Learn the rules of 40 sports: football, tennis, padel & more. Clear and offline.
Offside, tie-break, LBW, the padel serve… finally explained. RulePlay is a sports rules guide that explains 40 sports in plain language, so you can understand any game in minutes.
Watching a match with friends, starting a new sport, coaching a kids' team or settling an argument? Get the answer fast, without walls of text or legal jargon.
★ THE GAME IN 30 SECONDS
Every sport starts with a four-line summary: how you win, how you score, how many players and how long it lasts. Then the key rules, written to be understood at a glance.
★ RULES THAT ARE EASY TO READ
• Short chapters with the most important rules first
• Tap any rule for the full explanation, a worked example and related rules
• Fouls, match flow, positions and the field of play
• A glossary for every sport
• Adjustable text size
★ SEARCH EVERY SPORT AT ONCE
Type "offside", "penalty" or "tie-break" and RulePlay searches sports, rules and terms together. It ignores accents and forgives typos.
★ 40 SPORTS IN 12 CATEGORIES
• Team: football (soccer), basketball, volleyball, handball, rugby union, rugby league, American football, ice hockey, field hockey, water polo, netball, lacrosse, ultimate
• Racket: tennis, padel, badminton, table tennis, pickleball, squash
• Bat and ball: cricket, baseball
• Combat: boxing, judo, taekwondo, fencing, wrestling
• Water, winter and endurance: swimming, rowing, surfing, curling, cycling
• Also: athletics, motorsport, skateboarding, golf, archery, snooker
• Traditional: kabaddi, sepak takraw, hurling
★ DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW
Come for padel, stay for curling.
• Sport of the day
• Surprise me: a random sport, with lesser-known ones coming up more often
• Hidden gems like kabaddi, sepak takraw and hurling
• "You might also like" suggestions on every sport
★ YOUR LIBRARY
Save sports and bookmark rules to find them again in one tap. Recently viewed sports and recent searches are always at hand.
★ 100% OFFLINE AND PRIVATE
All content is inside the app. No internet connection, no account, no ads, no tracking. Read the rules at the stadium, on a plane or at the club.
★ SOURCES YOU CAN CHECK
Every sport links to the rulebooks of its governing bodies, and RulePlay shows the variants where rules differ between competitions. Rule texts are plain-language editorial summaries; for refereeing and official decisions, always check the official rulebook.
★ DESIGNED WITH CARE
• A unique cover and colour palette for every sport
• Dark and light themes
• Reduced motion option
• English and Spanish
Download RulePlay and learn the rules of any sport in minutes.
RulePlay is an independent guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by any sports federation, league or governing body. Cover photos come from Wikimedia Commons and are credited in the app.
What's new
Welcome to RulePlay!
• The rules of 40 sports in 12 categories, explained in plain language
• "The game in 30 seconds" summary for every sport
• Rule reader with examples, related rules and adjustable text size
• Search every sport at once, typos included
• Save sports and bookmark rules in your Library
• Discover hidden gems with Surprise me
• Fully offline, no account, no ads
• English and Spanish