Game counterrounds, lives and turns.

A free game counter for board games, card games and anything else you play. Keep a counter for rounds, lives or turns for each player, and put the phone in the middle of the table. It works offline.

Free · no account · saves every tap

Start counting

Pick one, or start blank.

◎Rounds→ 10 ♥Livesno target ⟳Turnsno target ★Winsno target ▭Cardsno target ✕Strikes→ 3 + Blank counter

Opens Tapsle with the counter ready. It saves as you tap.

What is a game counter?

A game counter keeps track of the numbers a game needs that are not the score: rounds played, lives left, turns taken, cards drawn. In Tapsle each one gets its own counter with a colour, so every player can see their number at a glance.

One counter per player or per thing
Lives that count down with minus
A target for the last round
Colours so players find theirs

Your game, in Tapsle

Every player, every number, one screen.

Give each player a counter in their colour. Count lives down with minus, rounds up with plus, and set a target so Tapsle tells you when the game is over.

Round

7of 10

−+1

Lives, Sam

3of 5

−+1

Counter settings

Target10

GroupGame night

Lock

How to use Tapsle as a game counter

1
Pick a templateChoose Rounds, Lives, Turns or Wins above, or start a blank counter.
2
Add a counter for each playerGive each player a name and colour. Tap plus or minus as the game goes.
3
Set the last roundSet a target such as 10 rounds, and Tapsle tells you the moment the game is over.
4
Come back to the same countClose the tab and the game is waiting on the same device.

Counting down as well as up

Lives, health and cards in hand go down. Set the starting number with Set value, then tap minus each time you lose one. A counter never goes below zero, and a minimum target stops it at any floor you choose.

Game night on one screen

Put every counter for the game in one group, such as “Game night”, and lay the phone on the table. Lock all when you pause, so a stray tap never changes a number.

Game counter or pen and paper?

Both count. Here is what each remembers for you.

TapsleHand clickerPaper

Saves after you stopYesUntil resetIf kept

Count several thingsUnlimitedOneYes

Undo a slipOne tapNoCross out

Count in stepsAny stepNoManual

Share the numberLink (Plus)NoPhoto

CostFreeA few dollarsFree

What people count in games

Board games

Rounds, turns and resources

Card games

Tricks, hands and rounds

Tabletop RPGs

Health, spell slots and initiative

Party games

Lives and strikes

Video games

Deaths, retries and wins

Sports days

Laps and heats

Send your games to the tools you already use

Every count can land in a spreadsheet or a team channel, so the number is where people need it.

All integrations →

Direct

Google Sheets

Each counting session added as a row with the date, count and name.

Webhook

Slack

Post the total to a channel when you finish counting.

Webhook

Microsoft Teams

Share hourly totals with the team on shift.

Via Zapier or Make

Airtable

Keep survey counts by location and time.

Webhook

Zapier

Connect your counters to thousands of other apps.

Webhook

Make

Build your own flows from any count or target.

Tapsle Plus

When the count matters to more than you.

Counting games is free and stays free. Plus is for counts that need to be shared, kept and backed up.

$2.99a month, or $25.99 a year, over 3 months free

Get Tapsle Plus Cancel any time. Your counters stay.

Share a live count

Up to 5 counter links, so a team can add to one total from different phones.

Every device in step

Start on your phone, check on your laptop. Up to 5 devices.

60 days of history

Compare this Saturday with last, with charts.

Nightly backups

Restore any of the last 30 nights.

Game counter questions

Can I count lives down instead of up?

Yes. Set the starting number with Set value and tap minus each time a life is lost. It never goes below zero.

Can every player have their own counter?

Yes. Add a counter for each player with their own name and colour. There is no limit on counters.

What is the difference from the score counter?

The score counter is built for points per team. The game counter is for everything else a game needs: rounds, lives, turns and cards.

Is Tapsle free?

Yes. Unlimited counters, targets, steps, notes, lock, focus mode, pop out and export are free, with no account. Free includes up to 5 groups and 1 counter on a timer. Tapsle Plus adds sync, backups, longer history, shared counters and integrations, for $2.99 a month or $25.99 a year.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Once Tapsle has loaded, counting keeps working with no connection, and you can install it on your phone or computer like an app. Your counts are saved on your device as you go.

Can I export my counters?

Yes, free. Export saves every counter to one file, and Import brings them back on any device. Your counts belong to you.

Can I keep the counter on screen while I work?

Yes, on Chrome and Edge on a computer. Choose Pop out and the counter floats above your other windows, with +1 and −1 inside it, so you can count while you read, watch or type. Phones and Safari do not support this, so the button only appears where it works.

Is my data private?

Yes. Your counters stay on your device. There is no account, and nothing is sent to us unless you turn on sync with Tapsle Plus.

What is the difference between Free and Plus?

Free is the counter: unlimited counters, up to 5 groups, 1 timer counter, targets, offline use, export and 7 days of history. Plus is memory: sync across up to 5 devices, nightly backups, 60 days of history with charts, shared counter links, unlimited groups and timers, and integrations. Cancelling Plus never removes a counter.

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