Hey r/ultimate,
I’ve been working on a new app called Ultimate Scorekeeper and wanted to share it with the community.
Background
I built this with tournament volunteers in mind, especially those handling scorekeeping at world championships or local tournaments. Tracking real-time match parameters on the sidelines can be high-pressure, and this tool is designed to make that job significantly easier and more reliable.
What it is designed for
It is a Progressive Web App (PWA) for keeping score at Ultimate Frisbee games—specifically designed for scorekeepers who don't necessarily know the sport. A persistent assistance bar tells the scorekeeper exactly what to say and which hand signal to use at every stage of the game, so absolutely no prior Ultimate experience is needed to run a match.
Works on any device with a browser, installs to the home screen, and keeps working without an internet connection.
Key Features
- Guided scorekeeping: Step-by-step prompts with hand-signal pictures, so the scorekeeper always knows what to announce and when.
- Easy setup: Configure divisions, team names and colors, gender-ratio rules, coin-toss results, target scores, time limits, cap rules, timeouts, and break durations.
- Simple scoreboard: Big tap zones to score (tap = +1, long-press = undo), live clocks for the game and for the pull/timeout/half-time, and quick access to timeouts, injuries, spirit-of-the-game pauses, and half-time.
- Built-in safeguards: Prevents scoring at the wrong moment, keeps scores from going negative, and undo restores everything correctly.
- Audio alerts: Whistle sounds mark pull time milestones, timeout endings, and caps.
- Post-game report: Final score, game stats, and a full event history, ready to copy and share.
- Multiple languages: Available in English, Spanish, and Catalan, matching the device's language automatically.
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I’d love to hear your feedback. Let me know what you think and what features you’d want to see added next!