Watch Max together, with video chat
Max has no built-in way to watch with people who are somewhere else. FlickTandem keeps everyone on the same frame of the same episode and puts faces beside it, which matters more for a prestige drama than for background TV.
Chrome and Edge · Everyone needs their own Max account
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What to expect
Ad breaks on Max
Max has an ad-supported tier. On ad-free plans sync holds throughout; on the ad tier expect one correction after a break.
- Works on play.max.com as well as the older hbomax.com addresses.
- Binge-friendly: the party stays alive between episodes as long as the host stays.
How Max behaves under sync
Max answers on both max.com and the older hbomax.com, and which one you land on depends on your account and region. FlickTandem matches both, so an invite still works when one person's browser is on the old domain and another's is on the new one.
How it works
Three steps, about thirty seconds
- 1
Add the extension
Free, and it only acts on the streaming sites it supports. Pin it so join requests are one click away.
- 2
Open Max and start a party
Play whatever you're watching, then start a party from the FlickTandem popup and share the link.
- 3
Approve your friends
Each guest waits until you let them in — or set a room password and skip the approving.
Questions
Max watch parties
Does it matter whether we're on max.com or hbomax.com?
No. FlickTandem works on both, so it doesn't matter if one of you is on the newer max.com while someone else's account still lands on hbomax.com.
Which Max plan stays in sync best?
An ad-free one. On the ad-supported tier each viewer gets their own breaks of their own length, so you drift apart during one and re-align afterwards.
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Ready to watch Max together?
Free to start, and you decide who joins.
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