Configuration Options Reference

The full reference for every setting on Team Shake’s configuration screen, grouped the way they appear in the app.

General options

Option	What it does
Initial Shake	Enables/disables creating teams by shaking your device on the main screen.
Follow-up Shake	Enables/disables regenerating teams by shaking on the teams screen.
Reset to Defaults	Resets configuration options only — never touches saved lists.

Team selection options

Option	What it does
Larger uneven teams	With an uneven player count, some teams get extra players (rather than fewer) when enabled.
Larger Groups First	With uneven teams, lists larger teams first when enabled; smaller teams first when disabled.
Subteam 1 in Team 1	When enabled, subteam 1’s members always land in team 1.
Balance Team Strengths	Balances teams using each member’s strength rating. Not compatible with Equal Ability Teams.
Balance Male / Female	Gives every team the same number of men and women, as evenly as possible. Not compatible with Equal Ability Teams; if both this and Separate Male/Female are on, Separate wins.
Separate Male / Female	Creates separate all-male and all-female teams. If both this and Balance Male/Female are on, this one wins.
Balance alternates	Balances teams by average (not total) member strength — for situations with substitutes/alternates.
Equal Ability Teams	Groups similarly-strengthed members together rather than distributing them; requires Balance Team Strengths to be off. Not compatible with Balance Male/Female.
Single Uneven Sized Team	When players can’t divide evenly, puts all the extra/missing members on the last team instead of spreading the imbalance across teams. Only applies when team size (not team count) is specified.
Two Female Minimum	Every team gets at least 2 females, or none at all.
Two Male Minimum	Every team gets at least 2 males, or none at all.
Random User Does Not Repeat	The main screen’s random-player pick won’t repeat a name until everyone’s been picked once.

See Advanced Team Selection Scenarios for how these combine in practice.

Display options

Option	What it does
Team color in email	Includes each team’s color name in shared/emailed text.
Team color on screen	Shows each team’s color name in addition to its background color.
Show player strength	Displays the small strength arrows next to member names.
Hide Background Image	Removes the Team Shake hat graphic from the main screen background.
Show gender color	Colors member names by gender (blue/pink) on the main screen.
Show Gender Color in Teams	Colors member names by gender on the final team screens.
Show Subteam Bubble	Shows the green subteam indicator next to members on the main screen.
Show Oppose Team Bubble	Shows the red oppose-team indicator next to members on the main screen.
Sort by Last Name	Sorts lists and teams by last name instead of first name.
Sort Generated Teams	Automatically sorts names within generated teams.
Sort Generated Teams by Strength	With sorting enabled, sorts by strength first, then name.
Male/Female Sorting	Controls how male and female members are ordered once teams are created.
Never Sort Single Team	Skips sorting when only one team is generated — useful for turn-order lists rather than teams.
Use Rows for CSV/Excel	Exports one team per row (rather than one team per column).
Team Size Preview	Briefly previews the composition of teams before generating them.
Use Student View	Hides strength, subteam, and oppose-team indicators regardless of their individual settings; also toggleable from the main screen.
User Font Size	Font size for the main screen and team list screen.
Random User Font Size	Font size for the Random Player popup.
Number of Columns	How many columns are used to display generated teams — more columns fit more members per screen but need a smaller font.

Team colors and names

Team Shake ships 16 default team colors, in order: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, Purple, Grey, Orange, Magenta, Turquoise, Mint, White, Beige, Lavender, Black, and Brown. You can reassign any of the 16, but Team Shake won’t stop you from creating duplicates — that’s on you to avoid if it matters. Beyond 16 teams, colors repeat in order (team 17 reuses team 1’s color, and so on). By default, shared text identifies teams as “Team 1 (Red Team)” (or “Team 17 (Red Team 2)” past 16) — disable “Team color in email” if you don’t want the color named.

Team names themselves are also configurable per team number, independent of color.