Trivia hosting software
Trivia Hosting Software Built by Trivia Hosts
Build the game, put it on the TV, and let the room play on their phones. 321Trivia keeps score, runs the leaderboard and gives you the tools to make a night memorable.
Before the night
Build the Game
Game Builder
Every Question Type
Your Questions or Ours
In the room
Run It Live
Browser Host Controls
TV Display
Players on Their Phones
Music & Soundboard
Prize Questions & Spinner
Power-up Buttons
Scoring
Scores You Never Have to Add Up
Automatic, Time-Based Scoring
Live Leaderboards
Host Scoring Controls
Your business
Built to Grow With You
Your Branding
Venues & Sponsors
Hosts at the Same Time
Beyond question-and-answer
Game Modes and Special Rounds
Live hosted games, Auto Host games that run themselves, Ice Breaker, Guest of Honor and self-paced Event Challenges — plus 321Bingo rounds, the 321Grid team board and the Redemption and Underdog challenges. See every mode. And in every live game, Power-ups — Bet, Double, Duel, Free and the rest — are the layer that makes 321Trivia play differently from a quiz on a screen.
Choosing software
What to Look for in Trivia Hosting Software
Whether you are comparing trivia night software for a bar, a trivia company with several hosts, or a one-off event, the same questions decide whether a product will survive a loud room on a Tuesday. Here is the checklist we would use, and how 321Trivia answers it.
- Question management. Can you write your own, reuse them, and pull from a library when you are short? 321Trivia has a Game Builder with templates, a shared question library, curated rounds and an AI question builder on the plans that include it.
- Automatic scoring you can overrule. Scoring should be instant and server-side, with speed counted — and the host must still be able to mark an answer right or regrade a question when the room disagrees. See how to score trivia.
- Phone-based answering with no app. Every install you ask for loses a table. Players should join from a browser by QR code or a short code. How phone-based trivia works.
- A TV display that stands alone. The screen the room sees should run in its own window — question, timer, join code, reveal, leaderboard — and work on several TVs at once. Putting trivia on TVs.
- Host controls that match how a night actually runs. Start and close questions, reveal, show the answer spread, jump to the board, run a bonus challenge, play a sting — from a laptop, without a second person.
- Game formats beyond question-and-answer. Picture rounds, put-in-order, matching, estimates, caption contests, a bingo round, a team board round, and a strategy layer like Power-ups so a trailing table stays in it.
- Branding and sponsors. Your name and logo on the game, and a sponsor per venue if you sell placements — on 321Trivia, Pro and Business.
- Multiple venues and multiple hosts. A venue list that fills in a listing’s location, table cards with the join QR, and extra host seats running games at the same time on one account (Business).
- Recurring games. Save a format as a template, refill it with fresh questions each week, and publish the night to a public upcoming games list so players can find it.
- Music and sound. A song per question and a soundboard for stings and celebrations, run by the host.
- Prizes with a moment. A prize question and an on-screen spinner that picks a winner from the teams that got it right.
- Analytics. Who played, how often, how each question performed — enough to make next week better. Game and venue analytics are on the plans that include them.
New to running a night? Start with how to start a trivia night, the rulebook and the equipment list.
Questions
Hosting Software FAQ
Do players need to download an app?+
No. Players open 321Trivia in their phone’s browser and scan the QR code or type the game code. There is nothing to install and no account to make.
What equipment do I need to host?+
A laptop or computer running a web browser, and a screen the room can see for the TV display. A speaker is nice for music and sound effects.
Can more than one host run games at the same time?+
Yes, on the Business plan: it runs several games at once, you can add host seats, and teammates are invited to the same account.
Is 321Trivia bar trivia software or event software?+
Both. The same host tools run a weekly bar or pub trivia night, a brewery’s taproom game, a company event, a fundraiser or a festival’s self-paced Event Challenge. The difference is the mode you pick, not the product.
Can I use my own questions?+
Yes. Write your own in the Game Builder, mix them with the 321Trivia question library, or generate rounds with the AI question builder on plans that include it. The Free Host Demo and Party use library questions only.
See It for Yourself
Start with the Free Host Demo: set up a game, open the TV display, and join from your phone.
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