MachineUp · Hourly rentals · NCR seeded first

Train With a Machine By the Hour.

Browse nearby ball machines, see the real hourly rate, pick a slot, book, and pick up at a partner court or locker. No DMs, no anonymous sellers, no asking your coach if you can borrow his — and no buying one.

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Hourly pricing · Rated owners · BGC · Pasig · QC

Spinshot Player

₱850 / hr

BGC · QR locker pickup · ★ 4.9 (32)

SportTennis
DrillsProgrammable
Capacity150 balls
Battery3 hr
Next slot: Sat 10:00 AM Book
SECTION 01 / THE PROBLEM Before & After

You don't need to own a machine to train with one.

Three ways the current situation breaks for players who want machine time. Each one's been quietly draining money or weekends.

Before

₱100k for a Spinshot you'll use 4 hrs a week. Stored in your hallway, charged by your partner.

After

Pay by the hour for what you actually use. Same machine, no hallway storage, no maintenance schedule.

Before

DM the IG coach who has a machine. Wait 3 days. Pray he replies. Pray harder he actually has Saturday free.

After

Book the slot in 30 seconds. The machine is yours for the hour the moment payment clears. No reply chain.

Before

Borrowed your friend's once. Hopper spring snapped on the third basket. Owed him ₱8k and a friendship reset.

After

Rent from owners with a public rating and rental history, with pre- and post-rental photos logged in the booking. Disputes weigh the photos and history — documented and on the record, not a friendship on the line.

SECTION 02 / HOW A RENTAL WORKS How a rental works

Four taps from feed to firing balls.

The boring, professional version of what should've been simple all along.

Step 01

Browse machines near you.

Filter by sport, distance, brand, ball capacity, and hourly rate. Photos, specs, and real reviews on every listing.

Step 02

Pick a slot from the calendar.

See which hours are actually open — pulled live from the owner's calendar, not their memory. Tap the slot you want.

Step 03

Lock it in.

Confirm the booking in the app, then settle the rental rate with the owner directly — GCash, Maya, or cash on handover. No platform middleman taking a cut, no card hold.

Step 04

Scan, drill, return.

Scan the QR at the locker, or meet the owner at the court — whichever the listing offers. Return it on time and in the condition you got it, and the booking closes out clean.

SECTION 03 / WHY RENTERS USE IT Why renters use it

Built for players who already know what they want.

You know the difference between a Lobster and a Spinshot. You know what 8 balls per minute feels like vs 12. The listings are written for you.

FEATURE 01 · REAL LISTINGS

Real machines, from real owners.

Every listing carries photos, the full spec sheet (brand, model, ball capacity, battery life, speed range, oscillation), location, hourly rate, and reviews from people who've actually rented it. No mystery photos, no "DM for details."

  • Full spec sheet on every listing — no guesswork
  • Reviews from past renters, not friends of the owner
  • Filter by brand, capacity, battery, programmability
  • Saved searches — new matching listings auto-surface

Lobster Elite Grand V

₱950 / hr
Capacity150
Speed20–80 mph
Battery4 hr
SpinTop & back
Drills12 preset
Oscillation2-line random
FEATURE 02 · REAL-TIME AVAILABILITY

See which hours are actually open.

The calendar on each listing is pulled live from the owner's actual schedule, not "I think Saturday is free." Tap an open slot and it locks instantly — no waiting, no double-booking, no chasing a reply.

  • Live calendar, synced to the owner's schedule
  • Instant-book slots — no "let me check"
  • Notify-me on slots that match your filter
  • Recurring weekly slots if a machine becomes a habit
This week · SatLive
SAT · 08:00 – 09:00Booked
SAT · 09:00 – 10:00Booked
SAT · 10:00 – 11:00Open
SAT · 11:00 – 12:00Open
SAT · 13:00 – 14:00Partial
SAT · 14:00 – 15:00Open
03 · Pickup that works

Zero-touch locker, or hand-off at the court

Some owners stock QR-locker partner courts so you can scan and go without ever meeting them. Others prefer to hand the machine off at a court they coach at. The pickup method is shown on the listing before you book — pick what works for you.

QR-locker · zero-touch Owner hand-off Pickup window locked
04 · Accountability

A record on file, not a fight in a group chat

Every owner carries a public rating and rental history, and your rating follows you too. Photo logs at pickup and return, and chat-mediated disputes, are on the way — the trust here is reputation, not a screenshot war in the DMs.

SECTION 04 / WHAT YOU CAN RENT What you can rent

Machines, hoppers, and the rest of the kit.

Not every listing is a ₱100k ball machine. Most casual sessions are about renting just the thing you'd otherwise have to buy and store.

Machines

Ball machines

Programmable feeders for tennis, pickleball, and padel. Speed range, spin presets, oscillation patterns, ball capacity — spec'd on every listing.

Spinshot · Lobster · Slinger · Tennis Tutor
Hoppers

Hoppers & baskets

If you've got a partner who'll feed, you don't always need the machine. Rent a hopper, basket, or pickup tube for the morning and skip the bend-overs.

Gamma 75 · Ballport · Pickup tubes
Bundles

Court gear bundles

Cones, targets, agility ladders, hitting wall sections — a pre-packed drill kit you grab for the session and drop back when you're done.

Cones · Targets · Ladders · Drill kits

Listings vary by location. Early access starts in BGC, Pasig, and QC. Other Philippine areas come online as we onboard owners there.

SECTION 05 / TRUST & SAFETY Trust & Safety

The rails that keep this from turning into a Facebook Marketplace.

What the platform does so you don't have to argue with a stranger about a hopper spring.

Reputation

Ratings, not ID checks

Straight answer: there's no ID verification on the rental side — owner or renter. What builds trust is a public rating and rental history on both sides, visible before anyone confirms. Your track record is your reputation.

Live
Photo log

Pre / post-rental photo log

The booking flow walks you through photos at pickup and return — built in, not optional. Same flow for the owner on their side. If a dispute happens, both photo sets are already on file.

Planned
Disputes

Chat-mediated dispute support

If the owner claims damage you didn't cause, you don't argue alone. Open a dispute thread in-app with your photos attached, and our team mediates. We don't hold the money, so we can't issue refunds — but we document the dispute, weigh the photos and rental history, and decide whether the owner's rating takes a hit.

Planned
Reliability

Accountability if the owner no-shows

If the owner doesn't show, doesn't unlock, or cancels late, it hits their rating and we'll help you rebook a comparable machine if one's free in the same window. A no-show costs them future bookings. You're not left chasing it alone.

Planned
What it costs you

You pay the owner's hourly rate.

No platform fee added on top of your rental. Rates start around ₱500/hr and vary by machine and location.

Free for renters

From ₱500/hr, paid to the owner. That's it.

Rates vary by machine, brand, and pickup location. You pay the owner directly — PartnerUp doesn't add a fee or take a cut of your rental. A Player Pro plan exists for unlimited bookings, priority slots, and partner perks — it's optional and never required to rent.

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  • No platform fee on your rental
  • Hourly rate shown on every listing
  • Pay the owner directly — GCash, Maya, or cash
  • No membership required to rent
For machine owners

Got a machine sitting idle?

The other side of MachineUp is the listing side — for players and coaches who already own a machine and want it earning between sessions. Different flow, different page, fewer disputes than your group chat.

List your machine
FAQ

Renter questions, answered.

The ones that come up every time we demo this to someone who's already priced a Spinshot.

Most tennis ball machines list between ₱500 and ₱1,200 per hour, depending on the model and pickup convenience. A programmable Spinshot or Lobster Elite in BGC usually lands around ₱800–₱950/hr. Pickleball machines tend to be cheaper. Hoppers and gear bundles run from ₱150–₱400/hr.

Either at a QR-locker at a partner court (zero-touch — scan, unlock, take, return) or in person from the owner at a court they coach or play at. Each listing shows which pickup method it offers before you book, and which courts it's stocked at. Early access starts in BGC, Pasig, and QC.

Honestly: stuff breaks. Normal wear (a stuck ball, a worn belt past its hours) is on the owner, not you. For genuine damage from misuse, open a dispute thread in-app and the pre/post photos the booking logged go on the record. PartnerUp mediates the conversation and weighs the photos and rental history — but because we don't hold your money (you pay the owner directly), any repair cost is settled between you and the owner. What protects you is that it's documented, not a he-said-she-said: a clear photo log and an honest rating history on both sides beat a screenshot war in the DMs. Treat the machine like it's borrowed from a friend and you'll never see a dispute.

You pay the owner directly — GCash, Maya, bank transfer, or cash on handover, whatever you both prefer. PartnerUp doesn't sit between you and your money or take a cut of the rental; the app handles discovery, the calendar, and the booking record, and the payment itself stays between you and the owner. The hourly rate is shown on every listing before you confirm, so there are no surprise add-ons.

Depends on the listing. Most owners include a hopper-load of pressureless balls in the rate; some bring fresh tournament balls for an extra fee; some BYO. The listing spells out exactly what's included before you book — balls, hopper, transport bag, mains-power option — so you're never guessing what to bring.

Yes, if the owner allows it. Multi-hour and full-day bookings show as eligible on the calendar — many owners offer a tiered discount past 3 or 4 hours. Multi-day rentals require owner approval; book the first day and request the extension in chat. Battery-only machines may need a top-up window built into a multi-hour block; the listing tells you which.

Ball machines exist mainly for tennis, pickleball, and padel — tennis has the largest installed base in the Philippines, with pickleball machines (Spinshot Pickle, Slinger Pickle) and padel feeders added as more owners list them. Machines for squash and table tennis are very uncommon, so you may not find any on MachineUp — those sports lean on finding partners and coaches instead.

Early access is BGC, Pasig, and QC first. Other NCR areas come online as we onboard owners there; the rest of the Philippines follows once the Metro coverage is dense enough. Get on the waitlist and we'll note the day a machine lists within 5 km of you — we'd rather seed a real feed in your area than launch into an empty one.

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first machine.

Get on the early-access list. The first batch of machines goes live in BGC, Pasig, and QC — you'll be first to browse them.

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