Spin the Wheel App

SpinOfLuck is a spin the wheel app you install from the browser rather than from an app store. Open it once, add it to your home screen, and it launches from an icon in its own window with no address bar, and it keeps working when you have no signal. There is no download, no account and no store listing to find. This page shows how to install it on Android, iPhone, Windows and Mac, and explains exactly which parts work offline and which still need a connection.

Why use this wheel

  • Installs from the browser in two taps, with no store account and no download
  • Launches in its own window with no browser chrome
  • Home-screen shortcuts jump straight to dice, coin flip or number picker, and all three work offline
  • Your wheels are stored in the browser, so they survive going offline
  • No signup, no ads, and nothing you type is uploaded
  • Same app on Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows and Mac
  • Updates itself, so you are always on the current version, with nothing to patch
  • Uninstalls like any other app if you change your mind

Common uses

  • Classroom with unreliable wifi. Install it on the classroom tablet while the network is up. When wifi drops mid-lesson the wheel, dice, coin and number picker all still open and still work, because the picking happens on the device.
  • Events in basements and halls. Venue signal is famously bad. Load the wheel and your entrant list before the doors open and the draw runs regardless of what the network does.
  • On a plane or a train. Team retro at 30,000 feet, decisions on a commute: the wheel needs no connection once the app has been opened while online.
  • A phone you hand around. The app opens in its own window without an address bar, so passing your phone to a student or a guest does not hand them your browser tabs.
  • Desktop for presenting. Install it on Windows or Mac and launch it from the taskbar or dock in its own window, which is cleaner on a projector than a browser tab full of bookmarks.

In-depth guide

Is there a spin the wheel app to download?

Not in an app store, and that is deliberate rather than an omission. SpinOfLuck is a progressive web app: the website itself installs to your home screen, taskbar or dock and then behaves like an installed app. There is nothing to download from Google Play or the App Store, and searching for one there will not find us.

What you get from installing is a real icon, a standalone window with no browser interface, the ability to launch from a cold start without opening a browser first, and offline support: the wheel and the three quick pickers straight away, everything else once you have opened it. What you avoid is a store account, a 40MB download, permission prompts and an update queue.

Install it on Android

Open the site in Chrome, tap the three-dot menu, then 'Install app' or 'Add to Home screen'. Chrome may also offer an install banner on its own once you have used the wheel for a moment.

After installing, long-press the icon: the manifest defines three shortcuts, so you can jump straight to Roll a die, Flip a coin or Pick a number without going through the wheel first.

Install it on iPhone and iPad

iOS only allows installation from Safari, and it never prompts you; it has to be done by hand. Open the site in Safari, tap the Share button, scroll down to 'Add to Home Screen', then tap Add.

The icon then launches full-screen with no Safari interface. If you use Chrome or Firefox on iOS, open the page in Safari first; the other browsers cannot add it.

Install it on Windows and Mac

In Chrome or Edge, look for the install icon at the right-hand end of the address bar, or use the browser menu and choose 'Install SpinOfLuck'. It then appears in your Start menu, taskbar or dock and opens in its own window.

Safari on macOS uses File → Add to Dock. Firefox on desktop does not support installing web apps; use it as a normal tab, which works exactly the same apart from the icon.

What works offline, and what does not

Spinning is entirely local. The wheel is drawn on a canvas in your browser and the winner comes from the device's own random number generator, so a spin never contacts a server. Your saved wheels live in the browser's local storage, which means they are there with or without a connection.

Four pages are stored on your first visit and are then always available: the home wheel, the dice roller, the coin flipper and the number picker. Those are the three the home-screen shortcuts point at, plus the wheel itself, so the shortcuts work with no connection even on a brand-new install.

Everything else is stored as you visit it. A page you have opened before while online (the quiz wheel, say, or one of the guides) will open again offline. A page you have never opened cannot be shown, and you land on the home wheel instead.

Two things always need a connection: multiplayer rooms, which sync through a server by definition, and AI entry generation, which calls an API. Links that carry a wheel inside the URL are also never stored offline, because those addresses are personal to whoever shared them. Open the link once while online and save the wheel, and it is then yours offline.

In short: the wheel and the three quick pickers are ready the moment you install. If you rely on something else (the quiz wheel, a particular guide) open it once while you still have signal and it joins them.

Does the installed app update itself?

Yes, and you do not have to do anything. Each launch asks the network for the current page first and only falls back to the stored copy when the network fails, so an online launch is always the current version. There is no update button and no version to keep track of.

If you ever suspect something is stale, closing the app window and reopening it while online is enough to refresh it.

How to use spin the wheel app

  1. Open the site in your browser. Go to spinofluck.com in Chrome or Edge on Android, Windows or Mac, or in Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
  2. Use your browser's install command. Chrome and Edge: the menu's 'Install app', or the install icon in the address bar. Safari on iOS: Share, then 'Add to Home Screen'. Safari on Mac: File, then 'Add to Dock'.
  3. Launch it from the icon. Open it from the home screen, Start menu or dock. It runs in its own window with no address bar.
  4. Open anything else you will need offline. The wheel, dice roller, coin flipper and number picker are stored automatically. For anything else (the quiz wheel, for instance) open it once while you still have a connection.
  5. Build your wheels. Add your entries and save the wheel. Saved wheels live in the browser's storage and are available with no connection.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a spin the wheel app on the App Store or Google Play?
No. SpinOfLuck is not published in either store. It installs directly from the browser as a progressive web app, which gives you the icon, the standalone window and the offline support without a store account or a download.
Is the spin the wheel app free?
Yes. Free, with no ads and no account. Nothing is behind a payment, there is no trial to expire, and no card is ever requested.
Does the spin the wheel app work offline?
Yes. The spin runs entirely on your device, and the home wheel, dice roller, coin flipper and number picker are all stored when you install, so they open with no connection at all. Other pages are stored as you visit them, so anything you have opened before while online will open again offline. Multiplayer rooms and AI generation are the two things that always need a connection.
How do I install it on an iPhone?
Open the site in Safari (not Chrome, which cannot install web apps on iOS) then tap the Share button, scroll to 'Add to Home Screen' and confirm. iOS never offers this by itself, so it has to be done by hand.
Will my wheels still be there after I install it?
Wheels saved in the same browser you install from carry over, because both use that browser's local storage. If you want a wheel on a second device, use Share to send yourself the link and open it there.
How do I uninstall it?
Exactly like any other app: long-press the icon and remove it on a phone, or uninstall from the apps list on desktop. Removing the app does not touch wheels saved in your normal browser.

Free random spinner from SpinOfLuck, with no signup and no ads, running entirely in your browser.