Your next night starts with a song.
Flip a card, read the challenge, belt out a song that fits. 108 hand-written challenges, from guilty pleasures to a duet with a total stranger. Bad singers extremely welcome.
US$4.99 once. No subscriptions, no ads, no judgement.
Pick a card, any card
Three real cards from the deck, on the house. Tap the card, read it out loud, and sing. Nobody's recording.
Card 1 of 3
Flip. Sing. Swipe. Repeat until hoarse.
The card is the whole game. No menus, no teams to pick, no scoreboard to argue over.
- 1. Tap to revealA card waits face down, all mystery. Tap it and it flips.
- 2. Sing itRead the challenge out loud. Whoever has a song first grabs the mic (or the hairbrush).
- 3. Swipe for the next oneFlick the card away when the song is done. The next challenge is already face up.
- 4. Shake things upShake the phone for a brand-new deck. With a keyboard, Command-R does it too.
108 challenges, each one a little bit of trouble
Some are about you, some about the room, some about the title of the song. Encore deals them so the same mood never comes twice in a row. Go on, tap one.
Conduct the chaos from your wrist
Leave the phone on the table where everyone can read it. Your Apple Watch flips, deals and shuffles from across the room.
- “Card ready” on your wrist, then the challenge itself
- Reveal, Next and Shuffle, with a little tap you can feel
- Pairs with your iPhone on its own: nothing to sign in to
- Works while Encore is open on the iPhone nearby
A card for every kind of night
Karaoke bar, road trip or New Year's Eve: there's a card for that.
KARAOKE CHAMPION
Sing whatever you'd choose to absolutely destroy at karaoke. Pull out all the stops.
Karaoke night
No machine? No problem. Any speaker, any room, any level of talent.
Road trip
Every card lives in the app, so the game keeps going with no signal.
HOLIDAY CLASSIC
Sing a seasonal song—the one that immediately makes the room feel festive.
Holiday party
Prop an iPad in the middle of the table, or play on a Mac when everyone's on the couch.
FOREIGN FAVOURITE
Sing a hit from a country that isn't your own.
Friends from abroad
Cards in English, Spanish and Japanese, in whatever language your phone speaks.
NEW YEAR'S EVE
Sing a song that belongs at midnight on New Year's Eve—the kind that makes people feel something.
New Year's Eve
Shake for a fresh deck whenever the night needs one. No setup, no scores.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS ONE
Choose a song you believe every single person here knows. Everyone joins in on the chorus.
Everyone sings
No turns and no teams: whoever knows a song grabs the mic. VoiceOver reads every card aloud.
What happens at karaokestays at karaoke
Encore never opens the microphone. Your singing stays in the room, and the game keeps nothing about it.Read the privacy policy
- No account, no sign-in
- No microphone, recording or speech recognition
- No ads, analytics or tracking
- Every card is in the app and works offline
- Your iPhone and Apple Watch talk to each other, and to nobody else
Before the first song
Does Encore play the music?
No. Encore deals the challenge and you bring the song: a karaoke track, a speaker, a guitar, or nothing but your voice.
Do we need to be good singers?
Absolutely not. Some cards practically beg you to be terrible: OVERACT IT wants dramatic, theatrical commitment to every word.
Do I need an internet connection?
No. Every card is built into the app, so it plays the same on a train, at a cabin or in a basement.
What if nobody knows a song that fits?
Swipe it away. No penalties, no points to lose, and the next card is already waiting face up.
Will we see the same cards again?
Not until all 108 hand-written cards have come up. After that a handful of combined challenges bridge to a fresh pass, and a shake shuffles a new deck at any time.
What's the most dangerous card?
Probably DUET WITH A STRANGER, which asks you to pick someone you've never sung with and duet right now. Consider yourself warned.
How much does it cost?
US$4.99 once on the App Store, or the equivalent where you live. No subscription, no in-app purchases and no ads.
Can I play alone?
Technically, yes: the shower counts. But Encore really shines with a room full of people who can't help singing along.
Which languages does it speak?
English, Spanish, Argentine Spanish and Japanese. Encore follows your device's language.
How many people can play?
As many as can read one screen. There are no players to set up, no turns and no score, so anyone can take a card.
Does the Apple Watch work on its own?
It's a remote for the game on your iPhone: it shows the card and reveals, deals and shuffles it while Encore is open on the iPhone nearby.
Can my family share one purchase?
Yes. Encore supports Family Sharing, so everyone in your family group can download it from one purchase.
Keep the songs coming.
Grab your people, claim a corner of the room, flip the first card.