An ultimate frisbee scoreboard has to follow a game with no referees, no fixed clock and a points cap instead of a final whistle. This free board is built for that shape: it tracks points toward a 15-point cap, halves at 8, timeouts, turnovers and elapsed time, all on one screen. It needs no app and no account, so a captain, a scorer or a tournament volunteer can open it on any phone, tablet or laptop and start scoring in under a minute.
To use it, type the two team names at the top and tap Point each time a team scores. The board shows how many points each team still needs to reach the cap, and the half button moves the game from the first half to the second. The timer counts up from the start of the game, since ultimate games are usually capped by points rather than by time. Timeouts and turnovers each have their own counters, and the Reset button clears everything for the next game.
Ultimate is played with a flying disc between two teams of seven, on a field with an end zone at each end, much like American football with a disc instead of a ball. Players pass the disc up the field without running with it, and a point is scored by catching it in the other team's end zone. There are no referees: players call their own fouls and settle disputes themselves, in a tradition called spirit of the game. Games are usually played to 15 points, with half-time when a team reaches 8.
The points cap changes how a scoreboard should work. In most sports the clock decides the end, but in ultimate the first team to the cap wins, so the board shows points to go, not just points scored. When a team reaches 8, the game pauses for half-time, teams switch ends, and the second half plays to 15. This board makes that shape visible: the cap progress sits next to the score, so everyone knows whether the game is nearly over or just getting started.
Timeouts in ultimate are few and precious. Each team usually gets two per game, plus extra timeouts in some tournament formats, and a well-timed timeout can stop the other team's run and let a tired line rest. The board counts timeouts per team, so captains never have to guess how many they have left in a close game. Turnovers get counted too, because a team that turns the disc over a lot is giving away free attacks, and coaches want that number at half-time.
Spirit of the game is part of ultimate in a way no other sport matches. After the game, teams often score each other on spirit: fair play, communication, respect and enjoyment. This board does not replace that scoring, but it supports it by keeping the game score beyond dispute. When both teams trust the scoreboard, there is less to argue about, and the spirit conversation after the game stays about how the game was played, not about what the score was.
This scoreboard fits pickup games in the park, university leagues, club tournaments and beach ultimate events. A captain can run it from a phone on the sideline, a tournament volunteer can score several fields from one tablet, and spectators can follow the score without asking. Because it runs in the browser, it works on borrowed devices at away tournaments, where installing an app for a single weekend is more trouble than it is worth.
Scoring ultimate well is mostly about watching the end zones. Tap the point the moment the catch is made, not after the celebration, because the next pull comes quickly and the score is easy to forget. Count a turnover when possession genuinely changes, not on every dropped disc that is recovered at once. At half-time, confirm the score with both captains, since ultimate is self-officiated and an agreed score at 8 prevents a dispute at 14.
A live board helps new players understand ultimate faster than any explanation. Someone watching their first game can see the cap, the half and the points to go, and the whole shape of the game becomes clear. Experienced players use it to plan: how many breaks they need, whether to save a timeout, and when to put their strongest line on. Paper scoresheets still work for league records, but the board is what the sideline actually watches.
Two practical notes finish the guide. The board does not save past games, so photograph the final score if your tournament needs it for standings. And it works on a phone, though a tablet on the sideline is easier to read in bright sun. If you play ultimate every week, bookmark this board, type in the team names, and let it carry the points, the cap and the timeouts while you play the game.