Telescribble

Draw it. Guess it. Pass it on.

Telescribble is a drawing game for the whole family. One person draws a secret word, the next guesses it and draws their guess, and so on around the table. At the end, see how a turkey turned into a sunny day.

Get it on the App Store

For iPhone and iPad. Five games, a look for every season, English and Spanish. Try it free; one purchase unlocks everything.

A Telephone chain: the secret word was turkey, Ben thought it was a rainbow, Cy thought it was a sunny day
TelephoneThe main game. Draw the secret word, pass the phone, guess, draw the guess. The reveal shows every picture and every guess in order.
ShowdownEveryone draws the same word, then votes for a favourite. The best drawing wins the round and a crown.
Mix-Up Monsters NewOne player draws a head, the next a body, the last the legs, without seeing the rest. Then it unfolds.
Scribble RunYour own drawing runs down the road. When the road needs a tree, a boat or a friend, you draw it.
Funny BookKeep the funniest chains and drawings in a book to look at again later.
Custom WorldDraw your own sky, road, hazards and decorations, then run through the world you made.

How Telephone works

Ann draws her secret word, turkey, with a rainbow tail

1Draw the secret word

The phone tells you a word, quietly. Draw it before the timer runs out. No peeking for everyone else.

Pass the phone to Ann screen

2Pass it on

The next player sees only the drawing, types what they think it is, and draws that. Then on to the next.

The reveal: the secret word was turkey, Ben thought it was a rainbow

3Laugh at the reveal

Uncover the pictures one by one and see where the word went. Save the best ones in the Funny Book.

Showdown and Mix-Up Monsters

Two more ways to draw together. In Showdown everyone draws the same word and votes. In Mix-Up Monsters each player draws one part of a monster, and nobody sees the whole thing until it unfolds.

Showdown: Ann picks her favourite cat drawingShowdown: we have a winner, the orange cat got 2 votesMix-Up Monsters: player 3 draws the legs, starting at the red dotsMix-Up Monsters: the finished monster with three eyes, purple body and red sneakers

How Scribble Run works

Draw your hero screen

1Draw your hero

Draw a runner, or pick one to start. Your drawing becomes the hero.

The game asks for a tree and shows a drawing canvas

2Draw what is needed

When the road needs a tree, a friend or a boat, you draw it, and it comes to life.

Scribble Run: the hero runs down a road through a meadow

3Run!

Steer, jump and collect stars. Your drawings stay in the world for next time.

Worlds to run through

Meadow, beach, lake, Candy Land and space, or a world you draw yourself.

Scribble Run in spaceScribble Run: swimming across the lakePick a world: My own world, Meadow, Beach, Lake, Candy Land and Space

A new look for every season

Telescribble changes with the calendar. A grown-up can also switch a look on or off in Settings.

Every day

Sunny meadows and bright colours.

Telescribble home screen in the everyday lookScribble Run on the beach

Fall

Falling leaves, and a turkey on the run all through November.

Telescribble home screen in the fall lookA turkey runs with a cat in the fall world

Christmas

Snow, a Santa hat for the pencil and a sleigh race, all through December.

Telescribble home screen in the Christmas lookSanta's sleigh and reindeer flying over a snowy town

New for Christmas

The Christmas update adds Mix-Up Monsters and a snowy Christmas look from December 1: a Santa-hatted pencil, Christmas words to draw, and a flying sleigh race where you earn reindeer and drop presents down the chimneys. It is free for everyone who already has the app, and included in the same one-time purchase.

Telescribble Christmas opening screen: the pencil in a Santa hatTelephone in the Christmas look: drawing a snowmanMix-Up Monsters in the Christmas look

Made for sharing one screen

The Funny Book with a saved chain, a monster and a cat
  • Pass the phone: secret words are spoken quietly or typed in the Hat, so nobody peeks.
  • For readers and non-readers: an info button on every game explains the rules with pictures and can read them aloud.
  • Word packs: animals, food, things around the house, Thanksgiving and Christmas, or add your own words.
  • Funny Book: keep a favourite chain, monster or hero. A grown-up can share a picture or save it to Photos.

On iPad too

A bigger canvas, and the reveal lays every drawing out side by side.

Telephone reveal on iPad with three drawings side by side
Mix-Up Monsters on iPad
Telescribble home screen on iPad

Private, and safe for kids

No ads, no accounts, no tracking, and no links out. Drawings stay on the device. We never collect or send them; they only leave if a grown-up chooses to share one. Read the privacy policy.

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Get it on the App Store

Questions? Read the support page or email telescribble@scribblegames.app.