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The Best TriviaMaker Alternatives
TriviaMaker looks the part and hands you a blank board. The alternative most people are really after is one where the questions arrive without them typing any.
Last updated 2026-09-16
Why people look for an alternative
The board does not fill itself
Building a quiz board is satisfying for about ten minutes and then it is data entry, usually the night before.
Collecting questions from the players spreads that work thin enough that nobody notices doing it.
The host cannot play
Whoever writes the quiz cannot compete in it, which quietly removes one person from their own party.
When the questions come in secret, the host is seeing them for the first time on screen along with everyone else.
The options, ranked
Quizriella
Our pickBest for: Getting a show without writing one
Players write about each other, the producer drafts the rest, and the running order comes back with segments and pacing already decided. Everything stays editable before the show.
Pros
No blank board to fill
Host can play along with everyone else
Comedy segments written in
Free tier plays a full show
Cons
Less manual control over board layout than a builder
TriviaMaker
Best for: Full manual control
Game-show styled boards you fill in yourself.
Pros
Television style formats
Total control of categories
Cons
All writing is yours
Limits on the free tier
Kahoot
Best for: Speed and familiarity
Quick to set up, with a big library of ready-made quizzes.
Pros
Ready-made sets
Well known
Cons
Classroom feel
No personal material
Jackbox Games
Best for: Nothing to prepare at all
Bought party packs with phones as controllers.
Pros
Zero preparation
Professionally written
Cons
Console needed
Paid up front
Repeats
Feature by feature
| Feature | Quizriella | TriviaMaker | Kahoot | Jackbox Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Questions about the players The quiz is about the people in the room, not general knowledge | You write them | You write them | ||
Players submit in secret Everyone contributes material before the show without seeing the rest | In game | |||
Your faces inside the questions Generated scenes and clips starring the actual players | ||||
A presenter-led running order Segments, links and pacing written for you, not a flat list of questions | Board format | |||
Comedy segments between questions Dares, hot seats, breaking news and awards, not just more questions | ||||
No preparation by the host A full show without the host writing the questions themselves | Ready-made sets | |||
Plays in a browser, nothing to install Host and players join from whatever device they already have | Console or PC needed | |||
Free to play a full show A complete game with no payment and no trial limit | Limited | Personal tier |
Feature sets and pricing change frequently across all of these products. Treat this as a starting point and check each one directly before committing.
Frequently asked questions
Can I still write my own questions?
Yes. The editor gives you the whole running order, so you can add, rewrite or delete anything, and ask the producer for more drafts when you are short.
Who writes the questions?
Your players do. Everyone gets an invite code, opens it on their own phone, and secretly writes questions about the others. Quizriella arranges them into a running order and adds the comedy segments between them.
Is Quizriella free?
Yes. A whole show plays for free with simple avatars, coloured discs and emoji for each player. Generating AI photos or clips of your players inside the questions is the paid part, and the cost for the whole show is quoted before anything is generated.
Try Quizriella
The quickest way to know whether it beats TriviaMaker for your work is to run one project through it.
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Quiz platform built for classrooms and workplaces. The host shows questions on a shared screen and players answer on their phones.
The Best Jackbox Alternatives
Party packs of party games played on one screen with phones as controllers, sold as bundles per platform.
The Best AhaSlides Alternatives
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