Guest Activity Trivia Your Staff Can Run From a Tablet
Most resorts with a guest quiz pay an entertainment company or a contracted quiz master for it. With Quizado, a duty manager runs it with the software from a tablet, with no rehearsal, for a fraction of the price. Poolside, lobby bar or activity room.
Software your staff run, not a host we send. Trivia on the lobby TV, from the Apple TV app. Guests join with the code in the corner.
Your own staff run the night. You stop paying for every show.
One national quiz company starts at $195 a show, on agreements of 16 weeks or more, and the venue supplies the prizes. By our arithmetic, a 16-week agreement at that fee is at least $3,120. Quizado is software your own staff run, for one flat monthly price.
Quizado is not a hosted event, and we do not send a person. Auto-Host runs your trivia night by itself, so no quiz master is needed. Or your bartender runs it from a phone, starting tonight. See the prices.
| A hosted quiz company | Quizado | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | A fee for every show. One US national company starts at $195 a show.* | One flat price a month, however many nights you run |
| Four nights a month | $780 at that rate* | The Business plan: see the live price |
| Commitment | Agreements of 16 weeks or more* | Monthly. Cancel when you want, keep the free plan. |
| First night | Lead times from 30 days* | Tonight |
| A second night in the week | A second fee | Included |
| Who hosts | Their host, when one covers your area | Your bartender, your manager or a host you choose |
| Prizes | From the venue | From the venue |
| Teams and results | On their platform | In your account: league, history and guest list |
* From that company's 2026 venue sales sheet. $780 is our arithmetic: 4 shows at $195.
How a session runs at a property.
Written down once, so whoever is on shift can run it.
Build four games
Spend a quiet week making four games properly, label them A to D, and rotate. Guests stay a few nights, so the room in front of you is mostly new. Refresh the games once a season.
Low seasonThe code in three places
The activity board, the bar top and the table cards. Guests decide to join in the first two minutes or not at all, and hunting for a code is enough friction to lose them.
Before the slotTap through
The software shows the questions, runs the timers and does the scoring. The host mostly presses next and says a few words between rounds. That is a job description you can write down and hand over.
The sessionThe winner on the screen
Announce the winner on the screen in front of the room. That is what makes the guests who watched sign up next time.
The prizeHalf the guests are not interested, and the other half arrive tomorrow.
Guest activity programmes are hard for that reason. Trivia survives it better than most things on the board. It needs no equipment, no skill level, no swimwear and no booking. Guests can join five minutes late, and a group of four strangers at a pool bar can play together.
A resort does not employ professional quizmasters. It employs a duty manager, a bar lead and a seasonal activities assistant who started last week. The person hosting only has to tap through questions on a tablet. Scoring is automatic and there is nothing to add up at the end.
And your audience rotates. A bar needs a new quiz every week because the same teams come back. You do not. Build four solid games, run them on a rotation, and most guests will only ever see one.
Six things it does for your venue.
Fills a quiet night
An activity for the dead hour after lunch.
Brings them back
A league that runs itself.
Keeps them for another round
A reason to stay in the lobby bar after dinner.
Lets you write to your regulars
Players opt in. You send the next quiz night.
Gets you talked about
A post with your name on it, every night.
Keeps the margin
No fee per session. Anyone on shift hosts, for one flat monthly price.
Turn a quiz crowd into regulars.
One good night brings people in once. A season table, the standings in their inbox and a note from your venue give them a reason to come back.
- A league that carries across the weeks. Every Trivia night adds to the season table, so each team has a place to defend next week.
- The standings in their inbox. After each league night, players with a verified email get their team's place and the top five, in your venue's name.
- A note from your venue. Write to the players who opted in about the next game night or an offer, by email and as a notification in the Quizado app.
The full table, the standings mail and messages are part of Business. Your nights count toward the league on every plan.
Four formats to start with.
Music Bingo is part of Pro and Business. You hold whatever music licence your venue needs. Quizado does not provide one.
Questions and answers.
What does a weekly trivia night cost?
With a quiz company, a fee for every show: one national company starts at $195 a show, on agreements of 16 weeks or more. With Quizado, one flat monthly price, however many nights you run, billed monthly with no contract. See the prices. The free plan lets you run a real night before you pay.
Who runs the night? Do you send a host?
Auto-Host runs it, or your bartender does. We do not send a person and we do not run events: Quizado is software. Auto-Host runs a trivia night by itself: it opens answering, runs the clock, locks, reveals, scores and moves to the next question, so no quiz master is needed. The questions show on the screen; Auto-Host does not read them aloud. Or your bartender, your manager or any host you choose runs the night from a phone, tablet or laptop, with Host Coach, free on every plan, showing what to do now and one line to say out loud.
How long is a game, and how simple is it to run?
You pick the length. The night builder builds a Trivia night to the length you choose (up to 30 minutes on the free plan), and on a paid plan the AI writes a game of 30 minutes to 2 hours. On the night you press start. With Auto-Host on, Trivia opens answering, runs the clock, reveals, scores and moves to the next question by itself.
How many teams or phones can play?
On the free Home plan, Trivia takes up to 4 player phones a game, with 2 game starts in 24 hours. Teams you score yourself, without phones, are not capped. Paid plans have no limit on players.
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.
Can the game show on more than one screen?
Yes. Copy the screen link in the host app and open it on each TV or computer, and every screen shows the same game. Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV and an HDMI cable work too.
Can we run music rounds and themed nights?
Yes. Catch That Tune puts music questions inside Trivia: teams pick the song from a clip. Music Bingo is part of Pro and Business; you hold whatever music licence your venue needs, and Quizado does not provide one. For themed nights there are premium packs such as Halloween Fright Night and 80s Rewind, from Starter up, and on every paid plan the AI writes questions on any topic you give it.
Can I run the same quiz every week?
Yes, and in a hotel that is the sensible approach. Guests turn over every few nights, so you can play the same game again. Keep three or four games on rotation and refresh them once a season.
Do I need a trained host?
No, not for Trivia. Auto-Host runs a Trivia night by itself: it shows the questions on screen, runs the timers, reveals, scores and moves on, so no quiz master is needed. Or a duty manager runs it from a phone. Family Face-Off and QuizoParty are run by the host from a board, and they benefit from a confident presenter.
Does it work outdoors by the pool?
Yes, as long as Wi-Fi or mobile signal reaches the deck. Every question appears on the guest phone as well as on the screen. Check coverage at the furthest sun lounger before you schedule it. If your guest Wi-Fi asks for a portal login, brief the host on how to walk someone through it.
How do international guests cope with the questions?
Choose subjects that travel. Geography, food, film, science and music work across nationalities, while local politics and domestic celebrities do not. You can write your own questions on every plan; hosting a pack you wrote needs Pro or Business.
Can I use it at more than one property?
Every plan includes one venue. Paid plans add extra venues to the same account as an add-on. See the pricing page for what each plan includes.
Can we sell it as a conference add-on?
Yes. A quiz is a common evening extra for a corporate booking. Spend AI questions, on any paid plan, on a round about the client, put your logo on the screen with Business, and run it in a function room with one projector.
Does it work without internet?
Trivia needs a connection, because players answer on their phones. Family Face-Off, QuizoParty and Territory run with no internet from the desktop app and the iOS and Android host apps, on a paid plan or in the trial. A browser cannot host offline.
Will a game night bring more people in?
We cannot promise a number, and you should doubt anyone who does. What we can say: a weekly game gives people a reason to choose your venue on a quiet night, the league gives teams a reason to return, and the recap gives them something to post. The free plan lets you test it on a real night before you pay.
Can I contact the players afterwards?
Yes, the ones who agree. A player can opt in on their phone to hear from your venue. On Business you write to those players from Quizado, by email and as a notification in the Quizado app, and you can download the list. League players also get the standings by email in your venue's name.
Put one session on the activity board.
Open a ready-made night and put the code on the bar top. The free plan needs no card. Choose a plan after you have counted the guests.
