> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://whip.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to share a Whip app with friends

> Share any Whip app with a private link. Copy it or send it to Instagram, X, or Reddit — friends open it straight in Whip and get their own copy.

To share a Whip app, tap the share option from the app or the publish screen, then copy the link or send it to Instagram, X, Reddit, or your phone's share sheet. The link looks like `whip.run/share/<code>`. Whoever opens it lands straight in the app inside Whip — and each person gets their own private copy to play.

Share links work for **private** apps too. That makes them the "just us" way to share — you keep your app off the public feed and still send it to exactly the people you choose.

## Share your app

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the share options" icon="share-2">
    From your app, or right after you publish, tap to share. You'll see options
    to **copy link**, or send to **Instagram**, **X**, **Reddit**, or your
    phone's system share sheet (which reaches messages, email, and any app you
    like).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send it however you want" icon="send">
    Pick a destination. Whip hands off a link like `whip.run/share/<code>`,
    where the code is a unique 12-character tag for that version of your app.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Your friend opens it" icon="smartphone">
    Tapping the link takes them straight to your app inside Whip. They'll need
    the free Whip app to play it — the link points them there if they don't have
    it yet.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Everyone gets their own copy

When someone opens your shared app, they get [their own private copy](/using/open-and-use-apps). Their data is theirs. Yours stays yours. Nobody sees anyone else's stuff — a shared habit tracker doesn't mix your streaks with your friend's, and a shared game keeps each person's progress separate. If your app has a [leaderboard](/using/leaderboards), that's the one place scores are shared — everyone competes on the same board.

## Turn links on and off

You're in control of every link you create.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Revoke one link" icon="link-2-off">
    Kill a single share link without touching the others. Anyone holding that
    exact link can no longer open the app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Revoke all links" icon="ban">
    Shut off every share link for a version at once.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Warning>
  A share link also stops working if you [delete the
  app](/sharing/unpublish-and-archive). If you only revoked a link, re-sharing
  turns it back on using the same code — but a deleted app is gone for good.
</Warning>

## Common questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Do my friends need a Whip account?" icon="user-plus">
    Yes — they'll need the free Whip app and an account to play your app. Your
    link takes them straight there.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I share a private app?" icon="lock">
    Absolutely. Share links work for private apps, so you can send something to a
    few people without [publishing](/sharing/publish-your-app) it to everyone.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Will people see my data in the app?" icon="shield">
    No. Each person gets [their own copy](/using/open-and-use-apps) — your data
    inside the app is never shared with anyone who opens your link.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I revoked a link by mistake — can I undo it?" icon="rotate-ccw">
    Yes. Share the version again and the same link reactivates with its original
    code.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Publish your app" icon="rocket" href="/sharing/publish-your-app">
    Put your app in the public feed instead of sending private links.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Archive or delete" icon="eye-off" href="/sharing/unpublish-and-archive">
    Taking an app back, and what that does to its share links.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>