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Imposter

Live on the App Store

Everyone gets the word. Except one of you.

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App Store 1. Join the tester group 2. Install from Play
How to join the test
  • Android: join the group with the Google account on your phone. Then open step 2, tap Become a tester, and use its Google Play link. A test app does not show up in Play search.
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74 mobile
Wiki
22 pages
Architecture
How it fits together
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How it ships

As of 2026-11-01

The stages work on Imposter goes through. I approve at the marked ones and can send them back. A dashed stage has not started. Tap a count to open it.

  1. 6problems
    • 4 being solved
    • 2 solved
    Problemwhat hurts
  2. Researchdiscoveries, findings
  3. 2plans
    • 1 done
    • 1 draft
    Planthe approach
  4. 7features
    • 7 shipped
    Featurewhat gets built
  5. 5bugs
    • 4 fixed
    • 1 wontfix
    Bugwhat gets fixed
  6. Designevery screen, in HTML7 turned down
  7. Codethe build1 turned down
  8. Reviewa merged pull request
  9. Releasea version
  10. Androidwith testers · build 14
  11. iOSlive · 2.3.1
  12. Liveanyone can use it
  13. Marketingposts drafted
  14. Videoscript, render, publish

ProblemsThinkingBuildingShipping

Versions cut
11
iOS approved
3
Store rejections
1+
Decisions reverted
2
Experiments discarded
2
Features shelved
0

Turned down: my chat since 2 Oct 2026, read and sampled by hand. Approximate, and a minimum. Store rejections are a minimum too.

Where each surface is

  • Android with testers · build 14
  • iOS live · 2.3.1

What it does

  • A hint, hand-written. The Imposter sees one word of help, written by a person for that exact word — not generated.
  • One phone, or online. Pass one phone round the table, or make a room with a four-letter code. The host picks Talk or Type: say the clues aloud, or type them at once. Everyone votes on their own phone and sees who voted for whom. The app itself carries no voice or video.
  • No analytics, at all. There is no analytics or ad SDK in the project. A game on one phone never leaves it; an online room is deleted about a day after it goes quiet.