Kahoot!

Kahoot! is a tool for interactive quizzes, polls, and Q&A sessions, available on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. It supports quiz mode, live polling, live Q&A, anonymous responses, and slide integrations. The listed audience limit is 50, though participant allowances differ by plan: free Kahoot! Go includes up to 40 participants, while Bronze allows 50, Silver 100, Gold 200, and Kahoot! One 800. Kahoot! Go includes quiz and true-or-false question types. Paid plans add features such as AI content creation, reports, feedback question types, and additional live game experiences, depending on plan. The free plan is available, and the listed paid starting price is $3/mo (annual). Kahoot! was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Kahoot! covers several formats for interactive sessions, with participant limits and features varying by plan. The free option supports up to 40 people, while paid plans start at $3/mo (annual).

Kahoot! suits people running interactive quiz, polling, or Q&A sessions across web and mobile or desktop platforms. Plan choices may matter for hosts who need participant capacity above the free plan’s 40.

Kahoot! is an interactive-session tool for quizzes, polls, and audience questions. It best suits teachers and presenters who want participation woven into a live session. Its free plan is useful for small groups, but larger audiences and broader question formats require a paid tier.

Overview

Kahoot! brings quiz mode, live polling, and Q&A together, with anonymous responses and slide integrations. That range lets a host move from checking knowledge to collecting opinions or questions, while anonymity can make it easier for participants to contribute. The trade-off is that the plan determines both audience size and the formats available, so a session that outgrows the free tier may need an upgrade.

The service is freemium and runs on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Kahoot! was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Key features

• Quiz mode: The free Kahoot! Go plan supports quiz and true-or-false questions. That is enough for straightforward knowledge checks, but hosts who need a wider selection of prompts must move to a paid plan.
• Live polling and Q&A: These formats extend sessions beyond testing, making Kahoot! more useful for gathering audience input or questions as an event unfolds.
• Anonymous responses: Participants can submit responses without attaching their identity, a useful option when a host wants input without singling people out.
• Slide integrations: Hosts can pair interaction with slides, which suits presentations where questions and audience input belong alongside the material.

Pricing

Kahoot! Go is free and allows up to 40 participants, with the classic live experience and quiz and true-or-false question types. It is the sensible starting point for small, uncomplicated sessions, but its audience cap and narrow question selection leave little room for growth or varied activities.

Kahoot!+ Bronze costs $3/mo (billed annually; $36 billed annually). It raises the limit to 50 participants and adds AI content creation and reports. That is a modest capacity increase over Go, so its stronger case is for hosts who want those additions rather than a much larger room.

Kahoot!+ Silver costs $7/mo (billed annually; $84 billed annually) and supports up to 100 participants, feedback question types, and the lecture experience. It is a better fit for sessions that need feedback formats or a larger audience than Bronze allows.

Kahoot!+ Gold costs $12/mo (billed annually; $144 billed annually), accommodates up to 200 participants, and includes all listed review and feedback question types plus advanced reports. The additional capacity and reporting suit larger sessions where basic reports are not enough.

Kahoot! One costs $19/mo (billed annually; $228 billed annually), supports up to 800 participants, and includes all question types and all live game experiences. It is the clearest fit for hosts who need the broadest format selection and the highest listed audience ceiling. Each paid price is an annual-billing rate; the corresponding annual charge is shown above.

Platforms

Kahoot! is available on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, giving hosts and participants several common device options for joining a session.

Who it's for

Kahoot! suits teachers, presenters, and other hosts who want quizzes, polls, or Q&A inside a live session. Go is appropriate for groups of up to 40 using basic quiz formats; paid plans make more sense when participant limits, feedback questions, reports, or additional live experiences matter. Hosts who need a different kind of classroom response system should compare alternatives before committing to a tier.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Quizzes, live polls, and Q&A give hosts more than one way to involve an audience.
• Pro: Anonymous responses and slide integrations support participation during presentations without requiring every response to be identified.
• Pro: Paid plans scale from 50 participants on Bronze to 800 on One, with higher tiers adding question formats and experiences.
• Con: Go is capped at 40 participants and restricts questions to quiz and true-or-false types, which limits its usefulness for larger or more varied sessions.
• Con: Paid plans are priced with annual billing, so the monthly rate is not a month-to-month commitment.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison, browse Student Response Systems, Audience Response Systems, or Interactive Classroom Software.

• Poll Everywhere is another freemium audience-response option; its Intro plan is free for audiences of up to 40, with a 700-person option for 30 days.
• iClicker is a freemium alternative with paid Pulse plans that include attendance tracking, auto-run class sessions, and late-arrival tracking.
• Plickers is a freemium option with a free plan capped at five questions per set and 63 students per class.
• Quick Key offers a free teacher plan with up to 100 quizzes per month, up to 200 students per teacher, and paper grading on iOS and Android.
• Socrative has a free plan limited to five quizzes, one room, 50 students per activity, and 30-day report history.
• Wayground (formerly Quizizz) offers a free Starter plan with a 20-activity limit, up to 100 participants per session, and limited library access.
• Particify has a free plan supporting 200 participants per room, unlimited rooms and question series, and one room creator.
• Top Hat is a paid alternative with student-access plans for one four-month term, 12 months, or four years.

Verdict

Kahoot! is a strong choice for teachers and presenters who want quiz-led participation alongside polling and Q&A, with paid tiers that expand audience size and session formats. Start with Go for a small group and basic checks; look elsewhere if those limits do not fit, or choose a higher tier when the audience ceiling or question options justify annual billing.