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A photo game you play with friends. Shoot the same moment. The others pick the better frame.
Rawly turns photos into a game with the people you know. Send a friend a VS, shoot the same RAW NOW, or start a club with its own rounds. Every frame is shot live in the app, and everyone else votes for the better one.
Four ways to play
Send a VS.
Send a VS to friends by name, or as a link to anyone. The first to shoot plays, and everyone else picks the better shot. Then share the result, or ask for a rematch.
Shoot the same RAW NOW.
Once a day, at a random time, everyone gets the same notification at the same moment: 20 minutes, one shot, no topic. Ask a friend to shoot it too, and when you both post in time, your two frames meet in a VS.
Start a club.
Start a club with friends. Each round has a topic: everyone shoots, then the club votes. A round's frames are seen only by those who shot it. More on photo clubs.
Share your day.
RAW NOW, the object of the day and a free frame wait for you every day. Shoot them and share the day card: today's frames on one picture.
How a VS works
Shoot.
Every frame is taken live in the app, with both cameras. There are no gallery uploads and no filters.
Send it.
By name to up to five friends who follow you back, or as a link to anyone, even someone who is not on Rawly yet.
The first to shoot plays.
Your friend shoots their frame. If you sent it to several friends, the first one to shoot plays.
Everyone else votes.
Anyone you share it with can vote for the better frame, once. The two players cannot vote.
Share it, or play again.
Share the result as a card, or send a rematch.
Play it like a photo scavenger hunt
Pick a topic.
Start a round in a club with a topic of up to 60 characters: something red, after the rain, your street at night.
Set the time.
A round lasts 24 hours, 3 days or a week.
Everyone shoots live.
Nothing from a camera roll: every frame is taken during the round.
The club votes.
When the time is up, or once every member has shot, those who shot vote. The winning frame becomes the club's cover.
Need ideas? Take one from the photo scavenger hunt list.
Why it stays fair
- Live only. A VS is only fair if both shots are real, so nothing comes from a gallery or a file.
- Votes, not an algorithm. The others decide. A day-one player competes with everyone else on equal terms.
- One vote per person. Accounts that share a phone count as one person, and neither player can vote for themselves.
- Your second frame is yours. Right after the main shot, the other camera takes a second frame. It is kept as proof, and you decide if others can see it.
Safety, built in
- 18 and over. Rawly is only for adults.
- Names only to mutuals. A VS by name goes only to people who follow each other with you.
- Nobody on the map. Rawly never shows where people are.
- Block anyone. A block works both ways, for photos and for messages.
More in safety on Rawly.
Questions
What is a good photo game to play with friends?
Rawly is a photo game you play with friends: send a VS and the others vote for the better frame, shoot the same RAW NOW when the daily notification comes, or start a club with rounds on a topic. Every frame is shot live in the app.
How do I send a VS on Rawly?
Shoot a frame, then send it as a VS to friends by name or as a link. The first friend to shoot plays, and everyone else votes for the better shot.
Can I play with friends who are not on Rawly?
Yes. Send the VS as a link. Your friend opens it, installs Rawly and shoots their frame. Rawly is for people 18 and over.
Who votes in a VS?
Anyone you share it with, once each. The two players cannot vote, and accounts that share a phone with a player cannot either.
Is Rawly free?
Yes. Rawly is free on iOS and Android, and so is every VS.
Do my friends see where I am?
No. Rawly never shows where people are. A club for a city or a campus checks your position once, when you shoot the frame to join, and does not keep it.
Is Rawly a photo scavenger hunt app?
A club round works like one: a topic, a time limit, everyone shoots live, then those who shot vote. Unlike camera-roll games, every frame is new.
Bring your friends.
Free on iOS and Android. For people 18 and over.