ColorCollectA photo game for long-distance friends
Same color, different cities. You both hunt it where you live — a coral awning in Lisbon, a coral umbrella in Berlin — and every find lands on one shared grid, live. The result: a montage made of both your days.
Why color hunting works across any distance
Most games to play with long-distance friends are quizzes or video calls — you're looking at a screen together. A color hunt is the opposite: you each go out into your own city, hunting the same color, and meet back on the shared grid. It's a reason to take a walk, a running photo conversation, and a finished montage of two places at once.
There's nothing to schedule and nothing to sign up for: one of you creates a room, sends the 6-letter code, and the hunt is on — across the street or across an ocean.
Three ways to play it long-distance
- The daily color ritual. Use the color of the day as a shared prompt — everyone worldwide hunts the same color, so you two (or your whole group chat) always have today's mission.
- The holiday hunt. One of you is traveling? Hunt the same color from the beach and from home — the montage mixes vacation finds with hometown ones, and beats any postcard.
- The weekend hunt. Open a room on Saturday morning, hunt all weekend, then vote the best shots into the final montage on Sunday night. The standings card settles who has the better eye.
Built for playing apart
- Join from anywhere with a 6-letter code or invite link
- No accounts — a display name is all anyone enters
- The shared grid updates live on every phone
- Hunt on your own schedule; the room waits
- Vote mode picks the best shot for every cell
- Everyone keeps the final montage
Same city after all? It's just as good in one place — see how group hunts work.
Playing it with a partner, not a group
The same room works just as well for two. If it's your other half on the far end rather than a group chat, the rhythm is different — a small daily ritual instead of a weekend hunt — so it has a page of its own, with 18 date ideas built around a single color.
Frequently asked questions
Do we have to play at the same time?
No. A room stays open, so one of you can hunt on a lunch break and the other after work — every shot lands on the shared grid whenever it's taken. Playing live at the same time is just the more chaotic, more fun option.
Does everyone need the app?
Yes — each player installs ColorCollect (free to download, no ads) and joins with the 6-letter room code or an invite link. Nobody needs an account.
Does it work for long-distance relationships, not just friends?
Yes — a shared color hunt makes a good daily couples ritual: same color, two cities, one montage of both your days. There is a page of its own for that, with 18 long-distance date ideas built around a color.
What does it cost?
Nothing to play. ColorCollect is free to download with no ads, including group rooms. Optional one-time in-app purchases add extras: Premium (every grid size, the Gradient and Film frames, no watermark) and tips. There are no subscriptions.
Miles apart. Same color.
Send the code, pick a color, and turn both your cities into one montage. Free to play, no ads, optional in-app purchases.