A free license plate game for road trips
Turn passing plates into a family adventure. Spot a state, province or territory, tap it in GeoPlates, and watch your map fill in. Collect 96 places across the US, Canada and Mexico, one road trip at a time.
- 100% free
- No ads
- No purchases
- No account
Coming soon for Android, iPhone and iPad.
For passengers to play while the car is moving. Let the driver focus on the road.
What is the license plate game?
The license plate game is a road trip spotting game: look for plates from different states, provinces and territories, and check off each new place you find. It gives everyone a reason to look out the window and learn a little geography along the way.
GeoPlates is a free license plate game app that keeps your checklist on your phone and colours in your map as you go. The letters and numbers do not matter. Only where the plate is from.
+ Washington, DC
and territories
+ Mexico City
How to play the license plate game with GeoPlates
Spot a plate. Mark its home. See how far your collection takes you.
Go outside.
Spot license plates!
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Tap plates you’ve seen
to fill your map
Choose Canada, USA or Mexico. Tap a plate to mark its home on your map and save the date you first saw it.
Wait, there’s more!
Earn badges
Spot more plates. Reach new milestones.
First10
FrenchConnection
Play geography quizzes
Test your knowledge
License plate game rules
The aim is to collect different places on real license plates. The state, province or territory counts; the registration letters and numbers do not.
- Choose your goal. Start with the 50 US states, add Washington, DC, or include Canada and Mexico. For a short drive, aim for five or ten different places.
- Spot a plate and read its home. A passenger calls out the place name. If it is too hard to read, wait for another plate.
- Mark each place once. Tap its plate in GeoPlates, or tick it on a paper checklist. Another Ontario plate still counts as the same place.
- Choose how long to play. Keep looking until the next stop, for the day, or across many trips. GeoPlates saves your collection and the date you first found each place.
- Count your different places. Ontario, Michigan, California and another Ontario plate give you three finds. Keep an eye out for somewhere new.
Playing with kids
Let one passenger spot plates, another read the names and someone else mark the finds. Younger children can ask for help; older children can find each place on the map. A shared goal keeps everyone involved.
Family challenge or friendly competition?
Work together on one collection, or print a sheet for each passenger and award one point per different place. Agree whether everyone who sees a plate can count it and whether parked cars count. These are paper-game house rules, rather than extra multiplayer modes in the app.
Passengers do the spotting and marking while the car is moving. Let the driver concentrate on driving.
Take a free license plate checklist on your trip
Prefer pencil and paper? Our colourful GeoPlates printable has a box for every place.
Free printable license plate game
Get the US states, Canadian provinces and territories, and Mexico checklist on its own download page. Preview both sheets, choose what to print and get easy printing tips.
Get the free printable license plate checklistA road trip game. A lifetime quest.
Make this drive more fun, then bring your collection along on the next one.
Give the whole car a challenge
Pick a place to look for, see who spots it first, or work together to find as many different plates as you can. One passenger can keep the family’s collection on their phone.
Can you find them all?
Your map remembers the date you first saw each plate. Keep collecting on weekends away, family holidays and everyday journeys. That elusive plate could be on the very next car.
More than a license plate checklist
A little geography, a few friendly challenges, and a collection worth keeping.
Share your map
Send a picture of your filled-in map to friends and family and compare the places you have found.
Learn geography
Try five quiz types: Regions, Capitals, Neighbours, Shapes and A to Z.
Earn badges
Reach First 10 and First 25, or complete sets such as French Connection and A-Listers.
Play without a signal
Mark plates, fill your map and earn badges offline, even on stretches of highway with no reception.
Keep your list
Export a readable text file of the plates you have spotted and their first-seen dates.
Get straight to the game
No account, subscription, ads or paid unlocks. Your plate checklist stays saved on your device.
Questions about free license plate games
What to look for, how to play, and what GeoPlates includes.
What is the best free license plate game for road trips?
Look for one that covers where you travel, works offline and has no ads. GeoPlates does all three, for the US, Canada and Mexico.
Is GeoPlates completely free, with no ads or purchases?
Yes. No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscription and no account.
How do you play the license plate game with kids?
Everyone watches for plates from new places, and a passenger taps each one in GeoPlates. Older kids can find them on the map or try the quizzes.
Can you play GeoPlates offline?
Yes. Marking plates, filling your map and earning badges all work without a signal.
Which US, Canadian and Mexican license plates are included?
96 in all: the 50 US states plus DC, Canada’s 13 provinces and territories, and Mexico’s 31 states plus Mexico City.
Do I need to photograph plates or enter their numbers?
No. Just tap the state or province the plate is from. The letters and numbers don’t matter.
Can I keep my license plate collection between road trips?
Yes. GeoPlates saves the date you first saw each plate, so your map keeps growing trip after trip.
Does GeoPlates require an account or upload my plate checklist?
No. Your plates stay on your device unless you choose to share your map.
When can I download GeoPlates?
Soon, on Google Play and the App Store. Join Geomorpho’s email updates below to hear when it’s out.
Bring GeoPlates everywhere you go!
Everyday drives, weekend getaways and big road trips – every new plate adds to your adventure. Fill your map and keep your collection growing.
Completely free. No ads. No purchases.
Coming soon to Google Play and the App Store.