Restaurant Trivia Night Software That Respects the Service
Most restaurants with a quiz night pay a trivia company or a contracted quiz master for it. With Quizado, a shift lead runs the night with the software, for a fraction of the price. Guests answer on their phones and servers keep working the floor.
Software your staff run, not a host we send. The break has its own slide, and so does your offer. Slides are part of Business.
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 night runs in a dining room.
One person taps through the questions. Everyone else works the floor as usual.
Take bookings
Tell guests the start time, tell them the finish time, and hold tables until ten minutes past. A quiz you can staff for is worth more than a quiz you cannot predict.
The week beforeOne code on each table
The party scans it, names itself and plays as a team. Nobody hands out paper or takes names at the door.
SeatingQuiet rounds first
Build the night around Everyone Scores: every table answers on a phone within the time limit, with no buzzing and no race. Save Buzzer Race and Knockout for the final round, when dessert is already on the table.
MainsEnd on the minute
Scores land as answers arrive, so the final leaderboard is on the screen when the last question closes. There is no gap where staff mark papers and the room waits with empty glasses.
DessertA quiz night must not cost you the dinner tables.
Restaurants that try trivia usually fail for one of two reasons. Either the quiz is so loud it ruins the tables that came in for dinner, or it is so long that a two-top occupies a four-top for three hours and the covers never turn.
Both are format problems, not trivia problems. The question appears on a screen and on every guest phone, and answers go in by thumb rather than by voice. There are no answer sheets to collect and no scoring pause where the whole room sits still. Servers keep taking orders through the whole thing.
Decide up front whether tonight is a dwell night or a turn night, and build the game to match. On a dwell night, run six rounds. On a turn night, run three and finish before the second seating arrives.
Six things it does for your venue.
Fills a quiet night
A fixed start time to book for, midweek.
Brings them back
A league that runs itself.
Keeps them for another round
A break slide for the dessert menu.
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 show. A shift lead hosts between checks, 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.
Three games to start with.
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.
Will a quiz stop me turning tables?
Only if you build it that way. You choose how many rounds run and set the timers, so a three-round game inside ninety minutes is straightforward. The scores are final when the last question closes, so there is no long wait before people leave.
Is it too loud for a dining room?
It does not have to make any noise at all. Questions appear on the screen and on guest phones, and answers go in on the phone. Use Everyone Scores rounds and the room stays at normal dinner volume.
Do my servers have to run the game?
One person taps through the questions from a tablet or laptop. There are no answer sheets to collect and no scores to add up, so the rest of the team works the floor exactly as they would on any other service.
Can tables play as one team?
Yes. Put one QR code on each table and the party joins as a single team with a name they choose. A larger party can split into two teams if they want a rivalry across the table.
Can I use photos of my own dishes in a round?
Yes, on Pro or Business. Writing questions is free on every plan. Hosting a pack you wrote needs Pro or Business, and so do your own pictures and audio. With them, a picture round of your own plates, local landmarks or ingredients is straightforward to build.
What if the same teams come every week?
That is the goal, and a league on Business gives them a season table to chase. A new team can still win a single night, because every night has its own winner.
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.
Try it on one midweek service.
Open a ready-made night and put a code on each table. Test a real midweek night on the free plan, with no card, then choose a plan.
