A complete reference of all limits and constants in Keeping Score! Unless noted otherwise, these are hard caps enforced by the app.
| Limit |
Value |
| Game title max length |
100 characters |
| Player/team name max length |
50 characters |
| Minimum players per game |
2 |
| Minimum teams per game |
2 |
| Limit |
Value |
| Score range |
−999,999 to +999,999 |
| Calculator max digits |
8 per number |
| Calculator undo depth |
50 steps |
| Limit |
Value |
| Maximum scoring categories per game |
20 |
| Category name max length |
30 characters |
| Limit |
Value |
| Single-column layout |
1–6 players |
| Dual-column layout |
7–12 players |
| Overflow display |
13+ players (top 11 + “+N” indicator) |
| Max visible slots |
12 |
| Limit |
Value |
| Max players shown on Lock Screen / Dynamic Island |
4 |
| Preset |
Duration |
| Quick |
5 minutes |
| Short |
10 minutes |
| Medium |
15 minutes |
| Long |
30 minutes |
| Custom |
Any MM:SS value |
| Limit |
Value |
| Persona color presets |
9 |
| Background patterns |
4 (Stripes, Stars, Checkers, Hearts) |
| Achievement badges |
12 (6 regular + 6 kids) |
| Limit |
Value |
| Built-in game templates |
127 across 11 categories |
| Confetti particles |
180 (9 colors, 3-second duration) |
| Limit |
Value |
| Custom sound max duration |
30 seconds |
| Configurable sound events |
5 (score change, game complete, round end, timer tick, timer expired) |
| Limit |
Value |
| Supported languages |
33 (3 RTL: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian) |
See Supported Languages for the full list.
| Limit |
Value |
| Free games before paywall (soft cap) |
5 |
Grandfathered users (installed before the paywall activation date) are not subject to this cap.
| Limit |
Value |
| Weekly backup retention |
4 most recent snapshots |
| Recently Deleted retention |
30 days before permanent purge |
| Limit |
Value |
| Alternate app icons |
6 (Classic, Neon, Ocean, Forest, Royal, Midnight) |
| Limit |
Value |
| Prompt thresholds |
3rd, 10th, and 25th completed game |
Apple additionally rate-limits review requests to roughly 3 per year, regardless of how many thresholds are hit.
