Phrase Party! — Guess Phrases
Charades Game of Catch Phrases
Ratings
Age
16+
Category
Word
Languages
English
Wed Feb 18 2026
Adding 11 new categories to get 2026 started. Street Food, Mythical Creatures, Road Trip, Escape Room, Board Game Night... the list goes on!
Phrase Party! is a social game designed for groups. One player describes a hidden phrase while others guess; once correct, the device is passed to the next person. With thousands of phrases across dozens of categories like 80s Trivia, Foodies, and Pop Culture, the fun never stops.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Phrase Party is the quintessential 'pass-the-phone' game. It successfully captures the frantic energy of 'Catch Phrase' while adding the convenience of a mobile device. The variety of categories is impressive, ensuring that you won't keep seeing the same clues every third game, which is a common death knell for trivia apps.
The UI is punchy and vibrant, designed specifically for quick reading under pressure. I particularly appreciate the custom deck feature, which allows families or friend groups to tailor the experience to their specific inside jokes or niche knowledge. It’s a staple for any gathering and works flawlessly even without an internet connection.
Features
Thousands of unique phrases
Diverse categories (Movies, Science, Kids, etc.)
Customizable game settings and timers
Offline play capability
Tips & Walkthrough
Select a category, start the timer, and describe the phrase on screen without saying the actual words. Pass the phone once your team guesses correctly.
Gameplays
Choose between Classic Pass-and-Play or the Online Mode to compete with friends remotely.
Screenshot
Q&A
There is no strict limit, but it works best with groups of 4 to 12 people.
Ratings & Reviews
Bring back Team Names and Stop Button
Sun Dec 01 2019 PaMyrMy phone automatically updates and it no longer has the things mentioned in the title. I play with a large group every weekend, and someone is always breaking one rule or another. There’s no way to stop the round and give the other team a point without waiting for the timer to end. Also, no one usually remembers who is Team 1 and Team 2... give us back the option to name ourselves please! We’re having to use someone’s phone who hasn’t updated yet.
Awesome cool game
Thu Jul 08 2021 Bigtraffic23This is a really cool charades games with different types and categories too but the name on Hint Sprint I think it should be called Clue Sprint because one person giving out the clues hint sprint didn’t sound right to me when I saw it y’all should think about it and see if that fits it overall it’s a awesome charades app game most definitely for sure 👍🏽👍🏽
Overall improvement
Sat Jan 11 2020 jonmccueThey should give you the ability to limit the number of skips you can do as we usually play with a “one skip rule.” Also it is hard to access the scoreboard in case you give the wrong score or forget to award a point. Win by two points would be a good option especially in close games. In the heat of the moment it’s hard to remember which direction to swipe- there should be fixed icons on the screen indicating skip vs “got it.”
Excellent game
Sun Nov 28 2021 Meredith k Sophie'sMy only gripe is how frustrating it is to start a round of ‘party heads’. It does not just start when you place it on your forehead. Everyone ends up violently shaking my phone trying to get it to start, but we’ve usually got to close out of the app and restart. Kindve kills the mood . Can’t there just be a manual start button? We played this for hours at Thanksgiving. So much easier than cards and a lot more fun!
Great alternative to original
Sat May 28 2016 Philly2PhoenixDon't know how often it's updated, but often enough and more than never so it's automatically better than catch phrase. Also customizable settings. Total rip off of catch phrase but it's so much fun and catch phrase doesn't even have a free or paid app (and is a total rip off of 10,000 pyramid already) so dl it guilt free and have fun.
Fantastic!
Mon Apr 13 2020 ShanI’ve had this app for awhile, but it’s really been a great boredom buster during all the shutdowns! It’s simple enough for all ages to use, and has a great variety of topics to choose from. The free version is awesome, but I bought the initial expansion pack for extra categories. I also love that it offers the ability to make your own lists. Thank you!
World’s Greatest Developer
Mon Dec 02 2019 Birch 73I recently expressed some concerns with the playability of the recent releases. I certainly didn’t expect a reply ever from the developer. But he responded within 15 minutes and issued an update the same day. Outstanding customer service! You’ve got a customer for life! Thank you!
Great game, but should remove the stop button
Fri Jul 27 2018 HdhdneudWe had a blast playing this game, but several times we’d hand off the phone to the next team and someone would accidentally hit the stop button and we’d have to start over. That button should be a pause button that brings up an option to stop the game or resume gameplay.
