# SCRAM: Hide and Seek

> Real-world hide and seek. Runners hide, hunters chase, and pings give you away.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scram.app](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scram.app)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.scram.app`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Moveera Pty Ltd
- **Category:** GAME\_ADVENTURE
- **Downloads:** 72,958
- **Rating:** 4.46 / 5 (233 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-08
- **First published:** 2026-10-01
- **Publisher country:** AU
- **Size:** 97 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-11-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scram.app)
- **Website:** [https://scramhideandseek.com](https://scramhideandseek.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://scramhideandseek.com/privacy](https://scramhideandseek.com/privacy)

## Description

SCRAM turns hide and seek into a real-world game for your street, park, campus, or campsite. Players split into hunters and runners, start the clock, and let the app keep score. Runners get a head start to hide, while hunters receive periodic pings that show each runner's location and how long ago it was recorded. Between pings, hunters must guess where runners are. Players who stray outside the play zone become visible to hunters after 30 seconds, and tags are confirmed in person when a player taps "I got tagged."

The host controls the round length, head start, ping frequency (or no pings at all), and play zone, including its size, location, and shrink rate. The zone can also be turned off for play anywhere. Games are private, joined with a six-character code, and deleted after seven days. Location is shared only during a round and only with players in the same game. Alerts reach phones while locked and vibrate instead of ringing so they don't reveal hiding spots. Downloading and joining is free, and hosting requires a one-time purchase with no subscription or ads.

## Rankings

- #242,811 — Overall
- #42 — Game adventure (Free)
- #125 — Game adventure (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.scram.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Reviews are overwhelmingly positive about the fun, social hide-and-seek experience, especially for groups of friends. The most common complaint is having to pay to host a game, though some reviewers consider the one-time cost fair because the whole group can play. More than one reviewer also asks for control over the number of hunters while keeping role selection random.

### Pros

- Highly entertaining and enjoyable, with multiple reviewers describing it as a standout game.
- Great for playing with friends or groups and bringing people together.
- Makes running and getting active more fun.

### Cons

- Hosting is behind a paywall, which many reviewers dislike; some feel the app should offer free hosting.
- Players want to choose the number of hunters while keeping roles randomly assigned.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scram.app)