Unbox and play.
No paper manual. Here’s everything from the first click to the score on your phone. Two minutes and you’re off.
The device in hand
It’s ready straight from the box. Four steps and you’re playing.
- 1
Wake the device
Click it. A short green blink means DOTTA is awake and ready.
- 2
Pair with your phone
Open the DOTTA app and pick your device from the list. The app asks for a confirming click. Done. Now the same for the second controller.
- 3
Click for points
A short click adds a point. A one-second hold takes it back. And two quick clicks in a row? They add nothing — audio mode reads the set standing out loud instead.
- 4
Swap the battery
Open the case and lift out the CR1620 with any tool. Slide the new battery in (plus side up) and close the lid. The device wakes up and reconnects by itself.
What the blinks mean
The device speaks in color and rhythm. Green confirms, red warns.
- 1× short greenPoint counted.
- Green, short then long (“da-daah”)Point taken back.
- 2× short greenScore question (double click). Nothing is counted; audio mode reads the set standing.
- 1× short redNo connection — the point didn't count. The device reconnects on its own as soon as it can; click again once it does.
- 2× short redUnclear press — no point counted. Click short, or give it a proper hold.
- 10× redBattery low. It’ll remind you every 30 minutes — swap in a fresh CR1620. Your phone buzzes once, long, to match.
- Alternating red and greenPairing reset (hold the button for 5 s). The device then shows up as new to every phone.
No power switch: drop in the battery and click away. After about 30 minutes idle it puts itself to sleep — wake it with a press that won’t count as a point.
The score on your phone and your wrist
The app keeps the rules for you. You just click.
Get the DOTTA app
iOS and Apple Watch
- 1
Connect the device
Tap an empty circle and pick your device (DOTTA plus your color). The circle takes on the color and a checkmark appears. At the bottom there’s also the option to play without controllers (to try the app out).
- 2
Set up the match
Pick the sport, the format (sets, games, or timed) and the rules for deuce and tiebreaks. Teams are named after their colors, or set your own. You can also add individual players and follow detailed stats.
- 3
Play
Click after every point and the app works out games, sets and deuce. Take a point back any time — the back-arrow icon does it too.
- 4
Result and history
After the match you see the winner and how long it ran, all saved to your history. Something to come back to.
Keep your phone close to the court
Best signal, smoothest game. Put your phone near the court — not in the locker room behind three armored doors. If the connection drops, you'll know at the next click: red = the point didn't count. Don't do anything — it reconnects by itself as soon as it can (and every press speeds it up). Just click again; green = the point counted.
Color is the team
Every team has its own color. The whole app takes on the color of whoever’s leading.
Apple Watch
Score on your wrist, plus an optional activity in the Health app.
Settings and firmware
Language, haptics, always-on display, and controller firmware updates right from the app.
Audio mode
The score is called out loud, umpire style — eight voices, English and Czech. Switch it on in Settings.
Score on demand
Two quick clicks and you hear where the set stands. Nothing is scored — it is a question, not a point.