What games are like Heads Up?

Who Am I is the original party version — one secret identity, the room gives clues, a timer keeps it loud. Hedbanz boxes the same idea with headbands, charades swaps clues for acting, and Guess Who? turns the yes/no questions into a two-player board game. Our forehead mode plays the Heads Up loop free in any browser.

Is there a free version of Heads Up?

The Heads Up! app is free to install but sells most decks as in-app purchases. This game plays the same timed forehead format — hold the phone up, tap right for got it, left for pass — completely free, with 600+ names across 14 packs, no app store and no sign-up.

Is there a Guess Who app you can play online with friends?

The official board game has no proper free online version — most “Guess Who” apps are ad-heavy clones. The closest party experience is Who Am I's classic mode: everyone except the guesser sees the identity, and yes/no questions narrow it down. One phone, any number of friends, free.

What do you call the game where you hold a card to your forehead?

It goes by many names: Who Am I, the forehead game, celebrity heads, Headbanz, or the sticky-note game. The rules are identical everywhere — you can't see your own identity, everyone else can, and questions or clues get you there. This site plays every variant on one phone.

Games Like Heads Up & Guess Who

Love forehead guessing games? Here's how Who Am I compares to Heads Up, Guess Who, and charades — and the free apps that play each one with one phone, no downloads, and nothing taped to anyone's face (unless you want to).

The forehead guessing game, by any name

Headbanz, celebrity heads, the sticky-note game — every culture names it differently and plays it the same. If you came looking for any forehead guessing game online, you're in the right place: pick a pack, hold the phone up, and go.

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Heads Up — the timed forehead app

Heads Up made the hold-it-to-your-forehead format famous: a deck on screen, the room shouts clues, tilt or tap to score. Our forehead mode plays the same loop free in the browser — timed turns, got-it and pass taps, automatic scoring — with packs tuned for guessability.

Guess Who — the yes/no board game

The board game of flipping down faces is pure yes/no deduction for two players. Who Am I's classic mode scales that to a whole party: the identity is yours, the room answers, and hints keep slow rounds moving. No board, no lost pieces.

Heads Up!
The app that made the forehead format famous — hold the phone up, the room shouts clues, tilt to score. Polished and huge, but the full decks cost money. Our forehead mode plays the same loop free in the browser.
Charades ↗
The acting-out cousin: no questions, no clues spoken — just one player miming against the clock. Same one-phone party energy; our sibling app deals the words.
Guess Who?
Hasbro's two-player board of flippable faces — “Do they wear glasses?” until one remains. Pure yes/no deduction, but capped at two players and one box of plastic. Who Am I's classic mode scales the same logic to a party.
Hedbanz
The headband edition of the forehead game: a card on every head, timed yes/no questions, no phone at all. Great for younger kids; the cards run out faster than our 600+ name packs do.
The Impostor ↗
A social-deduction party game where one player bluffs without knowing the secret word. The identity is hidden from one player here too — but this time, lying about it is the whole game.
Trivia ↗
When the room wants right answers instead of secret identities — quick-fire questions, auto-scoring, pass-the-phone teams. The quiz-night sibling of the forehead game.
Would You Rather ↗
Impossible choices instead of guessing — tap a side, watch the room split, defend your pick. The debate-starter for when the clue-shouting needs a breather.
This or That ↗
Rapid-fire preference picks — coffee or tea, beach or mountains. Zero knowledge needed, which makes it the perfect warm-up before identities go on foreheads.
Never Have I Ever ↗
Confession-powered: read a statement, everyone who HAS done it loses a finger. No guessing, all storytelling — the slow-burn closer after a loud forehead round.

Game	Players	Device	Vibe	Price
Heads Up!	2+	One phone	Timed forehead clues	Free + paid decks
Charades	4–20	One phone	Acting & guessing	Free
Guess Who?	2	Board game	Yes/no face elimination	~$15 board game
Hedbanz	2–6	Board game	Headband guessing	~$13 board game
The Impostor	3–12	One phone	Bluffing & deduction	Free
Trivia	1–12	One phone	Quiz & scoring	Free
Would You Rather	1–12	One phone	Dilemmas & debate	Free
This or That	1–12	One phone	Rapid-fire picks	Free
Never Have I Ever	3–12	One phone	Confessions	Free

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Heads Up?: Who Am I is the original party version — one secret identity, the room gives clues, a timer keeps it loud. Hedbanz boxes the same idea with headbands, charades swaps clues for acting, and Guess Who? turns the yes/no questions into a two-player board game. Our forehead mode plays the Heads Up loop free in any browser.
Is there a free version of Heads Up?: The Heads Up! app is free to install but sells most decks as in-app purchases. This game plays the same timed forehead format — hold the phone up, tap right for got it, left for pass — completely free, with 600+ names across 14 packs, no app store and no sign-up.
Is there a Guess Who app you can play online with friends?: The official board game has no proper free online version — most “Guess Who” apps are ad-heavy clones. The closest party experience is Who Am I's classic mode: everyone except the guesser sees the identity, and yes/no questions narrow it down. One phone, any number of friends, free.
What do you call the game where you hold a card to your forehead?: It goes by many names: Who Am I, the forehead game, celebrity heads, Headbanz, or the sticky-note game. The rules are identical everywhere — you can't see your own identity, everyone else can, and questions or clues get you there. This site plays every variant on one phone.