Coin Flip.nowFlip a coin

A decision maker for two options

Most stuck decisions aren’t hard. The options are just too close. Put one on each side of a coin, flip it and move on, alone or with the person you can’t agree with watching it land.

Flip a coin

Put your own labels on the coin

Name the two sides before you flip. Instead of Heads and Tails the coin carries “Pizza” and “Salad”, “Beach” and “Mountains”, or the names of the two people who both want the window seat. The result is announced in your words, so nobody has to remember which option was heads.

Deciding with someone else? Send them the read-only watch link before you flip. They see the same coin land at the same moment you do, and the result comes from the server, not your device, so nobody has to take your word for it.

The coin flip trick

There’s an old piece of advice: when you can’t choose, flip a coin. Not to obey it, but because while it’s in the air you’ll notice which side you’re hoping for. If the result disappoints you, you have your answer, and you’re free to ignore the coin.

And if you feel nothing either way, the options really were equal and going with the flip costs you nothing. Either way you stop circling.

For decisions between two people

A coin is the fairest tiebreaker there is, as long as nobody controls it. If you’d rather each hold a side than watch, invite them to play instead: you each take a face, both press Ready, and the server decides, with its secret sealed before the flip. For anything that deserves more ceremony, make it a best of 3.

Questions

Can I use it for more than two options?

A coin has two sides, so it decides between two things at a time. For more options, run a bracket: flip between pairs, then flip between the winners.

Does the other person have to be online?

No. Flip alone and send the read-only watch link to anyone who wants to see it happen live.

Are the custom labels saved anywhere?

They live with the room, and rooms close a minute after everyone leaves or after 30 minutes idle. There are no accounts, so nothing is tied to you.