What is GuessTheSong?

GuessTheSong.io is a free, browser-based multiplayer music quiz. Everyone in a room hears the same song clip at the same time and races to type its title. The faster you recognise the track, the more points you score. There is nothing to install and no account is required: pick a nickname, join a room and play on a laptop, tablet or phone, whether it is two of you on the couch or a whole party.

How a round works

  1. A short countdown lets every device load the next clip.
  2. The clip plays. Type the song title into the chat box and press enter. Close spellings count.
  3. Correct guesses stay hidden, wrong ones show up in chat for everyone. As the clock runs down, letters of the title are revealed as hints.
  4. Points depend on speed and order: a base score, a bonus for answering early, a bonus for being first, second or third, and a bonus for every hint you did not need.
  5. When time is up or everyone has guessed, the title and artist are revealed and the scoreboard updates. After the last round a winner is crowned.

Rooms can be set to 3 to 16 rounds with 30, 45 or 60 seconds per song. The full rules, including the exact point values, are on the how to play page.

Game modes

Themed mode

The room owner picks one of 15 curated packs, from 70s classics through 90s and 2000s hits to today's charts, plus genres such as rap, house, indie pop and country. Together they hold over 1874 songs, so two games of the same theme are never alike. See the themes page.

Random mix

Not sure what everybody knows? The random mix pulls songs from every theme at once, jumping between decades and genres each round. An explicit-lyrics filter is available on most themes.

Presenter mode

Hosting a party or a pub quiz? In presenter mode the room owner's device becomes the big screen that plays the music and shows the scores, while everyone else guesses from their phone.

Standard mode

Players bring their own songs and submit one each round, earning bonus points when the others guess it. This mode is currently paused while we rework the song pipeline.

Server browser or private lobby?

The server browser lists every open public room with its theme, player count and whether it needs a PIN, so you can jump straight into a game with other people. Prefer friends only? Create a room, optionally add a password, and share the four-digit code or the invite link. Registered players also appear on the global leaderboard, but you can play as a guest forever.

Where does the music come from?

Every clip is an official, licensed 30-second preview provided through Apple's iTunes Search API and streamed from Apple's servers. GuessTheSong does not host or redistribute full songs, and every reveal links to the track on iTunes. Questions? Check the FAQ or get in touch.