Chalkplay vs Wordwall
Both let you type your content once and play it as many different classroom games. The biggest difference is the free plan: Wordwall's allows 3 activities for the life of the account (deleted ones still count), with 12 of 34 templates, while Chalkplay's keeps up to 3 activities at a time, so deleting one frees its place, and includes all 33 of its templates. Wordwall has a far bigger community library and many more interface languages.
Last checked . How we compared
At a glance
| Feature | Chalkplay | Wordwall |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Templates on the free plan | All 33 templates 1 | 12 of 34 templates 3 |
| 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 3 |
| 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 4 |
| Printable worksheets | On every plan, in 20 of the 33 templates 1 | Standard and Pro only; not on the free plan 3 |
| Results | Homework scores are saved for the teacher until a year after the due date; live games show each player's score without saving it, and Team board shows each team's points during the game 1 | Assignment results, with Excel and CSV export 5 |
| Ads shown to students | None, on every plan 1 | None; Wordwall says the site has no advertising 6 |
| Interface languages | English; Spanish, Portuguese and Ukrainian are planned 1 | 45 interface languages 7 |
| Student accounts | Not needed: students join with a code and a first name 1 | Not needed: students type a name or play anonymously 8 |
Numbers link to the sources at the end of the page.
Which one is right for you?
Pick Chalkplay if…
- You want to keep making new activities without paying: delete an old one and its place is free again
- You want live games on student devices on the free plan, for up to 40 players
- You want Word search and Letter guess (hangman) on the free plan
- You print worksheets and want that on the free plan too
Pick Wordwall if…
- You want the biggest library of ready-made activities to search and reuse
- You teach with an interface in a language other than English: Wordwall has 45 interface languages
- You already have a collection of Wordwall activities and assignment results
- You set a lot of homework: assignment results, with Excel and CSV export
Free plan
Wordwall's free Basic plan allows 3 activities for the life of the account (deleted ones still count), with 12 of 34 templates. Cheapest paid plan: Standard at $4.80 a month billed yearly ($57.60), or $7.20 monthly.
Chalkplay's free plan keeps up to 3 activities at a time and includes all 33 templates, live games for up to 40 players and printable worksheets.
Templates that moved to Pro
By May 2025, six templates, including Gameshow quiz, Wordsearch and Labelled diagram, had moved to Pro only, leaving 12 free templates. Its Pro plan now holds 22 templates, including Gameshow quiz, Hangman, Labelled diagram, Wordsearch, Flip tiles and Win or lose quiz.
In Chalkplay, every template is on the free plan for now, including Word search, Letter guess (hangman), Gameshow, Win or lose quiz, Labelled diagram and Flip tiles.
Live play
Wordwall: Live multiplayer games need Pro and work only in Quiz and Gameshow quiz.
Chalkplay: Live play is on every plan, for up to 40 players a game. Students join with a code on their own device.
Printing
Wordwall: printing and PDF downloads are on Standard and Pro only; not on the free plan.
Chalkplay: On every plan, in 20 of the 33 templates, with an answer key.
Results
Wordwall: Assignment results, with Excel and CSV export.
Chalkplay: Homework scores are saved for the teacher until a year after the due date; live games show each player's score without saving it, and Team board shows each team's points during the game.
Languages, privacy and ads
Wordwall has 45 interface languages. Chalkplay's is in English for now; Spanish, Portuguese and Ukrainian are planned.
Neither shows ads to students. On privacy, Wordwall takes part in the iKeepSafe COPPA Safe Harbor program and cites UK data protection law and the GDPR. Chalkplay asks students for a first name only, and they need no account.
Questions teachers ask
Is Wordwall free?
Yes, with a limit. The free Basic plan allows 3 activities for the life of the account (deleted ones still count), and 12 of 34 templates are on it. Cheapest paid plan: Standard at $4.80 a month billed yearly ($57.60), or $7.20 monthly.
Is Chalkplay really free?
Yes. The free plan keeps up to 3 activities at a time and includes all 33 templates, live games for up to 40 players and printable worksheets. Deleting an activity frees its place, and Pro, coming soon, will lift the limit.
Can students play Wordwall live on their own devices?
Wordwall: Live multiplayer games need Pro and work only in Quiz and Gameshow quiz. In Chalkplay, live play is on every plan.
Which templates did Wordwall move to Pro?
By May 2025, six templates, including Gameshow quiz, Wordsearch and Labelled diagram, had moved to Pro only, leaving 12 free templates. In Chalkplay, Word search, Letter guess (hangman), Gameshow and Labelled diagram are all free.
Can I bring my Wordwall content to Chalkplay?
There's no importer. You can paste a list of questions, word pairs or words into Chalkplay's editor, and it fills the activity for you.
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
- Wordwall price plans · checked
- Wordwall Help: How many activities can I create if I upgrade from a basic account? · checked
- Wordwall Help: How to export activity results · checked
- Wordwall Help: Do you offer a trial? · checked
- Wordwall home page · checked
- Wordwall Help: Should my students create an account? · checked
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Make your first game free
Every template on the free plan, no card and no student accounts. See every plan.