Mentimeter alternative for parties
Compare Unison and Mentimeter for live quizzes, polls, guest joining and participant limits. Find the setup that fits your event.
Which one fits your event?
Both products can run a live quiz. Start with the activities you need to host:
- A scored live quiz
Mentimeter has timed Quiz Competition slides. Unison has ready-made social quizzes and games.
- Polls and audience Q&A
Mentimeter is built for interactive presentations with polls, word clouds and questions.
- Games throughout an event
Unison keeps quizzes, bingo and other activities in one event room.
- Your guest count
Mentimeter counts Free participants per month; Unison Free and Games count players per session, while Events has unlimited guests.
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Compare the setup your group needs
We checked the linked official product pages on 7 October 2026. Unison allowances come from our current plan catalogue. We have not tested every platform or plan hands-on.
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| Product and use | Host and guest setup | Capacity and plan notes |
|---|---|---|
 UnisonReady-made quizzes and party games, with quests, event planning and personal stories for your event. | No host account needed for Free. Guest phones and internet. Guests join in a browser without an account or app. Shared screen for hosted games; sound for music rounds. | Plan allowances: Free — up to 10 players per session; Games — up to 100 players per session; Events — unlimited guests per event. Choose a game format that fits your group. Compare plans and prices |
 MentimeterPolls, Q&A and a quiz inside an interactive presentation. | Create slides or start from a template. Guests respond through a link, QR code or join code on their phones. | Free: 50 participants per month, with one unlimited-participant session per month. Quiz slides have a separate 2,000-player limit. Plans and free-session conditions |
Games covers live party games, full ready-made quizzes and your own quiz questions for 24 hours from confirmed payment or while subscribed monthly, with up to 100 guests per session. Bingo, Secret Missions, Quests, Predictions, Awards, RSVP, questionnaires and guest photos require Events, with unlimited guests: buy access for one event or subscribe monthly for unlimited events. A new one-event purchase includes preparation from payment and 7 days of games after you activate the event. Events Monthly includes unlimited events while subscribed, with unlimited guests per event and 1 live event at a time. Prepare other events and collect RSVPs in parallel.
Mentimeter’s quiz participant limit is separate from its monthly plan allowance. Its pricing page explains the Free plan’s one unlimited-participant session per month.
Live quiz: both can score answers
Mentimeter's Quiz Competition uses timed questions, scores and a leaderboard inside a live presentation. You can write your own questions or start from a quiz template. It works well when the quiz is part of a presentation.
Unison starts with ready-made social quizzes and party games. The host runs rounds on a shared screen while guests answer on their phones. You can add your own quiz questions with Games or Events. Check the actual game format if you need a particular scoring style.
Polls, word clouds and Q&A
Choose Mentimeter when you want to present slides and collect responses during a talk, meeting or workshop. Its question slides include polls, word clouds, open answers and audience Q&A. Those questions do not score players like Quiz Competition slides do.
Unison focuses on hosted social games and event activities. If audience feedback or Q&A is the main event, Mentimeter's presentation tools are a closer fit.
Personal questions and more than one activity
Unison lets the host keep a quiz, year guesses in Year Off, search comparisons in Google Showdown, meme voting in Meme Match and emoji deduction in Odd Signal in one event room. Watch Your Words and Explain It offer spoken word play. Guests return to the same link when the host switches activities; bingo, predictions and missions can run between scheduled games.
Write your own quiz questions from Games. Guest questionnaires and games made from guest answers are included from Events. Review personal content before sharing it with guests.
Mentimeter also has editable quiz templates and lets you write questions about your group. Its main workflow is a sequence of presentation slides, so compare that with the event activities you plan to run.
How guests join and what the host needs
Unison guests open a link or scan a QR code in their phone browser without creating an account. The host needs an account and internet. Hosted games use a shared screen; music rounds also need sound.
Mentimeter participants can use a link, QR code or temporary code at menti.com. The host presents from a browser. Some organisation-managed presentations can require participants to sign in, so test the joining settings you plan to use.
Check limits in the right units
Mentimeter Free lists 50 participants per month and one unlimited-participant session per month. Paid plans remove the monthly participant allowance, but Quiz Competition slides have a separate 2,000-player limit. Check the current plan before a large event.
Plan allowances: Free — up to 10 players per session; Games — up to 100 players per session; Events — unlimited guests per event. Choose a game format that fits your group.
Mentimeter counts Free participants across the month. Unison Free and Games count players in each live session; Events has unlimited guests. Compare those measures against the people and sessions you expect to host.
Common questions
Can Mentimeter run a competitive quiz?
Yes. Quiz Competition slides have timed, scored questions and a leaderboard. They run in a live presentation and have a separate 2,000-player limit.
Does Mentimeter have ready-made quiz templates?
Yes. Mentimeter offers quiz templates that you can use or edit. Unison also offers ready-made social quizzes and games.
Do guests need an account?
Unison guests join in a browser without an account. Mentimeter participants can usually join by link, QR code or code; organisation-managed presentations may require sign-in.
Which tool works for an event with several games?
Unison keeps quizzes, bingo, predictions and missions in one event room. Mentimeter is a good fit when a host wants to present slides with polls, Q&A and a quiz.