Any screen is the shot clock. Your phone is the remote.

Open the clock on the laptop, TV or projector in the gym and scan the code with your phone. Free, in the browser, no account.

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This remote works. Press a button and watch the screen.These buttons work. With a second screen they do the same from across the gym.

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  1. Open the display

    On the laptop, TV or tablet that faces the court. Press F for full screen.

  2. Scan the code

    With your phone camera. It pairs with that screen. No app needed.

  3. Run the clock

    Start, pause and reset with one thumb. The buzzer sounds at zero.

The phone and the screen need internet, not the same Wi-Fi. No second device? Clock and buttons on one screen works offline.

Readable from the far baseline

The display is red on black, like the shot clock above the backboard. Exactly what players see in a match. The last seconds also change shape: tenths, a pulsing frame, a yellow edge at zero.

Official red

The default. Heavy red digits on a black screen.

RunningWhole seconds.
Last 5 secondsTenths and a pulsing frame.
Time is upA yellow edge, with the buzzer.

Pro turns the same screen into a scoreboard

€12, once. No subscription and no account. Try it for 10 minutes on your own screen first.

Game mode

Game clock, period and score above the shot clock. One tap stops both.

Drill mode

Work, rest and reps. The clock restarts itself and shows the rep.

Your club

Logo, colour and name on the screen. Saved sessions start with one tap.

Also in Pro: match mode, which follows FIBA, IKF and World Aquatics timing, and an overlay for your livestream in OBS.

Hardware shot clockfrom $150
Web scoreboard subscriptionsfrom $14 a month
Shot Clock Pro, any screen€12, once, incl. VAT

Free forever. No account.

A preset for every sport that plays against the clock

8

Late clock

Every possession starts with eight seconds left. The attack has to create one good chance and take it.

Open an 8 second clock
14

First advantage

Play the whole scrimmage on a short clock. Passing the ball back out costs too much time, so players learn to use the first opening.

Open a 14 second clock
25

Defend until the frame

A target for the defence. The full clock runs, and the defence scores a point when the last five seconds start before the attack has taken a shot.

Read the drills guide

It started on a korfball court

Shot Clock is made by Lars Pieper. Korfball gives the attack 25 seconds, and most training halls have no shot clock on the wall. Players meet the clock on match day and never during the week.

So the first version put the clock on the laptop and the remote on the phone every coach already carries. This is the same clock for every other sport with a possession limit. More about Shot Clock

Is it really free?

Yes. The shot clock, the phone remote, extra screens, the buzzer and every sport preset are free, with no time limit and no account. Pro adds game mode, drill mode, match rules, your club on the screen and an OBS overlay for a single payment of €12.

What do I need?

A screen with a browser and a phone. The screen can be a laptop, a smart TV, a tablet or a laptop on a projector. With one device you get the clock and the buttons on the same screen.

Do both devices need the same Wi-Fi?

No. Both need internet, that is all. Many gyms have weak Wi-Fi, so a phone on mobile data and a laptop on that phone’s hotspot works well.

What if the gym Wi-Fi drops?

The screen counts down by itself, so a running clock keeps running. The phone reconnects when it can. If the hall has no signal at all, use one device: that mode works offline once the page has loaded.

Can someone in the stands take over the clock?

Not once your phone is connected. From that moment the QR code and the pairing code leave the screen, and typed pairing is refused. A second remote joins through “Share this setup” on your phone. Before that, anyone who can see the screen can scan it, so pair your phone first.

Can players read it from the far end of the hall?

On a TV or projector, yes. The display shows heavy red digits on black, as shot clocks do. In the last five seconds it shows tenths with a pulsing frame, and at zero a yellow edge. On a washed-out projector, use a TV or darken the hall, or turn on High contrast in the settings for brighter red digits.

Which sports does it work for?

Any sport with a shot clock or possession clock. There are presets for korfball, basketball, 3x3, water polo and lacrosse, and you can set the time and the reset yourself.