[indieept]

I believe a text interface can be a lot quicker in many cases where you already know what you want and you don't need to spend time browsing the app (choosing a restaurant, picking what to eat, etc). For social things, this is obviously after you coordinate everything with your friends - it's a lot easier to book the court with one text message than opening an app, finding your club, selecting time, etc.

In regards to the last sentence, 100% - I think this will eventually have to come from one of the big tech

[sokoloff]

I don’t know your club’s scheduling pressure, but here, we’re trying to find spots on personal calendars that work with the few openings for courts rather than coordinating our schedules and afterwards informing the club when we’ll take a court.

[mrmanner]

I don’t get the current hype around text (or voice) interfaces. This problem, for example, is much better solved by a calendar interface where everyone including the club can share availability.

If I could choose I’d much rather book by sending a calendar than a text message