A Kosmi alternative that feels like a living room
Kosmi offers many room types — games, virtual browsers, watch parties — which is great for hangouts.
SameCouch does one thing with care: a private living room where you watch together, see each other's faces, and keep your shared memories. Nothing to configure, nothing to explain to your parents.
Create your private room — it's freeWhy people look for a Kosmi alternative
- Many features and room types make it less obvious for non-technical family members.
- The experience is a hangout platform rather than a personal, persistent space.
- Memories don't accumulate anywhere between sessions.
How SameCouch is different
- 100% browser-based: no extension, no app download, no account — one link and you're in.
- Faces first: small floating webcam bubbles over the video, so you watch each other's reactions, not just the screen.
- A room that remembers: photos, notes and clips stay on your shared wall between sessions.
- Private by default: rooms are link-only, password-protectable, and video/audio are end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer.
- Works with YouTube, Vimeo, direct video links, your own files and photo albums — playback stays in sync for everyone.
What is SameCouch?
SameCouch is a private living room in your browser for people who are far apart. You watch YouTube, Vimeo or your own videos in perfect sync, see and hear each other in small floating webcam bubbles, react with emoji, and leave photos and notes on a shared memories wall that's still there the next time you both come back.
There is no app to install and no account to create. You make a room with one click, send the link on WhatsApp, and you're together — usually in under ten seconds.