Apple TV, iPad, Mac and iPhone compared
Gather runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Each device plays a different role – here’s what each one can do.
Apple TV
Apple TV is the classic game table: it shows the board on the TV and is the host on your Wi‑Fi itself. All 19 games run here.
Only on Apple TV can game controllers join Corner Chaos.
iPad
With “Use as game table”, the iPad becomes a game table just like an Apple TV, and phones join via QR code. Without a game table, the iPad is a host or controller like an iPhone.
Mac
A Mac can be the game table too. It opens a separate window for it that you can drag onto a connected TV or projector. On a Mac, you join a room by code rather than by camera.
iPhone
The iPhone is the controller: it shows your cards, roles and buttons and scans the QR code on the game table.
With “Play without a TV”, it becomes the host itself for every game that doesn’t need a big screen – against the computer or with friends on the same Wi‑Fi.
Other phones
No device with the app? Play along in the browser via the QR code – an Android phone works too.