Are you a legend or a clown?
Type your name and spin the wheel. Crown means legend. Clown means… well, you’ll see.
How Name Roulette works
Name Roulette settles the oldest question in any group chat: is your mate a legend or a clown? Type a name, press Spin and the wheel decides. It has eight segments, four crowns and four clowns, so every spin is a fair 50/50. The pointer clicks past each one, slows down and stops. Where it stops is final. No appeals.
Land on a crown and you get a compliment fit for a national treasure. Land on a clown and you get a cheeky British insult, the kind you’d shout across the pub rather than mean. There are about 60 of each, so it takes a while before you hear the same one twice.
Spin for your friends
The fun starts when you spin for someone else. Type their name, spin and tap Share. They get a link that opens straight on their result, with a box underneath to spin their own name and send one back. You can also save the result as a square picture for WhatsApp, Instagram or the family group.
Keeping it friendly
The insults are daft rather than cruel. There’s no swearing and nothing about anyone’s looks, background or private life. That keeps it safe to share with colleagues, cousins and grandparents alike. If a result stings, spin again: the crown is only ever one click away.
Your name stays with you
Everything happens in your browser. We don’t store or send the names you type, and the only place a name ever appears is in a link you choose to share. Your running score of crowns and clowns is kept on your own device too, so you can see whether luck is on your side today.
Questions
Is the wheel really random?
Yes. Every spin is a straight 50/50 between the crown and the clown, picked by your device’s own random number generator. Nothing about the name changes the odds.
Do you keep the names people type?
No. The spin happens on your phone or computer and the name never leaves it. A name only goes anywhere if you share a result link yourself.
Can I spin for someone else?
Of course. Type anyone’s name, spin and send them the result. The link opens on their result with a box to spin their own.
Are the insults rude?
They’re cheeky, not nasty. There’s no swearing and nothing about how anyone looks or who they are, so it’s fine for the family group chat.
Why do I keep getting the clown?
Luck. Runs of four or five clowns happen more often than you’d think with a fair coin. Keep spinning and the crowns will come.