Apple Watch App Only:
New Update adds programmable play clock lengths. This allows you to use the app for both (American) football and lacrosse!
Easily swipe up (or rotate the crown up) to start the 40 second clock and swipe down (or rotate the crown down) to start the 25 second clock on the face of your Apple Watch so you can concentrate on the field. These play clock timers are now programmable so they can be used for other sports, such as lacrosse.
Watch Tutorial at: backjudgesolutions.com
For football officials using college and high school (NFHS) rules. A game clock is included as well, which runs independent from the play clock (double tap the watch face to start/stop).
Instructions (w/ watch face is active/on):
1. Firm Touch watch face - Menu Screen includes:
a. Start Game - This turns on workout mode for the watch which is required to run timers.
b. End Game - When the game is completed, exit workout mode.
c. Adjust game clock time
d. Settings window
2. Swipe Up on watch face (or rotate the crown up) - Starts the swipe up play clock timer
3. Swipe Down on watch face (or rotate the crown down) - Starts the swipe down play clock timer
4. Double Touch watch face - Starts/Stops game clock
Settings Window:
Period Length - This is the time that the Game Clock will reset once it expires (00:00:00). If you do not have game clock responsibilities, you can set this to be your Time Out timer.
2-Minute Warning - Watch will alert you with 2 minutes left on the Game Clock
Swipe Up Timer - Sets the length of the Play Clock when the clock face is swiped up (or crown rotate up), such as the 40 second play clock
Swipe Down Timer - Sets the length of the Play Clock when the clock face is swiped down (or crown rotate down), such as the 25 second play clock
5 second countdown - Sends an alert every second from 5 seconds until time expires on the Play Clock
10 second alert - Sends an alert with 10 seconds left on the Play Clock
15 second alert - Sends an alert with 15 seconds left on the Play Clock
25 second alert - Sends an alert with 25 seconds left on the Play Clock
While the game is running, your health stats are being saved to your Apple iPhone Health App. This allows you to track your calories and for the proper function of the App.
(Using Apple Ultra 2 with cellular)
Great concept, but too many bugs to use in game.
- Both clocks pause when I receive any type of notification (text, call, other apps, etc.)
- Game clock pauses when play clock hits selected vibration intervals at 15, 10, etc. seconds. (Does this about 50% of the time)
- When the above occurs with game clock pause, the play clock also pauses on screen, but still vibrates at selected intervals.
- Not a bug, but I would like the vibration to be stronger and/or adjust the haptics.
I tested it from the comfort of my couch. I will be requesting a refund, as it's no where near reliable enough to use in game.
Extremely basic and not worth the money
There is a much cheaper option. Just use your Apple clock app. It’s basically the same thing and you’ll save yourself the $6. There is no instructions. There is no play clock settings. It’s a complete waste of money.
Very useful but hours
Very useful but could the game time numbers be larger by doing away with the hours? Or could they be optional?
Not working
I downloaded the app and it never opened/worked.
Under 5 on play clock
Would like to see a vibration every second on the last 5
Great app!
This app is awesome. It is so simple to use and that is what makes it so powerful. Not hard to figure out and easy to use. I highly recommend this app to all positions.
Great value
Really can’t argue when the boxes for this are $70+, and I’m already wearing my Apple Watch throughout the game, anyway. Swiping makes it much easier to keep my eyes on the game and not on my wrist.
