How Chalkplay compares
Free plans, live play, printing and prices for Chalkplay and six other classroom game makers, side by side. Every fact links to the page we read it on, with the date we checked it. We make Chalkplay, so weigh that.
Last checked . How we compared
At a glance
| Feature | Chalkplay | Wordwall | Baamboozle | Educaplay | Wayground | Kahoot! | Blooket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 3 activities at a time; deleting one frees its place 1 | 3 activities for the life of the account (deleted ones still count) 2 | One folder and public games only 3 | Unlimited games; after the fifth, one new game an hour, each behind an ad 4 | Up to 20 activities and 100 students 5 | Up to 40 players a game for K-12 teachers; quiz and true or false questions only 6 | Unlimited question sets; up to 60 players a game; homework deadlines up to 14 days 7 |
| Templates on the free plan | All 33 templates 1 | 12 of 34 templates 8 | 1 of 19 game modes 9 | All 20 game types 4 | All five resource types, with a limited set of question types 5 | Quiz and true or false questions, in the classic live, team, solo and assigned modes 10 | Most of its 25-plus game modes; five are Plus-only 11 |
| Cheapest paid plan | None on sale yet. Pro, coming soon: $4 a month billed yearly ($48), or $6 monthly 1 | Standard at $4.80 a month billed yearly ($57.60), or $7.20 monthly 8 | Baamboozle+ at $4.99 a month billed yearly ($59.88), or $7.99 monthly 3 | Advanced at €4 a month billed yearly (€48), or €8 monthly; VAT depends on your country 12 | Individual at $18 a month, billed yearly at $216 13 | Kahoot!+ Bronze at $3 a month billed yearly ($36), or $9 billed monthly 10 | Blooket Plus at $4.99 a month billed yearly ($59.88), or $9.99 a month on Plus Flex 14 |
| Live play on student devices | On every plan: 27 of the 33 templates, for up to 40 players 1 | Live multiplayer games need Pro and work only in Quiz and Gameshow quiz 15 | Students play on their own devices through Class PIN, which is for Baamboozle+ members only 16 | Live multiplayer sessions on student devices for one game type, Froggy Jumps, on every plan 17 | Live and self-paced sessions on student devices on the free plan, in Classic, Team and Mastery Peak modes 18 | On every plan, including the free one: a shared screen, with players joining on their own devices 19 | On free and Plus: a shared screen, with players joining on their own devices 20 |
| Ads shown to students | None, on every plan 1 | None; Wordwall says the site has no advertising 21 | The free plan is ad supported 3 | Yes on the free plan, in the game and on its page, except in games opened from Google Classroom or Teams; paid plans are ad-free 4 | None; Wayground says it shows no third-party advertising 22 | None; Kahoot! says it serves no third-party ads 23 | None; Blooket says it doesn’t advertise on the site 24 |
Every comparison
Chalkplay vs Baamboozle
Chalkplay vs Baamboozle in 2026: free plans, game modes, team play on one screen, live play on devices, results and prices, with a source for every fact.
Chalkplay vs Blooket
Chalkplay vs Blooket in 2026: free plans, game modes, live play, printable worksheets, results and prices side by side, with a source for every fact.
Chalkplay vs Educaplay
Chalkplay vs Educaplay in 2026: free-plan limits, ads shown to students, live play, printing, results and prices side by side, with a source for each fact.
Chalkplay vs Kahoot!
Chalkplay vs Kahoot! in 2026: free-plan player limits, question types, live play, printing, results and prices side by side, with a source for every fact.
Chalkplay vs Wayground
Chalkplay vs Wayground, formerly Quizizz, in 2026: free-plan limits, live quiz play, printing, results and teacher plan prices, with a source for each fact.
Wordwall alternatives
Eight Wordwall alternatives for 2026, each with what it's best for, its free-plan limit and its price, from Educaplay and Baamboozle to Kahoot! and Genially.
Wordwall vs Baamboozle
Wordwall vs Baamboozle in 2026: free plans, game modes, live play, printing, results and prices side by side, with a dated source for every fact.
Chalkplay vs Wordwall
Chalkplay vs Wordwall in 2026: free-plan limits, templates, live play, printing and prices side by side, with a dated source for every fact.
Questions teachers ask
Which classroom game maker has the best free plan?
It depends on what you need. Chalkplay's free plan has all 33 templates and keeps up to 3 activities at a time; Wordwall's allows 3 activities for the life of the account (deleted ones still count); Wayground's allows up to 20 activities and 100 students; Educaplay's offers all 20 game types and unlimited games, but shows ads to students.
Which ones let students play live on their own devices for free?
Chalkplay, Wayground, Kahoot! and Blooket all run live games on student devices on their free plans. Wordwall's live multiplayer games need Pro and work only in Quiz and Gameshow quiz, Educaplay's live multiplayer sessions work in one game type, and Baamboozle's Class PIN needs Baamboozle+.
Which ones show ads to students?
Educaplay shows ads to students on its free plan, and Baamboozle labels its free plan ad-supported. Chalkplay, Wordwall, Kahoot! and Blooket say they show none.
How do you check these facts?
We read each product's own pricing, plan and help pages, note the date, and link every fact to its source. Prices change, so check the vendor's page before you buy.
How we compared
We read each product's own pricing page, plan comparison and help centre, and note the date we checked them. Prices are for one teacher, in US dollars where the vendor shows them. Every fact in the tables links to its source. We make Chalkplay, so weigh that, and tell us if something has changed.
Sources
- Chalkplay pricing and plans · checked
- Wordwall Help: Is there a way to get a free subscription? · checked
- Baamboozle pricing · checked
- Educaplay Support: Basic plan, create and play for free · checked
- Wayground plans · checked
- Kahoot! Help: How many participants can play a kahoot? · checked
- Blooket Help: Blooket Plus features · checked
- Wordwall price plans · checked
- Baamboozle game page (mode picker) · checked
- Kahoot! for schools: plans and pricing · checked
- Blooket Help: Game mode previews · checked
- Educaplay plans and pricing · checked
- Wayground Individual pricing · checked
- Blooket plans · checked
- Wordwall Help: How many activities can I create if I upgrade from a basic account? · checked
- Baamboozle Help: What is Class PIN · checked
- Educaplay Support: Multiplayer Session · checked
- Wayground Help: Starter (Basic) plan · checked
- Kahoot! Help: How to join a Kahoot! game · checked
- Blooket Help: How to host a Blooket game · checked
- Wordwall Help: Do you offer a trial? · checked
- Wayground privacy policy · checked
- Kahoot! privacy notice · checked
- Blooket privacy policy · checked