Online score keeper 🏅

How to keep score for any game online

This score keeper holds a list of players, each with a score you change using – and + buttons. The list is sorted from the highest score to the lowest, and the leader gets a crown. Everything is saved in this browser on this device, so a refresh or a closed tab does not lose the game.

Starting a game

1. Type a name in the Add a player… box and press Enter or click Add player. Each player starts at 0.
2. Repeat for everyone. Teams work the same way, for example "Red team" and "Blue team".
3. Set Step to the amount one tap should add or take away. It defaults to 1.
4. Tap + or – next to a name to change that score by one step.

What the board shows

• Players are listed from highest to lowest with a rank number. The order changes as scores change, so find the name before you tap.
• With two or more players, the top score is outlined and gets a crown, unless everyone is tied. Tied players share a rank number, so two leaders both show 1 and the next player shows 3.
• Scores can go below zero.

Using Step for bigger scores

For a quiz worth 10 points a question, set Step to 10 and tap + once per correct answer. For an uneven score such as 37, set Step to 10 and tap + three times (30), then set Step to 1 and tap seven more times (37). Changing Step only affects later taps. Scores already on the board stay as they are.

To take points away, use – with the same Step. For example, a 15-point penalty is Step 5 and three taps on –.

Games where the lowest score wins

The board always ranks the highest score first and crowns it. In games where the lowest score wins, such as Hearts, read the board from the bottom: the player in last place is the one winning. Keep adding points to whoever took them, as usual, and watch for the agreed end score.

Resetting and removing players

• Reset scores sets every score back to 0 and keeps the players. It asks you to confirm first. This is the quickest way to start a rematch.
• The ✕ at the end of a row removes that player straight away, with no prompt.
• Remove all asks for confirmation, then clears every player.

Tips and common mistakes

• Different device, empty board. Scores are kept in this browser's local storage only. Another phone or browser will not see them. Private browsing windows usually clear them when closed.
• No history or undo. The tool keeps only each player's current total. If you tap the wrong button, tap the opposite one to reverse it. For games scored round by round, also note each round on paper, or use a printed sheet such as the Yahtzee score sheet or the cornhole score sheet.
• Tapping the wrong row after a re-sort. When one score passes another, the rows swap places. Check the name before each tap.
• Two players with the same name. Duplicate names are allowed, so add an initial to tell them apart.
• Forgetting the Step value. A Step left at 10 from the last game turns every tap into 10 points. Check it before you start.
• One shared screen. Pick one scorekeeper. If several people tap on the same phone, it is easy to count a point twice.