Quiz night software compared
Most quiz software runs the questions. A great night needs more: games between the rounds, Bingo, prizes, you live on camera, and a way to fill the room from your own website. Here are four options side by side.
At a glance
| JoltQuiz | Kahoot | SpeedQuizzing | KwizzBit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini games between rounds | Eighteen, from Pass the Bomb to Doodle Duel | None listed for a live game | Buzzin' buzzer rounds | None listed |
| Bingo | 90-ball or 75-ball on every phone, on Quiz Master | None listed | Speed Bingo, free | None listed |
| You live on camera | Built in: every phone and the big screen, less than a second behind | Over a video call | Over Zoom or similar | Through Zoom, Teams and others |
| Live on your own website | A live card and a live big screen player, one line of code each | Embeds self-paced kahoots, on its Enterprise plans | None listed | None listed |
| Your own look | Theme packs, your logo and your own CSS | Logo and colours on Pro plans, custom branding higher up | Colour themes in the player app | Logo and backdrop, white label on Enterprise |
| Players join with | Their phone's browser: QR code, link or code | A browser at kahoot.it with a PIN; the app is optional | The free SpeedQuizzing app | Their phone's browser: QR code or link |
| Host runs it from | Any device: phone, tablet or laptop | A computer or its mobile app | A Windows or Mac computer | Whatever device you have |
| Teams | On every plan; everyone plays on their own phone | Team mode on paid plans, with a cap on teams per game | A team shares one device, or people play on their own | Yes |
| Scoring | A point per right answer, or speed if you switch it on, round by round | Faster right answers score more; Accuracy mode scores only being right | Many formats, from Nearest Wins to buzzer rounds | More points for right answers that come quickly |
| To try it free | Your first quiz, 20 players | 15-minute sessions for 15 participants | Demo mode, 4 devices | One demo quiz, 10 players |
What you get with JoltQuiz
- Eighteen mini games: Ten Seconds, Green Light, Hold Your Nerve, Pass the Bomb, Tug of War, Buzzers, Bullseye, Colour Clash, Quick Maths, Tap Frenzy, Higher or Lower, Word Scramble, Emoji Decode, Memory Match, Closest Wins, Rock Paper Scissors, Spot the Ball and Doodle Duel. Drop one between rounds when the energy dips, or run a games night with no quiz at all and let the leaderboard follow the whole night.
- Bingo on every phone: 90-ball or 75-ball for up to 1,000 players on Quiz Master. Every phone gets its own ticket, and line, two lines and full house are spotted for you, or players mark their own and press BINGO. How Bingo works.
- Prizes people can see: add a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize to a booked night. They show on your website card, on the big screen while people join, and beside the winners at the end.
- You, live, less than a second behind: go live on camera on every phone and on the big screen, so the room reacts with you, not after you. It runs on Cloudflare Realtime with your own free Cloudflare account and takes a few minutes to set up.
- Live on your own website: one line of code puts a card on your site that counts down to your next night and shows the join code when the doors open. Another puts your big screen on your own page, live as it happens, with a full screen button. It is not a video, so it costs nothing to watch. It works in WordPress, Wix, Squarespace and Shopify.
- Your look, down to the CSS: theme packs for the season, then your own colours, fonts and logo. Write your own CSS for your website card, and for your quiz themes on a paid plan. Every part of the card is named in the guide.
- Plugs into what you already run: API keys on Quiz Master let your own systems book nights, or a booked night can open its own doors and run itself on Auto host.
- Rounds worth playing: eight question types, including video clips, pictures and emoji, and more than 200 ready-made quizzes to start from.
Which one to pick
- A pub, charity, club, work or online night: JoltQuiz. Everyone plays on their own phone with nothing to install, you run it from any device, and the games, Bingo, prizes and your camera make it a night out, not a test.
- A classroom or staff training: Kahoot. It is made for learning, its reports show who understood what, and it has over 30 million public kahoots to start from.
- A venue with no reliable wifi or phone signal: SpeedQuizzing Pro with its Hub runs a quiz with no internet at all. JoltQuiz, Kahoot and KwizzBit need a connection.
- A new pub quiz handed to you every week: KwizzBit, with a library of more than 1,000.
- A single audience of many thousands: Kahoot's and KwizzBit's biggest plans go past JoltQuiz's 1,000 players.
How we checked
Every fact here about Kahoot, SpeedQuizzing and KwizzBit comes from their own websites: pricing pages, help pages and product pages, read in November 2026. "None listed" means we could not find it there, not that it can never exist. We compare what they do, not what they charge, because prices change more often than features. If something here is out of date, email [email protected] and we will fix it.
Kahoot!, SpeedQuizzing and KwizzBit are trademarks of the companies that make them. JoltQuiz is not connected with any of them.
What it costs
Your first quiz is free, for up to 20 players, with no card needed. After that, Standard is £22.99 a month for up to 75 players a quiz, and Quiz Master is £49.99 a month for up to 1,000. Both are monthly and you can cancel any time.
Questions
Which quiz software works without players downloading an app?
JoltQuiz, Kahoot and KwizzBit all run in the phone's web browser. SpeedQuizzing players use the free SpeedQuizzing app.
Which quiz software has games and Bingo as well as questions?
JoltQuiz has eighteen mini games between rounds and Bingo on every phone on Quiz Master, and can run a games night with no quiz at all. SpeedQuizzing has Speed Bingo and buzzer rounds.
Can I go live on my own website?
With JoltQuiz, yes. One line of code puts a countdown card on your site and another puts your big screen on your own page, live as it happens, and you can be on camera less than a second behind.
Which quiz software works without the internet?
SpeedQuizzing Pro with a SpeedQuizzing Hub. JoltQuiz, Kahoot and KwizzBit need an internet connection: venue wifi or the phones' own mobile data.
What is the best software for a pub quiz?
For a pub with teams on their own phones, JoltQuiz: nothing to install, run from any device, with mini games, Bingo and prizes. With no reliable internet, SpeedQuizzing Pro and its Hub.
Can I try JoltQuiz for free?
Yes. Your first quiz is free for up to 20 players, with no card needed.
What does JoltQuiz cost?
Your first quiz is free, for up to 20 players, with no card needed. After that, Standard is £22.99 a month for up to 75 players a quiz, and Quiz Master is £49.99 a month for up to 1,000. Both are monthly and you can cancel any time.
Your next quiz, sorted
No app for your players to download, ever. Your first quiz is free, no card needed.