FTCLive
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Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Fully updated for the 2026-2027 "BIOBUZZ presented by RTX" season!
FTCLive helps FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams, mentors, parents, and fans track event progression in real-time. Whether you are in the pits or in the stands, FTCLive is designed to keep your team's event day organized and stress-free.
WHAT YOU GET
• Smart Dashboard: Select your team and event, then view a clean dashboard built entirely around your season and your team's progression.
• Apple Watch Support: Keep your phone in your pocket while your hands are full in the pits. Track your next match, queue status, and the current on-field match right from your wrist (featuring a custom FTC orange theme!).
• Live Activities & Dynamic Island: See your live queue status, next match, estimated timing, and what's currently on the field directly from your Lock Screen.
• Pit Map & Team Search: View the venue's pit layout or directory. Search for a team by their number or name and instantly see their pit location highlighted on the map.
• Siri & Shortcuts: Simply ask Siri, "What's my next match in FTCLive" or "What's my queue status" to get instant answers without lifting a finger.
• Add to Calendar: Ensure you never miss a match by adding your upcoming match directly to your iOS Calendar with a single tap.
• Schedule & Rankings: Match schedules with qualification and playoff divisions—know exactly what is up next for your alliance. View current rankings and detailed score breakdowns to track your team's performance.
• Smart Offline Mode: Bad connection in the venue? The app securely caches your last successful pit directory and queue snapshot, so you can still access critical data while offline.
• Push Notifications & Filters: Opt-in push notifications so you never miss important updates when you step away. Filter and manage parts requests, queue updates, or general announcements easily.
• Multi-Language & Themes: Available in English and Turkish, fully supporting light, dark, and system appearance modes with a tailored iPad layout.
DATA SOURCES
FTCLive is a 100% free, non-profit community project. It connects to the public robotics APIs you configure in Settings (Official FTC Events API and Nexus). Bring your own API keys when necessary.
more FTCLive 2.2.2 is live. This update resolves a minor display issue with home screen widgets for upcoming events.
- Widget Fix: Resolved an issue where the widget would incorrectly display a "Queuing soon" status for events that have not started and have no generated match schedule.
- Consistent Status: When there is no live data or match schedule, the widget now matches the main dashboard, displaying a "Match schedule not yet generated" message and cleanly hiding the queue row.
- Background Refresh: Fixed an issue where stale queue statuses would remain visible during background refreshes if the schedule was empty.
2.2.2 12h ago
FTCLive 2.2.1 is here! With this small but handy update, we are localizing how event dates are displayed.
- Localized Date Formatting: The dates on the event selection screen now automatically respect your device's Region and Date format settings (e.g., month/day/year for the US). Reading upcoming event schedules is now much more natural and intuitive.
- General version number updates and minor under-the-hood improvements.
2.2.1 Oct 17
FTCLive 2.2.0 is live! Detailed match score breakdowns and live analysis for the BIOBUZZ presented by RTX season are now available.
- BIOBUZZ Match Breakdown: The placeholder in match details is gone. Completed matches now display full score breakdown rows including Auto Leave, Park, Hive, along with Teleop Hive, Flowers, Garden, Park, and opponent penalties.
- Score Comparison Table: A clean Red vs Blue alliance comparison table layout, fully aligned with the official FTC Events match breakdown view.
- Winner Badge and Ranking Points: Added a Winner badge for the victorious alliance alongside Swarm and Pollinator ranking points (RP) tracking.
- Infrastructure Updates: Internal data models have been fully migrated from DECODE fields to the latest BIOBUZZ score specifications.
2.2.0 Oct 7
FTCLive 2.1.1 is here! This update introduces complete optimization and full layout support for the foldable iPhone Duo.
- iPhone Duo Support: Unfolding your device seamlessly transitions the interface into a spacious two-column sidebar layout. Closing the device automatically snaps back to the compact tab bar navigation.
- Large Screen Polish: Onboarding forms, team number inputs, and event selectors are now constrained to an optimal reading width rather than stretching across the wide display.
- Floating Vertical Navigation: When the sidebar is hidden on the unfolded display, a compact floating glass menu appears in the bottom right corner for fast, one-handed tab switching.
- Visual Fixes and Design: Resolved a rendering issue that caused edge ghosting and clipping on unfolded screens. Match lists and schedule cards now feature softer corners and balanced insets that complement Liquid Glass styling.
2.1.1 Oct 5
FTCLive 2.1.0 is live! This update brings the app fully into the iOS 27 era with the new Liquid Glass design language and smoother performance.
- iOS 27 Liquid Glass: Tab and navigation bars now dynamically recede as you scroll, automatically adapting to your device's Liquid Glass preferences. The iPad layout has also been elegantly extended under the sidebar glass.
- Performance Boosts: FTC Events match lists are now smartly cached, eliminating unnecessary loading spinners and making list scrolling smoother than ever.
- Deeper Integrations: Home screen widgets, Live Activities, Apple Watch complications, and Siri App Intents have all been polished with FTC brand orange and updated for the latest iOS standards.
- Accessibility Improvements: Comprehensive updates for VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type scaling for match titles, and full respect for Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency settings.
- Bug Fixes & Polish: Streamlined the confirmation dialogs in the More tab for a faster experience. Also, the placeholder text for match score breakdowns has been clearly updated to "Match result details will be added after kickoff."
2.1.0 Sep 15
FTCLive 2.0.1 is here! In this update, we made several bug fixes and UI improvements to ensure a smoother start to the BIOBUZZ season.
- Welcome Screen Polish: Fixed a visual clipping issue with the BIOBUZZ logo on the onboarding screen. The screen also adapts much better when the keyboard is opened to type your team number, keeping the layout scrollable and the logo neatly visible.
- Team Name Fallback: Fixed an issue where an incorrect stale team name would appear if the API didn't provide one. Missing team names are now handled cleanly by hiding the subtitle or displaying a simple "Team (Number)" format.
- Pre-Kickoff Experience: Improved the empty event list screen before kickoff. Instead of an error popup, you will now see a friendly and clean information card.
- Minor Fixes: Fixed a localization issue in the Turkish language setting and updated the version number displays across the app.
2.0.1 Sep 5
FTCLive 2.0.0 is here! Are you ready for the new season?
We are officially transitioning to the 2026-2027 "BIOBUZZ presented by RTX" season and FIRST CANOPY!
What's included in this major season update?
- New Season Ready: The app infrastructure, official FTC Events API, and Nexus integrations have been fully updated for the BIOBUZZ season (2026-2027).
- A Clean Slate: To ensure a smooth transition, last season's (DECODE) event data is automatically cleared on your first launch, while safely keeping your team number. You are all set to select your new BIOBUZZ events!
- Kickoff Prep: Until the official game reveal, the Auto/Teleop score breakdowns in match details will display as "Coming Soon," while total match scores remain fully visible.
- UI Polish: We've equalized the heights of the Red and Blue alliance match score cards. Even with long team names, the layout remains perfectly symmetrical and easy to read.
- New Onboarding: Say goodbye to the DECODE theme and welcome the brand-new BIOBUZZ visuals on the launch screen!
Wishing all teams an amazing and successful BIOBUZZ season!
2.0.0 Sep 1
FTCLive 1.0.9 is live! We are bringing massive updates and brand-new features to completely transform your experience in the pits:
- New Pit Map & Team Search: Meet the new "Pits" tab powered by Nexus! View the venue's pit layout, search for a team by their number or name, and instantly see their pit highlighted on the map. You can also long-press a pit code to copy the address.
- Revamped "More" Tab & Notification Filters: Announcements and Settings are now unified in one sleek hub! Filter announcements by category (Parts, General, Replay, Alliance) and independently toggle different notification types in Settings.
- Siri, Shortcuts & Apple Watch Complications: Add queue status widgets directly to your Apple Watch face (complications) to check your status at a glance. You can also simply ask Siri, "What's my next match in FTCLive" or "What's my queue status" using App Intents!
- Smart Offline Mode: Bad connection in the venue? No worries. The app now securely caches your last successful pit list and queue snapshot so you can still access critical data while offline.
- Add to Calendar: Never miss a match! Easily add your upcoming match directly to your iOS Calendar with a single tap.
- iPad Layout & UI Polish: Enjoy a fully tailored iPad experience with a new sidebar layout! We also added smooth shimmer loading screens, FTC orange themed pit cards, pinch-to-zoom on the pit map, smart navigation from parts announcements directly to the pit map, and refined empty states for the schedule.
1.0.9 Jun 30
FTCLive 1.0.8 is here! We are bringing the highly anticipated Apple Watch support to FTCLive, making event tracking in the pits easier than ever:
- Apple Watch App: With the brand-new FTCLiveWatch companion app, you can seamlessly track your team, event details, next match, queue status, and the current on-field match right from your wrist—no need to pull out your phone!
- Flawless Synchronization: Your watch instantly syncs with the live data from your iPhone, sharing the exact same efficient engine as your Home Screen widgets. It communicates smoothly in the background without making extra API calls.
- FTC-Themed Interface: Featuring the iconic FTC orange accent, you can use the Digital Crown to fluidly scroll through vertical pages (Team, Event, Next Match, Queue, On Field). The interface even smartly hides active match pages once your event is completed.
- Minor Polish: For better transparency, FTCLive Version 1.0.8 is now visibly displayed on both the Welcome and Settings screens.
1.0.8 Jun 25
FTCLive 1.0.7 is live! We've fully restored the Nexus live data stream and resolved the offline errors, bringing seamless real-time tracking back to your events:
- Live Data Restored (Invalid API Key Fix): We squashed a bug under the hood where a build configuration conflict caused the Nexus API key to load incorrectly, forcing the app into an "OFFLINE - Fallback" mode. Live queue data is now flowing smoothly once again!
- Divided Events Support: We fixed an issue where complex or divided events (especially those with sponsor prefixes) failed to match with Nexus, incorrectly throwing an "Invalid API Key" error. Now, the app smartly locks in the correct event code the exact moment you select your event, instantly connecting you to the live data stream.
- Minor Polish: For better transparency, FTCLive Version 1.0.7 is now visibly displayed on both the Settings and Welcome screens.
1.0.7 Jun 22
FTCLive 1.0.6 is live! With this update, we are expanding our device support and perfecting the Playoff experience:
- Broader Device Support (iOS 17): We've lowered the minimum requirement to iOS 17.0! Now, even more iPhone and iPad users can download FTCLive and join the tournament excitement.
- Playoff Stage Fixes: We've squashed bugs that caused confusion during the most thrilling part of the event. We resolved an issue where the top event badge stubbornly displayed "Qualification" while Playoff matches (e.g., "Playoff 6", "Upper Bracket") were active. Bracket and Playoff matches are now correctly classified, prioritized, and displayed in their proper tabs.
- Alliance Tab Redesign: We've completely overhauled the Alliance tab in the Schedule! We fixed the overlapping card issues and brought the design fully in line with our sister app, FRCLive. Enjoy a much cleaner layout with sleek modern backgrounds, inline "Winner" badges, and neatly organized team pills.
1.0.6 Jun 7
FTCLive 1.0.5 is here! In this update, we've perfected data synchronization and polished the UI so you never miss a beat at your events:
- Smart Data Sync (Nexus & FTC Events): Nexus live queue data and the official FTC Events schedule now work in perfect harmony! If Nexus is lagging behind or goes offline (like during lunch breaks), FTCLive smartly falls back to the official FTC schedule to always show you the most accurate "Up Next" and "On Field" status.
- Smarter Match Flow: We've squashed frustrating bugs where already-played matches stayed in the queue, old practice matches reappeared during qualifications, or matches running late were incorrectly skipped. FTCLive now relies on real-world match progression instead of just scheduled times!
- UI Polish & Bug Fixes: We fixed an issue where the Schedule tabs overlapped with the match list, providing a much smoother scrolling experience. Played matches now display their actual start times rather than scheduled times, and score boxes only fill in when official results are posted.
- Better Readability: Long queue status texts in the Upcoming Matches screen will no longer get cut off. We've also added the app version, developer credits, and data source disclaimers directly to the Welcome (team number) screen for better transparency.
1.0.5 May 31
We've made a massive under-the-hood upgrade to make FTCLive faster and more reliable! Here is what's new in version 1.0.4:
- Official FTC Events API Integration: We have transitioned away from The Orange Alliance (TOA) and fully integrated the official FIRST FTC Events API! Event lists, match schedules, rankings, and awards are now pulled directly from the official source for maximum speed and reliability.
- Effortless Setup: Say goodbye to manually searching for and entering API keys! We've embedded all necessary keys directly into the app. Now, simply enter your team number during your first launch and jump straight into the action.
- Detailed Match Results & Alliance Tab: You can now tap on any match card in the schedule to view a complete red and blue score breakdown, including autonomous and teleop points. We've also added a dedicated Alliance tab where you can easily spot team captains (marked with a star) and the winning alliance (highlighted with a gold frame and a trophy)!
- Improvements & Bug Fixes: Team avatars are now securely fetched from official FTC sources. We've squashed bugs where match times appeared blank in the schedule and resolved data loading issues caused by previous API mismatches. The overall schedule layout is now much cleaner and easier to read.
1.0.4 May 27
FTCLive 2.2.2 is live. This update resolves a minor display issue with home screen widgets for upcoming events.
- Widget Fix: Resolved an issue where the widget would incorrectly display a "Queuing soon" status for events that have not started and have no generated match schedule.
- Consistent Status: When there is no live data or match schedule, the widget now matches the main dashboard, displaying a "Match schedule not yet generated" message and cleanly hiding the queue row.
- Background Refresh: Fixed an issue where stale queue statuses would remain visible during background refreshes if the schedule was empty.
more Version 2.2.2 12h ago
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