Support
Questions, issues, or feedback — we're happy to help.
Email [email protected] and we'll get back to you. A few common questions below in the meantime.
How many players do I need for a chouette?
At least 2 — a Captain and a Box player. Add as many as your table can hold.
What happens after 5 free rounds?
Each chouette gets 5 free rounds. After that, adding another round requires Chouetty Pro. Settlements don't count against this limit — only actual games do.
Can I cash someone out before the chouette ends?
Yes — use "Add Settlement" from the chouette screen to record a mid-session payout for one or more players without ending the whole event.
Is my data backed up anywhere?
Everything is stored locally on your device — there's no automatic cloud sync. You can back up everything (or export a single chouette or match) to a file any time from Settings → Data, then restore it later, including on a new phone. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Can I play a straight head-to-head match instead of a chouette?
Yes — start a 1v1 Match for a game between exactly two players. Choose an open-ended Unlimited match, or a Race to X with a target score, where Chouetty handles the Crawford rule for you.
Can two people keep score on separate phones for the same chouette?
Yes — use Send Rounds to send just the newest rounds from one phone to the other. The receiving phone picks which of its own chouettes or matches it belongs to, and anything it already has is skipped automatically.
What languages does Chouetty support?
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Arabic, Persian, and Hebrew. The app follows your device's language automatically, and you can change it any time from Settings.
How do I remove a player?
From the Players screen, tap the trash icon next to their name. Their name is preserved in any chouettes they already played in — removing them only takes them out of future roster picks.
What's the Leaderboard?
From the Players screen, tap Leaderboard for lifetime standings across everyone who's ever played with you — across every chouette and match, not just one event. Switch categories at the top: Net Points, Win Rate, Box/Captain/Line Win %, Gammon/ Backgammon Win %, Money Won, and more.
What's the difference between per-chouette stats and All-Time Stats?
Tap View Stats on any player inside a chouette or match for their record in just that one event. From there, All-Time Stats zooms out to their full history across everything they've played. You can also swipe left on any past event from the All-Time Stats list to jump straight to that event's own stats.
Does Chouetty track gammons and backgammons?
Yes — a round's result gets colored automatically when it's a clean multiple of that round's cube: green for a single, blue for a gammon, red for a backgammon, with a small badge spelling out which. Gammon and Backgammon Win % show up on both Player Stats and the Leaderboard. Since real chouette scenarios like buyouts or a "lone taker" accepting other players' dropped cubes as extras can mean the math doesn't tell the whole story, you can also tap Single, Gammon, or Backgammon by hand when entering a result to tag it correctly yourself.
Does Chouetty have a dark mode?
Yes — go to Settings → Appearance and choose Light, Dark, or System to follow your phone's own setting. Every screen has its own dark palette rather than just an inverted one.
What is Big Screen mode?
Tap the landscape-phone icon on a chouette or match to switch to a large, rotated totals display — handy for propping the phone up where the whole table can see the running score without crowding around one screen.
Everyone at the table dropped (or took and won) the same result against the Box — do I have to enter it for each player?
No — tap the people icon on the Box's own row instead of typing the same value into every line player one at a time. It splits one total evenly across everyone in the line automatically.
I forgot to record a round — can I go back and add it?
Yes — long-press any round in the history to insert a new one right before it. Every later round number shifts automatically to make room, so nothing else needs renumbering by hand.
I joined a live chouette partway through — can my round numbers match everyone else's?
Yes — use "Set starting round number" from the ⋮ menu on the chouette to change what "Round 1" reads as, so your numbering lines up with the table's even though you weren't there from the start.
Can I change which side of the board each player is on in a match?
Yes — in a 1v1 match, tap the swap icon near the scores to flip which side each player is on. It's just seating, not the score, and Big Screen mode picks up the same swap.
Can I rename an event after I've created it?
Yes — tap the ⋮ on any event card on Home and choose Rename to change its venue name. The rest of the title (date, and a number if you've got more than one that day) updates itself around it.
Are there quicker ways to manage events from the Home screen?
Swipe left on any event card on Home for quick actions — Email Results, Mark Complete (or Reopen), and Delete — without opening the event first.
Backgammon Pip Trainer
Questions about our free pip-count practice app. About the app · Privacy policy
How is my time measured?
In practice, the clock starts when you tap Start on a new position and stops when you tap Check. It pauses while a menu is open or the app is in the background, and you can tap the clock to pause (the board is hidden while paused). Positions checked with learning aids on aren't counted in your speed stats.
What's the difference between Full pip count and Pip Differential?
Full pip count asks for both sides' totals. Pip Differential only asks who leads and by how many pips. The fast way is to cross out checkers that match on both sides (your 2-point against their 2-point) and count only what's left. Choose either one, and the position type, from the sliders icon.
How do the Daily Challenge and friend tests work?
Tap the trophy icon. Each test is five race positions with no learning aids and no pause; each board starts covered and the clock starts when you tap it. Your score is your total time plus 10 seconds for every pip you're off. You get one attempt per test, and quitting partway doesn't give you another try. Create a friend test to get a 6-letter code anyone can enter.
Why isn't my run on the leaderboard?
Runs where any position was answered in under 4 seconds are kept off the leaderboard, since that isn't humanly possible. Challenges also need an internet connection; practice mode works offline.
How do I change or remove my leaderboard nickname?
You can change your nickname on the Challenges screen; new results use the new name. To remove past results from a leaderboard, email [email protected] with your nickname and the test codes.
Where does the doubling advice come from?
From the Timmes Race Rule. Each side's pip count is adjusted for extra checkers, crossovers, heavy points and gaps; the player on roll gets a boost; then the difference is checked against simple cut-offs. Short bear-offs (12 pips or less) use a short bear-off count instead. Tested on Tom Keith's 51,502 rolled-out race positions from real games, it makes about 23% fewer cube errors than the Isight count. The app shows every sum, and the full rule and its test results are here. It's a rule of thumb for money play, not a substitute for a rollout.