Everyone at the table shares one location — except the spy.
Answers to common questions are below.
One phone goes round the table. Each player looks at their card in private: everyone sees the same location, and the spy sees only the word SPY. Then you question each other in a circle — the table tries to expose the spy, the spy tries to work out where everybody is. The app deals the cards; the arguing is up to you.
No. One device, passed around, no internet, no accounts, nothing to set up. It works on a train, in a cabin, or on a plane in airplane mode.
It is the player whose turn it is: Player 1, Player 2 and so on, in seating order. Take the phone when your number comes up. Once you flip your card back, it shows Next player and the next number, so the phone always reaches the right person.
No. The place card and the spy card share one layout and the same colours, so a glance at the screen from the side gives nothing away. Only the words on the card are different.
From 3 players — up to 6 free, and up to 50 with Premium. No more than a third of the table can be spies: one spy up to 5 players, two from 6, three from 9, and so on. That always leaves enough people who know the location for the questioning to lead somewhere.
After the last card, the phone shows Hold to reveal the answer. Press and hold it for a second: it shows the location and which players were the spies. It needs a hold rather than a tap, so a stray touch while the phone lies on the table cannot give the game away. The Finish button only appears after the answer has been revealed.
The Basic pack and tables of up to 6 players are free, with no time limit and no ads. The one-time Premium purchase unlocks every other location pack — including packs added in future updates — and raises the table to 50 players.
Open the Premium screen and tap Restore purchase. The unlock is tied to your Apple Account, so it comes back on any device signed in with it.
No. A location that has just been used is held back for the next nine rounds, so ten games in a row always give the table ten different places.
Yes. Tap the list icon on the right of any pack to read every location it contains — useful for checking that all the words will be familiar to your table.
Yes. The game is available in English, German, French, Ukrainian, Spanish, Japanese, and Portuguese, locations included. By default it follows your phone's language (if supported). You can change it any time in the game's Settings, or in iOS Settings → Apps → Spy → Language — both are the same setting.
Both are in Settings and can be switched off independently. Handy when you are playing somewhere quiet — or when someone is trying to guess the spy by the sound of the flip.
No. Players, spies, packs and language are stored on each device separately, and nothing is uploaded anywhere. Only the Premium purchase follows your Apple Account.
iPhone with iOS 17 or later, or iPad with iPadOS 17 or later. No internet connection required.
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