Best Social Media Contest Software in 2026
Updated
In short: SweepWidget is ranked #1 of 28 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Socialman and Votigo. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Socialman. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Gleam Competitions at $0.83/mo.
When you plan a social media contest, the campaign format and how people can participate are useful starting points. Compare campaign types and entry methods with supported social networks, then consider moderation tools, analytics and reporting, voting tools, and winner selection. Free-plan availability and paid starting prices add cost context. The ranking opens with SweepWidget and Socialman, followed by Gleam Competitions and Woobox. Votigo, Lukky, KickoffLabs, and PromoSimple are also among the first entries. Weigh these listed features against the kind of contest you intend to run and the tools you need to manage participation.
28 social media contest software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
28ranked
9free plans on this page
$0.83/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 SweepWidget iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$29/mo Campaign types: Giveaways, sweepstakes, social media campaigns, email subscriptions, viral-sharing campaigns, custom forms, leaderboard competitions, photo contests, video contests, voting contests, airdrops, NFT giveaways, presales, and whitelist campaignsEntry methods: Social follows, likes, comments, shares, reposts, visits, newsletter subscriptions, referrals, custom forms, polls, surveys, file uploads, secret codes, app downloads, purchases, event attendance, podcast subscriptions, and custom actionsSocial networks: Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Tumblr, Twitch, Bluesky, Kick, Steam, SoundCloud, Spotify, Snapchat, Telegram, Discord, LinkedIn, Reddit, Medium, and Patreon
- 2 Socialman iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$12/mo Campaign types: giveaways, sweepstakes, contests, polls, quizzes, newsletter campaignsEntry methods: social sign-in, page visits, follows, posts, retweets, viral sharing, newsletter signup, polls, quizzes, open questions, URL visits, app downloads, coupon unlocksSocial networks: Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Discord, Steam, Telegram, Pinterest, Spotify, Reddit, Snapchat, Kick, Tumblr
- 3 Votigo iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0$29/mo Campaign types: Sweepstakes, UGC contests, instant-win games, loyalty and rewards programs, quizzes and gamification, digital coupons and rebates, SMS and text promotions, photo contests, video contests, landing pages, pollsEntry methods: Web forms, microsites, landing pages, mobile, social posts, hashtags, comments, chatbot auto-DMs, QR codes, in-store entrySocial networks: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, Reddit, BeReal
- 4 Lukky iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 Campaign types: Random giveaway draws, Instagram contests, Facebook contestsEntry methods: Post comments, required mentions, one entry per person, excluded-account filteringSocial networks: Instagram, Facebook
- 5 Gleam Competitions No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$0.83/mo Campaign types: Giveaways, sweepstakes, photo contests, social media giveaways, caption-to-win contests, raffles, and user-generated-content campaignsEntry methods: Email subscriptions, social follows and visits, comments, shares, hashtags, video actions, file uploads, quizzes, custom actions, coupon codes, Discord entries, and event actionsSocial networks: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, Snapchat, Tumblr, Twitch, Telegram, Discord, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Goodreads
- 6 KickoffLabs No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$13/mo Campaign types: Viral giveaways, leaderboard giveaways, bonus-entry giveaways, pre-launch waitlists, milestone rewards, newsletter referrals, lead magnets, ecommerce giveaways, event promotionEntry methods: Email signup, Facebook signup, Google signup, phone number, referrals, social follows, content views, shares, purchases, form actions, app downloads, custom actions, secret codes, SMSSocial networks: Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Discord, Reddit, Telegram, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Threads, Spotify, Messenger, Weibo
- 7 PromoSimple No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$14/mo Campaign types: giveaways, sweepstakes, contests, polls, surveys, quizzes, refer-a-friend campaignsEntry methods: email and Facebook login, Facebook visits or likes, Twitter follows or tweets, Instagram likes or follows, Pinterest follows or pins, polls, surveys, quizzes, refer-a-friend links, custom form fieldsSocial networks: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest
- 8 Woobox No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$29/mo Campaign types: UGC contests, giveaways, polls, quizzes, forms, photo contests, video contests, hashtag contestsEntry methods: Form entry, file upload, hashtag entry, social follows, social shares, YouTube subscriptionsSocial networks: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter/X, YouTube, TikTok
- 9 Contestit No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$15/mo Campaign types: giveaways, sweepstakes, photo contests, quiz/trivia campaigns, spin-wheel campaigns, referral/viral campaignsEntry methods: comments, email sign-ups, custom entry forms, likes, follows, tags, shares, referrals, quiz answers, photo submissionsSocial networks: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter/X, Twitch
- 10 Woorise No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free
- 11 Comment Picker No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Campaign types: giveaways, contests, raffles, sweepstakes, promotions, entry-form giveawaysEntry methods: comments, comment replies, likes, reposts, quotes, replies, names or lists, branded entry formsSocial networks: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, X (Twitter), Bluesky, Threads, Reddit
- 12 Cool Tabs Social Listening No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5$49/mo
- 13 Pickaw No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Campaign types: Online contests, random draws, quizzes, personality tests, Dynamic Lives, Bot-o-Reply campaignsEntry methods: Comments, keywords, mentions, likes or reactions, follows, reposts, contest publication URLsSocial networks: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Threads
- 14 Simpliers No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4€9.99/mo Campaign types: Instagram giveaways; Facebook giveaways; X giveaways; YouTube giveaways; TikTok giveaways; multi-platform giveaways; list-based giveawaysEntry methods: Comments; likes; retweets; replies; list entriesSocial networks: Instagram; Facebook; X (Twitter); YouTube; TikTok
- 15 SocialDog Contests Plus No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Campaign types: Instant win; later draw; single-entry; multi-entryEntry methods: X follow; X repost; X follow and repost; X quote post; X hashtag; Instagram comment; Instagram follow and comment; Instagram photo/video hashtag post; LINE friend add; YouTube video view; YouTube like and channel subscribe; TikTok video view; Discord server join; website visit; survey; quiz; URL sharing; prediction; secret phrase; puzzleSocial networks: X; Instagram; LINE; YouTube; TikTok; Discord
- 16 FairGiveaway No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Campaign types: social media giveaways; X/Twitter drawsEntry methods: likes; reposts; comments; follows; external-tweet engagementSocial networks: X (Twitter)
- 17 KingSumo No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Campaign types: Giveaways; sweepstakesEntry methods: Email; Facebook; social-account follows; link clicks; friend referralsSocial networks: Facebook; other social accounts via bonus-entry actions
- 18 ViralSweep No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3$49/mo
- 19 Easypromos No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Campaign types: Giveaways, online voting contests, photo contests, video contests, mention and hashtag contests, referral campaigns, games, quizzes, instant prizes, and multi-stage promotionsEntry methods: Registration forms, photo uploads, video uploads, text submissions, PDF uploads, external links, YouTube links, Instagram or TikTok content, mentions, hashtags, referrals, and votesSocial networks: Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitch, Google, and Pinterest
- 20 Heyo No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Campaign types: Sweepstakes, photo contests, video contests, Instagram sweeps, quizzes, multi-format contests, Twitter sweeps, viral sweeps, hashtag campaigns, refer-a-friend campaigns, UGC contestsEntry methods: Email opt-in, Facebook page like, social sharing, link sharing, photo submission, video submission, hashtag submission, quiz participation, refer-a-friend clicksSocial networks: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
- 21 RafflePress No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Campaign types: photo/UGC contests, caption contests, hashtag contests, trivia/quiz contests, sweepstakes, referral contestsEntry methods: email signup, social follows, social sharing, referrals, page visits, video viewing, polls and surveys, questions, image submissions, comments, blog posts, custom actionsSocial networks: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Twitch
- 22 Revup No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Campaign types: Photo contests, video contests, user-generated-content contestsEntry methods: Photo uploads, video uploads, captions, custom fields, Google sign-in, social-platform video pulls, manual admin submissionsSocial networks: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X
- 23 Strutta No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Campaign types: Sweepstakes, random draw, instant win, judged contest, voted contest, photo contest, video contest, audio contest, text contest, quizzes, polls, coupons, landing pages, signup forms, Instagram hashtag contest, Facebook contest, lead generation campaign, prize raffle, in-store giveawayEntry methods: Photo, video, audio and text uploads; Instagram hashtags; signup forms; code and unique-code validation; refer-a-friend sharing; polls and quizzesSocial networks: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
- 24 UpViral No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Campaign types: sweepstakes, contests, giveaways, referral campaigns, rewards, viral waiting listsEntry methods: email opt-in, referrals, social sharing, custom actions, Facebook login, embeddable HTML formsSocial networks: Facebook, Twitter, Messenger, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Telegram, Instagram
- 25 ContestKit No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Campaign types: Scratch & Win; Twitter contestsEntry methods: Facebook Connect; Twitter login; name and email; Twitter follow; Twitter retweet; referral linksSocial networks: Facebook; Twitter
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Questions about this list
Which social media contest software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
SweepWidget is ranked #1 of 28 with a score of 7.9. Socialman is second and Votigo third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Gleam Competitions has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.83/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.
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