An alternative to HITSTER
The HITSTER alternative with your own songs.
Love music timeline games like HITSTER, but want to choose the songs? Bopster is free and lets you play any playlist – with cards you print yourself, or online without cards.
- Your own songs
- With or without cards
- Free
Side by side
HITSTER and Bopster compared
Same idea – hear a song, guess when it came out – but a different way to get there.
| HITSTER (board game) | Bopster | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A board game with a deck of music cards | A free web app to make music cards or play online |
| The songs | The songs on the cards of your edition | Any songs you choose, from any playlist |
| Cards | Printed cards in the box | Print your own, or play without cards |
| Where you play | At the table, with the cards | At the table, on everyone’s phone or on the TV |
| New songs | With another edition | Whenever you make a new playlist |
| Price | Bought per edition | Free, supported by ads and optional donations |
Which one suits you
Honestly: it depends on your night
Pick the board game if…
you want a ready-made box to put on the table, with a finished deck and nothing to prepare.
Pick Bopster if…
you want your own songs and themes – K-pop, worship songs, Schlager, Spanish hits, your own 80s – or want to play online without any cards.
Create a playlistWhat Bopster brings
Built around your music
Any theme you like
Import a playlist from Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, Apple Music or TIDAL, or ask Bopstarr, the AI DJ, for one.
Release years checked
Yearify checks every song against Bopster’s database, so remasters don’t ruin the timeline.
Your own card designs
More than 60 designs, or upload your own front and back, then print at home.
Everyone on their own phone
Live Together lets every player send in a year, title or artist from their own smartphone.
On the big screen
Bopster Big Screen puts the game on a TV or Chromecast for the whole room.
No cards at all
Instant Game Night gets a playlist ready to play in about a minute.
Already have the board game?
Keep playing it, and reach for Bopster on the nights you want different songs: you can follow the official HITSTER rules with your own Bopster cards. Read the official HITSTER rules.
Bopster cards can’t be scanned in the official HITSTER app.
Questions
Asked before the first round
Is Bopster a good alternative to HITSTER?
If you want to choose the songs yourself, yes. The idea is the same – guess the year a song came out – but Bopster works with any playlist, with cards you print yourself or fully online.
Can I make my own cards for a game like HITSTER?
Yes. Bopster turns any playlist into printable QR music cards for music timeline games, and you play them with Bopster Live. Bopster cards can’t be scanned in the official HITSTER app.
Is Bopster free?
Yes. The core features are free. Advertisements and voluntary one-time donations pay for development and hosting, and donators get extra perks.
Can I play without printing anything?
Yes. Load a playlist in Bopster Live or start Instant Game Night and play fully online, on one phone or on everyone’s phone with Live Together.
Can I use Bopster with the official HITSTER rules?
Yes, you can follow the official HITSTER rules while you play with Bopster cards and Bopster Live.
Is Bopster affiliated with HITSTER?
No. Bopster is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by HITSTER or its rights holders.
HITSTER is a trademark of its respective owner. Bopster is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by HITSTER or Koninklijke Jumbo B.V.
Make the next game night yours
Build a playlist, check the years and print your cards – or skip the printing and play online.