Mobile App Overview
What players see and do in the DestinationHunts mobile app — tabs, joining, and how the app behaves during an event.
The DestinationHunts mobile app is where players actually play your event. Teams use it to read clues, submit answers, watch the leaderboard, chat with teammates, message facilitators, and collect artifacts and collectibles — all in real time while the hunt is running.
No accounts required
Players never create an account or sign in with an email. Joining takes two things:
- A display name (whatever the player types as "Your Name")
- A 6-character team code handed out by the organizer (typed in, or scanned from a team QR code)
The app remembers the session on the device, so a player who closes the app comes straight back into the hunt. See Joining a Hunt for the full flow, validation errors, and session expiry rules.
App layout
The app has four tabs in a floating tab bar, plus a Settings screen reached from the gear icon in each screen's header:
| Tab | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Home | Team dashboard — progress, points, time left, quick actions, nearby challenges, recent activity |
| Challenges | The challenge list and map — filter, open, and complete challenges |
| Leaderboard | Live team (and alliance) standings |
| Inventory | Artifacts (power-ups) and Collectibles |
| Settings (gear icon) | Team members, event details, help, leaving the hunt |
Location and privacy
The app uses location only while it is open in the foreground — it requests foreground location permission only and never tracks players in the background. Location powers the challenge map, "Nearby Challenges" sorting, GPS-proximity challenge activation, and artifact discovery. See Map & Starting Challenges.
Guide to this section
Joining a Hunt
The join screen, QR scanning, rejoin behavior, and session expiry.
Home Tab
The team dashboard — stats, quick actions, nearby challenges, and activity feed.
Challenges Tab
Challenge list, groups and unlocks, the challenge detail screen, hints, and submitting answers.
Map & Starting Challenges
The map, location permission, and GPS / QR / beacon challenge activation.
Leaderboard Tab
Podium, team and alliance standings, and the hidden-leaderboard state.
Team Chat & Get Help
Messaging teammates and facilitators, and what moderation looks like.
Inventory Tab
Artifacts, effects, and collectibles — discovering, using, and being hit by them.
Settings
Team members, event details, facilitator tools, and leaving a hunt.