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Nertz Score

A fast, offline score keeper for Nertz, built for the pace of the game.

Submitted to the App Store, in reviewStatus as of November 12, 2026

Version 1.0.0 was submitted to Apple on November 11, 2026 and is waiting on review. It is not on the App Store yet, so there is no store link here.

  • Nertz Score scoreboard after round four, with four sides ranked by score
  • Entering a round in Nertz Score: who called Nertz, cards to the center, and cards left
  • Nertz Score game over screen showing the winner and final scores
What it does

Scoring that keeps up with the game

Nertz is loud and fast, and the scoring between rounds is where the game stalls. Nertz Score takes two numbers per player, cards played to the center and cards left in the Nertz pile, and does the rest: who called Nertz, the bonus, the penalties, and the running total.

It runs entirely on the phone. There is no account to create and no server behind it, so it works at a cabin with no signal the same as it does at home.

  • Enter cards to the center and cards left, or type the round score directly
  • Two to eight sides, as single players or teams
  • End the game at a target score, at a lead, or after a set number of hand wins
  • Rule presets for the bonus and penalty variations people actually play
  • Edit, delete, or undo any round
  • Past games, one-tap rematch, and player stats, with rename and merge for duplicate names
  • Backup file export and restore
  • Keeps the screen awake while a game is running

At a glance

Status
Submitted to the App Store, in review
Platform
iPhone (iOS 17 and later)
Price at launch
Free with banner ads after three finished games, and a one-time $1.99 purchase to remove them
Testing
Unit and on-device UI test suites, including accessibility audits
Link
nertzscore.app

Built with

  • SwiftUI
  • SwiftData
  • StoreKit 2
  • AdMob
  • XCTest and XCUITest
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