Phone Setup Guide

Put Illustrated Stats On Your Phone

This page is made to be extra simple. Follow the iPhone or Android steps below one at a time. The goal is to put Illustrated Stats right on your home screen so it opens like an app.

No tech skills needed
Works like an app icon
Built for parents, coaches, and grandparents

iPhone Instructions

Use Safari on your iPhone. Do not use Chrome for this part. Safari is the easiest path for Apple phones.

Safari on iPhone Picture Guide
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1

Open Safari

Tap the blue Safari compass icon on your iPhone. If someone already sent you the website in a text, you can still open that link in Safari.

2

Go To Illustrated Stats

Type the website address into Safari and open the app like normal. Wait until the page is fully loaded.

3

Tap The Share Button

Look for the button that looks like a square with an arrow pointing up. It is usually at the bottom of Safari.

4

Choose “Add to Home Screen”

Scroll down the list until you see Add to Home Screen. Tap that exact option.

5

Tap Add

Apple will show the icon preview. Just tap Add in the top-right corner. That is it.

6

Use It Like A Real App

Go back to your home screen and tap the new Illustrated Stats icon. Next time, use that icon instead of typing the website again.

Android Instructions

Use Chrome on your Android phone. The wording can be a little different depending on the phone brand, but these are the normal steps.

Chrome on Android Picture Guide
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Open Chrome

Tap the Chrome circle icon on your phone. If another browser opens, close it and switch to Chrome if you can.

2

Open Illustrated Stats

Type in the website and load the app fully before you do anything else.

3

Tap The 3 Dots

Look in the top-right corner of Chrome for the three-dot menu. Tap that.

4

Tap “Install App” Or “Add to Home Screen”

Your phone may say Install App or it may say Add to Home Screen. Either one is the right choice.

5

Tap Install Or Add

When Android asks for permission, tap Install or Add. Keep it simple and say yes.

6

Look For The New Icon

Go back to your phone home screen. You should now see the Illustrated Stats icon there and can open it with one tap.

Super Simple Troubleshooting

If something does not look exactly the same on your phone, do not panic. Try the plain-English fixes below.

Can’t find the Share button on iPhone?
Make sure you are in Safari, not Chrome or Facebook’s in-app browser.
Can’t find Install on Android?
Tap the 3 dots again and scroll slower. Some phones say “Add to Home screen” instead.
The icon did not appear?
Swipe to the next home-screen page or look in your app drawer. Some phones place it there first.
Still stuck?
Hand the phone to a family member and show them this page. They can follow the picture boxes step by step.

Ask An AI To Walk You Through It

You can copy this message into ChatGPT, Grok, or Gemini if you want live help while holding your phone.

I am trying to put the Illustrated Stats website on my phone home screen so it works like an app. Please help me one tiny step at a time like I have never done this before. Ask me what kind of phone I have first. Then wait for me after each step. Use very simple language and tell me exactly what button name to tap.