ScoreKeeper

Keep score. Play more. The scorekeeping app for the card games your family actually plays — including the ones you make up yourselves.

Built originally for Hand-Knee-Foot, house-rule rummy, and "wait, how does grandma score that again?" Now on the App Store for $2.99 — no ads, no subscriptions, no tracking.

Why ScoreKeeper

  • Define your own card games. Create a custom game type once — name, rules, deck count, scoring schema, target score, win condition — and reuse it forever. Family house rules deserve a first-class spot.
  • Everyone keeps score, together. Each player can have ScoreKeeper open on their own phone in the same game. Add a score on yours and everyone sees it instantly. The app remembers who added what, so undoing a mistake is precise.
  • Glanceable game state. Pull up the dashboard on any phone in the game and see exactly where things stand: totals, current round, the leader, recent activity.
  • Pay once. No ads, no subscriptions. $2.99, one time. No banner ads between rounds, no "upgrade to remove ads" prompt. The number-one complaint about every free scorekeeping app is ads — we just don't have any.
  • Privacy-first. Game data lives on your device. Optional collaboration uses our cloud (encrypted, no account, no email, no phone number). Optional nearby discovery uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi the same way AirDrop does. No analytics, no tracking, no location.

What's in the app

  • Custom game types with rules text, deck count, scoring schema, target score, and win condition
  • Built-in templates for the classics — Poker, Rummy 500, Hearts, Spades, Gin Rummy, Cribbage, Euchre, Canasta — plus ready-made profiles for phase-based rummy, shedding, word-tile, five-dice, property-trading, number-stacking, and connect-in-a-row games, with a "Simple Game" generic for anything else
  • Multi-device collaboration with attribution, so undo and edit history stay reliable
  • Nearby player discovery over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, with AirDrop-style privacy controls
  • Round-by-round tally sheet that scrolls horizontally for big tables
  • Fast score entry — quick-add buttons, swipe-to-score, a floating undo button, and shake-to-undo
  • Game timer, player avatars, saved player groups, team scoring, and a winner announcement at game end
  • Full accessibility — VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and dark mode
  • Export your whole game library as JSON, or a CSV summary of your games

Get the app

ScoreKeeper is a one-time $2.99 purchase for iPhone, iOS 18 or later. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions. For questions or early-access requests, contact support@emsero.com.

Support

Questions, bug reports, or feature requests: support@emsero.com