Pricing

Organizers pay; sleuths never do. Build your hunt for free, then buy one Hunt Pass to start it. No subscription, no per-person fees.

$19

$39

$79

Before you buy

Building is free: teams, suspects, the boundary map, the roster — all of it.
The lobby opens without a pass, so you can join from your own phone and see the sleuth side.
A pass is needed the moment you press Start — buy it on the Hunt tab, days ahead or at the door.
Refundable on request until the hunt starts.

One pass covers one hunt: one start, through the reveal.
Outgrown a pass? Upgrade by paying the difference, even mid-hunt.
Start checks the roster against the pass — a bigger roster needs a bigger pass before it can begin.
A pass bought before the hunt is created sits in your organization’s pool until you apply it.
Running the same hunt again? Reset it and apply a new pass.
Pressed Start by mistake? Reset within 15 minutes and the pass is yours again.
Selfies are kept 30 days after the reveal; export the ZIP before then at no charge.

Is there a free tier? No. Building and rehearsing is free; starting a hunt takes a pass. One simple rule keeps a small shop simple.
When does a pass count as used? The moment you press Start on its hunt. A pass bought or applied while a hunt is already running counts as used right away. Reset the hunt within 15 minutes of that Start and the pass comes back; after that it stays used. Passes never expire, an unused pass waits in your organization’s pool, and a refund cancels it.
Do sleuths pay? Never. They join with a code and a first name — no account, no app store.
Is there a subscription? No. A pass is one hunt, one payment.
What counts as a sleuth? Anyone who joins the hunt with the code. Organizers and suspects don’t count.
Refunds? Email support@haystackstudios.games before the hunt starts and we’ll sort it out.
Schools, nonprofits, big events? Email us — we’re a small shop and we say yes a lot.

Read how to play first if you’re new.