Free online charades that actually work on one phone

Most free online charades tools break mid-party. Showem runs on one phone, no accounts, no ads in your face, and it keeps working offline after you install.

20 free online charades prompts

Balanced category mix to test any free charades tool against.

  1. Taking a selfie
  2. Ordering pizza
  3. Riding the subway
  4. Painting a wall
  5. Playing tennis
  6. Conducting a meeting
  7. Fixing a flat tyre
  8. Filming a vlog
  9. Baking a cake
  10. Catching a bus
  11. Teaching a class
  12. Dancing hip-hop
  13. Jumping on a trampoline
  14. Fishing from a pier
  15. Riding a roller coaster
  16. Lighting fireworks
  17. Hiking uphill
  18. Serving coffee
  19. Driving through rain
  20. Walking a dog

These ideas are starters. Download Showem free for more words, teams and timers, and same-phone play on one device - from the App Store or Google Play.

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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 AI keeps throwing new prompts so nobody gets bored.

Free - iOS & Android

Play now - Get Showem

Choose categories and round rules, run teams and timers, and keep scores on one phone - built for in-room charades on iOS and Android.

Fully customizable game rules

Add your friends in seconds

Automatic team shuffling

Ready, set, Showem!

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Showem gameplay screen with a charades prompt, timer, and score colors

See how Showem works

Screens from the latest app - from setup to the word on the card.

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Showem new game settings for time, points, categories, and difficulty

Fully customizable game rules

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Showem players and teams screen with name entry and active player list

Add your friends in seconds

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Showem teams overview with blue and red groups and player avatars

Automatic team shuffling

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Showem game start screen with team scores and start button

Ready, set, Showem!

What free online charades should include

Category switching, a timer, a turn-based layout for pass-and-play, and no forced sign-up. If the game starts with a login wall, close the tab and install Showem instead.

Web vs. native - why native wins at parties

Browsers fight you on notifications, wake locks and offline mode. A native app like Showem keeps the screen awake and works in the kitchen where wifi is patchy.

Install Showem for actual offline play

Showem keeps a local prompt bank after first install, so even when your home wifi drops the charades round does not.

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