Best party game apps (2026)
We make Antics, so we’re biased: it’s our pick for any group, any night. Here’s how it compares with the other party game apps people find in the UK, with every fact checked on the UK App Store and Google Play on 5 October 2026.
Straight upAntics is ours, and it’s our pick for any group, any night. That’s our opinion, not a verdict. The other apps follow in A to Z order. We’re not linked to any of them and nobody paid to be here. Every fact below comes from the app’s own store listing or website.
Why Antics is our pick
- Nine games in one appFrom Never Have I Ever to Imposter, all on one phone, so nobody’s switching apps mid-night.
- No AI slopThousands of cards, every one hand-picked by the Antics team, and the ones that don’t land get cut.
- Always freshCards that don’t land get retired and new ones are added every few weeks, so the deck gets better the more groups play.
- No ads, everAnd no accounts or sign-up. Open it and play.
- Try Premium free for a weekNew subscribers on iPhone get Antics Premium free for seven days. After that it becomes a weekly subscription unless you cancel.
- Free to play, tooImposter and The Four Kings are free, and every other game except Spicy comes with free cards.
- Eleven languagesEnglish, Spanish for Spain and Latin America, Portuguese for Portugal and Brazil, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Czech.
- One phone, no repeatsPass it round, and it won’t repeat a card until you’ve seen the lot.
Plays on iPhone and Android (it also runs on iPad). No ads, no accounts.
At a glance
Our pick is Antics: nine games on one phone, no ads, no accounts. “One phone” means you pass a single phone round; “own phones” means everyone needs the app.
| App | Games | How you play | Paying | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnticsOur pick | Nine, from Never Have I Ever to Imposter, with thousands of hand-picked cards and new ones every few weeks | One phone, no repeats until you’ve seen the lot | Free download, no ads. Imposter and The Four Kings free, free cards in every other game except Spicy. Premium free for a week for new subscribers on iPhone, then weekly unless you cancel | iPhone and Android |
| Boomit | Most Likely To and challenges, three modes | One phone | Free download; paid themes and premium | iPhone, Android |
| Evil Apples | One: a fill-in-the-blank card game | Own phones, online | Free download, with ads; paid decks and coins | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Exposed | Most Likely To, plus Duels and quick rounds | Own phones | Free download; some packs need a subscription | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Heads Up! | One: charades | One phone, on your forehead | £1.99 on iPhone, free on Android; paid decks | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| PartyPal | Eighteen classic games | Its listing doesn’t say | Free download, with ads; premium by week, month or year | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Picolo | One feed of questions and rules | One phone | Free download; premium is a subscription | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Psych! | One: bluffing trivia, many categories | Own phones | Free download, with ads; paid packs | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Splash | A bundle, led by Imposter | One phone | Free download; Splash Plus subscription | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Wavelength | One: the Wavelength board game | Own phones, online | Free, no ads; optional packs | iPhone, iPad, Android |
1. Antics (our pick)
Antics is the one we’d hand round at any party: nine pass-the-phone games, thousands of hand-picked cards, no ads and nothing to set up. Antics mode, Never Have I Ever, Truth or Dare, Most Likely To, Would You Rather, What Are The Odds, Imposter, The Four Kings and Spicy all live on one phone, so the night never stalls while someone hunts for another app.
Every card is hand-picked by the Antics team. Cards that don’t land get retired, fresh ones arrive every few weeks, and your phone won’t repeat a card until you’ve seen the lot. Nothing in it depends on drinking, so drinkers and non-drinkers play the same game.
| Best for | Any group, any night: mates, uni, a hen do, a dinner party, a mixed room of drinkers and non-drinkers. |
|---|---|
| Games | Nine: Antics mode, Never Have I Ever, Truth or Dare, Most Likely To, Would You Rather, What Are The Odds, Imposter, The Four Kings and Spicy (18+). |
| How you play | One phone, passed round. Add names and some cards call people out. |
| Free | Imposter and The Four Kings are free to play, and every other game except Spicy comes with free cards. No ads, no accounts. |
| Premium | Unlocks the full decks and Spicy. New subscribers on iPhone get it free for a week; after that it becomes a weekly subscription unless you cancel. There’s also a monthly subscription or a one-off Forever purchase. |
| Platforms | iPhone and Android (it also runs on iPad). |
| Languages | English, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), German, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Czech: eleven languages in all. Spicy is in English. |
| Age rating | 18+ on the App Store. |
Try before you download: a free round in your browser, or Imposter online. Every game is on the party games page.
Antics is new, out since 2026, so it has far fewer ratings than the long-running apps below.
The others
In A to Z order. Every fact is from the app’s own UK store listing or website, checked on 5 October 2026.
2. Boomit
Most Likely To questions and challenges with a ticking bomb: whoever is holding the phone when it goes off loses the round. Its modes are Pass It On, Be Exposed and Team Rush. Made by SmartID Technologies.
| How you play | One phone, passed round against the clock. Its listing says it’s built for 6+ players. |
|---|---|
| Paying | Free to download. Some themes and a premium upgrade are in-app purchases. |
| Platforms | iPhone and Android. |
| Age rating | 18+ on the App Store. |
Antics has Most Likely To too, alongside eight other games. See the questions
3. Evil Apples
A fill-in-the-blank card game. Everyone picks an answer card to finish a question card, and a judge picks the funniest. Made by Super Massive Ventures.
| How you play | Online, everyone on their own phone, with friends or in quick games with strangers. |
|---|---|
| Paying | Free to download, with ads (Google Play says it contains them). Extra decks, coins, passes and removing ads are in-app purchases. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and Android. |
| Age rating | 16+ on the App Store. |
4. Exposed
Most Likely To with a vote. Each round asks who in the group is most likely to do something, everyone taps a face, and the result is revealed. There are also Duels, Yes or No rounds and a Gossip Wheel. Made by VYS Games.
| How you play | One person starts a game and shares a PIN; friends join from their own phones. |
|---|---|
| Paying | Free to download. Its listing says some packs need an optional subscription. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and Android. |
| Age rating | 16+ on the App Store. |
Antics has Most Likely To too, on one phone, alongside eight other games. See the questions
5. Heads Up!
Charades with the phone on your forehead. Your mates shout clues, you guess the word on screen, and you tilt the phone to score or pass. Made by Warner Bros.
| How you play | One phone, held up by whoever is guessing. |
|---|---|
| Paying | £1.99 to download on iPhone; free to download on Android. Extra decks are in-app purchases. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and Android. |
| Age rating | 13+ on the App Store. |
6. PartyPal
Eighteen classic games in one app, from Never Have I Ever and Truth or Dare to Spin the Bottle and Ring of Fire. Its Google Play listing calls them drinking games. Made by William Gjeruldsen.
| How you play | Its listing doesn’t say. |
|---|---|
| Paying | Free to download, with ads (both store listings say it contains them). Premium by the week, month or year, plus paid packs. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and Android. |
| Age rating | 18+ on the App Store. |
Antics has Never Have I Ever, Truth or Dare, Most Likely To and Would You Rather too, alongside five other games. See every game
7. Picolo
One continuous feed of questions and rules, played in teams or one by one. Its Google Play listing calls it a drinking game. Made by Marmelapp.
| How you play | One phone, with everyone’s names added. |
|---|---|
| Paying | Free to download. Premium is a subscription: a week with a three-day trial, a month or a year, per its App Store listing. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and Android. |
| Age rating | 18+ on the App Store. |
Antics mode is the same kind of feed, with challenges, votes and rules that stay in force, and Antics has eight other games alongside it. See Antics mode
We’ve compared the two in more detail on our Picolo alternative page.
8. Psych!
A bluffing quiz. Everyone writes a fake answer to a real trivia question, then you try to spot the real one. Some categories ask questions about the players instead. Made by Warner Bros., the people behind Heads Up!.
| How you play | Everyone on their own phone (“grab your phones”, says its listing). |
|---|---|
| Paying | Free to download, with ads (Google Play says it contains them). Extra categories and removing ads are in-app purchases. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and Android. |
| Age rating | 13+ on the App Store. |
9. Splash
Called “Splash - Impostor Game” on the App Store, it’s a bundle of party games: Imposter, Who’s Most Likely To, Truth or Dare, Would You Rather, Werewolves, Charades, a Taboo-style word game and more. Made by Cranberry Apps.
| How you play | One phone, offline. Its listing says 3 to 20 players. |
|---|---|
| Paying | Free to download. Full access is Splash Plus, which its App Store listing calls a weekly subscription. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and Android. |
| Age rating | 13+ on the App Store. |
Antics has Imposter, Most Likely To, Truth or Dare and Would You Rather too, alongside five other games. See every game
10. Wavelength
The official app of the Wavelength board game. One player gives a clue, and the team turns a dial to guess where it sits between two opposites, like hot and cold. Made by Palm Court and CMYK Games.
| How you play | Everyone on their own phone, 2 to 10 players, as one team. It needs an internet connection, even in the same room (its FAQ). |
|---|---|
| Paying | Free with no ads, its listing says. Optional content packs are in-app purchases. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and Android. |
| Age rating | 9+ on the App Store. |
Not on the list
Jackbox
Jackbox Party Packs come up a lot, but they aren’t a phone app. One person buys a pack and runs it on a screen the whole room can see, and everyone else joins at jackbox.tv and uses their phone as a controller. This list is apps that run on the phone itself.
Imposter apps
Imposter apps have their own page: best Imposter game apps.
How we checked
- We picked apps that come up when you search the UK App Store and Google Play for party games, and that AI assistants name when asked for the best party game app. Each has real numbers of ratings.
- Every fact comes from the app’s UK App Store or Google Play listing, or the developer’s own website, read on 5 October 2026.
- Prices, ages and platforms are what those listings showed that day. They change, so check the store before you buy.
- App names belong to their makers. We’re not affiliated with any of them, and nobody paid to be on this page.
- Spotted something wrong or out of date? Email support@anticsapp.com and we’ll fix it.
Party game apps: FAQ
What’s the best party game app?
We’d say Antics, but we make it, so we would. It puts nine games on one phone, from Never Have I Ever to Imposter, with thousands of hand-picked cards, no ads and no accounts, so one app covers mates, uni, a hen do or a dinner party. Nothing in it depends on drinking, so drinkers and non-drinkers play the same game.
Is there a party game app that isn’t a drinking game?
Yes. Antics never tells anyone to drink and nothing in it depends on drinking, so the whole room plays the same game, whoever is drinking.
Can you play a party game app on one phone?
Yes. Every game in Antics is played on one phone passed round, with no accounts. Some other apps, such as Exposed, Psych! and Wavelength, need everyone to have the app on their own phone.
Are party game apps free?
Antics is free to download, with no ads: Imposter and The Four Kings are free to play, and the other games except Spicy come with free cards. New subscribers on iPhone can try Antics Premium free for a week; after that it becomes a weekly subscription unless you cancel. Most other apps here are free to download with paid extras; Heads Up! costs £1.99 on iPhone.
Why isn’t Jackbox on this list?
Jackbox Party Packs aren’t a phone app. One person runs the game on a screen the whole room can see, and everyone else joins at jackbox.tv and uses their phone as a controller. This list is apps that run on the phone itself.
Nine games. One phone. Everyone plays.
Antics is free to download on iPhone and Android. No ads, no accounts.
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