NextSeat
Game night - no signal needed
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
No signal? No problem. Chess, checkers, words and party games for the friends next to you - over a direct local connection on planes, trains and anywhere off-grid.
NextSeat turns the phones and tablets you already have into a shared game table - even with no signal at all. Everyone connects directly over a local network, so NextSeat works on planes, trains, in tunnels, on road trips, at the campsite, or anywhere with no Wi-Fi and no mobile data. Play classic board games and quick party games with the people sitting right next to you. No internet connection. No accounts. No ads.
Pass-and-play is the past. With NextSeat everyone plays on their own screen, in the same room, on the same local network.
NO SIGNAL? NO PROBLEM
Stuck on a long flight, a train through the countryside, or a road trip out of range? That's exactly when NextSeat shines. There are no servers in the middle - your devices talk straight to each other - so the games work the same whether you're on full Wi-Fi or completely off-grid.
GAMES INCLUDED
• Chess - full rules, for two players
• Checkers (Draughts) - classic English draughts
• Tic-Tac-Toe - the quick classic
• Wordseat - build words on the board from your letter tiles, for 2–4 players
• Skirmish - turn-based tactics for 2–4 players: capture the HQ or rout your rivals
• Capybara Mayhem - a frantic real-time hopper for 1–4 players
More games are on the way - and because every game is self-contained, the list keeps growing.
WHY NEXTSEAT
• Truly local - plays over your local network with no servers in between
• Works with zero signal - a direct local connection means planes, trains, tunnels and off-grid spots are all fair game
• Private by design - no accounts, no tracking, no data collected
• No ads and no in-app purchases
• Built-in chat - with mute and report controls to keep things friendly
• Reconnect-friendly - background the app and rejoin without losing your seat
• A handsome tabletop look - wood, parchment and lantern-gold throughout
HOW IT WORKS
1. One player hosts a lobby and picks a connection.
2. Everyone else joins from the same Wi-Fi network.
3. Choose a game, take your seats, and play.
Gather round. Grab your seat. It's game night.
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Information
- Seller
- Lidbit Ltd
- Size
- 41 MB
- Category
- Casual
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.2 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Guns or Other Weapons
Contains
Messaging and Chat
- Copyright
- © 2024 Lidbit Ltd