Live juggling counter: count every touch with your iPhone camera

Counting your own juggling is harder than it sounds. Around touch 30 you start to lose track, and by touch 60 you are arguing with yourself about whether that thigh touch counted. TouchTally takes the counting off your hands so you can keep your eyes on the ball.

What the live counter shows

The live screen is built to be read from a few metres away while you are moving.

• The count. The number of touches in big type at the top left, with the drill name (JUGGLING / LIVE) above it and the session number on the right.
• The ball ring. A ring follows the ball, with a tag such as "33 · TOUCH" next to it. If the ring is on your ball, the count is following the right thing.
• BALL MOTION. A chart of the ball's height over the last few seconds. Each arc is one up-and-down of the ball, and a marker shows where the last turn happened.
• RHYTHM, TOUCH INTERVAL and TIME. Touches per minute, the time between your last touches, and how long you have been going.

The chart and the rhythm numbers get their own post: reading the ball motion chart and rhythm stats.

How to count juggling touches with TouchTally

The setup step is where most miscounts start, so it is worth getting right once. Our phone setup guide for juggling covers distance, height, background and light in more detail.

What counts as a touch

TouchTally follows your body and the ball. It counts a touch when the ball turns back up after contact, whether that is off your foot, thigh or head. A ball that just drops to the floor does not add to the count.

Because the count is built from what the camera sees, it is only as good as the view. A ball that leaves the frame, a second ball in the background or a teammate walking past can confuse it. If the ring jumps to something else, the app tells you: "If the count follows something else, tap your ball once."

Hands-free while you play

You should not have to look at the screen to know how you are doing.

• Spoken milestones and beeps. TouchTally can say your count every 10 touches, in the app's language, or play a short beep instead. Both are switches in Settings ("Say every 10th aloud" and "Beep at milestones"), so you can turn either off.
• The screen stays on while you count, so the phone does not lock in the middle of a session.
• Front or back camera. Use the switch-camera button if you want to see yourself on the screen while you juggle.

After the session

When you stop, the session goes to your history with the total, the time and the rhythm stats. From there you can:

• open the replay and check any touch in slow motion, and with Pro add or remove touches the camera got wrong (see replay and fix your count)
• see your records and how the last 30 days went
• share a result image, or export an overlay video with the count on it

Tips for a clean count

• Juggle on a plain floor with the light in front of you, not behind you.
• Keep some space above your head in the frame. High touches that leave the picture are harder to follow.
• Start with the ball in your hands and drop it onto your foot after the countdown, so the first touch is clear.
• If you train outdoors, put the phone in the shade. Strong sun on the screen is fine; strong sun straight into the lens is not.

Want a goal for the next session? Try weak-foot mode and juggling challenges, or read how to beat your juggling record.