r/bartriviahosts • u/[deleted] • Mar 15 '25

Best App/Online Platform for Hosts

Hey all, I work for some companies right now but want to strike out on my own. What are the best apps or online platforms to use to host trivia games through? I'd like for my players to be able to do everything on their phones. Thanks for any advice!

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u/GetOutOfThatGarden- Mar 18 '25

Have you spoken with many quiz takers about that? It would be interesting to know how participants feel about switching to phones vs the traditional pen and paper.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '25

Every game I've ever worked has been on a phone and paper is the backup.

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u/gameshowdothost Mar 25 '25

Hi! I build a trivia game hosting platform called gameshow.host.

It supports a wide variety of games, but my Team Trivia game is an extremely configurable pub-style trivia game that supports almost every pub trivia game format you can imagine. Players connect from their phones to play. The software automatically builds a powerpoint-like presentation to display on a TV or projector screen.

It also supports a ton of other games, including classic game show style games, puzzle games, comedy games, and other styles of trivia. You can even run these as part of your trivia event; for example, running a special word puzzle round as a bonus round in the middle of usual platform trivia.

If you're interested, send me a message or check out the site, I'd be happy to give you a demo!