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Badminton Score

Badminton Score: one button per point, rally scoring to 21, doubles positions tracked.

Coming to Connect IQ Unlock €5.99

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Beta: free for 30 days

The app works fully and for free for the first 30 days after you first open it. After that you can buy a one-time unlock code below. No subscription.

Most scorekeeping apps lose track of who stands where in doubles. This one does not: UP is a point for us, DOWN a point for them, and it tracks the server, the serve side and which partner is due to serve.

  • Rally scoring to 21, win by 2, capped at 30
  • Doubles court positions (which player is on the right) updated automatically after every point
  • Interval and end change shown at 11 points in the deciding game
  • Undo on BACK, no holding needed
  • Saved to Garmin Connect as Badminton, with a lap for every game
  • Match clock and heart rate on screen

How to use it

Open Badminton Score from the watch's app menu.

Controls: UP = point for us, DOWN = point for them, BACK = undo, START = menu (resume, save, discard). Touch-only watches: tap the left half for our point, the right half for theirs.

Manual

Badminton Score: user manual

What it does

Badminton Score counts rally points to 21 with a 2-point lead and a 30-point cap. In doubles it tracks which partner serves and from which side. It saves the match to Garmin Connect as Badminton with a lap per game.

Requirements and supported watches

Needs Connect IQ 3.3.0+ and the Connect IQ or Garmin Connect phone app. Supported watches:

  • Round AMOLED: epix 2 and epix Pro 2, fēnix 8, E, Forerunner 165, 265, 570, 965, 970, Instinct 3 AMOLED, Crossover AMOLED, Venu 2, 3, 4, vivoactive 5, 6.
  • Round MIP: enduro 3, fēnix 7 series, 8 Solar, Forerunner 55, 245, 255, vivoactive 4.
  • Square and rectangular AMOLED: Venu Sq 2, Venu X1.

Installation

In the Connect IQ app on your phone (or Garmin Connect, then the Connect IQ Store) find "Badminton Score" by Dialforge, tap Install and sync the watch. Open it from the apps list: press START on the watch face, then pick Badminton Score.

First launch

The start screen shows the app name, "Press START" and the free beta days left. START opens setup: Start match, Mode, Serves first and Match. The game length is fixed at 21. The 30-day free beta starts the first time you open it.

Controls

Watches with buttons (START, UP, DOWN, BACK)

  • Start screen: START opens setup.
  • Setup: UP and DOWN scroll, START on a line changes its value (after the last it wraps to the first). Start match begins.
  • Match: UP is a point for us, DOWN for them, BACK undoes the last point (up to 40). START or holding UP opens the menu.
  • Menu: Resume, Save and finish, Discard (asks twice).

Touch watches (tap, hold, swipe)

  • Start screen and setup: tap opens setup, tap a line to change its value.
  • Match: tap the left half for a point for us, the right half for them. Swipes do nothing.
  • Undo with BACK. Menu: long press, or START if the watch has it.

Settings

Phone: Connect IQ app, Badminton Score, Settings (the unlock code fields are there too).

On the watch, inside the app:

  • Mode: Singles (default) or Doubles.
  • Serves first: US or THEM.
  • Match: Best of 1, Best of 3 (default) or Best of 5 games.

License

  • Free beta: 30 days from the first launch, everything works.
  • Price: 5.99 EUR once at dialforge.dev, no subscription. The 8-character code is tied to your watch's UID.
  • Where to enter it: phone, Connect IQ app, Badminton Score, Settings. Read the UID in "Watch UID (needed to buy a code)", buy the code, then type it into "Unlock code from dialforge.dev". The end-of-beta screen on the watch shows the UID too.
  • After the beta without a code: an end-of-beta screen with the UID replaces the app. Enter the code, then open it again. New watch? Write to us and the code moves for free.

Privacy and permissions

Permissions:

  • Activity recording: saves the session to Garmin Connect.
  • Extra FIT fields: adds the app's values to the saved activity.
  • Sensors: heart rate from the watch.

No internet use. Data stays on the watch and in the activities you save.

Troubleshooting

The code does not work. Check that the UID you bought for matches "Watch UID (needed to buy a code)" and type all 8 characters (case is ignored, no 0, O, 1 or I). A code for another app does not fit. Sync, then reopen.

Where is my match? Choose Save and finish in the menu. It lands in Garmin Connect as Badminton.

What do INTERVAL and CHANGE ENDS mean? INTERVAL shows when the first side reaches 11 in a game. After each game you get CHANGE ENDS. In the deciding game the interval at 11 comes with CHANGE ENDS right after it.

How do I read "RIGHT player 1"? In doubles the line shows the serving side and which of the serving pair serves. Player positions swap each time the serving side wins a rally.

Contact

kontakt@dialforge.dev or dialforge.dev. Please write before leaving a low rating.

Permissions and privacy

This product asks the watch for the permissions below. Connect IQ shows them when you install it.

  • Activity recording: Saves your workout in Garmin Connect (the activity from this app). The data stays in your Garmin account.
  • Own data fields in the activity: Adds this app's own numbers (for example points or sets) to the saved activity.
  • Heart rate and sensors: Reads heart rate and other sensors of the watch while the app runs.

This product does not use the internet and sends no data to our servers.

Compatible watches

51mm, D2 Air X15, D2 Mach 1 Pro, Enduro 2, Enduro 3, epix (Gen 2), epix Pro (Gen 2) 42mm, epix Pro (Gen 2) 47mm, epix Pro (Gen 2) 51mm, Forerunner 165, Forerunner 165 Music, Forerunner 245, Forerunner 245 Music, Forerunner 255, Forerunner 255 Music, Forerunner 255s, Forerunner 255s Music, Forerunner 265, Forerunner 265s, Forerunner 55, Forerunner 570 42mm, Forerunner 570 47mm, Forerunner 965, Forerunner 970, fēnix 7, fēnix 7 Pro, fēnix 7 Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi), fēnix 7S, fēnix 7S Pro, fēnix 7X, fēnix 7X Pro, fēnix 7X Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi), fēnix 8 43mm, fēnix 8 47mm, fēnix 8 Pro 47mm, fēnix 8 Solar 47mm, fēnix 8 Solar 51mm, fēnix E, Instinct 3 AMOLED 45mm, Instinct 3 AMOLED 50mm, Instinct Crossover AMOLED, MicroLED, quatix 7, quatix 7 Pro, quatix 7 Sapphire, quatix 7X Solar, quatix 8 47mm, quatix 8 Pro 47mm, tactix 7, tactix 7 – AMOLED Edition, tactix 8 47mm, tactix 8 Solar 51mm, Venu 2, Venu 2 Plus, Venu 2S, Venu 3, Venu 3S, Venu 4 41mm, Venu 4 45mm, Venu Sq 2, Venu Sq 2 Music, Venu X1, vívoactive 4, vívoactive 4S, vívoactive 5, vívoactive 6

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FAQ

What happens after the 30-day beta?

The app shows a screen asking for a one-time unlock code from dialforge.dev instead of opening normally. Buy the code once below, no subscription.

Does the app send my data to Dialforge?

No. The app works fully offline, and the unlock code is checked on the watch itself, without contacting any server.

The app does not work as described on my watch. Can I get a refund?

Yes. Write through the feedback form below, or to the e-mail in the footer. If we cannot fix it, we refund you, as described in the terms.

Changing your watch?

Write to me and I will move your code for free.

Changelog

Unlock

€5.99

One-time payment. No subscription. The code works on the watch whose UID you enter.

  1. Install the app from the Connect IQ store. It works fully and for free for the first 30 days.
  2. Find your 10-digit UID: Connect IQ app on the phone > My Device > Apps or Data Fields > this app > Settings > Watch UID.
  3. Enter UID and e-mail, pay with PayPal (cards work without a PayPal account). The code appears here at once.
  4. Type the code into the same settings page, field "Unlock code". The watch checks it offline.

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