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How to join Plank King's Game Center leaderboards

Two switches, one sync check, and your longest planks are ranked against the world. Here's the exact setup — and one gotcha about which sessions count.

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Plank King's leaderboard runs on Game Center, so it needs two separate permissions turned on before anything shows up: one inside the app, one on your iPhone. Miss either and the leaderboard stays inaccessible.

Once it's connected, the ranking compares your longest planks against other users worldwide — the same stat the app already tracks for you locally, just made competitive.

Steps and screenshots verified against app version: 26.4.27

  1. 1Turn on the Game Center switch in the app's settings

    The app is explicit about this: "You need to turn on the game center switch in the app settings, and enable the game center authorization in the phone settings to use the leaderboard." Start with the switch inside Plank King's own settings.

  2. 2Enable Game Center authorization in iPhone Settings

    The app-level switch alone isn't enough — the system also needs to authorize Game Center for Plank King, as the same instruction says. Grant that in your iPhone's Settings, then come back to the app.

  3. 3Confirm the sync succeeded

    You should see "Sync Game Center succeeds!". If you get "Sync to Game Center Error" instead, double-check both switches from the previous two steps — that error means one of them isn't actually on yet.

  4. 4Complete a session the normal way — not by manual add

    For a score to reach the leaderboard, it has to come from a real session — timer or sensor detection. The app is explicit about the one exception: "Note: Manually added data won't sync to the leaderboard!"

  5. 5Open the leaderboard and check your rank

    From the Leaderboard section, you can now see how your longest plank stacks up against other players worldwide, updated automatically every time an auto-detected session beats your record.

The leaderboard stays live as long as both switches stay on. Turn off Game Center later and you lose access to it — the app says so plainly: "You will not be able to use the leaderboard after closing the game center."

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Quick answers about this feature.

Why can't I see the leaderboard at all?

Most likely one of the two required switches is off. Both the in-app Game Center switch and the iPhone-level Game Center authorization have to be on — one without the other isn't enough.

What does the leaderboard actually rank?

Your longest plank hold, compared against other Plank King users worldwide — the same stat the app already tracks for you locally.

Why isn't a session I did showing up on the leaderboard?

Check how it was logged. If it was added manually rather than detected by the timer or sensor, it won't sync — the app calls this out directly: manually added data doesn't reach the leaderboard.

What happens if I turn Game Center off later?

You lose access to the leaderboard entirely, per the app's own warning. Your local stats — longest hold, calendar, totals — aren't affected; only the competitive ranking goes away.

Open Plank King to try it

Follow the steps above right inside the app.