The quietest night of the week, sold out.
Bar trivia software for pubs, bars and breweries. Build the rounds, let the room join by QR code, and put live scores on the TV you already have.
- QR code join: nothing for guests to install, the free Quizado app if they want it, no paper slips
- Scoring handles itself — the leaderboard is up before the round ends
- Six round types to rotate so week four does not feel like week one
- Auto-Host: arm it before anyone joins and it runs the rounds, the clock and the scores
- Free to start — no contracts, no hardware, no setup fee
Runs on Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Android and in the browser, puts the board on Apple TV and Google TV, and the controls on Apple Watch and Wear OS. Bar Trivia needs an internet connection for player phones.
Inside Quizado · actual product screen
Quizado replaces the quiz binder, the answer slips, the calculator and the buzzer box with one app, the phones your guests already carry, and the screen already on the wall.
Everything a host actually
does on the night.
Four steps, and none of them involve a calculator.
Load the rounds
Pick a ready-made pack from the library or drop in your own set. Order the rounds, set the timers, done.
Before doors · 4 minutesCode on the TV
Open the Quizado TV app, cast, or plug into the screen. Teams scan from the table, name themselves and pick a mascot while they order.
8:00 pm · 2 minutesWork the room
Read the question, let them argue, reveal the answer. Scores land instantly, so you keep talking instead of marking.
8:05 pm · six roundsName the winners
The winners screen goes up on the big screen. Standings save into your league so regulars have something to chase.
9:45 pm · last ordersNobody downloads anything.
The join code and QR go up on the TV. Guests scan it with the camera app, type a team name, and they are in, mid-round if they arrived late. No app store, no email address, no account. Guests who prefer an app can scan into the free Quizado app instead.
- One phone per team, or one each — both work
- Team mascots and names show up on the leaderboard
- Unlimited teams on any paid plan
Inside Quizado · actual product screen
See the game from their side.
Join a team, tap an answer or race to buzz in. Here is what players see on their phones.
Create your team
Tap your answer
Buzz in first
Change the rules
four times a night.
A quiz that plays the same way for two hours loses the room by round three. Mix these in any order.
Buzzer race
First thumb takes the question and everyone else is locked out, watching.
Speed
All teams answer at once. Faster correct answers are worth more points.
Knowledge
No clock pressure. Points for being right, not for being quick off the mark.
Knockout
Get it wrong, you are out of the round. Last team standing takes the lot.
Wager
Teams bet their own points before they see the question. This is where comebacks happen.
Music & picture
An equaliser instead of the video, four titles on screen, and the whole bar singing.
Auto-Host runs the night. You decide how.
It opens each question, runs the clock, reveals the answer and scores the round. Four settings for each venue, or change them in the lobby for tonight.
Start on its own
Once enough teams are in, a 30-second countdown runs on the host panel and the big screen. Then the first question opens.
Keep going, or wait for you
After the round scoreboard, Auto-Host goes on by itself or holds until you press Next.
Match the room
Pace sets the reading beat, the reveal and the round break. Answer windows keep the pack's own times.
An answer time for untimed rounds
Untimed rounds get a clock, so those packs run on Auto-Host too.
Arm it before anyone arrives
Start the night with Auto-Host on and an empty room. It waits, counts down when the teams are in, and plays.
An Apple TV can host alone
Scan the QR on the TV, approve it on your phone, then pick a pack on the TV. "Play next pack" keeps the same join code.
More than multiple choice.
Four question types to keep even a knowledge round from feeling like a school test.
Multiple choice
Four options, one right. The one everyone knows how to play.
Closest wins
A number question. Nearest guess takes the points, no exact answer needed.
Type or draw it
Teams type the answer on their phones, or sketch it for the room.
Name That Tune
A clip plays, four titles appear, and the reveal shows artist and album.
The difference is what
the room does.
The night you are running now
- Slips collected, swapped and marked between rounds
- Ten dead minutes while somebody adds up the scores
- An hour of question writing for every hour you host
- Buzzer hardware to buy, charge, carry and replace
- Same format every week until the regulars drift
- Battery dies, the night is over and the scores are gone
- Unlock the phone and find the app while 40 people wait
The night run on Quizado
- Answers arrive already scored — nothing to collect
- Leaderboard on the TV between every single round
- A library of packs, or a draft written from your topic
- Every phone in the building is already the buzzer
- Six round types plus leagues to keep regulars coming back
- The night runs on the server. Switch devices and carry on mid-question
- Lock, reveal and next from the lock screen or your watch, with the right answer on your wrist
Three things, and you
already have two.
A device to host from
Laptop, iPad or phone. Mac, Windows, iOS, Android or just a browser tab, even on a phone.
A screen the room can see
The TV on the wall or a projector. Use the Quizado app on an Apple TV or Google TV, cast to a Chromecast from the Quizado Mobile Apps, use AirPlay, or plug in over HDMI.
Wi-Fi your guests can reach
Players answer on their own phones, so the room needs a connection. Mobile data works too.
No buzzer boxes, no tablets to buy, no installation visit. If the Wi-Fi is unreliable, Family Feud and Jeopardy run fully offline from downloaded sets on every paid plan - see offline hosting.
A format worth repeating every week.
Six rounds of eight questions runs about ninety minutes with a break — long enough for two rounds of drinks, short enough that nobody leaves early. Put the music round third, when the room is warm, and the wager round last so the leaderboard stays live until the end.
Bar trivia software with more than one format
Most trivia tools give you one way to ask a question. Quizado gives you six round types and four question types, so the same regulars can come back for a year without playing the same night twice. Rotate in Family Feud on any plan, or a music bingo round on Business, when a week needs something different.
Trivia software for bars, pubs and breweries
Built for live trivia with big-screen themes such as Chalkboard and Paper, live scores and leagues. Add your logo from Pro; Quizado branding stays visible.
No tickets, no buzzer boxes, no hardware
Guests join from the phone in their pocket. There is nothing to charge before the night, nothing to collect after it, and nothing to replace when a buzzer goes missing at closing time.
Start free, pay when the night is a fixture
Host a real game on the free plan first. When the night becomes a weekly booking, Starter unlocks the full question library for one venue, and Pro plays the questions you write. See the plans.
Guides, questions and team names.
How to host bar trivia
The running order, the rules to say out loud, and what to do when a table argues.
Bar trivia questions
Free packs by topic and decade, ready to drop into a round.
Trivia team names
130+ names for the tables that turn up without one.
How to run a pub quiz
Pricing the entry, picking the prize and setting the night's rhythm.
Compare trivia software
What to check before you buy, and who each tool actually suits.
Trivia host app
What the host screen looks like while the room only sees the board.
Straight answers.
What is bar trivia?
A hosted quiz night in a venue. Teams answer rounds of questions, scores are tallied between rounds, and the winning table takes a prize. Quizado handles the questions, the buzzing and the scoring so the host can focus on the room.
Do my guests need an app?
No. They scan the QR code on the screen or type the join code into a browser. No download, no account, no sign-up. Guests who prefer an app can use the free Quizado app, still with no account.
How many teams can play?
Up to 4 players on the free Home plan. Every paid plan is unlimited teams and unlimited players.
What equipment do I need?
A device to host from, a screen the room can see, and internet your guests can reach. No buzzer hardware, ever.
Can I use my own questions?
Yes, on every plan. Write them in the editor, or preview a CSV or Excel import for free. Playing your own questions needs Pro, and saving a bulk import needs Business. Below that, use the ready-made library.
Does bar trivia work without internet?
Bar Trivia needs a connection because players answer on their phones. Family Feud and Jeopardy do run fully offline from downloaded sets - teams answer out loud and you mark it - on every paid plan.
What if my phone dies mid-game?
Nothing is lost. Trivia, Family Feud and Jeopardy nights run on our servers. Reload, switch to another device or restart the app, and the board, the scores, the open question and the clock are where you left them.
Can Quizado run the night for me?
Yes, for Trivia. Auto-Host opens answering, runs the clock, reveals, scores and moves on. Four venue settings decide when it starts (once 1 to 5 teams are in), whether it waits for you between rounds, how fast it goes, and the answer time for untimed rounds. You can arm it before anyone has joined.
Do I need a music licence for music rounds?
Yes. You are responsible for holding whatever music licence your venue or event requires. Quizado does not provide, include or arrange that licence.
Run your first night this week.
Download the app, open a starter pack and put the code on the TV. Decide on a plan once you have heard the room.
Built for hosted trivia nights · Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, the browser, Apple TV and Google TV
