Planet Pass
Close it to pass it on: the cover calls whose turn it is. Open it and you're standing on a real street somewhere on Earth.
Coming soonFact sheet
| Name | Planet Pass |
|---|---|
| App Store name | Planet Pass Geo |
| Developer | Showboat Studios (Justin McCahill) |
| Price | Free |
| Platforms | iPhone, iOS 27 or later. Made for iPhone Duo; plays on every iPhone. |
| iPhone Duo features |
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| Category | Games |
| Version | 1.7 |
| Release status | Coming soon: in App Review |
| App Store | apps.apple.com/app/id6827299320 (live once Apple approves the app) |
| Support / privacy | Support · Privacy policy |
| Press contact | showboatcontact@gmail.com |
Downloads
- High-res icon (1024×1024 PNG)968 KB
- All screenshots, full resolution (ZIP)11.0 MB
- Demo video (MP4, 1080×1080, ~20 s)3.5 MB
Screenshots are real captures from an iPhone Duo. "Inner" is the big folding screen, "cover" the outside screen.
Descriptions
Short (one line)
Made for iPhone Duo: close to pass, open to play. The cover calls whose turn it is, then a real street fills the screen beside a spinning globe. Plays on any iPhone too.
Medium (one paragraph)
Made for iPhone Duo: close the phone to pass it on, and the cover screen calls out whose turn it is. Open it, and you're standing on a real street somewhere on Earth, with a spinning globe beside you to pin your guess. Plays on every iPhone too. Planet Pass is a pass-the-phone geography party game for 1 to 8 players.
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Made for iPhone Duo: close the phone to pass it on, and the cover screen calls out whose turn it is. Open it, and you're standing on a real street somewhere on Earth, with a spinning globe beside you to pin your guess. Plays on every iPhone too. Planet Pass is a pass-the-phone geography party game for 1 to 8 players. BUILT FOR THE FOLD - Pass it closed. The cover tells the next player "your turn, nobody peek", and nobody sees the last place. - Open the hinge to start your turn: street level fills the inner screen and the globe waits on the right. - Close it after your score and it's already on its way to the next player. - Waiting for the phone to come round? The cover runs Pin Sprint, a 45-second warm-up. On any other iPhone, Start turn and Pass buttons do the same job, and Pin Sprint is on the start screen. DROPPED SOMEWHERE ON EARTH Every turn opens at street level with Apple Look Around: a famous landmark, a downtown main street, a beach boardwalk, a busy intersection or a grand railway station. Tap the street to explore it full screen: drag to look around and walk down the road. Street names stay hidden, so the clues are the signs, the cars, the plants and the weather. Where there's no street-level coverage, you get a 3D satellite flyover that you steer by turning and tilting your phone. SPIN THE GLOBE, DROP THE PIN Spin the colourful 3D globe until the pin sits where you think you are, zoom in past the cities to a real map, and lock in. Your score is how many miles you were off. A pin in the right country takes 30% off, and locking in fast takes off up to 40% more. PASS THE PHONE Everyone gets their own mystery place and nothing repeats in a game, so there's no copying. After every round, see everyone's guesses on one globe. After five rounds, the fewest total miles wins. THREE DIFFICULTIES - Easy: pick from four cities, no clock. Great for learning the map together. - Medium: a labelled globe and 90 seconds. - Hard: no names on the globe, satellite maps up close, and 60 seconds. SIX PLACE SETS, OR ALL OF THEM - World Famous Landmarks: towers, temples and wonders - Big City Downtowns: the main streets of great cities - Natural Wonders: canyons, glaciers, waterfalls and volcanoes - Beaches: sand, surf and boardwalks - Intersections: famous crossings and corners - Train Stations: grand halls and clock towers Or choose Random and get any place from any set. Every place has been checked against a source. EIGHT EXPLORERS Pick an explorer for each player, name them, and watch the leaderboard. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Street-level views and maps need an internet connection.
Key features
- Close it to pass itThe cover tells the next player "your turn, nobody peek", and nobody sees the last place.
- Open it to playStreet level fills the inner screen and a spinning globe waits beside it to pin your guess.
- Dropped somewhere on EarthLandmarks, downtowns, beaches, intersections and grand railway stations; street names stay hidden.
- 1 to 8 playersEveryone gets their own mystery place; after five rounds the fewest total miles wins.
- Three difficulties, six place setsFrom Easy (pick from four cities, no clock) to Hard (no names on the globe, 60 seconds).
- Pin Sprint on the coverA 45-second warm-up while the phone comes round. Plays on every iPhone with Start turn and Pass buttons.
Screenshots

Inner screenStanding on a real street with the globe beside it to pin your guess 
Cover screenCover screen: whose turn it is, nobody peek 
Inner screenRound score: miles off on the map 
Inner screenPlayer 2: your turn, nobody peek 
Inner screenExploring a famous street at street level 
Inner screenPick a place set 
Inner screenSpinning the globe to drop the pin 
Inner screenWrong side of the planet: the score card 
Inner screenStreet level view beside the map 
Inner screenBullseye: the score card 
Inner screenRound results for every player
Quotes
[Developer quote on why Planet Pass is built around the fold. Attribute to: Justin McCahill, Showboat Studios.]
[A second quote: a favourite moment, a tester reaction, or how it plays on a regular iPhone.]