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How can we help?

Quick start, answers to common questions and what’s new.

Quick start.

  1. Pick a mode.

    Open MovieCode and choose Quick Game, Endless, Survival or Duel.

  2. Start the game.

    Tap Start Game. The timer starts with the first movie code.

  3. Make your call.

    Pick the title that matches the code, then tap Next. Tap the code to see it full screen.

  4. Claim your spot.

    Made the top three? Enter your name at the end.

Questions? Answers.

What is a movie code?

A whole movie compressed into one image. Many frames are sampled and each line shows the main color of one moment, from the opening on the left to the credits on the right.

What are the game modes?

Quick Game has ten movies. Endless runs through the whole collection against the clock. Survival goes on until your third wrong answer. Duel is played against a friend or a random opponent over Game Center.

Can the same movie come up twice?

Movies you guessed right won't come back in the same run. Wrong ones can return, and near the end of a long Endless run direct repeats are possible.

How do duels work?

A duel has three rounds of five movies. Both players guess the same 15 movies, taking turns: you play the first round, your opponent plays rounds one and two, you play rounds two and three, and your opponent finishes with round three. Whoever has more hits wins.

How long do I have for my turn?

Two days. If a player runs out of time, the other one wins the duel the next time they open it.

How do I give up or remove a duel?

Swipe left on a waiting duel and tap Give Up, or swipe left on a finished one and tap Remove. Duels where it's your turn can be given up with a long press.

I don't get duel notifications.

Duels run over Game Center. Make sure you're signed in under Settings › Game Center, and that notifications are allowed for Game Center and MovieCode under Settings › Notifications.

Do I need Game Center?

Only for duels and the leaderboards. Quick Game, Endless and Survival work without it, and your top three per mode are saved on your device.

Why is All Movies locked during a game?

The collection shows every code with its title, so opening it ends the current game. That keeps the answer hidden.

Will there be more movies?

Yes. New movies arrive with app updates.

Which devices and languages are supported?

iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 17 or later, including iPhone Duo, and Apple TV with tvOS 17 or later. The app is available in 19 languages; movie titles stay in their original form.

What’s new

Version 1.0.1

· Release notes from the App Store.

  • Added 68 new movies (203 in total)
  • Improved high scores
  • Improved help and genre readability
  • Fixed full-screen close button position
  • Bug fixes and refinements

Still stuck?

Write to us with your device, its iOS, iPadOS or tvOS version, the app version and what happened. We aim to reply within seven business days.

support@moviecode.app