Jongler
Keepie-uppies
Feet, knees, head: Jongler counts every touch and says the number out loud. When the ball hits the ground, that try is over. Pick it up and go again; the best try is your score.
Your phone is the referee.
Lean your iPhone against a water bottle on the grass. Jongler watches through the camera, counts every keepie-uppy out loud and keeps your record. Then beat it tomorrow.
Coming soon to the App Store
Three ways to get better
Toe taps
Thirty seconds, left foot, right foot, on top of the ball. Jongler counts every tap from how your feet move.
Cone run
Round the cones and back. The clock starts when you cross the line in the middle of the picture and stops when you come back across.
Records, streaks and a chart
Every kid gets their own shirt and number. Jongler keeps their personal bests, shows how many days they trained this week, and counts the weeks in a row they hit their goal. No leaderboard, no followers: the only one to beat is yourself.
No video leaves the phone.
The camera only counts. Jongler looks at the picture on the iPhone, works out where the ball and the feet are, and throws the picture away. Nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded, and there's no account to make. It works in the garden with no internet at all.
How to set it up
- Lean the phone against a bottle or a shoe on the ground, screen towards you.
- Take a few big steps back until Jongler can see you from head to feet.
- Start juggling. Jongler says when it can see you and counts from the first touch.
No subscription for a kickabout in the garden.
Jongler costs $1.99, once. No account, no ads, no tracking, and no video of your child ever leaves the phone.
That’s all it ever costs. Every feature and every future update is included, and so are the extra app icons. Nothing to unlock later, and if something’s wrong, you write straight to Peter, who made it.
Questions
Does Jongler record my child?
No. The camera picture is looked at on the iPhone while you train and thrown away straight after. Jongler has no recording feature and no internet connection, so there's nothing to upload.
How accurate is the counting?
It's best with the whole body in the picture, good light and a ball that stands out from the background. Very low touches close to the ground are the hardest; if a touch is missed, the try still shows your best run.
Which ball and which space?
Any normal football. A garden, a park or a hallway with a few metres of room. For the cone run you need a line next to the phone and some cones.
Can brothers and sisters use it too?
Yes. Add as many players as you like on one phone; each gets their own records and streak.
Does it need an account or the internet?
No account and no internet. Everything stays on the iPhone.