Tilesy
How it works
Tilesy is a real-world photo bingo game: the host creates a game in the app, players join with a 6-character code, and everyone races to fill a 5×5 board with live photos. Here is the whole flow, from setup to the results reel.
Step by step
Pick a pack — Household hunt and Nature hunt are free; Birthday bash, Wedding day, Team building, and School & kids come with Premium. A Premium host can instead create, preview, and save a custom list of 25–60 prompts. Then set an optional timer (the default is 20 minutes) and choose whether the center tile starts as a free tile.
The app generates a 6-character game code. Players install Tilesy, enter a display name and the code, and appear in the lobby — no accounts. Free games hold up to 4 players; Premium removes the limit. The host starts when everyone is in.
Every player gets a 5×5 board generated for them from the selected pack or custom list, so players' boards differ while each person's board stays stable after reconnecting. Tap a tile, snap the prompt with the in-app camera, and the tile is completed. Photos count when submitted, and the group decides whether each shot fits its prompt.
If the connection drops, captured photos can wait safely on the device and upload when internet returns. If the app closes, reopening it restores an available lobby, active board, or just-completed results.
Points add up live: 1 point per tile, +5 for every completed row, column, or diagonal, and a tile that finishes two lines at once scores double. Filling the whole board is a blackout — a +25 bonus that ends the game on the spot.
When the timer runs out, someone hits blackout, or the host calls it, Tilesy builds the recap: leaderboard, superlatives, each player's finished board, and a swipeable photo gallery. Everyone can save their own photos; Premium adds other players' photos and lets the host enable a password-protected, downloadable web gallery. Premium games stay available for 7 days (free games for 24 hours), and the host can request deletion sooner.
Scoring reference
Keep filling the board — lines matter, but the best scores come from setting up multi-line finishes.
Common questions
Tilesy is a real-world multiplayer photo bingo game for iPhone and Android. A host creates a game and shares a six-character game code, and players race to fill a 5×5 bingo board by photographing real-world prompts with the in-app camera.
Tilesy is free to download and free to play. Free games support up to 4 players with no limit on the number of games, and include two packs: Household hunt and Nature hunt. An optional one-time Premium purchase unlocks unlimited players and all packs.
Premium is a one-time purchase — pay once, no subscription. It unlocks unlimited players per game, all challenge packs, custom prompt lists, saving or sharing other players' photos in the app, an optional password-protected web gallery, and 7-day game history. Packs are not sold individually. Current local prices are shown in the App Store and Google Play.
No. Nobody creates an account. Players install the app and join each game with a display name and its six-character game code.
Each player joins from their own iPhone or Android phone with the game code. A pair or a small group can also share one phone and play as a single player entry. The website is for information only — games run in the app.
Every completed tile is worth 1 point. Completing a bingo line — a row, column, or diagonal — adds 5 bonus points, and one tile that finishes two lines at once scores double. Filling the whole board is a blackout: it adds a 25-point bonus and ends the game. The optional center free tile counts toward lines but does not add a point.