How to Evaluate a Scavenger Hunt App (Checklist Hub)

Use this with the methodology

Weights are in our methodology page. This hub is the question list you send to vendors or test yourself.

Access

Can players join on the devices they already have? Install required? QR/link? Guest mode? Time to first mission for a new phone?

Organizer control

Live view of teams, ability to edit a live mission, roles, cloning last year’s event, export of results.

Scale and money

Pricing unit (player, device, event, subscription). What happens at 2× expected attendance. Judging bottleneck.

Privacy and minors

DPA, retention, photos of children, GPS precision, who can see galleries.

Accessibility

Alternatives to photo and GPS. Captions. Keyboard or switch access on organizer tools.

Evidence

Ask for a recorded walkthrough of a real event, not only a marketing site. Log answers in a table; do not rank by charm.

Next step

Browse the Foundation directory and open at least four profiles. Then read the seven-feature checklist article for deeper engine-level notes.