A Teleparty alternative without the extension
Teleparty (formerly Netflix Party) is great if everyone has the same streaming subscriptions and uses a desktop browser with the extension installed.
But if you want to watch with family on a phone, without subscriptions on both ends, and while actually seeing each other — there's an easier way.
Create your private room — it's freeWhy people look for a Teleparty alternative
- It requires a browser extension, which doesn't work on most mobile browsers.
- Everyone needs their own subscription to the same streaming service.
- It's built around text chat — seeing and hearing each other isn't the focus.
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.