11. Peabody Teach live quiz game
Peabody Teach
A live review game where students join on their own devices with a six-letter code and pick one of three made-up game names, such as Purple Otter, so nobody types a name. They answer by tapping one of three big boxes. Play everyone together, in teams, or at each student's own level, with up to 60 devices. There is no leaderboard below 3rd grade and no points for speed. Results stay on the teacher's computer and download as a spreadsheet; nothing about students is stored.
Free, no sign-in and no ads; Peabody is free through the end of 2026 (as of 2026-10-30).
Watch for Every question has exactly three answer boxes. Questions come from a list you paste or the built-in math facts sets, not a large shared library. The school network must allow a live (websocket) connection.
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A live quiz game where students earn in-game money for right answers and spend it on upgrades. Gimkit's account FAQ says students can play live games and assignments without an account or logging in; they need one only for classes or to earn XP and buy cosmetics. The join article says students enter the code at gimkit.com/join and can take a name from a nickname generator.
The free part: Basic hosts games, creates classes and collects reports; the Pro FAQ says Basic has about three free game modes that rotate, and Pro adds every mode, assignments, and images and audio in questions.
Gimkit Basic is free; Pro is $14.99 a month or $59.88 a year (as of 2026-10-30).
Watch for The free plan rotates its modes, so the game you planned may not be there. Gimkit classes do need student accounts, so stay with a plain game code.
Visit Gimkit ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
Students hold up a printed card turned to show their answer, and the teacher's phone app scans the room. Plickers' help center says there is no need for student devices or accounts, and that sessions can run offline. Its FAQ says the core of Plickers will always be free for teachers.
The free part: Printing cards, making sets, scanning and reports, but each set is limited to 5 questions.
Free core; Plickers Pro is $8.99 a month, or $71.88 a year (as of 2026-10-30).
Watch for Five questions a set on the free plan, and answers are limited to what a card can show, so it suits quick checks more than long games.
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A quiz and quick-question tool with a Space Race team game. Socrative's help center says students do not need to create an account: they scan a QR code or type the teacher's room name at gosocrative.com. Rostered rooms, a paid feature, add a student ID the teacher gives out.
The free part: One room, 5 quizzes, up to 50 students per activity and 30 days of reports.
Free plan; Essentials is $10 a seat a month ($120 a year) and Pro $16.67 a seat a month billed yearly (as of 2026-10-30).
Watch for Five saved quizzes on the free plan, and it is more a quiz than a game, so the energy is lower than the game-style tools.
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Interactive lessons with quizzes, polls and the Time to Climb game built in. Nearpod's FAQ says students can join a live lesson without creating an account, using a code at nearpod.com or a lesson link, with no app to download. Student accounts exist only when a school or district turns them on.
The free part: Silver: up to 40 student joins per lesson and 300 MB of storage, per the pricing page.
Silver is free; Gold is $159 a year and Platinum $397 a year (as of 2026-10-30).
Watch for The free plan stops at 40 joins a lesson, and building a lesson takes longer than typing a quick quiz.
Visit Nearpod ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
A team quiz game played from one screen at the front of the room. Its home page says play from one screen, no devices needed, so students never join anything or sign in. Teachers can make and play their own games for free or pick from games other teachers made.
The free part: The free-forever Basic plan makes and plays games; the pricing page says Baamboozle+ lifts all of its restrictions but does not list them.
Basic is free; Baamboozle+ is $4.99 a month billed yearly ($59.88) or $7.99 a month (as of 2026-10-30).
Watch for Everyone plays from one screen, so you get team answers, not one answer per student. The free plan's limits are not spelled out.
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Live polls, word clouds and quizzes on the projector. The Menti Live page says everyone joins at menti.com with a code on any device, with no app and no login. It also joins by link or QR code.
The free part: The plans table lists 50 participants a month on the free plan, which a single class can use up quickly.
Free plan; the education page lists Basic at $8.99 and Pro at $14.99 per presenter a month, billed yearly (as of 2026-10-30).
Watch for Made for presenters and meetings as much as classrooms, and the free participant allowance is monthly, not per game.
Visit Mentimeter ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
Slides with live quizzes, polls and spinner wheels. Its docs say participants do not need an account and do not sign up or log in; they scan a QR code or type the join code. A name is asked for only on quiz slides, Q&A, or when the host collects audience info.
The free part: Up to 50 participants live, with unlimited presentations a month, per the pricing page.
The pricing page says Edu plans have special rates but did not show a figure.
Watch for Quiz slides ask for a name, so tell students to use a made-up one. Education prices were not shown on the page.
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Live polls, quizzes and Q&A. The education page says students join by scanning a QR code or entering the session code at slido.com, with no app to download. The free version covers core features; more than 3 poll questions per session needs the paid plan.
The free part: Core features with up to 3 poll questions per session; surveys, data export and Q&A moderation need a paid plan.
Free version; EDU plans from 15 euros a month, paid annually (as of 2026-10-30).
Watch for Built for meetings and lectures, with few game features, and the free plan's three polls are not enough for a review game.
Visit Slido ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.