MatchHub Manual

Run your table tennis matches
with iPhone and Apple Watch

MatchHub is a score app that keeps the score, the server and the history in order while you concentrate on the match. This page covers the basics, using Apple Watch, and what to do if something goes wrong.

What it covers

  • Singles and doubles
  • Scoring from Apple Watch
  • The score call, server and receiver
  • Saving and exporting the match history

Who it is for

  • You want practice matches recorded quickly
  • You want one-handed scoring on Apple Watch
  • You want fewer mistakes in the doubles order

What this app does

The match, easy to read

As well as the large score, the board shows the games won, the server, the receiver and when to change ends.

Works with Apple Watch

Score from your wrist and it syncs to the iPhone. It stays easy to use in practice matches and multi-ball drills.

Singles and doubles

Names, the doubles server and receiver, and the score call all switch with the match type.

Keeping and looking back

Results and how the points went are kept in the history, and can be exported and imported.

Starting a match

1

Tap New match on the home screen

That takes you from the home screen to the settings screen. If a match is paused, you can resume it instead.

2

Set up the match on the settings screen

Choose singles or doubles, the number of games and the player names. You can also set the English name used by the score call, and the player profiles.

3

Tap Start match

The scoreboard opens and you can start scoring. In doubles it helps to settle which pair serves, and who serves and receives, before you start.

During the match

Adding a point

Swipe the large number on either side up to add a point. Swipe down to take one point off that side. The small numbers in the middle show the games won.

Changing ends

The ↔︎ button in the middle swaps the two sides. You can also have the app swap them at every game.

Copying the losing score

When a game or a match ends, a copy button appears next to the losing score. Tap it and only the numbers go to the clipboard. Tournament systems that fill in the winning score once you enter the loser’s take the numbers as they are.

The menu

During a match the menu holds Settings, Go home, Point history, Resync Apple Watch and Speech.

Using Apple Watch

1

Swipe up or down to score

On Apple Watch you can add a point or take one off quickly. The score syncs to the iPhone.

2

Swipe sideways for the hint screen

The hint screen shows the current server and receiver, and can read the server aloud.

3

If it is slow to update

Try Resync Apple Watch from the menu on the iPhone. Bringing the app on Apple Watch to the front and waiting a few seconds also helps.

History and saving

Looking at past matches

Tap Match history on the home screen to see the matches you have saved.

Making room

Up to 30 matches are kept on the device. Delete the ones you do not need, or export them first and then tidy up.

Export and import

The match history and the saved players can be exported and imported as JSON.

The score call

The call can be set to Off, Score, or Score + serve. The language, the voice and the speed are on the settings screen and in the menu during a match.

If something goes wrong

The score on Apple Watch does not reach the iPhone

Open the menu on the iPhone during the match and try Resync Apple Watch. Bringing the app on Apple Watch to the front, or closing and opening it again, also helps.

There is no room to save a match

Delete matches you do not need from the history screen, or export them first and then tidy up. The settings screen shows how many are saved.

A name is not read the way I expect

Edit the English name on the settings screen. The name shown on the board and the name used by the call are kept separately.

Can I stop a match and come back to it?

Use Go home and the match is kept as paused. You can resume it from the home screen.