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Your passport program, minus the stamp box.

A paper passport means a print run, stacks of cards to deliver, a box to tally and a raffle weeks after the fun. A Roamli hunt keeps the part people love, walking from shop to shop, and adds prizes at the register, participation you can see live, and every photo afterward. Here's the difference, stop by stop.

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Last reviewed September 2026 Written for downtowns, chambers and business districts

Paper passport vs a Roamli hunt.

The same goal on both sides: people walking into member businesses. What changes is the work behind it, and what you have to show for it after.

The jobPaper passportRoamli
Getting ready Print cards, deliver stamps Pin each business, share one link
Proof of a visit A stamp, when staff remember A photo, video or answer from each stop
Changes mid-event Reprint, or tape up a correction Edit it in the portal and alert every player
Rewards A drawing after the event Unlocked when earned, redeemed with one tap
Counting results Hand-tally the returned cards Stops and points, in tables that fill in live
What you keep A box of cards Every photo in one download, plus redemption counts
Players sprawl across giant baseball sculptures outside Dayton's ballpark during the Downtown Adventure

Downtown Dayton swapped the print run for a phone.

Before Roamli, the Downtown Dayton Partnership printed thousands of brochures and staffed a booth downtown. For the Downtown Adventure they built a digital scavenger hunt in a day, without designing, creating or printing anything. Then over a thousand people spent a single day exploring downtown businesses and landmarks.

1,000+players in one day
140+participating businesses
3,000+challenges submitted
$0staff cost to host
Read the Dayton story

We're so excited to have people come out and explore downtown Dayton businesses, landmarks, and more during the Downtown Adventure… It's a chance for people to come out and rediscover their favorite spots throughout the city or explore new businesses and sights that have opened since their last visit.

Rediscover Downtown Dayton
Sandra K. Gudorf President, Downtown Dayton Partnership

What a Roamli hunt adds.

For players

  • Reasons to linger, not just stampEach stop can ask for something fun: a photo with the shop's mascot, a video toast, a trivia answer from the menu board.
  • A race people talk aboutA live leaderboard turns a stroll into a competition that people come back for.
  • Prizes at the registerGive each business its own reward, unlocked when a player's submission at that stop is approved. Staff tap Redeem, and you see how many were claimed.

For your district

  • Participation you can see while it's happeningSubmissions for each business and points for each player fill in live, so you can nudge quiet stops before the day ends.
  • Content that markets next yearDownload every photo and video in one zip for social posts, sponsor thank-yous and your annual report.

Put the hunt on every poster

Roamli gives you a downloadable QR code for every event. Print it on posters, window clings and table tents, and anyone walking by can join in seconds, with nothing to install.

Three things that make a district hunt work.

  1. Step 1

    Give businesses a heads-up

    The more notice merchants get, the more of them join, pick a prize and put a poster in the window. The build itself is quick.

  2. Step 2

    Make it one big day

    Single-day events beat multi-day ones. The energy builds when everyone is out at once.

  3. Step 3

    Let businesses spread the word

    When participating businesses promote the hunt to their own customers, the event markets itself.

No print run. One plan.

Build it yourself on a monthly or annual plan, or have our team build it with you.

Creator Pro · build it yourself $99/mo

Or $990 a year. Rewards with in-person redemption, the live leaderboard, announcements, video challenges, and a dedicated customer success manager. Unlimited events.

The Roamli Touch · we build it Custom quote

Our team writes the challenges, maps your businesses, handles setup and launch, and gives you a point person through game day.

What district directors ask us.

Each answer opens the page with the full story.

Do our businesses need any equipment?

No. Staff tap Redeem on the player's phone and the reward is marked used. Nothing to install at the register.

See how rewards work

What will we be able to show our board?

Every participant, submissions per business and reward redemption counts, plus every photo and video in one zip.

Read the Dayton story

Can we still give away a grand prize?

Yes. Reward the top finishers on the leaderboard, or everyone who reaches a points total or visits enough businesses.

See leaderboards

What about residents without smartphones?

Teams play on one phone with a captain submitting for the group, so a family only needs one device.

See how play works

How fast can we launch?

Fast. Downtown Dayton built its hunt in a day. Extra time only means more businesses can join and promote it.

See the district playbook

What does it cost compared to printing?

Plans start at $49/month with unlimited events: no reprints, no stamp cards, no raffle box.

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Challenge ideas, prizes and a plan for a shop-local weekend your merchants will want to repeat.

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Bring your list of businesses. We'll map it live.

A 30-minute call. We'll drop a few of your storefronts on the map and show you the player's view.

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