Run a trivia night without a host
No quiz master, no microphone, no one tied to a laptop. Auto-Host opens each question, runs the clock, reveals the answer and keeps the scores, while your staff keep serving.
A pub can run trivia with no host in three ways: trivia that plays on the TVs all day, a quiz night with a recorded or AI voice, or a quiz night that software runs on the screen. Quizado is the third kind. Auto-Host, on Pro and Business, runs a whole Trivia night by itself and reads each question aloud on the big screen in the MC voice.
Every way to run trivia with nobody on the mic
What each company says on its own site, read in November 2026. Prices are theirs, in the currency they state. Check their site before you budget, because prices move.
| Company | Model | Who reads the questions | How players answer | Price on their site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzztime | Trivia on the TVs all day | Nobody. The questions show on the TV | QR code, their app or venue tablets | $199, $249 or $299 a month, six-month commitment |
| AMI Trivia | Trivia on the TVs all day | Nobody. The questions show on the TV | The free AMI Play app | $199 a month plus a $99 setup fee |
| Anytime Trivia | Trivia on the TVs all day | Nobody. The questions show on the TV | QR code, in the phone browser, no app | $49 a month, first month free |
| PubQuiz.com | A recorded quiz night | A professionally recorded quizmaster | Their app for Apple and Android | From £25 a quiz, no subscription |
| Rapid Trivia | An automatic quiz night with an AI voice | An AI voiceover reads questions and answers | QR code, in the phone browser, no app | Not published. A licence above 2 players |
| Redtooth | A weekly paper quiz pack | A member of staff reads from the pack | Paper answer sheets | From £3.75 + VAT a week; £8.95 + VAT for Smart@ss |
| KwizzBit | Quiz software with an auto-hosted mode | Auto-hosted or human-hosted, the venue chooses | QR code, in the phone browser, no app | £60 for 3 months, then £79.99 a month, no contract |
| Quizado | A quiz night that Auto-Host runs | The MC voice reads each question on the big screen; the questions also show on the phones | QR code, in the phone browser, no app | One monthly plan, Pro or Business. See the live price on our pricing page |
Quizado vs. the no-host services
Waarom overstappen van the no-host services?
Nobody wants the microphone
The quiz night depends on one person who is good on a mic. When they leave, the night goes with them.
With Auto-Host nobody on staff has to speak. The MC voice reads each question on the big screen, the clock and the answer are on the screen, and captions show the host lines.
Marking eats the night
Paper answer sheets mean someone collects, marks and adds up between rounds, behind a busy bar.
Teams answer on their phones. Auto-Host locks the answers, scores them and shows the standings.
The clock drifts
A host who is also pouring pints lets a round run long, and the last round lands after last orders.
You pick the pace, Relaxed, Normal or Quick, and the night length. Auto-Host keeps to it.
Somebody has to write it
A weekly quiz needs a fresh set of questions every week, checked and printed.
Three ready-made nights arrive every week on every paid plan, or type a topic and the AI writes a whole night.
A contract before you know
Some services ask for a six-month term or a box on the wall before the first night.
Quizado is monthly and runs on the TV you have. Try four Tuesdays, then decide.
Wat Quizado anders maakt
Vanaf de basis gebouwd voor moderne bartrivia en live evenementen.
Auto-Host runs the whole night
It opens answering, counts down, locks, reveals, scores and moves to the next question, through Buzzer Race and Music Bingo rounds too. On Pro and Business.
An MC voice that reads the questions
On the big screen, the MC voice reads each question and its options aloud and says many of the host lines, with captions in the room's language.
A night ready every week
Three ready-made nights every week, a fresh night from questions your venue has not played in 12 months, or an AI night from a topic.
Phones, not tablets
Guests scan the code on the TV and play in the browser. Nothing to download, charge or hand out.
Every screen in the room
Open the screen link on every TV, or use Chromecast, Apple TV or Android TV. Auto-Host runs from the TV too, on Apple TV.
Step in whenever you like
Pause, skip or take over by hand from the host screen, then let Auto-Host carry on.
Which no-host model fits your venue
Trivia on the TVs all day suits a sports bar where guests drop in and out and nobody comes for a set time. Buzztime, AMI Trivia and Anytime Trivia sell that, and Quizado does not.
A recorded quiz suits a pub that wants a human quizmaster on the speakers. PubQuiz.com records a quizmaster and Rapid Trivia uses an AI voice. Quizado Auto-Host reads the questions aloud too, in a generated MC voice on the big screen.
A quiz night that software runs suits a venue that wants a weekly night regulars come for, with its own questions, its own branding and no one on the mic. That is Auto-Host.
Side by side with each company
Each page below compares one company with Quizado, row by row, from what that company says on its own site.
Your staff will host, but not perform
Some venues want a person at the front, just not a paid quiz master. Host Coach gives a first-time host the next step and one line to say, on every plan.
Who should stay, who should switch
Pick another service if...
Quizado is not the right no-host answer for every venue.
- +You want trivia playing on the TVs from open to close
- +You want a recorded human quizmaster, not a generated voice
- +You want the night to play through your pub music system
- +You want Family Face-Off or QuizoParty with no one hosting
Pick Quizado Auto-Host if...
Most venues that choose it want a proper night, not background play.
- +You want a weekly quiz night your regulars plan around
- +You want your own topics, your own logo and your own pace
- +You want no box, no tablets and no long contract
- +You want a member of staff to take over by hand when the room needs it
How to switch in 3 steps
Pick the night
Open this week's ready-made night, or one the AI wrote from your topic, and choose the length.
Switch on Auto-Host
Turn it on before you start and pick the pace. Auto-Host is on the Pro and Business plans.
Put the code on the TV
Guests scan it and name their teams. Press start, and get back to the bar.
What Auto-Host does not do yet
Its voice is generated text-to-speech, not a recorded quizmaster, and a human recording can sound more natural. It reads only on the big screen, needs an internet connection and skips slides, music questions and questions with a clip. It runs Trivia only, so Family Face-Off and QuizoParty still need a person. And it runs a night, not trivia all day long. If any of these is a must, one of the services in the table above fits better.
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 packs 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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