Wayground (formerly Quizizz)

Overview

Wayground, formerly Quizizz, is an AI-supported platform for supplemental instruction, practice and assessment. It is best suited to teachers who want to create varied learning activities and deliver them live or as independent work. Its breadth is a strength, but the free Starter plan’s 20-resource cap can make the annual Individual plan necessary for classes that build a larger library.

Key features

Activity creation and AI

Teachers can build Assessments/Quizzes, Lessons, Passages, Flashcards and Interactive Videos with more than 18 question types. Wayground AI can generate assessments from prompts, documents, webpage links, curricula, YouTube videos and uploaded images. That range offers multiple starting points for creating material, though teachers who need a large resource library will quickly encounter Starter’s storage ceiling.

Teaching and differentiation

Activities can run as live sessions or asynchronous assignments. Paper Mode, Mastery Peak and Test mode add different ways to deliver work, while accommodations such as extra time, Read Aloud and reduced answer choices support varied learner needs. Teachers can also create differentiated assessment versions. Mixed grading modes, a question bank, assessment analytics, live polling and quiz mode round out the assessment toolkit.

Integrations, security and support

Listed LMS integrations include Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, Microsoft Teams, Blackboard, Moodle, Brightspace and Toddle. The School & District plan lists Clever and ClassLink for rostering. Wayground says it has ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification and describes access controls, encryption, incident management, audits and employee training. Its extension deployment guide says data in transit is encrypted with TLS and generated content is not used to train third-party AI models. The support center reports a median ticket response time under six hours and offers email support at [email protected].

Pricing

Wayground is freemium. Starter costs nothing and includes up to 20 activities, up to 100 participants per session and limited library access. Its features may differ by region. That is a useful entry point for smaller or occasional use, but the activity cap and participant ceiling matter for teachers building a reusable collection or running larger sessions.

Individual (Super) costs $18 a month, billed billed annually at $216 per year. It raises the session limit to 1,000 participants, provides unlimited storage and includes a 7-day free trial. The annual commitment is the key trade-off: it suits teachers who need the additional capacity, but is less attractive if Starter’s caps are sufficient or usage is occasional.

The School & District Plan has custom pricing and includes unlimited students, school- or district-wide reporting and a dedicated Customer Success Manager. It is the relevant option for institution-wide deployment rather than an individual classroom, particularly where rostering is needed.

Platforms

Wayground runs in a browser on Android, iOS/Mac, Windows and Linux, and Student and Teacher apps are available from the App Store and Play Store. The platform is also listed for extension use.

Who it's for

Wayground is a strong fit for teachers who want quizzes alongside lessons, passages, flashcards and interactive video, with live and asynchronous delivery and learner accommodations. Starter can serve classes that stay within 20 stored activities and 100 participants per session. Teachers who need unlimited storage or sessions for up to 1,000 should compare the annual Individual plan; schools needing unlimited students and broader reporting should consider custom-priced School & District. It is less compelling for users who only need a narrowly focused assessment workflow and do not need its range of activity formats.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Multiple activity formats and more than 18 question types let teachers vary practice and assessment without relying only on quizzes.
• Pros: Live and asynchronous modes, learner accommodations and differentiated versions support different classroom situations.
• Pros: Individual lifts the session cap from 100 to 1,000 and removes the storage limit.
• Cons: Starter stores only 20 activities and has limited library access, which constrains ongoing use.
• Cons: Individual is priced as an annual commitment at $216 per year despite its monthly-equivalent price.
• Cons: School & District pricing is custom, so institutions cannot compare its cost directly from the stated plan price.

Alternatives

For assessments focused on open-source, institution-run software, consider PrairieLearn, which institutions and individuals can run on their own infrastructure and modify.

MATLAB Grader is a free alternative for users with a MATLAB license current under maintenance; LMS integration requires a qualifying academic license.

ClassMarker is another freemium option for readers comparing assessment platforms; its Professional 2 plan includes up to 1,000 monthly credits, AI exam proctoring and custom certificates.

Socrative may suit a smaller quiz setup: its free plan allows five quizzes, one room, 50 students per activity and 30 days of report history.

Gradescope is worth considering for assignment grading, with its free Basic plan offering dynamic rubrics, question-by-question grading, assignment statistics, regrade requests and data export.

HackerRank is a paid alternative for screening and interviews; its Starter plan is $165 a month, billed $1,990 annually, for one user, Screen + Interview, 2,000+ questions and 120 attempts per year, with additional attempts at $20 each.

CodeGrade is an alternative for courses that need code assignment workflows, with its free plan covering up to 50 students per course, drag-and-drop autograding, inline feedback, rubrics and GitHub integration.

Easy LMS is another freemium option; its Basic plan costs $80 a month and includes 3,000 started exams or courses monthly, unlimited participants and 500 simultaneous participants.

Browse Automated Grading Software, Student Response Systems, Assessment Software or Interactive Classroom Software to compare broader categories.

Verdict

Choose Wayground if you teach and want one platform for varied practice and assessment formats, flexible live or asynchronous delivery, and learner accommodations. Its broad toolkit is the main reason to choose it; the activity cap on Starter and annual billing for Individual are the reasons to look elsewhere if your needs are small or your budget requires month-to-month pricing.