Jackbox alternative

A Free Jackbox Alternative That Runs in Any Browser

Updated September 2026

Jackbox is great, but someone has to buy a pack (about $30) and put the game on a shared screen. Twentyroll is a free alternative: one person starts a room, everyone joins with a code on their own phone, and there is nothing to buy or install. Every room has Imposter, Trivia Night, Word Mix and Odd One Out for 2 to 12 players.

Start a room

How does Twentyroll compare with Jackbox?

Both get a group playing from their phones with a room code. The differences are the price, whether you need a shared screen, and what kind of games you get. Gartic Phone and skribbl.io are here too, because they are the other free names that come up.

Twentyroll, Jackbox Party Packs, Gartic Phone and skribbl.io
	Twentyroll	Jackbox Party Packs	Gartic Phone	skribbl.io
Price	Free (Premium optional)	About $30 a pack, one copy needed	Free	Free
Shared screen	Not needed	Needed (the host’s TV or computer)	Not needed	Not needed
Players	2 to 12 per room	Most games up to 8, plus an audience	2 to 30	2 to 20 in private rooms
How players join	Code or link, any browser	jackbox.tv and a room code	Link	Link
Kind of game	Social deduction, trivia, word games	Writing, drawing and trivia, depending on the pack	Drawing telephone	Draw and guess
Account for players	No	No	No	No

Why do people look for a Jackbox alternative?

Three reasons come up again and again. Each pack costs about $30, and the game the group wants is always in the pack nobody owns. The host’s screen has to be visible to everyone, which means a TV in the room, or streaming it over a call. And friends in different places end up watching one person’s shared screen instead of playing on their own.

Twentyroll removes all three. It is free, every player’s own phone shows the game, and it plays the same whether you are on one couch or in five cities.

What can you play on Twentyroll tonight?

Four games in every room. The host can switch between them without anyone rejoining.

Imposter

Everyone gets the same secret word except one player, who gets a near-miss and has to bluff through the clues. 3 to 12 players.

Trivia Night

Pick up to 8 categories or a surprise mix, the number of questions and the timer. Faster right answers score more.

Word Mix

The same scrambled letters on every phone. The first to type a real word from them takes the most points.

Odd One Out

Four items, one doesn’t belong. One tap each, and the reveal explains the link.

More about the four games

When is Jackbox still the better pick?

Jackbox has writing and drawing games that Twentyroll does not, and its games are built as a big shared-screen show. If your group lives for joke-writing and drawing, or you are streaming a game to an audience, Jackbox is the right call.

Twentyroll is the pick for social deduction, trivia and word games, for free, on everyone’s own phone, with nothing to buy first.

How do you move your game night over?

1
Start a room
Hosting needs a free account, which hosts 3 games a day. Premium makes hosting unlimited.
2
Send the code
Put the link in your group chat, or read the short link out loud. Friends join on their own phones with just a name.
3
Pick a game
Start with Imposter if there are 3 or more of you, or Trivia Night if the group likes a scoreboard.
4
Keep going
Play again or switch games between rounds. The room stays open with the same code for as long as you are playing.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free version of Jackbox?

The party packs are paid. Free browser alternatives include Twentyroll (trivia, Imposter and word games), Gartic Phone and skribbl.io (drawing).

Can you play Jackbox without a TV?

Jackbox needs the host’s screen visible to everyone, on a TV or shared on a call. On Twentyroll each player’s own phone shows the game.

What’s a good Jackbox alternative for Zoom?

One where everyone plays on their own device, so nobody has to squint at a shared screen. On Twentyroll the host pastes the room link in the Zoom chat, and up to 12 people play Imposter, Trivia Night, Word Mix or Odd One Out while they talk on the call.

Games to play on Zoom