Bar trivia software
that runs your trivia night
Bar trivia software and host app for bars, pubs and breweries. Build the rounds, let players join by QR code, and put live scores on the venue TV.
- ✓QR code player join - no app required
- ✓AI generates rounds on any theme in seconds
- ✓5 round types and live scoring on your big screen
- ✓Free to start. No contracts, no hardware
Bar trivia software, in one sentence
Quizado is bar trivia software: hosts build rounds, players join by QR code on their phones, and scores show live on the TV.
One host runs the night from a laptop, iPad or phone. The venue TV or projector shows the question, the timer and the leaderboard. Teams answer on the phones they already carry, so there is nothing to hand out and nothing to mark up afterwards. Quizado scores every round as it happens.
What is Bar Trivia?
Bar trivia - also known as pub quiz or trivia night - is a beloved social tradition where teams gather at a bar, pub, or restaurant to test their knowledge and compete for bragging rights. A trivia host presents questions across categories like pop culture, history, science, sports, and more. Teams huddle together, debate answers, and submit their responses. Scores are tallied round by round, building excitement as the leaderboard shifts throughout the evening. What started in British pubs decades ago has become a worldwide phenomenon, drawing crowds to neighborhood watering holes every week. Quizado brings this tradition into the modern age with smartphone-based answering, automated scoring, and interactive round types that keep every player engaged from first question to final answer.
Why Quizado for Bar Trivia?
QR Code Join
Players scan a QR code and join instantly from their phones. No app download required - just scan and play.
Multiple Round Types
Buzzer Race, Everyone Answers, Knockout, Wager, Music Bingo, and more. Mix and match rounds to keep every trivia night fresh.
Live Scoring
Real-time leaderboards displayed on your TV or projector. Scores update instantly and keep the energy high all night.
Rich Media
Add images, audio clips, and videos to your questions. Create engaging multimedia rounds that go beyond standard text trivia.
How It Works
Create Your Quiz
Build your trivia game with our intuitive editor. Add questions, choose round types, set point values, and add media - all from your browser.
Share the QR Code
Display the QR code on your venue's TV or projector. Teams scan it with their phones to join - no app download needed.
Play Live
Run the game from your laptop while teams answer on their phones. Live leaderboards, automatic scoring, and crowd-ready visuals.
A complete bar trivia system, not just a question list
A bar trivia system has to do four jobs on the night: deliver the questions, let teams answer, keep the score, and put all of it on the big screen. Quizado does all four in one app. You get an editor for rounds, a QR-code join screen, phone buzzers, automatic scoring and a projector-ready display, plus leagues and seasons if you want to score a run of weeks instead of a single night.
Bar trivia game software with more than one format
Bar trivia is the main event, and the same bar trivia game software also runs Family Feud, Jeopardy, Music Bingo and Name That Tune. Mix a buzzer race, a wager round and a music round in one night, or give the room a full game-show format when the crowd needs something new. Audience voting turns the room itself into the answer key. Family Feud, Jeopardy and Music Bingo are on Hospitality Group.
Trivia software for bars, pubs and breweries
Trivia software for bars has to survive a loud room and a busy bartender. Quizado keeps the host controls on one screen, so a staff member can run the game between drink orders. Brand the display with your venue logo and colours, and hand the same night to whoever is on shift next week.
Trivia night software that fills a slow weeknight
Build the night once and repeat it every week. AI question generation drafts a themed round in seconds and you edit and verify it before it goes live. Leagues and seasons carry scores across weeks, so regulars come back to defend a place on the table.
Pub trivia software for the classic quiz format
Running a British-style pub quiz? Keep the rounds, drop the answer sheets. Quizado handles a written-answer round, a picture round from your own images, and a music round, then totals the scores itself. No marking at the bar between rounds.
DJ trivia software for entertainers on the road
DJs and MCs run Quizado from a laptop next to the decks and take the same show to every venue. Custom branding keeps the display yours, not the bar chain, and the whole rig is a laptop plus whatever screen the venue already has.
No tablets, no buzzer boxes, no hardware to rent
Quizado needs a host device, a screen and Wi-Fi. Players use their own phones as buzzers, so there is no tablet fleet to charge, clean, replace or store behind the bar. Nothing gets installed in the venue, and the same account works if you move the night to another room.
Works on Windows, Mac, iPad and the web
Host from the Windows or macOS desktop app, from an iPad or iPhone, from Android, or straight from a browser. The game state lives with the host, so you can run the night on the device the venue already has behind the bar.
Download the appsStart free, pay when the night is a fixture
The free plan is free forever: Bar Trivia, the free question packs, big-screen themes, up to 16 players and one venue, with no card. Trivia Pro adds media rounds, AI credits, leagues and your own question sets. Hospitality Group adds Family Feud, Jeopardy, Music Bingo and three venues, and starts with a 7-day free trial.
See plans and pricingExplore Round Types
Mix and match round types to create the perfect trivia night for your venue.
Buzzer Race
Teams race to buzz in first on their phones and answer the question. Get it right and score points — get it wrong and the other teams get a chance. Fast-paced and high-energy.
- First to buzz answers
- Reopen if wrong (optional)
- High-energy competition
Everyone Answers (Speed)
Every team answers simultaneously on their phones. The first correct answer wins the most points — speed matters. Fast-paced and great for large groups.
- First correct wins most
- Speed matters
- Fast-paced action
Everyone Answers (Knowledge)
Every team answers on their phones. All teams that answer correctly score points — no time pressure. Rewards knowledge over speed.
- All correct teams score
- No time pressure
- Rewards knowledge
Knockout
Get a question wrong and you’re out for the round. Last team standing earns bonus points. High-stakes elimination that raises the tension.
- Wrong = eliminated
- Last team standing wins
- High-stakes tension
Wager
Teams bet points before seeing the question. Confident? Bet big. Playing it safe? Bet small. Adds a strategic gambling element to trivia.
- Bet points before answering
- Risk vs. reward strategy
- Dramatic point swings
Music Bingo
Every team gets a bingo card of songs. You play tracks at random, teams mark what they hear, and the first team to complete the pattern calls BINGO.
- A bingo card of songs
- Mark what you hear
- Call BINGO to win
And the Question Types Inside Them
A round is how teams answer. A question type is what you ask. Drop any of these into any round.
Majority Rules
Teams pick from multiple answers. The answer chosen by the most teams wins. Social deduction that rewards reading the room. Drop one into any round.
- Most-picked answer wins
- Social deduction
- Great debates
Closest Wins
Ask for a number and teams slide to their guess. The closest team wins, so nobody is ever completely out of it. It scores itself.
- Guess a number
- Closest team wins
- Scores itself
Type or Draw It
Teams type their answer or draw it with a finger. Close spellings match automatically, and you approve the rest from a grid of every team at once.
- Type or finger-draw
- Forgiving spelling
- Mark every team at once
Name That Tune
Search a song and the question writes itself. The room hears a clip and an equaliser, never the video that gives the answer away.
- Search a song
- Titles fill themselves in
- No spoiler video
Compare Quizado with other bar trivia software
Shopping around? Each page puts Quizado next to one tool or hosted trivia company, with the features, the player join method and the hardware you need for each.
Bar Trivia in Your City
Quizado powers trivia nights at bars and pubs in cities across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
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A complete guide to running a successful trivia night at your bar, pub, or restaurant.
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Trivia Answer Sheets
Free printable answer sheets for 10, 20 or 25 questions, if you still run the night on paper.
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Trivia Night Themes
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Frequently Asked Questions
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