Blooket vs Kahoot is the comparison every new teacher gets told to make, and most of the pages that answer it repeat each other’s numbers. This one has a gap to admit: Blooket’s pricing page blocked our check on October 16, 2026, so we print no Blooket prices or limits as fact, only what third-party reviews report, marked as such. Kahoot!’s figures are from its own plans page. And we make The Game Room + Arcade, which appears at the end as a third option, labelled.
With that said, the two tools are easy to tell apart once you know what each is optimizing for.
Blooket vs Kahoot! at a glance
| Question | Blooket | Kahoot! | The Game Room + Arcade Ours |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it plays | Live games and homework mode on student devices | Live quiz on student devices, plus assignments and solo play | 30 teacher-led whole-class games (Game Room) plus 30 solo games on student devices (Arcade) |
| Whole-class on the board? | Students play on their own devices; the teacher hosts | Projected quiz; students answer on their own devices | Yes: the Game Room is projected and played in teams. The Arcade is solo on student devices. |
| Student accounts | Third-party reviews report a guest option; not confirmed on the vendor page. See their pricing page. | Not stated on the plans page. See their pricing page. | No student email or account. Teacher code, class period, first name and a picture password. |
| Free plan | Third-party reviews report free hosting, set creation and homework mode with 60 players per game. See their pricing page. | Kahoot! Go: 10 players per game, 4 answer options, 3 teams, no polls, puzzles, standard reports or AI generators | No free plan. 7-day free trial on every plan, covering that plan's games. Unlimited play. |
| Paid plans | Not confirmed: the vendor pricing page blocked our check. See their pricing page. | Bronze $3/mo billed annually ($36/yr) for 50 players; Silver $7/mo ($84/yr) for 100; Gold $12/mo ($144/yr) for 200 | Game Room $8.99/mo or $49/yr; Arcade $12.99/mo or $69/yr; Bundle $15.99/mo or $89/yr. Cancel anytime. |
| Homework / solo | Yes: homework mode (reported by third-party reviews). See their pricing page. | Yes: assignments and solo games, including on the free plan | Yes: the Arcade works for station days, early finishers and homework nights, with per-period reports. |
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Prices checked on each vendor’s own page. Where a vendor page could not be reached or did not list a price, the cell says so instead of guessing. Our prices are from our plans page.
The differences that matter in a classroom
What each one is for
Kahoot! is a live quiz that rewards speed, with the best-known name in the category and a presentation layer (polls, slides) bolted on. Blooket is a set of game modes (Gold Quest, Tower Defense, Fishing Frenzy, Battle Royale, Cafe and others) in which answering questions earns in-game currency and collectible "Blooks". Kahoot! is a sprint for the whole class at once; Blooket is closer to individual arcade play with a shared question set.
Free plans
Kahoot!’s free plan allows 10 players per game, 4 answer options and 3 teams, and includes live play, assignments and solo games. Blooket’s free plan, per third-party reviews we could not verify on the vendor page, includes hosting, set creation and homework mode for a full class, with basic reports and no audio questions. If those reports are right, Blooket’s free tier is the more generous one for a class of 28.
Paid plans
Kahoot! Bronze is $3 a month billed annually ($36 a year) for 50 players, Silver $7 a month ($84 a year) for 100, Gold $12 a month ($144 a year) for 200. Blooket’s paid price could not be verified at source on the check date; reviews disagree with each other, so we do not print one. See blooket.com/pricing.
Student accounts
Neither vendor states its student-account rules on the pages we could reach. Reviews say both allow joining by code; Blooket is reported to need an account for stats and Blooks. Treat both as unconfirmed.
The third option
The Game Room + Arcade is built around a different split: 30 projected, teacher-led whole-class games on the board, and 30 solo Arcade games on student devices, both on one question bank. The Arcade keeps the thing Blooket does well (correct answers earn something, here tickets for a Prize Shop) and adds per-period reports without student emails or accounts. It has no free plan, only a 7-day free trial per plan, and costs $49 to $89 a year. We make it; the honest trade is price for the board and the reports.
Who should pick which
- Pick Kahoot! for quick, familiar, whole-class-at-once quizzing, or if you need polls and slides.
- Pick Blooket for individual device play with collectibles and, by reports, a bigger free tier.
- Look at the Game Room + Arcade if you want projected team play without devices as well as a solo arcade, and reports by class period with no student accounts.
From the classroom
A classroom note from the teacher behind the Game Room belongs here. It is left out until she has written it.