Roland-Garros Official

Review by eFreeware

Following a Grand Slam across two weeks means juggling a lot: scores from several courts at once, a draw that reshuffles your plans, schedules that shift, and a stack of articles you never quite get through. The official app for the French Open tries to gather all of that in one place, and it comes from the tournament itself rather than a third party. Roland-Garros Official is published by the FEDERATION FRANCAISE DE TENNIS, the body that runs the event.

It has been on Google Play since May 11, 2015, and the numbers suggest it has become a default install for tennis followers during the Paris fortnight: more than a million installs and a 4.7 average from 16,710 ratings. The app is free and carries advertising, and there are no in-app purchases to consider. What I want to work out here is how much of the tournament experience it genuinely covers, and where its focus narrows.

Scores, draws and everything around the clay

The core of the app is live coverage of the tournament. Scores update as matches unfold, results are collected, and statistics are attached to the players you follow. That combination is the part most people will open the app for: a quick check on a match in progress, a glance at how a favorite is serving, and a record of what happened earlier in the day.

Around the live layer sits a broader editorial package. The app carries the schedule, the draws, player profiles, articles, photos and videos, and it says the coverage runs from qualifying through to the final. Live radio and podcasts are part of that mix, which matters for anyone who wants the tournament in their ears while doing something else. For a two-week event with dozens of matches a day, having the draw and the schedule in the same place as the scores is the sensible arrangement.

What appeals to me is the scope of the player information. Profiles sit alongside statistics and results, so following a single player through the draw does not mean switching between sources. The app is built around the only Grand Slam played on clay, and the coverage reflects that single tournament rather than tennis in general.

Tools for people inside the stadium

A section of the app is aimed at spectators who are actually at Roland-Garros. It handles tickets and ticket services, provides a map of the grounds, and carries news from the stadium. There is also preordering of meals, which is the sort of small feature that matters on a long day with back-to-back matches.

This is where the app stops being a scores feed and becomes a day-planning tool. Someone with a grounds pass can look at the map, sort out a meal without joining a queue, and keep track of what is happening on the outside courts. The developer treats these as the spectator's essentials, and that framing is fair: they are useful precisely when you are on site, and largely irrelevant when you are watching from home.

The RG Gaming Zone and its prizes

Alongside the coverage, the app includes the RG Gaming Zone, which returns for the current edition. It offers challenges, lets you take on friends, and gives you the chance to win exclusive prizes. It is a light competitive layer on top of the tennis, and it is the part of the app least tied to what is happening on court.

I would expect this to appeal most to people who follow the tournament in groups, or who want something to do during the quieter stretches of the day. The prizes are described as exclusive, and the challenges are framed as a way to compete with people you know. It is a secondary feature rather than the reason to install the app, but it adds a reason to come back between matches.

What the app asks of you, and what it costs

The commercial arrangement keeps things simple: no tiers to compare, no spending decisions during the tournament.

The trade-offs are mostly about focus rather than money. This is the app for one event, and the coverage is built around that event from qualifying to the final. The spectator tools, useful as they are, only pay off if you are at the stadium. The app also follows the rhythm of the tournament: after the 2026 edition it keeps going with tournament news and updates on favorite players while everyone waits for Roland-Garros 2027, which shows how the quieter months are handled.

There is also a practical point worth stating plainly: questions go to a French federation address, [email protected]. None of this is a problem, but it is the shape of the thing. You get a deep, official view of one tournament, with advertising supporting it, rather than a general tennis service.

The audience this build fits

The clearest fit is someone who follows the French Open closely and wants one place for scores, draws, schedules, statistics and player information during the fortnight. If you check results several times a day and want radio or podcasts alongside them, the app is built for exactly that pattern.

The second fit is the spectator. Tickets, the stadium map, meal preordering and on-site news are aimed at people who will be walking the grounds, and for them the app does double duty as a planning tool and a scores feed. The RG Gaming Zone widens the audience a little further, toward people who enjoy a challenge with friends while the tournament runs.

Outside those groups, the appeal thins. This is not a general tennis app, and its coverage is organized around a single event and its calendar. Anyone looking for year-round coverage of the wider tour would find the focus here too narrow, and that is a matter of what the app is for rather than a fault in it.

A clay-court companion worth keeping on your phone

Roland-Garros Official does the job you would want from an official tournament app: live scores, results and statistics, the draw and schedule, player profiles, articles, photos, videos, live radio and podcasts, all in one place. The stadium tools for tickets, maps and meals give it a second life for anyone attending in person, and the RG Gaming Zone adds a competitive layer with prizes for those who want it.

The trade-offs are the ones the app itself implies. It is free and ad-supported, it is built around one tournament rather than the sport as a whole, and several of its most useful features only matter if you are at the grounds.

My recommendation is straightforward. If the French Open is on your calendar, whether you are watching from a couch or walking between courts, this is the app to install before the first round. If you want broad tennis coverage across the season, the app's single-tournament focus will feel narrow, and you should judge it on that basis.

What's new in version 10.5.0-rg-10.5.0

Roland-Garros: it's not over yet! After an amazing 2026 edition, the app continues to improve. While you wait for Roland-Garros 2027, stay up to date all year long with tournament news and updates on your favorite players!