Games like Kahoot for the classroom: 7 options, compared honestly
Hit the 10-player free limit, or tired of the same quiz format? Seven games like Kahoot for review days, from board games to solo arcades, with prices verified on October 16, 2026.
By Lauren Fulton MathFacts checked 10 min read
Who wrote this: we make The Game Room + Arcade, one of the tools on this page. Competitor facts come from the vendors' own pages where we could reach them (checked October 16, 2026); anything we could not verify says so and links to the vendor instead.
Games like Kahoot are usually searched for after one of two moments: a class of 28 meets the free plan’s 10-player cap, or the twentieth round of the same multiple-choice race stops landing. Both are fixable, and the fix is not always another quiz app on phones.
This list ranks seven options for a teacher leaving Kahoot!, including ours. We make The Game Room + Arcade, so read our entry with that in mind. Competitor facts come from each vendor’s own pricing page, checked October 16, 2026; where a page blocked us or published no price, the entry says so and links out rather than repeating a number from a blog.
Kahoot! and the alternatives at a glance
Tool
How it plays
Whole-class on the board?
Student accounts
Free plan
Paid from (per year)
Homework / solo
The Game Room + Arcade Our product
30 teacher-led whole-class games (Game Room) plus 30 solo games on student devices (Arcade)
Yes: the Game Room is projected and played in teams. The Arcade is solo on student devices.
No student email or account. Teacher code, class period, first name and a picture password.
No free plan. 7-day free trial on every plan, covering that plan's games. Unlimited play.
$49/yr
Yes: the Arcade works for station days, early finishers and homework nights, with per-period reports.
Gimkit
Live games on student devices; assignments on Pro
Students play on their own devices while the class shares a game
Basic: featured modes with unlimited students, classes and reports; no assignments and no image or audio upload; about 3 modes available at a time, rotating
$59.88/yr
Assignments on Pro only
Blooket
Live games and homework mode on student devices
Students play on their own devices; the teacher hosts
Third-party reviews report a guest option; not confirmed on the vendor page. See their pricing page.
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
$36/yr
Yes: assignments and solo games, including on the free plan
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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.
What to keep when you leave Kahoot!
Kahoot! is a live quiz: a question on the board, four colored shapes on every phone, points for speed. If that format is what you liked, the closest substitutes are Gimkit, Blooket and Wayground. If the format is what wore out, look at the board games and at a solo arcade where students pick the game and only score by answering your questions.
The "sites like Kahoot" question has the same answer with one more consideration: Kahoot! also sells polls and slides. None of the tools below replaces a presentation app. They replace the game.
7 games like Kahoot!, ranked for that switch
The order reflects how close each tool is to the reason most teachers leave Kahoot!, not how good it is in general. Ours is first because it is the one we can vouch for; the rest are in order of fit.
1The Game Room + Arcade Our product
30 teacher-led whole-class games and 30 solo Arcade games on one question bank, by a classroom teacher.
The most different option on this list. Instead of one quiz format on phones, you get 30 teacher-led games projected for the whole class and 30 solo games in the Arcade, all running on the same question bank, with unlimited play on every plan. The honest trade: Kahoot!’s Bronze plan is $36 a year and ours starts at $49 (the $49 Game Room plan covers the 30 whole-class games; the Arcade and the bundle are separate plans).
Paid fromGame Room $8.99/mo or $49/yr; Arcade $12.99/mo or $69/yr; Bundle $15.99/mo or $89/yr. Cancel anytime.
Free planNo free plan. 7-day free trial on every plan, covering that plan's games. Unlimited play.
We built it, so weigh this entry accordingly. Everything here is on our homepage, and every plan starts with a 7-day free trial.
2Gimkit
Strategy-heavy live games with an in-game economy that older students take seriously.
The closest in feel to a live Kahoot! round, with an in-game economy that older students take more seriously than speed points. The free plan allows unlimited students on featured modes, which answers the 10-player problem, but rotates about 3 modes at a time and has no assignments.
Paid from$59.88/yr
Free planBasic: featured modes with unlimited students, classes and reports; no assignments and no image or audio upload; about 3 modes available at a time, rotating
Where Gimkit is better
A lower annual price: Pro is $59.88 a year against our $89 bundle.
The free tier allows unlimited students on the featured modes, and third-party reviews report Quizlet and CSV import.
Where we are better
The Game Room is a true teacher-led, projected whole-class mode. Gimkit is built around student-device play.
Every game in your plan is there every day: 30 on the Game Room plan, 30 on the Arcade plan, all 60 on the bundle. Gimkit's free tier rotates about 3 modes at a time.
Collectible-driven individual play with a generous free tier.
Same phones-out format, friendlier characters. Third-party reviews report a generous free tier with hosting and homework mode, and it is the tool most often named alongside Kahoot! by teachers online. We could not read Blooket’s pricing page on the check date, so no price is printed here.
An assessment platform with games attached, now called Wayground.
Quizizz is now Wayground, and it is the pick if the reason you are leaving Kahoot! is reporting. It states standards-aligned content and reports by standard, plus auto-graded homework. It publishes no prices; teachers sign up free and admins get a quote.
Simple team games on the board with a huge library of ready-made sets.
A board game, not a device game: teams, a projected grid, the teacher in charge. If your class lit up during Kahoot! because of the room, not the phones, this is the cheaper way to keep that. Baamboozle+ is $59.88 a year, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Paid from$59.88/yr
Free planThe vendor page says the free plan has restrictions; third-party reviews report 24 questions per game and 4 teams. See their pricing page.
Where Baamboozle is better
Simple team play on the board with a large library of ready-made games and almost no prep.
Price ($59.88 a year) and a stated 30-day money-back guarantee; we state cancel anytime, not a refund window.
Where we are better
Students can also play on their own devices in the Arcade, with stored progress reports per class period.
Tickets, a Prize Shop, and new limited-edition games every month.
A faithful Jeopardy-style board with buzzers, in 7 languages.
A real Jeopardy format with Double Jeopardy and buzzer mode, in 7 languages. The free plan allows 3 custom games and 5 teams; the paid plan starts at $48 a year. One format, done properly.
Paid from$48/yr
Free planUp to 3 custom games, up to 5 teams, no Buzzer Mode; public games can be played, shared and embedded
Where Factile is better
A real Jeopardy format: Double Jeopardy, Daily Double and buzzer mode.
A lower entry price ($48 a year) and a free tier.
Where we are better
30 varied whole-class games instead of one Jeopardy-style format, so review day does not look the same every week.
A solo student Arcade with 30 more games is included.
Instant Jeopardy boards with no sign-up and no ads.
Free, instant, no registration, and about 5 million ready-made boards. If you need a review game in the next four minutes and have no device cart, this is the answer. One format, no student devices, no reports.
Three questions settle a switch from Kahoot! faster than any feature grid. First, where should the attention go: one screen and teams, or 28 screens and individual scores? Second, what do students have to log into, and what does the tool store about them? Third, what does a year cost once the free plan’s cap, rotation or question limit meets a real class? Prep time is the tiebreaker: a ready-made library wins on a Tuesday, a tool that runs any game on your own bank wins when review has to match what you taught.
A classroom note from the teacher behind the Game Room belongs here. It is left out until she has written it.
Questions teachers ask
Is Kahoot free?
Yes, with limits. On kahoot.com/schools/plans/ (checked October 16, 2026) the free Kahoot! Go plan allows 10 players per game, 4 answer options and 3 teams, with no polls, puzzles, standard reports or AI generators. Paid teacher plans start at $3 a month billed annually ($36 a year) for 50 players. For a class larger than 10, free Kahoot! means playing in groups or paying.
What is the Kahoot player limit on the free plan?
10 players per game on the free Kahoot! Go plan, per kahoot.com/schools/plans on October 16, 2026. Bronze ($36 a year) raises it to 50, Silver ($84 a year) to 100 and Gold ($144 a year) to 200.
Which games like Kahoot work without student devices?
Baamboozle, Factile and JeopardyLabs run on the projector with teams. The Game Room is also projected and teacher-led, with 30 whole-class games, and the Arcade side of the same product covers solo play when devices are available.
Is there a Kahoot alternative with no student accounts?
The Game Room + Arcade needs no student email or traditional account: students join with a teacher code, class period, first name and a picture password. Gimkit and Blooket are reported to allow joining a live game by code without an account, but we could not confirm that on their pricing pages, so check before you rely on it.
How much does The Game Room + Arcade cost?
The Game Room is $8.99 a month or $49 a year (30 whole-class games). The Arcade is $12.99 a month or $69 a year (30 solo games). The bundle with both is $15.99 a month or $89 a year (all 60). Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial of that plan; cancel before day 7 and you pay nothing.