How do I start a trivia night at my bar?
To start a trivia night at your bar, you need a TV, one phone or laptop to run the game, and the phones your guests already carry. A bartender runs the night, or Auto-Host runs a Trivia night by itself on Pro and Business. Test it on the free plan, then pick a monthly plan.
Quizado is software that your own staff run, or Auto-Host runs a Trivia night by itself. We never send a host.
The facts
| Who runs it | A bartender from a phone, or Auto-Host (Trivia, on Pro and Business) |
|---|---|
| What the venue needs | A TV that opens a web page (or Chromecast, Apple TV or Android TV), an internet connection, and one phone, tablet or laptop to run the game |
| What players need | Their own phone. They join in the browser with a code, with no app and no account |
| Pro, the plan with Auto-Host | €89 a month |
| Business, for venues that play every week | €199 a month |
| A hosted trivia company, for comparison | About $195 a night |
Prices do not include VAT or sales tax. It is added at checkout, based on your country.
What you need on the night
A screen the room can see and one device to run the game. Open the screen link from the host app in any browser on the TV, or use Chromecast, Apple TV or Android TV. More than one TV can follow the same game. The questions show on the big screen and on every phone.
Players join on their own phones. They type the join code from the screen into the phone browser, and nobody installs an app or makes an account.
Who runs it
Your own staff. A bartender runs the night from a phone, in the browser or the Quizado iOS and Android apps. Host Coach shows them one line to say out loud at each moment of the night, and it is free on every plan.
Or nobody at all. On Pro and Business, Auto-Host runs a Trivia night by itself: it opens answering, runs the clock, locks the answers, reveals, scores and moves on. With the TV sound on, it reads each question aloud on the big screen.
What it costs
The free plan lets you test the whole flow: Trivia, Family Face-Off and QuizoParty with the free packs, up to 4 player phones in Trivia and 2 game starts in any 24 hours.
A weekly night needs a paid plan: no player cap, ready packs and AI questions every month. Pro adds Auto-Host and Music Bingo. Business adds your brand on the big screen, leagues and messages to your regulars. The prices are in the table above, and you can try a plan for 7 days.
Your first night, step by step
A week before: create the free account, add your venue and play one short test game with a staff phone as the team. Open the screen link on the TV and check that you can read it from the back of the room.
On the night: pick a ready pack, or pick a length and let Quizado build a Fresh Pack for your venue from questions you have not played. At the Normal pace, a one-hour night plans as 5 rounds of 10 questions, with a break between rounds.
After the night: keep the same day and time every week. On Business, you can message the players who played at your venue and opted in, to tell them about the next night.
Questions venues ask
Do I need to hire a trivia host?
No. Your staff run the night from a phone, or Auto-Host runs a Trivia night by itself on Pro and Business. Quizado is software and sends no one to your bar.
Do players need to download an app?
No. Players join in the phone browser with the code on the screen. They need no app and no account.
Where do the questions come from?
From ready packs, from a Fresh Pack that Quizado builds for your venue to the length you pick, or from questions you write. Every paid plan also gets AI questions each month. Hosting a pack you wrote needs Pro or Business.
Can I start on the free plan?
Yes, to test it. The free plan admits 4 player phones in Trivia and 2 game starts in any 24 hours, and shows the Quizado watermark. For a full room, pick a paid plan or try one for 7 days.
How long should our first night be?
You pick the length. At the Normal pace, Quizado plans about an hour as 5 rounds of 10 questions and about 90 minutes as 7 rounds of 10, breaks included.
Try it at your venue
Start on the free plan tonight. When you are ready, try a plan for 7 days.