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Hide. Seek.
Caught you!

The luka chuppi (hide & seek) you played in your gali — same shouts, smarter referee. Your phone runs the countdown, calls out the pings and settles every argument.

Join the launch listHow it works

Android first. Free to join a game — hosting is a one-time Host Pass.

Dhoondo! (Go find them!)You see your own team live. Runners appear only at pings — where they were, not where they are.

One round, start to finish.

From the group chat to “Ek aur round? (One more?)” in about twenty minutes.

  1. 01 Lobby

    Draw the zone

    One person hosts. They set how long the round runs, the head start, how often pings come, and drop a circle on the map around your park or campus.

  2. 02 Lobby

    Send the code

    Six characters, or a link that opens the app straight into the lobby. Drop it in the group chat.

  3. 03 Lobby

    Pick sides

    Everyone chooses Hunter, Runner or Random — Random fills whichever team is short. When everyone taps “I’m ready”, the host starts the round.

  4. 04 0:00

    One, two, three…

    The round starts. Hunters’ screens go dark while they count; runners get the head start to scatter. Nobody has to keep time.

  5. 05 0:00 – 3:00

    Chhup ja! (Hide!)

    Runners see their own team live and hunters not at all. Find a spot, split up, and plan on team radio.

  6. 06 6:00

    Ping! Kahan ho? (Where are you?)

    Every few minutes hunters get a snapshot of where each runner was — not a live feed. The trail goes cold fast, so runners move after every ping.

  7. 07 11:42

    Dhappa!

    Hunters catch runners on camera — or tag in person. The runner confirms “Dhappa!” and is out for the round — the whole game hears about it.

  8. 08 18:00

    Bach gaye! or Sab pakde gaye!

    Time’s up: any runner still free wins it for the runners. Everyone sees the same result, then it’s ek aur round? (one more?) with the same code.

Rules you already know.

Every Indian kid has played it. We kept the words and gave the game a referee that never cheats.

One, two, three…The head start
Runners scatter while hunters close their eyes and count. The app runs the countdown and tells everyone when the hunt begins.
Dhoondo!Go find them! — the hunters
Hunters search together: they see their own team live on the map and plan on team radio.
Kahan ho?Where are you? — pings
Every few minutes hunters get a snapshot of where each runner just was — not a live feed. Move after every ping.
Bahar nahi!Don’t go out — the zone
Play inside a circle you draw. It can shrink as the round goes on; stay outside for 30 seconds and hunters see you live.
Dhappa!Caught you! — the tag
Caught clearly on a hunter’s camera, or tagged in person? The runner confirms “Dhappa!” and is out for the round.
Bach gaye!We escaped! — the win
Any runner still free when time runs out wins it for the runners. Otherwise it’s sab pakde gaye (everyone caught) — hunters win.

Built for playing outside.

Every rule below is running for real on simulated players. Drag, tap and press — the stop button included.

Ravi · 1:30 agoYouRavi nowHunter view
1:30

Pings, not a live feed

Hunters see where each runner was at the last ping, and how long ago. Drag the slider: the snapshot stays put while Ravi doesn’t. (The outline is only in this demo — in the game, hunters never see it.)

You
Zone chhota ho raha hai (Zone shrinking)
Dashed ring: where the zone is going

The zone closes in

Hosts can make the circle shrink on a schedule, with a one-minute warning first. Stay outside for 30 seconds and hunters see you live until you’re back in.

Who sees what

Same moment, two phones. Pick a situation.

Asha’s phone · Hunter
YouArjun

Asha sees her own team live. Not a single runner.

Ravi’s phone · Runner
YouMeera

Ravi sees his own team live. Hunters never appear — ever.

  • Live
  • Ping snapshot (where they were)
  • Out of the zone, shown live

Runners channel — the other team can’t hear you.

  1. KabirJagah badli (Moved spots)
  2. RaviBehind the pond. Two hunters near the gate

Team radio

Quick calls and short messages that only your own team sees. Tap one.

Ready or not, here we come!

Silent alerts

Pings, head-start and zone alerts reach you with the screen locked — as a buzz, never a ringtone that gives you away.

Time left9:12

Ruko! (Stop!) — a safety stop

Anyone can pause the round for everyone in one tap. Car coming, gate locked, someone hurt: stop first, sort it out. In an emergency, call 112.

Precise location points kept
210
Who could see them
Players in this game
What stays
—

Private by design

Location is shared only during a round, only with your game. Precise history is deleted when the round ends. Read the privacy policy.

Made for Indian weekends.

Big parks, college campuses, gated societies (with the RWA’s okay), resorts, camps and company offsites. Draw the zone around whatever you’ve got.

  • College campus

    A round between fest events. Hostels hide, the quad hunts.

    8–15 players · 30 min · 500 m zone, shrinking

  • Housing society

    Sunday evening across the lawns and parking — with the RWA’s okay.

    4–6 friends · 20 min · 300 m zone

  • Resort or camp

    A ready-made group activity for cottages, pools and paths.

    15–20 players · 45 min · 800 m zone, shrinking

  • Company offsite

    Teams, strategy and a lot of running. Radio does the planning.

    Up to 20 a game · 45 min · zone on the venue lawn

Organising for a big group? Talk to us about campus and event games

Join free. Host once.

Anyone can download Caught you! and join a game with a code — your friends never pay. To host your own games you buy a Host Pass once.

  • Joining, playing either side, radio and results: free for everyone
  • Only the host needs a pass — one per group is enough
Caught you!Host Pass
Games
Host as many as you like
Players
Up to 20 a game
Rules
Round length, head start, pings, zone
Valid
Bought once on Google Play, restored when you sign in again
PriceAnnounced at launchNo subscriptionNo ads

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