“Do the honors add or subtract?”
It depends on the canastas each team closed. You say how many red threes there are; the app applies the table.
The Canastón scorekeeper
You play. The app keeps score.
Honors, canastas, going out, the points to meld and who deals: score each round in seconds and Anota Canaston adds it all up for you, game after game, until you know who won the night.
- Free
- No account, no sign-up
- Phone, tablet or computer
Game 1 of 3
Canastón Friday
Ana & Caro
8,450
To meld: 160
Bea & Dora
6,120
To meld: 120
Target: 15,000
Round 4+1,250+870
Round 3+1,990+1,560
Round 2+2,090+2,210
Add round
Goodbye to the scribbled score pad
Canastón is for enjoying with friends, not for spending the night doing sums. These are the questions the app answers for you:
“How much do we need to meld now?”
At the start of every round, each team sees how much it needs to meld based on its score: 50, 90, 120… up to 200.
“So who won in the end?”
When the games are over, the app works out each player’s result and shows you who won the night.
Everything that happens at the table
Made for real Canastón
A round in seconds
A step-by-step guide: exact cut, honors, canastas, going out and each player’s points. You see the score before saving.
Your house rules
Change what each canasta is worth, the Canastón, the penalties or the target. Every session keeps its own rules.
The points to meld, in plain sight
At the start of every round, each team knows how much it needs to meld and whether it can still only meld clean.
Catches mistakes before you save
It warns you if you enter more red threes than the deck holds, two teams going out, or a canasta those cards can’t make.
Partners rotate on their own
With 4 players it sets up the 3 games, one per partnership, and moves the dealer as the rule says. With 6, two teams of three.
For the WhatsApp group
Share the session summary as an image and check your table’s stats: standings, streaks and best partnerships.
How it works
Three steps and deal
Set the table
Type the names in seating order, tap who leads (the mano) and pick the partnerships.
Score each round
When the round ends, fill in each team’s part. The app adds, subtracts and tells you how much you need to meld next.
See who won
When a team reaches 15,000 the next game starts, with new partners. At the end, each player’s result decides the winner.
House rules
Every table plays its own way
Canastón rules change from one group to the next. Anota Canaston comes with the usual values and lets you adjust them: what each canasta is worth, the Canastón and Super Canastón, the penalties and the game target.
See the full rulesCanasta values
Editable- Clean
- 500
- Dirty
- 300
- Clean aces
- 1,000
- Dirty wildcards (deuces and jokers)
- 2,000
- Clean deuces
- 3,000
- Jokers
- 5,000
Free to score. Club to lose nothing.
The whole app is free. Club saves your games in the cloud.
Free
Forever, no account
- Unlimited sessions
- Every rule and check
- Your table’s stats
- A summary to share on WhatsApp
Games are saved on this device only: if you change it or the app is deleted, they’re lost.
Club
US$2.99 a month
- Everything in the free plan
- Cloud backup of your games
- The same games on all your devices
- Cancel anytime
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes. You can score as many sessions as you like, with every rule, without paying and without creating an account. Club is optional and adds cloud backup.
Do I need to install anything or sign up?
No. Anota Canaston opens in the browser on your phone, tablet or computer. You only need a Google account if you join Club.
Does it work for six players?
Yes. It works with 4 players — three games, one per partnership — and with 6, in two teams of three with the 8 red threes in play.
What if my group plays different rules?
You can change what each canasta is worth, the Canastón and Super Canastón, the penalties, the game target and how each player’s result is worked out. Every session keeps the rules it was created with.
What happens if I change phones?
Without Club, sessions live only on the device you scored them on. With Club they’re saved in the cloud and show up on any device you sign in on.
Is it in Spanish?
Yes — the app is made in Spanish, with all the table vocabulary: la mano, la ida, the frozen pile, patos and monos. It’s in English too.
Score your next game here
Open it on your phone before you deal. It’s free and you don’t need an account.
Open Anota Canaston