Let the mechanics speak
Introduce players to what makes your game enjoyable through a short, hands-on experience.
For game developers & studios
Your game.
Their competition.
The next song.
Bring a playable version of your game into the social music experience of JukeBox One—where friends compete between songs and the winner becomes the next Song Host.
Our mini-games are already part of JukeBox One. We’re exploring partnerships to bring developers’ games into that experience.
Meet JukeBox One
Everyone brings
their own music.
JukeBox One is an iOS social music app that works with Apple Music. People create or join a room, connect their designated playlists, and share their music through member turns.
The Song Host is the member whose selected music plays for the group. In a normal session, members take turns. In a mini-game session, a short competition between songs determines the next Song Host.
The music is the reason to gather. The mini-games add a little friendly competition.
The music-session cycle
One song ends.
The next competition begins.
In a mini-game session, participating room members play a short challenge on their own devices.
A song ends
The room reaches the next mini-game round.
Members compete
Participating players take on the challenge.
A winner emerges
Results go to JukeBox One’s server to determine the winner.
The winner hosts
The winner becomes Song Host, their selected music plays, and the cycle continues.
Partner mini-games will be designed for optional participation, time limits, and fallback handling so that skipped or unfinished rounds do not hold up the music session.
The partner opportunity
Let your gameplay join the session.
We’re looking to work with game developers and studios to feature playable versions of their games as JukeBox One mini-games. A familiar mechanic, a short puzzle, or a compact skill challenge could become the group’s next competition.
Adapt an existing playable
An existing playable ad may provide a starting point. Together, we can explore adapting its gameplay for short competitive rounds, result reporting, and a smooth return to the music session.
Create something for JukeBox One
A focused mini-game could also be developed from your game’s characters, assets, or core mechanics. We can discuss the creative direction, responsibilities, and scope together.
Gameplay with a role in the room
A playable with something to play for.
Playable ads already let people sample a game. JukeBox One adds a social setting and an outcome that matters within the session: becoming the next Song Host.
- Part of the experience. A short mini-game designed to fit naturally between songs, with sponsorship clearly identified when applicable.
- A shared competition. Multiple room members can take part in the same round.
- Gameplay comes first. The proposed experience includes no promotional redirects or App Store prompts during active play.
- Discovery comes afterward. Players return to the group-session interface before choosing whether to explore the full game.
Why explore a partnership?
An opportunity to learn
from actual play.
Add a social context
Place your gameplay in a session where friends are already sharing music and competing with one another.
Shape an early pilot
Explore agreed measures such as starts, completions, and post-game link selections to understand how players respond.
Pilot scope and reporting would be agreed with each partner. Engagement, downloads, and commercial outcomes are not guaranteed; a link selection does not confirm an installation.
For the development team
Start with the game.
Work out the fit together.
A good fit is quick to understand, comfortable on mobile, and short enough for the space between songs. The integration approach would depend on the game and the pilot’s needs.
What would an integration involve?
We would review your playable or concept, agree on a short challenge and scoring method, and define how it starts, reports results, and returns players to JukeBox One. Existing source material may need changes. We are open to discussing suitable formats rather than requiring one predetermined technology.
Does the game need full real-time multiplayer?
Not necessarily. A suitable format could let members complete separate instances of the same challenge and compare their results. Shared-world or direct player-to-player interaction would depend on the game and agreed scope.
How would results and fairness work?
JukeBox One would control the round and determine the winner through its backend. Partner integrations would need an agreed reporting interface and game-appropriate validation to reduce false or invalid submissions. Scoring, deadlines, and tie handling would be defined during integration.
What about players who skip, leave, or disconnect?
Partner rounds must account for optional participation, departures, connection problems, and timeouts. Defined round limits and fallback behavior are requirements for keeping the session moving when a valid competitive result is unavailable.
What materials would we discuss?
A game link, a short description, and any existing playable are enough to start the conversation. For development, we would discuss editable source, approved assets, permission to adapt them, supported devices, and any external dependencies. Please do not send confidential source code in your initial inquiry.
A few practical questions
Before we talk.
Are partner mini-games available today?
JukeBox One already includes mini-games between songs. Bringing outside developers’ playables into that system is the next opportunity we are exploring. Partner integrations, promotional banners, and partner reporting are proposed capabilities.
Who is this opportunity for?
Independent developers, mobile game studios, playable-ad creators, and business-development or user-acquisition teams interested in exploring a short competitive game experience within JukeBox One.
How would players find the full game?
After gameplay, a proposed banner in the group-session interface could link to the game’s App Store product page or an in-app App Store view. Players would choose whether to open it and whether to download the game.
What would an initial pilot look like?
A focused pilot could begin with one game and one short challenge. Together, we would agree on the adaptation, testing, timing, reporting, and commercial terms before development begins.
Is Apple Music part of the partner offering?
JukeBox One uses Apple Music for its music features, which require the relevant subscription and permissions. The proposed partnership concerns the mini-game experience. It does not provide an Apple Music subscription or imply an endorsement by Apple.
Let’s explore the fit
Could your game be
the next round?
Tell us about your game and what you’d like to explore. Whether you have an existing playable or a new concept, we’d like to hear from you.
Use the questionnaire below, or email us directly if you prefer.
Tell us about your game
Let’s explore your playable.
Interested in having a playable version of your game featured as a competitive mini-game? Tell us about your game and the experience you could bring to our players.
Please answer what you can. All fields are optional. We can work through the remaining details together.