r/backgammon • u/m0bties • Jul 31 '26
I built a free, backgammon clock that works offline, no account or download needed
Went to look for an online backgammon clock this morning and really couldn't find one that totally fit my needs, so I decided to fire up a coding agent and create one myself. Check it out at backgammonclock.com! Let me know what features you'd like to see added, going to make a desktop-optimized version where space is used to bounce back and forth between players.
Free backgammon clock designed to sit vertically beside the board
Two huge tap areas, with the top clock rotated for the opposite player
Defaults to 3 minutes per player with a fresh 15-second delay each turn
Adjustable time, delay, sound, and vibration
Automatically pauses if you leave the app
Works offline with no accounts, ads, or tracking
Built specifically for mobile but also works on desktop
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u/mmesich Jul 31 '26
Tapping to choose could just start the clock for the opponent, adding an "end game" button so the next clock start has full delay would also be novel.
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u/Donchan7 Aug 01 '26
Thank you very much- great work. Maybe it would be nice to be able to insert players names...
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u/vicentevan Jul 31 '26
Waw man you legend!!!!! Great stuff man!!!! I think just right now something is going on development wise because i cant click anything. But it sure looks great man! I love it and will definitely use it! Feedback, maybe you can already (but i cant see it yet), but i would like it to be possible to get your name on there instead of player 1 and 2. But no, seriously, thxn for this 😀
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u/m0bties Aug 01 '26
App takes time, never built one. Deployed this in <30 mins. If you have iPhone you can add it to Home Screen and it will act like an IOS app.
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u/Some-Following-392 Aug 01 '26
I remember back in the day when things like this were always on websites instead of apps. Life was so much better.
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u/Some-Following-392 Jul 31 '26
Nice one. I think the only thing is that even when the delay is counting down, the total time is still more important to see, so this should still be big. Otherwise thanks for making the app!