A Rave alternative that runs in your browser
Rave is a popular watch-together app, but it requires everyone to install it and create an account — and public rooms aren't for everyone.
If you just want a private room with the people you actually know, SameCouch gives you synced watching plus live webcams straight from the browser.
Create your private room — it's freeWhy people look for a Rave alternative
- Everyone has to install the mobile app before they can join.
- Accounts and public/social rooms aren't ideal for private family moments.
- Older relatives often struggle with app stores and logins.
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.