Quicktap Tennis Scorekeeper
Watch App Instructions
Like all Apple watch apps, the app has two components, the part that runs on the phone and the part that runs on the watch itself. Strictly speaking you don’t NEED the phone part of the app but it allows you to adjust the score on the watch as well as eventually providing a reviewable repository of match history and accompanying biometric data.
Let’s start with the basic watch app instructions. When you start the app, you will see this screen:
Use your finger to double tap the game score (currently 00:00) to display the scrolling app menu. This action will with with any game score, not just at 00-00.
To start a match, press on either of the top two menu selections depending on if you are serving or receiving. Let’s assume I’m receiving and press the circle in the upper right.
The ‘R’ shows you are receiving and the match timer at the bottom will start.
As each point occurs, double tap either the WIN or the LOSE button twice to record the point. The score will change with each point. When the serve switches, the R will change to an S to indicate you are serving and you continue. Also, a reminder tone is sounded when you need to switch sides. This helps during tie breaks.
Here are some sample screens just to give you an idea how this works. The score switches just like it would if you were announcing it between each point.
If you make a mistake and enter the wrong player to win a point, you can undo the entry and redo it by double tapping on the score to bring up the menu and pressing on the undo option in the lower right hand corner. This will reset the score and let you fix it.
f you have a bigger problem than that, you can adjust the score on the phone and transmit the updated score back to the watch. The process for that is outlined further below on the webpage.
If the set gets to a tie break, the watch will figure that out and present the following:
it will also ring a tone as well as determine if a side switch is required (since the score is 6-6, that’s a no) and determine who is serving and display that AFTER you double tap either the TIE or BRK buttons on the screen:
This would be a typical mid tie break display. The watch will ring a tone during side switches and properly record who is serving. Instead of the normal game scoring, you’ll see a 7 point tie breaker scoring and switches will be prompted after playing 6 points. When the tie break ends, you will be taken back into regular scoring mode to continue the match.
If the match ends after two sets, the match ending screen will be shown, indicating who won and the game score. Here are some sample screens you might see:
Double tap the OK button to get back to the scoring screen.
If the match ends up one set a piece, a screen will be displayed that asks if you want to play a third set or a tie break. You can either Quit (if you just want to stop there if it was some sort of practice session), play the third set of play the tie break.
If you play a third set, the regular scoring screen will be displayed and you just play a third set. If you choose a tie breaker, you will be guided through a 10 point tie breaker with 6 point side switches. The final score will be display on the win/lose screen and will include the tie breaker points.
This newest version of the app has a fun new feature which counts the number of deuces so you can answer that question ‘how many deuces is that’? The deuce count for an individual game shows up as a superscript after the game score. The first deuce in any given game shows up with no notations. After the first deuce, the app starts counting deuces and displays them as part of the score as shown below:
Another new option is the ability to force a tie break. This can be useful, for example, when playing doubles indoors. The match finishes and there’s a little time left so you agree to fill it with a couple of tie breaks. The app allows you to start one.
To do that, bring up the app menu by double tapping on the score and then select ‘Force Tiebreak’ from the menu screen:
Once you pick this option, you’ll need to select a 7 or 10 point tiebreaker and then who is serving. After that, you will see the TIE BRK screen. Double tap on the TIE BRK literal and the tiebreak will begin. The score will show the match tied at one set each and the third set score to be 6-6.
The next area to review is the Flash Biometric Stats and Workout functions.
Flash Biometric Stats allow you to get a quick look at various biometric information by pressing a button. For watches less than Series 8, it only shows heart rate but for Series 8 and beyond it will also show body temperature and blood oxygen level.
More data can be added to this pretty easily and perhaps later version will include more and different types of data.
When you start the app, there are three screens that can be switched to by swiping to the left and to the right:
Pressing the ‘Get Flash Stats’ button will update a series of health biometrics that the watch measures. Currently, it only fetches current heart rate and steps for the day. More useful flash biometric stats will be added when they become available on demand to the app.
When the ‘Get Flash Stats’ button is pressed, the time will be change and the stats will be updated to current values.
Please be aware that the STEPS value might be up to 5 to 10 minutes old. That will be true as long as you don’t start a workout. If you do that, they should be much more up to date.
Another capability that the app has is the ability to start a workout within the app and check current status without leaving the app. To start a workout, swipe the button on the Workout screen to be on:
Once the workout button is flipped on, you’ll need to wait a second or two but shortly the first (or second) sample will pop up on the screen.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE: before any workout info will register, you need to allow the app to access the required items in your Apple Health app. To do that, you’ll need to go into the Quicktap phone app and press the ‘Authorize Health Data Access’ button.
Pressing this button will bring up a screen which allow you to let the app access this information. It will look something like this, depending on which watch you have.
For best results, press the ‘Turn On All’ button which will let the app use that data. The app does not transmit that data anywhere else and it is completely private.
Once the workout starts, you will see a screen that looks like this:
The workout will continue to click away throughout the match, updating the screen with a new sample every 5 seconds or so. All values are relative to the workout so if it say 2,540 steps, that mean 2,540 steps since the start of the workout, etc..
SAMPLE # - counter that updates each time the screen is updated
BPM - heart rate
STEPS - total steps taken while the workout has been in progress
MILES - total distance travelled while the workout has been in progress
ACTCAL - active calories expended during the workout
BASECAL - base calories expended during the workout
More data will be available in the future as it becomes available in future watch and watch software updates.
The workout will automatically stop when the OK button is pressed on the win/lose match summary screen but it can be switched off at any time by flipping the switch to off. The screen will clear and the workout will be saved and by accessible by the Health and Fitness apps, just like any other workout.
If you don’t formally end the match and forget to turn off the workout, it will continue to generate stats until you end it. It can be ended in the app or it can be ended by starting a new regular watch app workout and immediately ending it.