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Kahoot's free plan stops at 10 players. Lightning Round lets the whole class join a live quiz on their own devices with a 4-digit code, and faster correct answers score more. Ready-made quizzes are free to play; generating your own on any topic is Pro.
| Kahoot free | Sage Teachers' Lightning Round | |
|---|---|---|
| Players | Capped at 10 (3 on a business account) | No cap, the whole class joins |
| Cost | Free trial tier, paid plans for more players and features | Free to play, ready-made and write-your-own |
| Scoring | Speed-based points | Speed-based points, measured on each pupil's device |
| Pupil accounts | Not needed to join | Not needed, join with a 4-digit code |
| Make your own | Create quizzes free, some question types paid | Write your own free; generate on any topic is Pro |
| Beyond quizzes | Quiz platform | 90+ apps: timers, games, printables, group makers |
Kahoot is polished, familiar, and has an enormous bank of public quizzes. The music, the podium, the whole format is something pupils recognise instantly. If your class is small, or your school pays for a plan, it is a proven choice.
The big one is the player limit. Kahoot's free plan caps a game at 10 players, which does not fit a class of 30 without paying. Lightning Round has no cap, so the whole class joins for free with a 4-digit code and no accounts. It keeps the bits that make these games work, a live question on the board, answers on each pupil's own device, speed-based points and a podium at the end, and both the ready-made sets and writing your own are free.
Pick a ready-made question set, write your own, or on Pro generate one on any topic and age range. Put the room code on the board. Pupils go to sageteachers.com/join, type the 4-digit code, and they are in, with no accounts. Each question appears on the board and on their device, and the quicker they answer correctly the more points they score, measured on their own device so it is fair. Between questions the standings update, and it finishes on a podium.
Lightning Round is free to play with no player cap. Its ready-made question sets and the write-your-own option are both free. Sage Teachers Pro adds generating a quiz on any topic and age range with AI. Pupils never need accounts, on any plan.
The free plan caps a game at 10 players (3 on a business account), so a full class needs a paid plan. Lightning Round has no cap, so the whole class joins for free.
Lightning Round is a free live quiz with no player cap. Pupils join on their own devices with a 4-digit code, speed scores more, and it ends on a podium. Ready-made and write-your-own are free; generating is Pro.
No. They go to sageteachers.com/join, type the 4-digit code, and they are in. No accounts, nothing to install.
Yes. Lightning Round has ready-made sets and a free write-your-own option. Generating a quiz with AI is Pro.
Open it on your board, share the code, and let the whole class in. No download, no pupil accounts, no player limit.