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Every day, one of the world's rivers appears on the map — its course traced from the hills to the sea, its name hidden. The same river for everyone, everywhere, that day.
You get three guesses.
The geography is the clue. Not the bends, but where it runs: which part of the world, which way it drains, what it passes on the way down. Some you will know the moment the shape appears. Others you will stare at, name three rivers that are not it, and never forget afterwards.
THE SAME PUZZLE AS EVERYONE ELSE
Today's river is today's river, wherever you are. It changes at midnight, your midnight.
FREE EVERY DAY
A new river every day, free forever. No ads, no account, no sign-up.
RIVER PASS — ONE-OFF PURCHASE
Unlock the rest with a single payment. No subscription.
• The United Kingdom — a second set of rivers with a daily of its own, from the Severn and the Thames down to the ones you only know if you grew up near them
• Unlimited puzzles — play another river now instead of waiting for tomorrow
• Archive — every puzzle you have played, and how you solved it
• Stats — your guess distribution, your streak, your accuracy over time
• Four difficulty levels — from Estuary, where the river's mouth is named, to Headwater, where the map disappears and the shape is turned away from north
• Up to six guesses instead of three
SHARE A RIVER WITH ANYONE
Send a river to a friend and they can play it straight away — free, whether or not they have bought anything.
A NUDGE IF YOU WANT ONE
An optional reminder in the evening, only on days you have not played.
PRIVACY
No accounts, no tracking, no analytics, no ads, nothing collected. Your play history stays on your device — the only thing that ever leaves it is a puzzle you choose to send someone.
River data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the OpenStreetMap Foundation.
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What's New in Guess the River
1.3
October 3, 2026
Fixes and improvements
1
Subscriptions & In-App Purchases
$2.99
River Pass
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