Can I keep pickleball score by voice?
Yes. With voice scoring on, say who won the rally, “Blue” or “Orange”, the team names, or “us” and “them”, and Pickle Call scores it; say “undo” to take it back. Speech is recognised on your iPhone and no audio leaves your devices.
UnlockHow it works
Turn it on in Settings > Voice scoring. Pickle Call then listens during a game for the side that won the rally: “Blue” or “Orange”, the team names you entered, or “us” and “them”. It scores the rally exactly as a tap would, so the call, the server number and the serving side stay right, and “undo” takes the last rally back. Recognition runs only on the iPhone: no audio is recorded, stored or sent anywhere. On Apple Watch, tap the mic and say the rally; the short clip goes only to your own iPhone to be recognised and is then discarded. Voice scoring comes with Pickle Call Unlock.
When people use it
- Scoring with a paddle in one hand and no free hand for the screen
- Doubles where the phone sits at the side of the court
- Calling the rally from your wrist with the Watch mic
Questions
- Does voice scoring send my voice anywhere?
- No. Speech is recognised on your iPhone, and no audio is recorded, stored or sent. A clip from Apple Watch goes only to your paired iPhone and is discarded.
- What do I say?
- The side that won the rally: “Blue” or “Orange”, the team names, or “us” and “them”. Say “undo” to take the last rally back.
- Does Pickle Call say the score out loud?
- No. Voice scoring listens for who won the rally; Pickle Call shows the call on screen for you to say.