PlaymatOne tap, new turn
Tap anywhere on the screen and the turn starts over.
Available on the App Store
A timer for every turn
Playmat is a full-screen turn timer for board games. It reads from across the table and works with one hand.
Free to download, with optional upgrades. iPhone with iOS 26 or later.
3:00
Colour tells you the time left. The number is secondary.
Features
Any duration
From 1 second to 59 minutes and 59 seconds, or pick 30 seconds, 1, 2, 3 or 5 minutes in one tap.
Two players, free
Turns alternate, and each player has their own name, colour and time.
Three designs
Full, Ring and Digits: all readable from across the table.
A clear time-up alert
A sound alarm and five full-screen red flashes.
Nine languages
English, Catalan, Spanish, Galician, Basque, German, French, Dutch and Simplified Chinese.
See it in action
Eight designs and seven palettes, each with three phase colours. Pick one and watch every design change.
FullFree
RingFree
DigitsFree
BarsPersonalization
DotsPersonalization
TilesPersonalization
SandPersonalization
BlocksPersonalization
Make it yours
Everything above is free, for good. If you want more, there are two optional upgrades: one-time purchases, no subscriptions.
Personalization
- Five more designs: Bars, Dots, Tiles, Sand and the 8-bit pixel-art Blocks
- Seven colour palettes plus your own, always with readable contrast
- Four typefaces, four sizes, and the option to hide the numeric time
- Ten alarm sounds, four vibration patterns, visual-only or haptic-only alarm
- Forced light or dark theme and an app icon you assemble yourself
Game
- 3 to 8 players, each with their own name, colour and turn time
- Early warning with sound, visuals and haptics a few seconds before a turn ends
- Profiles for each game: save a table setup and restore it with one tap
- Reorder, skip or remove a player mid-game
- Locked pause: an accidental tap won’t resume the turn
- Game summary: total time and average turn time for each player
Prices vary by country and are shown on the App Store page. Purchases are tied to your Apple ID and can be restored.
How it works
Put the phone in the middle
Lay the iPhone face up in the centre of the table.
Choose the turn time
A quick chip or the wheel. Your choice is saved for the next game.
Tap and play
Every tap ends a turn and starts the next one. Nothing else to learn.
Nothing you did not ask for
Playmat runs entirely on your device. No accounts, no servers, no ads on the game screen.
- No account
- No connection
- No ads
- No subscriptions
FAQ
Does it need an internet connection?
No. The app works fully offline; the timer depends on no server at all.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no login and no profile.
Is it free? Any purchases or ads?
It’s free to download, and the timer, with two players and three designs, stays free for good. There are two optional one-time upgrades, Personalization and Game. No subscriptions and no ads. The price is on the App Store page.
If I switch iPhones, do I lose my purchases?
No. Purchases are tied to your Apple ID: on Playmat’s purchase screen, tap “Restore purchases” and everything comes back.
Does the screen turn off while I play?
Not while a turn is running or the alarm is sounding. If the timer is stopped or paused, the iPhone’s auto-lock takes over again after ten minutes without activity.
What device do I need?
An iPhone running iOS 26 or later.
Do you collect my data?
No personal data and nothing from your games, such as player names. We only receive anonymous technical reports on crashes, performance and which features are used, and you can switch them off in Settings → Privacy. The privacy policy explains it all.
Where do I ask for help or suggest something?
Just write to us. Every message gets an answer.