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How to use VBallScore
Watch · Score · Stream · Record — all from your phone. No app store, free to start.
Watch · Score · Stream · Record — all from your phone. No app store, free to start.
Someone texted you a link. Here's everything the watch screen can do — no account needed.
A watch link looks like vballscore.com/m/CODE or a scorekeeper's name link like vballscore.com/theirname. Tap it and you're in — no account, no install, no app store.
The live score always shows. Live video appears when the scorekeeper is streaming. The score keeps working even if video isn't on.
On the score area:
Your reactions float up the screen on every device watching — including the scorekeeper's. It's how the whole family cheers together.
Tap the viewers / eyeball area to see who's watching and send the scorekeeper a quick message — "great dig!" or "can you flip the camera?".
There's a quality picker — Auto / High / Medium / Low — plus a little signal-strength meter that grades your incoming feed. If video stutters, drop it to Medium or Low. The score is never affected.
While video is live, tap Record to Device to save the broadcast to your own phone — with the score overlay burned in and every point marked as a chapter. On phones it saves through the share sheet (iPhone → Photos); on a computer it downloads. See Recording & chapters.
The map on the Matches page shows live matches as gold pins (a red pin means live video). The blue dot is you. Tap Find my match to jump to yours.
Video seats are limited (the score never is). If you see "Live video is full," the live score still updates for everyone and a seat may open up.
Run the match from a phone or tablet — free, no account required to start.
From the home screen → Score or Live Stream a Match → pick teams + court → start.
With the camera off you get two big team-colored boxes: tap the top corner for +1, the bottom corner for −1. With the camera on, use the + / − on the floating bar. The whole area is tappable so you don't fat-finger it.
Every point you add shows a gold +1 rising from the number; a removed point shows a coral −1 falling — so you always know the tap registered, even in bright sun.
Pinch to zoom the lens (it zooms the real video everyone sees, not the page). There's a flip button for front/back camera. Film in landscape (sideways).
Pass the scorekeeper role to another phone — the new device accepts and you're done. If you walk away, a watcher can Take over scorekeeping. You can always take it back with the green take-back / reclaim button.
Got logged out or lost your match? Sign back in — a gold ↩ Resume scoring banner appears, and your live matches show under Active Matches in the account sheet (tap your avatar). The home page also shows a "match in progress" banner.
The score IS the video timeline — find any point in a 2-hour match in two taps. This is the part nobody guesses, so here's the whole thing.
Tap Record to Device while the camera is on. It saves the video on your phone with the live score and the VBALLSCORE watermark burned in. Nothing is uploaded — there's no cloud fee, it's yours and stays private.
While you record, each score change, set end, and match point is stamped on the timeline. The Record pill flashes "✓ N chapters" as each one lands, so you know it's working.
While recording, tap the floating ⭐ — or just double-tap the video — to bookmark a great play (about one per 2 seconds). The app keeps the few seconds before your tap too, because the play happens just before you react. Stars become chapters, so you can filter to just your starred moments later.
Tap the red REC dot (top-left) to pause — it turns gold ⏸; tap again to resume. Paused time is cut out: the saved video and all chapter times skip it. Stop is on the "Recording to device m:ss" pill.
Open ≡ → Review last recording. The built-in player shows a chapter rail of every point with the score at that moment. Tap any point to jump the video there, step prev/next, or filter to just your ⭐ moments. You can also export the chapter list (.vtt).
Recorded matches you're signed in for also show in My Account — open the match and the reel is right there. Recordings stay on your device until you delete them; deleted ones sit in Recently deleted for 30 days in case you want them back.
Turn the best plays into one short video you can text to grandma — made entirely on your phone.
After recording, tap ✂️ Make a highlight reel, check the plays you want (your ⭐ moments are easy to find), then Create reel. The app trims and stitches them into one video right on your phone — no uploading the whole match, no waiting, no per-clip fee.
Highlight reels are a Pro feature. Free and Family plans get 2 free reels to try it out.
The scoreboard is always free for everyone. Plans only change the video.
Family and Pro come with a bank of streaming time that only counts down while you're actually live — not wall-clock. Unused time keeps for 12 months and works across as many matches as you want. The LIVE pill shows your remaining time while you stream, and you can always drop back to free mid-match instead of buying more.
Pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.
Some venue WiFi blocks phone-to-phone (free) video, and some viewers' phones/cars can't load it. When that happens the app says so and suggests upgrading — Family/Pro stream through a relay that plays anywhere. The scoreboard itself always works for everyone, free.
Tap the ☆ next to anyone's name in a match's viewer list to add them. Find them under Account → Friends, where you'll see when a friend's match is live now. You can message friends directly, and they'll get a notification.
It launches full-screen from the home icon. Need a walkthrough? Visit vballscore.com/install. New to watching? vballscore.com/watch is the 30-second parent quick-start.
Sign in with Google, X, or your email (we send a one-time sign-in link — no password to remember). You can also add a passkey (Face ID / Touch ID) for one-tap sign-in next time.
Signing in gives you your own channel link (vballscore.com/your-name, set under Account → Your channel), saves your history, and lets you set a photo — pick an emoji or upload a picture. It shows next to your name everywhere, including while you score.
Create a tournament from /start to open the Director Dashboard: divisions, teams, auto-assigned pools, generated round-robin schedules, brackets, player check-in, announcements, and a publish hub with a QR share card for the event.
Some devices or networks can't load the free phone-to-phone stream. Switch to HD (Family or Pro), which plays anywhere. The score always works regardless.
The chapters live in the app. Open ≡ → Review last recording to use them, jump between points, and make highlight reels.
Sign back in. A gold ↩ Resume scoring banner appears and your live matches are under Active Matches in the account sheet (tap your avatar).
Win a set → confetti. Win the match → the full show (fireworks, flying volleyballs). And there are hidden effects for the curious — try tapping the splash-screen wordmark five times. 😉
Tap your avatar → Report a Bug / Contact. You can attach a screenshot, and replies come back to you in-app from VBallScore Support. Or email support@vballscore.com.