Fully customizable game rules
Round length, scoring style, max points, categories, and difficulty - tune the night in a few taps.
Free - iOS & Android
Showem: family charades on one phone
Family charades on one phone - kids who can't read can play too.
Pick categories and round rules, add players, then play from a built-in word bank. Kids who can't read yet get pictures instead of words, so the whole family plays together on one phone. Free on iOS and Android.
1,000+
downloads
App Store and Google Play
5 stars
5-star rated on the App Store
See how Showem works
Screens from the latest app - from setup to the word on the card.
Add your friends in seconds
Choose how many teams you need, type names, and confirm everyone is on the list before you deal words.
Automatic team shuffling
Balanced groups without the debate. Review the split, shuffle again if you want a new mix, then start.
Ready, set, Showem!
Scores and whose turn it is stay visible so the room always knows what happens next.
Act it out
Big, readable prompts, a simple timer, and clear skip or got-it actions - stay in the game, not the menus.
New: kids mode
Charades kids can play before they can read
Mark a player as "can't read" and they get a picture instead of a word. They act it out, everyone else guesses. Kids and adults play in one game, on one phone.
Pictures, not words
Hundreds of colourful pictures kids recognise at a glance: animals, food, vehicles, toys and more.
Kids and adults together
Only the players you mark get pictures. Everyone else keeps playing with words.
Two difficulty levels
Easier pictures for ages 3-4, trickier ones for ages 5-6.
Pictures: Fluent Emoji by Microsoft, MIT license.
What players say
Set up teams in under a minute and laughed for an hour.
No installs for my friends - just pass the phone.
The built-in word bank keeps throwing new prompts so nobody gets bored.
Most popular guide
Best Movie Titles to Act Out in Charades
Playing charades with movie titles is a classic party favorite. With the right mix of films, everyone from kids to adults can join the fun and show off their best acting skills.
- Toy Story
- The Lion King
- Frozen
- Finding Nemo
- Jurassic Park
- Harry Potter