Play Hitster Without Cards: Online, Free, No App
Straight answer: the official Hitster is a card game, and without the cards there is nothing to scan. But you can play the same game without buying the box: make your own cards for free from any Spotify, YouTube or Tidal playlist, print them at home or play straight from your phone with our web scanner. No app store, no Spotify Premium.
Start FreePlay without the box in 3 steps
From playlist to game night in a few minutes. Printer optional.
Pick your songs
Paste a Spotify, YouTube Music or Tidal playlist, or search songs one by one. Your first 100 cards are free, no account needed.
Generate your pack
Every card gets a QR code and a verified release year. Your pack is online instantly.
Play from your phone or print
Open the web scanner on your phone and play right away, or download the PDF and print the cards at home. Neither needs an app.
Online, no app, no Spotify Premium
No cards: play from your phone
Our scanner runs in the browser and installs as a web app. No App Store, no Play Store. It plays cards from Hitify packs and recognises most official Hitster cards too.
No Spotify Premium
Scan a card with your normal camera and the song opens in Spotify (a free account works) or Tidal. Want no account at all? Play the preview clips right in the browser.
No app
No separate Hitster app, so nothing to link and nothing to break. Open the camera, scan the QR, play.
Free, with your music
The box costs money and comes with a fixed list. With Hitify your first 100 cards are free and you pick the songs.
Official Hitster box vs. Hitify
The original is a great game. Here is what each one needs before you can play:
| Official box | Hitify | |
|---|---|---|
| Needs physical cards | Optional: print or play from your phone | |
| Needs Spotify Premium | For the app | |
| Needs an app | ||
| Price | Retail price per box | 100 cards free |
| Choose your own songs | ||
| Works with Tidal |
Can you play the official Hitster online?
No. Hitster is a physical card game by Jumbo: the QR codes are printed on the cards, and without them there is nothing to scan. There is no official online version without the box. What people mean by "play Hitster online without the cards" is usually: play the same game without buying the box. That part you can do.
With Hitify you turn a playlist into your own pack in about a minute. Play it straight from your phone with the web scanner, or print the cards and lay them out on the table like the original. Our cards fit the same timeline as the official set, so you can always mix later. See our step-by-step guide to making your own Hitster or go straight to make your own Hitster cards.
Hitify is not affiliated with Hitster or Jumbo. It is an independent tool for Hitster fans.
What players say
based on 34 reviews
This was an awesome idea. We love having game nights with our friends. We 10/10 recommend especially if you love music games as much as we do.
It works! Nice game for music lovers.
This site is awesome. So much fun to create your own cards and play them with friends. If I could give 6 stars I would.
I really useful for upgrade this game the official song card is a bit less
Amazing project. With just a few clicks your own Spotify playlist is turned into a Hitster game. Keep it up. The pricing is also really very fair
Easy to use, and the result is exactly what I expected!
Easy to use. Happy with my own cards.
Super simple process, works like a charm!
Great for creating your own cards and QR codes. Plus you play with the same app
Beautiful idea and a beautiful app, fast and easy to use
Worked perfectly! Thank you so much!
Best app for creating cards for a music game!
It was really great. I made a birthday playlist for a friend, and with Hitify she could play her own personal Hitster. 🥰
Works great and nicely priced.
Really nice and easy!
So incredibly easy to do, and so much fun for adding a personal touch to a party, a special event or any other occasion. Really recommended. You can let your creativity run wild, or just go for convenience and let it do the work for you.
Nice to be able to turn your own playlist into a Hitster-like game. The only downside is that you hear the songs without the intro.
Being able to create new card packs for Hitster is a real treat. A great app.
Quick and smooth. Easy to create your own playing cards. There are no limits. I recommend it
Very easy-to-use app. I especially like that you can submit a correction for the year, and if it's right it gets applied straight away. The different ways to vary the printout are great too. Highly recommended!
Great service. It was super fast, it works without any problems and looks really great.
Frequently asked questions
Can you play Hitster without the cards?
Not the official game: the QR codes live on the cards. You can play the same kind of game without the box though: make a free pack on Hitify and play from your phone with the web scanner, or print your own cards.
Can you play Hitster online for free?
There is no official online version. With Hitify you can: your pack lives on a web page, you scan or tap a card on your phone and the song plays. Free up to 100 cards, no account.
Can you play Hitster without Spotify?
With our cards, yes. They open in Spotify (a free account is enough) or Tidal, and the preview clips play right in the browser with no account at all.
Hitster is not linking to Spotify, what now?
The official app relies on Spotify and generally needs Premium. Common causes: no Premium, being logged into a different Spotify account, or an expired link between the two apps. Want to skip the hassle? Hitify needs no app and no linking: scan the QR code with your normal camera.
Do I need the Hitster app?
Not for our cards. Scan with your phone camera or use our web scanner, which installs as a web app without any app store.
Is there a free Hitster game online?
The official box costs money and has no free online version. On Hitify your first 100 cards are free, no account, and you play from your phone right away.
Does the scanner work with official Hitster cards?
Yes, the web scanner recognises most official Hitster cards and plays them. Handy when the app is playing up.
Is Hitify affiliated with Hitster?
No. Hitify is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Hitster or Jumbo. Our cards are compatible with the game format, nothing more.
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