Chronophoto
Cars, clothes, film grain and haircuts. Chronophoto puts a real photograph in front of you and asks one question: what year was this taken?
How Chronophoto works
Study the photo. Look at the people, objects, colors and picture quality.
Pick a year. Slide or type the year you think it was taken, then submit.
Score points. The closer your guess, the more points, up to 1,000 a photo. A full game has five photos, so a perfect game is 5,000.
Three ways to play
- Daily: five new photos, the same for everyone
- Unlimited: as many games as you like, with a year range you set
- Party: a shared passcode gives friends the same photos
Date it like a detective
Start with what cannot lie. A car model, a phone or a shop sign fixes the earliest possible year. Then use softer clues like fashion and photo style to pick a point after that. Working from the earliest possible date stops you from guessing too old.
Common Chronophoto questions
Is there a Chronophoto app?
Yes, for iPhone. The same game also runs free in any browser.
How is a Chronophoto game scored?
Each photo is worth up to 1,000 points, more the closer your year is. Five photos make a top score of 5,000.
What is Party mode?
Everyone who enters the same 10 character passcode gets the same five photos, so friends can compare scores.
Can I play more than the daily?
Yes. Unlimited lets you play as many five photo games as you like.
Chronophoto strategy
- Black and white does not always mean old. Check clothes and objects too.
- Cars, phones and screens date a photo better than almost anything else.
- In Unlimited, narrow the year range in Settings to practise one era.
- Color has its own look in each era. Faded warm tones and sharp digital color are decades apart.
Chronophoto in numbers
- Photos
- 5 a game
- Years
- 1900 to today
- Score
- Up to 1,000 a photo, 5,000 a game
- Modes
- Daily, Unlimited and Party
- New daily
- Midnight in your time zone
- Also on
- iPhone
- Category
- History games, years
Facts checked on 2026-11-09. Chronophoto belongs to Chronophoto. Megadle is not linked to it.