A Scener alternative that works on any device
Scener pioneered the virtual movie theater for streaming services, using a Chrome extension and your own subscriptions.
SameCouch takes the opposite approach: no extension, no subscriptions needed, works on phones — built for YouTube and the videos and memories you already own.
Create your private room — it's freeWhy people look for a Scener alternative
- It needs a Chrome extension, so phones and tablets are limited.
- Everyone usually needs their own streaming subscription.
- Theater-style rooms aren't the same as an intimate private room.
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.