Install ScrambleSync as an app (PWA)

Quick answer

ScrambleSync is a Progressive Web App (PWA). You can add it to your phone's home screen for one-tap access — no App Store or Google Play required. On iPhone use Safari → Share → Add to Home Screen. On Android use Chrome → menu → Install app.

Why install it?

• One-tap access — ScrambleSync appears on your home screen like a native app with its own icon.
• Runs full-screen with no browser address bar, giving golfers more room on a small screen.
• Better resilience on a patchy connection — pages you have visited stay available even when signal drops.
• Scores entered while offline queue automatically and submit as soon as connectivity returns.
• No App Store or Google Play account required — anyone with a phone browser can install it.

Install on iPhone or iPad (iOS — Safari only)

1. 1

   Open Safari

   Go to scramblesync.com in Safari. Sign in if you are an organizer, or go to your tournament join link if you are a golfer.

2. 2

   Tap the Share button

   Tap the Share icon at the bottom of the Safari toolbar — it looks like a box with an arrow pointing up.

3. 3

   Tap Add to Home Screen

   Scroll down in the share sheet and tap 'Add to Home Screen'.

4. 4

   Tap Add

   Confirm the name (ScrambleSync) and tap Add in the top-right corner. The icon appears on your home screen immediately.

Install on Android (Chrome)

1. 1

   Open Chrome

   Go to scramblesync.com in Chrome on Android.

2. 2

   Open the browser menu

   Tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of Chrome.

3. 3

   Tap Install app

   Tap 'Install app'. On some older Android versions this may say 'Add to Home Screen' instead.

4. 4

   Confirm

   Tap Install in the dialog. The ScrambleSync icon is added to your home screen and app drawer.

Offline and poor-signal behavior

ScrambleSync uses a network-first strategy: it always tries to reach the server and falls back to its local cache only when the network is unavailable. In practice:

• Pages you have already visited load from cache when the network is down.
• Score submissions are stored in an offline queue in the browser and sent automatically once connectivity returns. A pending indicator is shown while scores are queued.
• When the network is available, you always see the latest live data — cached copies are never served in preference to fresh data.
• API calls (score submits, leaderboard polls) always go direct to the network; they are never served from cache, so the offline queue can retry them correctly.
• If neither the network nor a cached version is available, a plain offline page is shown.