Support

Ask someone in the group for its 6-character invite code. In Couch Buddies, tap Join with code, type the code and tap Join. You’ll see the group, its games and scores straight away.

Tap Create group, give it a name, then share the group’s invite code with the people you want to play with. Anyone with the code can join, so share it only with people you know.

Yes, that’s the fun of it. Every player uses their own iPhone with Couch Buddies installed, whether you’re on the same couch or in different cities.

No. You just pick a name and make your Couch Buddy. Your iPhone remembers you with a private sign-in token.

Open Settings in the app. You can edit your name and rebuild your buddy whenever you like.

Check that notifications are on for Couch Buddies in your iPhone’s Settings → Notifications, and in the notification options in the app’s Settings. Focus modes can also hold notifications back.

Open the group and choose Leave group. If you’re the last one in it, the group and all its games and scores are deleted.

Open the group, tap their buddy and choose Report, then pick what’s wrong. They won’t know it was you, and we look at every report within 24 hours. Afterwards you can leave the group, or if you run it, remove and block them. You can also email us.

Open Settings in the app and choose Delete account. This deletes your profile, removes you from all your groups and erases what you created in games, like your drawings and answers. See the privacy policy for details.

Couch Buddies is rated 16+ on the App Store, because Wiki Race lets you browse Wikipedia. There are no ads, no tracking and no chatting with strangers. Groups are private and joined only by invite code.