Start2Play
Orlando Nieves Entertainment iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Start2Play is a free Entertainment app for iPhone and iPad by Orlando Nieves. Requires iOS 15.6. Updated October 12, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 123 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 12
- 2026 · v1.6.1
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About Start2Play
Start2Play is the friend at the table who already knows the rules. Scan a board game box and start playing in minutes instead of reading the rulebook. SCAN ANY GAME Point your camera at the box and Start2Play finds the game, with player count and playtime. Can't scan it? Search by name. SETUP AND RULES IN SECONDS Get a clear guide for every game: how to set it up, how a turn works, how to score, and the mistakes new players make. ASK OUT LOUD Stuck mid-game? Ask your rules question out loud and hear the answer, without putting your cards down. HOST MODE Let Start2Play teach the game to the whole table, out loud, like a game show host. It keeps playing with the screen locked. SETTLE ARGUMENTS Describe the disagreement and get a ruling based on the rules, not on who argues loudest. WHO GOES FIRST Everyone puts a finger on the screen and Start2Play picks the first player. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Start2Play speaks 31 languages. The app, the guides, Host Mode and spoken answers all follow the language you choose. FREE AND PRO Free: unlimited scans and rules for 3 new games a month. Pro: unlimited rules and every feature.
What’s new
Version 1.6.1 · Updated October 12, 2026
- Fixed a crash when signing up with Google. - Teach Me: if the narration stops because of a weak connection, you now get a Try again button instead of silence. - Who Goes First is now an honest random pick, plus the Touch Picker. - New in Settings: Report a problem. Tell us what went wrong and it comes straight to us, with the details we need to fix it.
App privacy
The developer, Orlando Nieves, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: Product Personalization, App Functionality, Other Purposes
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