livepoll.io

Overview

livepoll.io is an audience-response tool for presenters, educators, trainers, and other session leaders. It suits events that need several ways to gather input without asking attendees to install an app or create an account. Its free plan allows up to 1,000 participants per session, though ads may appear on participant pages.

Key features

Participation and results

Twelve question types cover polls, quizzes, word clouds, rankings, image choices, and Q&A. That range lets a facilitator vary an activity without switching tools; live results can be held back until the presenter chooses to reveal them, which is useful when seeing others’ answers might influence a response. Attendees join from a phone or laptop using a six-character code or QR code, and can answer anonymously.

After the session

Ended sessions can be shared by link or exported as CSV or PDF, and an optional asynchronous survey supports follow-up after the live event. These options make the tool more useful than a one-time show of results, particularly for trainers and educators who need to revisit responses.

AI and capacity

An AI session builder drafts questions from a plain-English description. Its daily fair-use limit applies per account and resets the next day, so it is a starting aid rather than an unlimited content pipeline. The default capacity is 1,000 participants; presenters can raise a session to 2,000 or 3,000 in the dashboard, while larger events require contacting the company.

Privacy and integrations

The company says participant data is not sold or used for targeted advertising, and is not passed to advertisers. Ads may still appear on participant-facing pages; presenter screens and exports are ad-free. The privacy policy says data is stored in the United States on Supabase hosted on AWS, encrypted in transit and at rest, with access limited to authenticated users. A Zoom app brings polls, quizzes, and Q&A into a meeting sidebar; its stated permissions are to read the Zoom profile and run inside meetings.

Pricing

livepoll.io uses a freemium model and has no free trial. The Free plan costs nothing and includes all question types, unlimited questions and sessions, live results, CSV and PDF exports, QR codes, and up to 1,000 participants per session. That is a substantial allowance for regular classes, workshops, and many events, without a session quota. The trade-off is that participant-facing ads may appear.

Optional per-session paid options can remove those ads or raise capacity above 1,000 participants. Their prices are custom pricing, so organizers should confirm the cost before relying on them for an event. Sessions can be set to 2,000 or 3,000 participants in the dashboard; events above 3,000 require contacting the company.

Platforms

The platform is available on web, Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Participants can join from a phone or laptop without installing an app, while the Zoom app offers a meeting-sidebar option.

Who it's for

It is a strong fit for presenters, trainers, educators, and facilitators who want varied live interactions, anonymous participation, and post-session exports without per-session question or session limits. It is less suitable when participant-facing ads are unacceptable, or when an event exceeds 3,000 attendees and requires a confirmed capacity arrangement.

Pros and cons

• Pros: The free plan supports up to 1,000 participants per session and unlimited sessions, making it practical for recurring activities as well as large groups.
• Pros: Twelve question types, presenter-controlled result visibility, and code or QR joining cover varied live formats without an attendee account or app install.
• Pros: CSV and PDF exports, shareable sessions, and optional async surveys extend the value beyond the live meeting.
• Cons: Participant-facing ads may appear unless an optional paid session option removes them.
• Cons: Capacity above 3,000 requires contacting the company, and paid-option prices are custom pricing.
• Cons: The AI builder has daily per-account fair-use limits, which constrain repeated question generation.

Alternatives

Choose Poll Everywhere if its free plan’s 40-person audience limit fits your sessions, or if a 30-day allowance of 700 people matters more than livepoll.io’s 1,000-person default; Poll Everywhere also offers a free trial. Nearpod may suit classroom users who prefer a lesson-oriented option: its free Silver plan includes 300 MB of storage and 40 student joins per lesson, while Gold costs $159 a year and includes 1 GB of storage and 75 joins.

EngageSlide is worth considering for smaller live groups: its free plan caps participation at 10 per session but includes unlimited audiences per month and all slide types. AhaSlides offers a free plan for up to 50 participants, with five quiz questions and three poll questions per presentation, so it is a fit when those smaller caps are enough.

StreamAlive has a free plan with unlimited sessions but only five participants per session, a better match for very small groups. Decka limits its free plan to 50 people per activity, two live sessions a month, and 200 people a month; choose it only if those quotas fit your schedule and audience.

LessonUp offers a free account with interactive features and saved lesson results, with a Start plan at $7 a month, billed per teacher per month. Socrative may fit assessment-focused users who can work within its free limits of five quizzes, one room, 50 students per activity, and 30-day report history.

For broader category comparisons, see Interactive Presentation Software, Polling Software, and Audience Response Systems.

Verdict

Choose livepoll.io for recurring or large-group sessions that benefit from multiple interaction formats, controlled live results, and useful exports on a free plan. Look elsewhere if participant-facing ads are a nonstarter or if you need a confirmed arrangement for audiences above 3,000 without first contacting the company.