PointYourPhone
The daily geography game you play by pointing your phone
PointYourPhone launched on August 29, 2026 with 1 votes, #11,494 of 23,274 launches that month.
What it does
One target a day. Point your phone at a world-famous place, lock in your direction, and see how many degrees off you were. Can you beat your friends?
One target a day, somewhere on Earth. Point your phone straight at it, lock in your direction, and see how many degrees off you were. A world-famous landmark or city. Same target for everyone, every day. No map, no compass letters. Just you, the horizon, and your sense of direction. Your beam against the true direction, scored to the degree. Then share thefrom arbeestudios.com
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