Kahoot vs Gimkit: which review game fits your class in 2026?

• How the game works

  Kahoot moves the whole room through one question at a time, with the question on the shared screen and points for speed. In Gimkit, students answer on their own devices to earn in-game cash and spend it on upgrades, so strategy matters alongside knowledge; the host screen shows a leaderboard or, in 2D modes, the game map.

• What the free plan includes

  Gimkit Basic runs unlimited live games for up to 500 players in a few featured modes that rotate every few weeks; Pro-exclusive modes are limited to 5 players, and there are no assignments. Kahoot! Go caps games at 40 players on K-12 teacher accounts (10 on others) but includes self-paced assignments.

• Player caps

  Gimkit's cap is 500 per live game on every plan, but 2D modes stop at 60 players. Kahoot's paid teacher tiers cap at 50, 100, 200 and 800 players, and its work plans go up to 5,000.

• Question types and AI

  Gimkit supports multiple choice (any number of correct answers) and text input, with image and audio uploads on Pro, and its help center lists no AI generator as of October 2026. Kahoot has 13+ question types plus slides, and its paid plans generate quizzes with AI from topics, PDFs and web pages.

• Pricing model

  Gimkit has a single paid tier, Pro, plus school licenses: $650/year for a department of up to 20 teachers or $1,000/year for a whole school. Kahoot splits features and player caps across Bronze, Silver, Gold and Kahoot! One, all billed annually for teachers.

As of October 2026, Gimkit Pro costs $59.88 per year (about $4.99/month) or $14.99 month to month; the annual plan pays off if you'd use Pro four or more months a year. Gimkit Groups licenses cost $650/year for a department of up to 20 teachers and $1,000/year for a whole school. On Kahoot, a teacher pays $36 a year for 50 players (Bronze), $84 for 100 (Silver), $144 for 200 (Gold) or $228 for 800 (Kahoot! One), always billed annually. Kahoot Bronze is cheaper than Gimkit Pro for classes of 50 or fewer, but Gimkit Pro's $59.88 covers 500 players and every mode, while the same group size on Kahoot needs Kahoot! One at $228.

• you want the question on the big screen and the whole room answering together
• you want free self-paced assignments, not just live games
• you want AI to turn a PDF or web page into a quiz
• you need polls, puzzles, word clouds or slides alongside quiz questions
• your students are young and an in-game economy would distract them

• you want strategy games where students earn and spend in-game cash
• you need one free live game for a big group: up to 500 players in featured modes
• you want every mode on one simple plan for $59.88 a year
• students should help write the questions with KitCollab
• your middle or high schoolers enjoy 2D modes

• you run live, game-show style quizzes and want one simple price: $9/month, billed monthly
• your groups are big — up to 500 players per game
• players should be able to read every question on their own phone (large rooms, hybrid and video calls)
• you don't need homework, self-paced or presentation features

Choose Gimkit for strategy-heavy review with middle and high schoolers, especially if its free featured modes cover you; choose Kahoot for a classic teacher-paced quiz with more question types, AI tools and free assignments. Check the fine print either way: Gimkit's 2D modes stop at 60 players and its Pro-exclusive modes at 5 on the free plan, while Kahoot's free plan stops at 40. If you want a host-paced quiz show for up to 500 players without an in-game economy, Quizzo costs $9/month, billed monthly.