The TriviaRat alternative that puts the whole night on the big screen
TriviaRat is browser-based trivia hosting: you ask the questions your way, players answer on their phones and you mark them. Quizado plays the whole game on the TV, scores choice answers for you, can run a night with Auto-Host and adds game-show nights like Family Face-Off and QuizoParty.
Quizado is a TriviaRat alternative for hosts who want the game itself on the screen: questions, timer, reveal and live leaderboard on the TV, players joining by QR code with no app, choice answers that score themselves, Auto-Host, AI questions on every paid plan, and Family Face-Off, QuizoParty, Price Check and Territory next to Bar Trivia.
Quizado vs. TriviaRat
Waarom Overstappen van TriviaRat?
Nobody free to host
TriviaRat says it is built for host-controlled games, not for automated quizzes with no host (triviarat.com/how-it-works). When nobody on staff can run the night, the night does not happen.
Quizado Auto-Host runs a Trivia night by itself: it opens answering, runs the clock, locks, reveals, scores and moves on. When you do want to host, you take the console back.
Marking eats the break
Marking typed answers by hand, even with good tools, is work you do while the room waits.
In Quizado, multiple choice, multi-select and slider questions score themselves the moment the clock stops. Typed answers that match your answer are marked for you too.
Every week is the same quiz
Regulars who have played the same pub quiz format for months start to drift.
Swap in a Family Face-Off night, a QuizoParty board, a Price Check night or a Territory duel on any plan, or a Catch That Tune round, without changing software.
Writing rounds takes the evening
A themed round about your town, your menu or last weekend takes hours to write and check.
Quizado writes a themed Bar Trivia round from a prompt, and you edit any question before it goes on screen. Every paid plan includes monthly AI questions.
Wat Maakt Quizado Anders
Van de grond af aan gebouwd voor moderne bar trivia en live evenementen.
A real big-screen display
Plug a laptop into the TV or cast from an iPad. The display shows the question, the timer, the answer reveal and the live leaderboard.
QR-code join
Guests scan the code on the screen and play in the phone browser. No app store, no account, no paper.
Auto-Host
Let Quizado run a Trivia night by itself: it opens answering, runs the clock, locks, reveals, scores and moves to the next question.
Game-show formats
Family Face-Off, QuizoParty, Price Check and Territory sit next to Bar Trivia on every plan. Music Bingo starts on Pro.
AI question generation
Type a topic and get a Bar Trivia round back, with Family Face-Off surveys and QuizoParty boards too. Every paid plan includes monthly AI questions.
Leagues and seasons
Keep a season table across weeks so regulars come back to defend their place. Leagues are on Business.
What TriviaRat is
TriviaRat (some people search for it as Trivia Rat) describes itself as browser-based live trivia hosting software. The host gets a room link and a QR code, players open it on their phones and enter a team name, and no app or account is needed. The host asks the questions out loud, on slides or by screen share, players send free-text or multiple-choice answers, and the host marks them while the leaderboard updates.
Its pricing page lists a free plan for up to 5 players, a Starter plan for up to 20 players with a custom room code and branding, and an Unlimited plan with no player cap, each billed monthly or yearly, plus custom plans for organizations and multi-venue groups. Pricing pages change, so check their site for the current figures.
Where Quizado differs
TriviaRat leaves the format to the host: you ask the questions your way and it handles teams, marking and the leaderboard. Quizado plays the game itself: the question, the options, the countdown, the reveal and the leaderboard run on the TV, and the phones work as answer pads and buzzers. You can host from the microphone, or let Auto-Host run the night.
The free Home plan runs a real Bar Trivia night for 4 player phones, plus Family Face-Off and QuizoParty, with 2 game starts in 24 hours. Every paid plan lifts the player cap and adds monthly AI questions. Pro plays the question sets you write and adds Music Bingo; Business adds your logo, leagues and bulk import.
Who should stay, who should switch
Stay with TriviaRat if...
TriviaRat is a good fit for some hosts, and we would rather say so.
- +You like asking questions your own way and only want help with teams and scoring
- +Your free games have 5 players and you never need a second format
- +You want venues to find you through their host network or their trivia map
Switch to Quizado if...
Hosts usually move for one of these reasons.
- +You want the questions, the timer and the reveal on the TV, not only in your voice
- +You want a night that can run with no host at the console
- +You want game-show nights like Family Face-Off, QuizoParty and Price Check
- +You want AI to write themed rounds for you
How to switch in 3 steps
Try a free night
Create a free Quizado account and run one round from a free pack with a few friends. Nothing needs cancelling to try it.
Bring your questions
Type your rounds into the pack builder, or generate new ones with AI. Writing sets is free on every plan; playing your own sets starts on Pro.
Put the QR code on the TV
On the night, the join code shows on the big screen. Teams scan it, pick a name and play on their phones.
What TriviaRat does that we do not
TriviaRat connects venues with trivia hosts, lists hosts on a public map of local trivia nights (Trivia Radar), and runs Arcade, an always-on trivia stream anyone can join without a host. Its free plan admits 5 players to our 4. Quizado has no host-finding network and no public trivia map.
Read this next
New to running a night in-house? Start with the bar trivia software overview, then look at the trivia host app if you would rather run everything from a phone or laptop behind the bar.
Veelgestelde Vragen
Run your first night this week
Start free with the built-in packs, put the QR code on the TV and see how the room reacts. Writing your own question sets is free on every plan; playing them starts on Pro.
Other comparisons
Shopping around? Here is how Quizado lines up against the rest of the market.
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