Introducing RallyRef: Be the Umpire, Score Every Point Live
RallyRef turns your phone into a chair umpire. Tap who won each point, and it keeps the score, builds a live scoreboard anyone can watch, and rolls the whole thing into your career stats when the match is done.
By Two brothers in Melbourne, co-founder of RallyHub.
Deuce is in the umpire's chair, because the best way to remember a match is to score it properly while it happens, not to guess at the result afterwards.
RallyRef turns your phone into a chair umpire. Tap who won each point, and it keeps the score, builds a live scoreboard anyone can watch, and rolls the whole thing into your career stats when the match is done. No notebook, no arguing about whether it was 30-all or 40-30.
What it is
RallyRef is RallyHub's live point-by-point scoring tool. You record each point as it is played, and it does the rest: tracks games and sets, shows a live scoreboard, and produces real match statistics. It is built for when you want more than just the final score, you want the story of how you got there.
How it works
- Two taps a point. Mark who won the point and RallyRef updates the score, the game, and the set automatically, including deuce, advantage, and tiebreaks.
- A live scoreboard to share. Generate a watch link so anyone, courtside or at home, can follow the score live without playing.
- Real stats, not a scribble. At the end you get a proper stat breakdown, and the result feeds straight into your match history and career record.
- Undo and pause. Mis-tap a point and you can undo it. Need a break? Pause and pick it back up. The score stays honest.
How to use it
- Open /rallyref and start a new session at /rallyref/new.
- Set up the match: the players, singles or doubles, and the scoring format.
- Score each point as it is played. Tap who won, and let RallyRef keep track.
- Share the live link if people want to watch, then complete the match to lock the stats into your record.
Why we built it
Keeping score in your head is where social matches fall apart. Four games in, out of breath, mid-argument about the last call, nobody is sure of the score. RallyRef takes that whole job off your hands, and gives you something you never had before: the real numbers behind the match, not just who won. If you have ever wished you could see your own match the way a broadcast shows the pros, this is how you get it.
New to keeping score at all? Start with our guide to keeping track of the score, then let RallyRef do it for you.
Cheers, the RallyHub team
Quick context if you are new here: RallyHub is an Australian social tennis platform built by two brothers. Invite-only beta. More blog posts here.