We have been looking closely at the game data , and we are incredibly excited to roll out one of the biggest under the hood updates to the Court Time engine yet. There are no flashy new menus to learn today. Instead, we have completely overhauled the brain of your AI Assistant to make it smarter, sharper, and more aware of actual game flow. Here is what is new in this update: * **The Post-Game AI Debrief:** Your AI Assistant is no longer just a stopwatch. It is now a full-time bench analyst. After the final buzzer, the app runs a rapid diagnostic on your game data and provides a contextual, written debrief. It factors in game flow, injury disruptions, and foul trouble to give you a professional-grade assessment of how well your rotation spread was managed. * **Next-Gen Load Management:** We spent a lot of time stress-testing chaotic 12 and 13-player rosters. We have deployed a new predictive algorithm that anticipates bench logjams before they happen. Whether you are using Auto-Assist or running a strict manual timer, the engine is now highly optimized to handle oversized squads with absolute grace. * **The "Two Masons" Rule:** Having multiple players with the same first name is a classic junior basketball headache. The app now automatically detects duplicate names on your roster and smartly adds their last initial to the player tiles. You will never accidentally sub out the wrong kid in a chaotic fourth quarter again. * **Pro Box Scores:** We redesigned the post-game summary screen and export sheet. Roster data is now sorted cleanly and alphabetically rather than by total minutes played. It reads exactly like a premium box score and is perfect for dropping straight into the parents' group chat the second the game ends. * **Under the Hood:** We stripped out a massive amount of internal testing code. The app is now leaner, meaner, and completely optimized for game day. If Court Time is saving you from a sideline headache this season, leaving a quick rating on the App Store is the absolute best way to support our continuous development. Good luck out there this weekend!

**What's New in This Version** V 1.11 Minor changes to tile sizes again for smaller phones The Full Court Press Update! We were originally going to call this update 1.0.9, but we went full court press on the feature list this week and decided to skip ahead straight to version 1.1. First off, we have been absolutely loving the feedback from the Saturday morning coaches. Hearing how the app is keeping your court time perfectly balanced, and keeping those awkward post-game parent conversations out of your life, is exactly why we built Court Time. We are here to put our arms around you, handle the chaos, and make you look like a pro on the sideline. While we love running the stopwatch for you, we know every coach has their own style. This massive update is all about giving you flexibility in how the AI assists you: Smart Setup (Your Strategic Safety Net) Want to call your own custom rotation timings instead of using Full AI Auto? Go for it! But now, your assistant has your back. The AI will analyze your custom plan before tip off and warn you if your setup creates "dead zones" or leaves players sitting on the bench for too long. The AI Post-Game Debrief Ever wonder how your custom game plan actually performed? Hit "End Game" and view the brand new Assistant's Post-Game Report. The AI will analyze your actual court time variance, give you a quick performance debrief, and politely tell you how tight the spread would have been if it managed the clock. (We promise the AI won't gloat... much). Dynamic AI Panel for Smaller Screens Making a massive 5-player hockey sub on a smaller iPhone used to be a bit squishy. No more! The AI Assist panel now dynamically expands to show all your pending subs in one clean, beautiful stack. Instantly see exactly who is going on and off, and clear them all with a single tap. More Time Options You asked, we answered. We didn't think we could squeeze another game duration option into the settings, but here we are. Keep the feature requests coming and we will keep delivering! As always, if Court Time is making your weekends easier, a quick App Store review means the world to a solo developer. Good luck on the court this weekend, Coach!

**What's New in This Version** The Full Court Press Update! We were originally going to call this update 1.0.9, but we went full court press on the feature list this week and decided to skip ahead straight to version 1.1. First off, we have been absolutely loving the feedback from the Saturday morning coaches. Hearing how the app is keeping your court time perfectly balanced, and keeping those awkward post-game parent conversations out of your life, is exactly why we built Court Time. We are here to put our arms around you, handle the chaos, and make you look like a pro on the sideline. While we love running the stopwatch for you, we know every coach has their own style. This massive update is all about giving you flexibility in how the AI assists you: Smart Setup (Your Strategic Safety Net) Want to call your own custom rotation timings instead of using Full AI Auto? Go for it! But now, your assistant has your back. The AI will analyze your custom plan before tip-off and warn you if your setup creates "dead zones" or leaves players sitting on the bench for too long. The AI Post-Game Debrief Ever wonder how your custom game plan actually performed? Hit "End Game" and view the brand new Assistant's Post-Game Report. The AI will analyze your actual court time variance, give you a quick performance debrief, and politely tell you how tight the spread would have been if it managed the clock. (We promise the AI won't gloat... much). Dynamic AI Panel for Smaller Screens Making a massive 5-player hockey sub on a smaller iPhone used to be a bit squishy. No more! The AI Assist panel now dynamically expands to show all your pending subs in one clean, beautiful stack. Instantly see exactly who is going on and off, and clear them all with a single tap. More Time Options You asked, we answered. We didn't think we could squeeze another game duration option into the settings, but here we are. Keep the feature requests coming and we will keep delivering! As always, if Court Time is making your weekends easier, a quick App Store review means the world to a solo developer. Good luck on the court this weekend, Coach!

What's New in Version 1.07 The "Candy" Edition This update is dedicated to Candy (and every other coach who slid into our DMs with very specific timing requests). You asked, we listened. 17-Minute Quarters? You Got It. We’ve been adding timing options faster than a Steph Curry release. We recently added 6, 18, 24, and 25-minute durations. Now, by popular demand, the 17-minute setting is live. To the coaches running 14.9382 minute quarters out there: come at us. We’re ready for you. A Smarter "Quiet Mode" We tweaked the brain inside the app. Previously, the AI was a little eager to suggest rotations early in the quarter. We’ve taught it to "read the room." • The Upgrade: The AI now understands the flow of your specific game length. • The Result: If you are playing long quarters, the AI knows to let the players settle in before suggesting moves. It’s the same mathematical fairness you trust, but with a better sense of timing. It adapts to you, not the other way around. Tactile Feedback We polished the "Drag & Drop" experience. When you grab a player tile to make a manual substitution, you’ll now see a distinct Electric Blue active border. It feels stickier, snappier, and lets you know exactly who you’ve got a hold of. Housekeeping • History View: Tightened up the gate logic for viewing past game stats. • Performance: Smoother scrolling in the roster view for large teams. Keep the feedback coming. We’re building this for you.

It’s the summer of Court Time. As we head into our third week on the App Store, we are absolutely floored to see Court Time hit #1 in Paid Sports Apps. We knew this tool would be useful, but your support has blown our expectations out of the water. To everyone who reached out with ideas, encouragement, five-star ratings, and detailed feedback from the sidelines... thank you. We heard you, and we got to work. Under the Hood: The Engine Gets Smarter We’ve doubled down on the logic that makes Court Time special. This isn’t just a stopwatch; it’s a smart assistant that thinks like a coach. Precision Timing Engine: We have completely rebuilt the internal game clock to rely on real-world timestamps rather than screen refresh rates. This ensures 100% accuracy on every device, specifically resolving a timing drift issue affecting newer models with ProMotion displays (iPhone 13 Pro, 14 Pro, 15 Pro, etc.). Settings Safeguards: Fixed a rare edge case where the "Period Duration" setting could revert to a 6-minute default if the clock hit exactly 0:00. Your custom game length is now locked in until you decide to change it. Fluid Adaptability: Fouls? Injuries? Late arrivals? The engine recalculates instantly without breaking a sweat, so you can focus on the game, not the math. Thank you for making us #1.

It’s the summer of Court Time. As we head into our third week on the App Store, we are absolutely floored to see Court Time hit #1 in Paid Sports Apps. We knew this tool would be useful, but your support has blown our expectations out of the water. To everyone who reached out with ideas, encouragement, five-star ratings, and requests for every mathematically possible combination of quarter and half lengths known to mankind... thank you. We heard you, and we got to work. Under the Hood: The Engine Gets Smarter We’ve doubled down on the logic that makes Court Time special. This isn't just a stopwatch; it's a smart assistant that thinks like a coach. • Custom Game Structures: Whether you play quarters, halves, or something in between, the rotation engine now adapts flawlessly. • Rotation Precision: We’ve retuned the "Fair Share" algorithm. It now looks further ahead to ensure minutes are balanced, even when substitutions get chaotic. • Crunch Time Logic: The AI now understands the difference between the first quarter and the final two minutes, offering suggestions that balance fairness with the need to finish strong. • Fluid Adaptability: Fouls? Injuries? Late arrivals? The engine recalculates instantly without breaking a sweat, so you can focus on the game, not the math. Thank you for making us #1. Let’s go get that W.

New Feature: 8-Minute Quarter Support By popular demand (shoutout to our Australian coaches!), Court Time now fully supports 8-minute quarter structures. We’ve retuned the rotation engine to ensure the same "Fair Share" accuracy even with these shorter playing windows. Engine Refinements: Smarter Rotations: The algorithm now adapts better to short games, keeping the flow natural while hitting minute targets. Crunch Time Logic: We've improved how the app handles substitutions in the final minutes of a close game—balancing fairness with the need to finish strong. Core Improvements (from 1.03): Smoother Suggestions: Adjusted the timing of substitution alerts so they feel less like interruptions and more like helpful nudges. Real-Time Adaptability: continued optimization for handling fouls, injuries, and unexpected stoppages without breaking the rotation logic. Court Time: The #1 Basketball Coach App.

This update introduces architectural refinements to the Court Time decision core. We have deployed a new generation of our proprietary fairness modeling to better handle non-linear game states. What’s New: Convergent Distribution Logic: Optimized the underlying math to reduce statistical variance in player rotation, ensuring tighter adherence to fairness targets across variable game durations. Adaptive Load Balancing: The engine now utilizes advanced heuristics to manage player rotation cycles, dynamically adjusting to real-time game entropy (fouls, stoppages, and overrides). Decision Weighting Calibration: Refined the inference model for substitution suggestions, smoothing the interaction cadence to align better with natural coaching workflows. Temporal Constraint Solving: Enhanced the algorithm's ability to resolve competing priorities (fairness vs. flow) in high-pressure end-game scenarios. Court Time: Powered by advanced algorithmic fairness.