The two kinds
Direct
You and one other person.
Match
Everyone in that match — in doubles, all four in one place.
Unread
The badge on the Messages icon counts conversations with new messages. It clears when you open the conversation — on any device, since read state follows your account.Alerts
A new message triggers a notification on your phone. And if you go more than half an hour without opening it, the alert also arrives by email.There are no notification preferences inside the app: what reaches you is
controlled by your device, in its notification settings for Matchely.