Siri Shortcuts
Use Siri to start games, add scores, check rankings, and control timers hands-free. Great when your hands are full of cards.
Available Actions
Section titled “Available Actions”Keeping Score! exposes 9 intents to Siri and the Shortcuts app, plus 3 Control Center controls that share the same intent plumbing:
| Intent | What It Does |
|---|---|
| New Game | Creates a new game |
| Resume Last Game | Opens the most recently played game |
| Open Game | Opens a specific game by name |
| Add Score | Adds points to a participant |
| Check Scores | Voice-reads the current scores |
| Finish Game | Marks a game as complete |
| Undo Last Score | Reverses the last score change |
| Toggle Timer | Plays or pauses the game timer |
| Reset Timer | Resets the timer to its starting value |
Voice Commands
Section titled “Voice Commands”Each action can be triggered by natural phrases, for example:
- “Start a new game in Keeping Score”
- “Resume my game” / “Open my last game”
- “Open Poker Night”
- “Check scores”
- “Add score”
- “Toggle timer” / “Pause timer”
- “Undo last score”
- “Finish game”
Shortcuts App Integration
Section titled “Shortcuts App Integration”All actions are available as blocks in the Shortcuts app. Combine them with other automations:
- Start a game when you arrive at a friend’s house (location trigger)
- Create a shortcut that opens your weekly poker game
- Build a “game night” shortcut that launches a new game and starts a timer
- Siri Shortcuts work on any Apple device that supports the Shortcuts app
- Parameterised intents (Add Score, Open Game) usually surface a quick disambiguation prompt for the game or participant rather than relying on pure voice dictation. Easier to hit reliably from the Shortcuts app or a Siri tile than from a single spoken phrase
- You can rename shortcuts to use your own trigger phrases
- The Check Scores intent is the fastest way to get a hands-free rundown mid-game
Related Features
Section titled “Related Features”- Widgets: Visual Home Screen access
- Live Activities: Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
- Timers: Timer control details
Can I use Siri to finish a game?
Section titled “Can I use Siri to finish a game?”Yes. The Finish Game intent marks the current game as complete. Confirmation still happens in the app.
Do Siri Shortcuts work on iPad?
Section titled “Do Siri Shortcuts work on iPad?”Yes. Siri Shortcuts work on any device running iOS 26 or later, including iPad.
Can I create custom Siri commands?
Section titled “Can I create custom Siri commands?”Yes. Using the Shortcuts app, you can create custom automations that use Keeping Score! actions and assign your own trigger phrases.
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