by a guy who played collegiate - I’ve had him as a coach at a different volleyball org and I know from that experience that his clinics are probably valuable. Finally, management is constantly reaching out promoting clinics and other volleyball opportunities, as well as reaching out for feedback which they seem to genuinely respond to and consider. Overall I think the format of the GoodRec drop ins is high quality (14 players and often some people don’t show so it’s easy to do 6s, whereas some other volleyball orgs have 24 people so you’re on for two and off for one throughout the session). Management is responsive and I’ve had positive experiences with all the hosts so far. Glad to have GoodRec in NYC!

   LaurenPInNYC · 30 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Sport players: This is your app!

   This app makes playing sports so easy and enjoyable. You can just select a game and get your shoes on! I can only imagine trying to get together 22 friends to play soccer… Good luck with that! With GoodRec I can play twice a week with no headaches to find players and a proper field - all I have to do is to click a button. The host will bring balls and pinnies, so I really just need to show up and play. The hosts also play a big role in organizing the games and guaranteeing everything will run smoothly, with not slides or bad tackles. There are convenient fields close to my home and I’ve been lucky with the groups I join: people are welcoming, the game environment is competitive but friendly - either if you play well or not, so everyone can have fun. I even made friends out of these games - nice to meet people with similar interests. Overall, I cannot recommend enough this app.

   Jean Vilbert · 30 Aug 2026

4. 1/5Horrible Service

   I had joined a game for today and I was charged $77 for it because I added guests that I was bringing. Shortly after I had to remove myself and my friends from it due to the fact we couldn’t go for an inconvenience, I removed us minutes after joining and I didn’t get an email or any type of notification for a refund like I have in the past for other apps like “Plei”, a great app for pickup soccer games. Goodrec didn’t want to give me a refund of the $77 I was charged because of some stupid policy where you have go cancel 24 hours before, in the application Plei, you just have to do it a couple hours before the game and they will refund you. I had to argue with player support to give me my money back and I tried joining back in because I might as well go play after the money I was charged, but as I was trying to join in again they tried charging me again. This app may work well to go to games, but in situations like these they are just a horrible company. Never again using this app, I highly recommend to not use this and just use another app called Plei, they’re really great and it’s really the same thing, many different options of pickup soccer matches.

   Jorge Salvador Jr · 30 Aug 2026

5. 1/5Policies to take your money

   I been using it for a while now and the way they run the games are no different but prices are going up and feel will only go further. There is no over sight on the games or organization for the price being paid and no regard for continuing users, at this point there should be a monthly plan because it’s not affordable for regular players. There is no refund or credit for games you just lose your money with no regard to personal situations even with a family. Some people playing can ever hurt others at one point I was in a game where one player should not have been playing and actually slide tackle me and I was hurt for 3 week on a work week. I thought about walking out but after paying 18$ I figure I rather just stick it out and I ended up injured. They clearly need to do better around as the app is growing it now need to be more accomadating along with the price increase. I was totally blown off by the support team in all regards, so for now I’m definitely off the app until things change.

   nic.joseph · 30 Aug 2026

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