Scoreboard Remote

About Scoreboard Remote

When recording a game alone, you face a constant tradeoff: every time you tap a score button you risk missing the action or moving the camera. The Scoreboard Remote solves this by separating the jobs of camera operator and scorekeeper between two people and two devices.

How It Connects

ScoreCam and Scoreboard Remote connect wirelessly using Bluetooth. No internet connection, no Wi-Fi router, and no pairing screen are required. The two devices discover each other automatically when Bluetooth is enabled on both.

Discovery

ScoreCam broadcasts a wireless signal that Scoreboard Remote picks up automatically. When you tap "Connect" in Scoreboard Remote, a list of nearby ScoreCam devices appears — just tap the name to connect. No IP addresses, no network configuration, and no pairing code are needed.

Secure Connection

All communication between ScoreCam and Scoreboard Remote is encrypted.

What Gets Sent

Once connected, the two apps exchange score updates, clock events, and commands over Bluetooth. The live preview image also travels over Bluetooth, but when both devices are close together it automatically switches to a faster direct wireless channel for roughly 10 fps. At greater distances it falls back to Bluetooth at roughly 2 fps.

Protocol Version

The current protocol is Version 8. If you see a "Version Mismatch" alert, update both apps to the latest release from the App Store.

Setting Up the Connection

What the Remote Controls

The Scoreboard Remote can send updates for every scoring element supported by the active scoreboard style. All changes appear on ScoreCam's video in real time.

Scores

Tap the home or away score buttons to increment or decrement the score. The updated score is transmitted to ScoreCam and rendered on the next video frame. ScoreCam also plays the score animation (if enabled) on the camera device's display and in the recorded video.

Direct Score Entry

Both Scoreboard Remote and the main ScoreCam app support entering exact values directly for any numeric score — no need to tap one increment at a time.

In Scoreboard Remote, for any numeric value on the scoreboard — including points, set scores, match scores, pitches, or runs — you can enter an exact number directly:

• Long press any score label to open a number pad. Tap up to three digits to build the value, then tap the green checkmark to apply it or the red X to cancel. Tapping outside the pad also cancels without saving.
• Period / quarter — tap the period label directly to open the period pad. Enter a number 1–9, or pick from the label picker (Half and Final are always available; any custom labels you've saved appear alongside them). You can also type your own short label — OT, OT 1, OT 2, SO, or anything your sport uses — and it will be saved for reuse.
• Baseball innings — long press the inning label to open the inning picker. Tap a digit to set the inning number (up to two digits; a third tap starts over). Toggle between TOP and BOT using the arrow buttons, then tap OK to apply. The current half-inning is shown at the top of the picker at all times.

Period / Quarter

Advance or decrease the current period or quarter number. Applies to all sports that use period tracking.

Set & Match Scores (Volleyball / Tennis)

For Volleyboard and Tennisboard, the remote can also update the set score and overall match score independently of the point score.

Game Clock

Start, stop, and reset the game clock from the Remote. If "Pause Clock on Recording Pause" is enabled, the clock also responds to pause/resume events on ScoreCam itself. The Remote's clock controls give the scorekeeper full authority over the game timer.

Shot Clock

Start, stop, and reset the shot clock using either of the two configured reset durations (e.g., 24s and 14s for NBA rules).

Highlights

The Remote can trigger a highlight capture on ScoreCam remotely. The scorekeeper can mark a great play from the bench without the camera operator having to look away from the viewfinder.

Instant Replay

While ScoreCam is live streaming, the Remote can capture replays, build a small queue, and play clips back during breaks — all from the scorekeeper's device. See Instant Replay from the Remote below for the full walkthrough.

Live Preview

The Remote app displays a live low-resolution JPEG preview of the ScoreCam camera feed. This lets the scorekeeper see what the camera is capturing without being next to it. When both devices are nearby, the preview automatically uses a faster channel (Apple Multipeer Connectivity over peer-to-peer Wi-Fi) for approximately 10 fps. At greater distances it falls back to Bluetooth at approximately 2 fps. Stale frames are always dropped to minimize lag.

Instant Replay from the Remote Beta

When ScoreCam is live streaming with Live Stream Replay enabled, the scorekeeper can run replays straight from the Remote — capture a moment, build up a small queue, and play clips back during a timeout — without the camera operator touching anything. The replay always plays on the ScoreCam device and in the stream; the Remote is the control surface.

Opening the Replay Pad

When ScoreCam's top button is set to Replay (App Settings → Gesture Assignments), that same button appears on the Remote. Tap it to open the floating Replay pad. A small blue badge on the button shows how many replays are currently queued.

Capturing a Replay

What the pad shows depends on ScoreCam's Prompt for Duration/Speed setting:

• Prompt on — the pad shows a chooser: pick a length (your four saved durations) and a speed (0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, or 1x), then tap Play Now to show it immediately, or Add to Queue to save it for later. Your last length and speed are remembered for next time.
• Prompt off — the pad shows a single Replay button that uses ScoreCam's saved length and speed. Whether it plays immediately or adds to the queue follows ScoreCam's Auto-Queue setting.

When does the clip end? From the Remote, the clip ends the moment you tap Play Now or Add to Queue — not when you opened the pad — and covers the length you chose leading up to that point. If you're timing to a specific play, tap the action promptly; aside from a slight wireless delay, “now” is the instant you commit the choice.

The Queue

Queued replays appear as numbered pills — Replay 1, Replay 2, and so on — right in the pad, mirroring exactly what's showing on the ScoreCam screen. For each one you can:

• Tap the pill to play it on the camera and in the stream.
• Tap the × to discard it.

The queue holds up to 4 clips; adding a fifth drops the oldest. By default a clip leaves the queue once it plays, unless Keep Replays in Queue is on in ScoreCam. The queue is cleared when the live stream stops.

While a Replay Is Playing

When a replay is on screen, the pad shows a “Replay playing…” cover and pauses its buttons until the clip finishes — so you can't accidentally launch a second replay over the first. The controls come back the instant playback ends.

Moving the Pad

Press and drag anywhere on the pad to move it out of your way, then release to drop it. Its position is remembered. Tapping outside the pad closes it.

Remote and ScoreCam Stay in Sync

The replay queue is shared, so it doesn't matter which device you touch: play or discard a clip on the ScoreCam screen and the Remote's pad updates to match — and the other way around. Change any replay setting in ScoreCam and the Remote picks it up the next time you close ScoreCam's settings screen.

Display Options While Connected

Two settings in ScoreCam (under App Settings → Scoreboard Remote) change how the camera device behaves once a remote is connected:

Troubleshooting

The Remote Cannot Find ScoreCam

• Check that Bluetooth is enabled on both devices: iOS Settings → Bluetooth → ON. Bluetooth is the only radio required — Wi-Fi is not needed for discovery.
• Check Bluetooth permission on both apps: iOS Settings → [App name] → Bluetooth → ON. This is the most common silent failure cause.
• Confirm the Remote button in ScoreCam’s toolbar is highlighted blue (advertising). Without this step, the Remote cannot find ScoreCam.
• Bring the devices closer together. Initial Bluetooth discovery is more reliable within 30 feet.
• If either app is in the background, bring it to the foreground. iOS restricts background Bluetooth advertising.
• Force-quit and reopen both apps, then try again.

Score Updates Are Slow or Lagging

• Move the two devices closer together. Dense Bluetooth environments (crowded venues with many BT devices) can degrade throughput.
• Disable live preview on the Remote if it is enabled. Preview images consume the most bandwidth and can delay control messages on congested connections.

Remote Disconnects Mid-Game

• Bluetooth connections can be interrupted by iOS background restrictions, incoming calls, or moving out of range. ScoreCam will display a “Remote Disconnected” notice. Move the devices back within range, then tap Connect in Scoreboard Remote and select your ScoreCam device from the list.
• If the Remote is on a device that receives a phone call, the call will temporarily interrupt the connection. Scoreboard Remote should reconnect automatically after the call ends; if not, tap Connect and select your ScoreCam device from the list.