Alternatives
The Best AhaSlides Alternatives
AhaSlides is a presentation tool first. People look for an alternative when the quiz stops being one slide in a deck and becomes the whole reason everyone turned up.
Last updated 2026-09-16
Why people look for an alternative
You still build every slide
Interactive slides remove the clicking, not the writing. Somebody lays out every question and finds out on the night whether it flows.
A tool that writes the running order changes what the host actually does, which is host.
Audience caps
Tools aimed at events meter by audience size, which is the right model for a conference and an odd one for a living room.
For a group who know each other, the useful measure is whether the questions are about them, not how many can join.
The options, ranked
Quizriella
Our pickBest for: When the quiz is the event
Collects questions from the players about each other and returns a presenter-led comedy show, with optional generated scenes of the players inside the questions.
Pros
No slides to build
Material comes from the group
Paced running order with a real ending
Free to play a full show
Cons
Does not plug into a presentation or a deck
AhaSlides
Best for: Quizzes inside a talk
Live polls, word clouds and quiz slides inside a presentation.
Pros
Great for meetings
Many response types
Free tier
Cons
You build it all
Audience limits
Not a party format
Kahoot
Best for: Familiar knowledge quizzes
The best known classroom quiz platform, with a large ready-made library.
Pros
Ready-made quizzes
Everyone knows it
Cons
Classroom shaped
Host writes anything personal
Crowdpurr
Best for: Live event trivia
Trivia built for event audiences, with big-screen presentation.
Pros
Handles a crowd
Event polish
Cons
Priced by audience
Overkill for a family night
Feature by feature
| Feature | Quizriella | AhaSlides | Kahoot | Crowdpurr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
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 | Rounds | |||
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 | Templates | Ready-made sets | Question packs | |
Plays in a browser, nothing to install Host and players join from whatever device they already have | ||||
Free to play a full show A complete game with no payment and no trial limit | Audience capped | Personal tier | Audience capped |
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
What should I use for a work social rather than a meeting?
Quizriella suits a team that actually knows each other, because the questions are about them. For a meeting where the quiz supports the content, AhaSlides remains the better fit.
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 AhaSlides for your work is to run one project through it.
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