Tennis Scorecard
Keep score of tennis matches from iPhone or Apple Watch
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Michael Falco

Tennis Scorecard - Keep score of tennis matches from iPhone or Apple Watch

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Tennis Scorecard is a beautiful and intuitive app used for keeping score of tennis matches. Keep score from your iPhone as a spectator or handoff the match to your Apple Watch for a hands-free experience while you're playing.

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Michael Falco
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Hello Product Hunt Community! I wanted to share the story with you of how Tennis Scorecard went from an idea on the court to my first app on the App Store. A few months ago, I started playing tennis regularly after not playing for several years. My friends and I found that we would frequently lose track of the score and also had to keep looking up the rules. I would also overhear players on the other courts losing track of their score. This coincided with me taking an online course to become an iOS developer. I needed a project for my portfolio and for practicing my coding skills. I started development on Tennis Scorecard to solve both of these problems. After hundreds of hours of writing code, researching APIs, researching tennis rules, watching tutorials, dozens of sets played, 2 pairs of tennis shoes, and 1 tennis shoulder injury later... Tennis Scorecard has launched! The app is designed for casual tennis players who want a simple and straightforward way to keep track of the score, current server, and side changes. All data is saved/synced with iCloud so there is no onboarding or account creation - you can jump right in and start using the app. Thank you for checking out my product launch. Whether you're an avid tennis player or just someone who appreciates good app design, I'd love to connect with you. Please don't hesitate to reach out.
André J
Nice design! Now all we need is an AI feature that records the match and auto score players.
Michael Falco
Maker
@sentry_co Thank you André! I've been brainstorming ways to incorporate AI into a future update. My initial thought was an AI chat bot where you can ask questions about the rules. I like where your head is at.
André J
@sendmichaelproducts With GPT4 Vision. (I dont know if it does video) If it does this might be a game changer.
André J
@sendmichaelproducts I think chatbots will just be Siri connected to ChatGPT plus. very soon.
Michael Falco
Maker
@sentry_co I wouldn’t be surprised if video is around the corner. When I was researching tennis rules I was asking ChatGPT questions and the coolest part that made it way better than googling was being able to ask it follow up questions to clarify certain rules
Urav Parker
Congrats Michael on the launch!
Michael Falco
Maker
@ura_m Thank you for the support Urav
Johan Steneros
This is handy
Michael Falco
Maker
Thank you @jsteneros!
Elizaveta Ovdeyenko
Is it somehow usable for badminton matches? ☺️
Michael Falco
Maker
@elizaveta_ovdeyenko Hi Elizaveta! Since badminton scoring is very different from Tennis so this wouldn't be the app for that. However, I am considering using this as the groundwork for a white label app that could be tweaked for different sports. Table tennis and badminton scoring is very similar so a combined app could cover both of those sports. Thank you for your comment, it's good to know there's demand for an app like this in similar sports.
Elizaveta Ovdeyenko
@sendmichaelproducts thanks a lot for your prompt reply and good luck with your launch!
Michael Falco
Maker
brian edwards
Cool idea…think there is still a lot of opportunity in bringing together rec sports and technology
Michael Falco
Maker
@brian_edwards7 I agree! Thanks for the support.
Andrei Dragoș Pătraşcu
Casual tennis player here. When comparing Tennis Scorecard to SwingVision, it appears that both apps serve similar needs. SwingVision includes all the features of Tennis Scorecard. One unique aspect I appreciate about Tennis Scorecard is its ability to keep score as a spectator, not just as a player, which can be handy. However, I find the UI of SwingVision's score screen more intuitive during gameplay. The wider surface for triggering score changes in SwingVision is a practical advantage. Wishing you the best of luck with Tennis Scorecard! 🎾
Michael Falco
Maker
@patrasq Hi Andrei thank you for the feedback! I've checked out SwingVision before - they have a great product. My goal with this app was to create something simpler with little-to-no initial setup and cost that's more geared for a parent keeping score at their child's match or for less serious players that just want to meet at the park and have a way to keep score. I'm not trying to compete with SwingVision. I'd be fine with Tennis Scorecard users graduating to SwingVision once they become more serious players. Similar to iMovie vs Adobe Premier. Interesting point you made about the UI. I actually had the opposite thought when I checked out their UI but I'll take another look. Thank you for taking the time to give feedback, I love hearing from fellow players!