Getting Started

This guide walks you through downloading Geilio Scoreboard, launching it for the first time, and scoring your first match. The whole process takes about two minutes.

Step 1: Download Geilio Scoreboard

Geilio Scoreboard is available for free on the App Store. It works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Download Geilio Scoreboard on the App Store

Requirements:

• iPhone or iPad running iOS 16.4 / iPadOS 16.4 or later
• Apple Watch running watchOS 10 or later (optional, for wrist-based scoring)

When you install Geilio Scoreboard on your iPhone, the Apple Watch companion app is installed automatically on your paired Watch.

Step 2: First Launch

When you open Geilio Scoreboard for the first time, you'll be asked to choose your preferred language. Geilio Scoreboard supports:

• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese
• English
• Japanese
• Korean
• German

Once you pick a language, the app walks you through a short set of onboarding tutorial images that introduce the core features and gestures. After the walkthrough, you land on the home screen and you're ready to go.

You can change the language at any time in settings. On first launch, the app uses your device language as the initial selection, but from then on it stays on whatever language you choose in the app -- it does not keep following the system language, and there is no "Follow System" option.

Step 3: Choose Your Sport

From the home screen, tap New Match and select your sport:

• Badminton -- 21-point games, deuce at 20-20, win by 2 (cap at 30). Serve rotation and court-side tracking included.
• Table Tennis -- 11-point games, deuce at 10-10, win by 2. Serve alternates every 2 points (every point during deuce).
• Pickleball -- 11-point games with side-out scoring. Only the serving team can score. Includes first-server tracking for doubles.

Geilio Scoreboard applies the official rules for each sport automatically. You just need to tap to score -- the app handles serve rotation, deuce, and game completion.

Step 4: Score Your First Match

Here is a quick walkthrough of a typical match:

1. Tap to choose your sport and start the match.
2. Choose singles or doubles.
3. Enter player or team names (optional -- skip this for a quick game).
4. The match begins as soon as you start scoring.
5. Tap the scoring buttons to add a point for either side. The score updates instantly.
6. When the entire match ends, Geilio Scoreboard saves it to your history (viewing history requires Pro), and if you've enabled voice announcements (Pro) it reads the final result aloud. In a multi-game match, finishing a single game only prompts you to move on to the next game -- it doesn't save history or announce a final result.

Useful controls during a match:

• Undo -- Made a mistake? Double-tap anywhere to reverse the last point.
• Voice announcements (Pro) -- Toggle voice score calls on or off from the match screen. The score is read aloud after every point.

Step 5: Connect Your Apple Watch

Scoring from your wrist is one of Geilio Scoreboard's most popular features. Here's how to get started:

1. Make sure Geilio Scoreboard is installed on your Watch. If you installed the iPhone app while your Watch was paired and nearby, the Watch app should appear automatically. If not, open the Watch app on your iPhone and install Geilio Scoreboard from the "Available Apps" section.
2. Start a match on your iPhone. Open Geilio Scoreboard on your iPhone and begin a new match as described above.
3. Open Geilio Scoreboard on your Watch. The Watch app will connect to your iPhone and show the current match. You'll see the live score and can tap to add points from your wrist.
4. Score from the Watch. In synced mode the Watch is the scoring input: points you add on the Watch appear on the iPhone (and any connected iPad) in real time. The iPhone and iPad act as displays in synced mode -- they don't send scores back to the Watch.

Tips for Watch scoring:

• The Watch display is designed for quick glances. Large score numbers are easy to read mid-game.
• You can undo points from the Watch, just like on the iPhone.
• The Watch works best when your iPhone is nearby, but it will also work independently for basic scoring.

Step 6: Set Up iPad as a Spectator Display (Optional)

If you have an iPad available, you can turn it into a large-format scoreboard for spectators:

1. Make sure your iPhone and iPad are close together, ideally on the same local network (same Wi-Fi, or connected via personal hotspot).
2. Open Geilio Scoreboard on the iPad, go to Settings -> enable iPad Cast Display mode.
3. Open Geilio Scoreboard on the iPhone, go to Settings -> enable iPad Cast -> Cast to iPad.
4. The iPad will find your connection and display the score in a large, easy-to-read format.

This is especially useful for club matches, training sessions, or informal tournaments where spectators want to follow the score from a distance.

Next Steps

You're all set. Start a match, rally, and let Geilio Scoreboard handle the rest. As you play more, explore match history to review past results and track your progress over time.