Live games · big screen · phones

Turn any TV into a game show.

Host live trivia, word games and party rounds on the big screen while everyone plays along on their phones. No apps, no player accounts, nothing to install — a room code is the whole setup.

  • Free beta · unlimited game starts
  • 6 game formats
  • 4,000+ questions, puzzles and prompts
  • English y Español
The Hostrivia lobby on a TV: a QR code, a five-letter room code, and the players who have joined so far
A phone on the join screen, entering a room code and a name

Got a room code?

Your host has it on the big screen. Jump straight in — play along or just watch.

See it on the big screen

What the room sees on the TV, and what each player sees in their hand.

Quickfire Trivia on the TV: a question, the countdown, and who has answered
Quickfire Trivia on a phone: typing an answer
QFPub quiz, live

Quickfire Trivia

Questions on the TV, answers typed on phones before the clock runs out. You reveal, judge and score from the host screen while the leaderboard updates on every phone.

Wordclock on the TV: nine letter tiles and the clock
Wordclock on a phone: typing the longest word
WCWords and numbers

Wordclock

Nine letters, six numbers, one scramble. The player in control picks the tiles from their phone, and everyone races the clock to beat them.

Spinword on the TV: the puzzle board, the wheel and the players' banks
Spinword on a phone: spin, guess a letter or solve
SWWord-wheel party game

Spinword

Spin from your phone, call a letter, buy a vowel, solve the puzzle. CRASH, STEAL and a sixty-second lightning round keep the leader nervous.

Buzzed on the TV: the category board and the scores
Buzzed on a phone: the buzzer
BZBuzzer battle

Buzzed

Pick a square, race to buzz first, and let the host judge from a private controller on their phone. The clock stops on the buzz and restarts if the answer is wrong.

NoFilter on the TV: a prompt and anonymous answers up for a vote
NoFilter on a phone: ranking the best answers
NFAfter dark · 18+

NoFilter

One outrageous prompt, everyone answers from their phone, the answers land on the TV with no names attached, and the room votes for its favourites.

Multi-Game Quiz on the TV: the standings between games
Multi-Game Quiz on a phone: a player's running total
MGAll games · one night

Multi-Game Quiz

String two to five games into one night. Players scan once and stay in, scores carry across every game, and the last one crowns the champion.

Five games, one screen — or all of them in one night

Every game runs the same way: the host screen goes on the TV, players join by QR code, and scores update live everywhere. Mix any of them into a multi-game quiz and crown one champion.

How a game night runs

From a blank TV to the first question in a few minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick a game and a pack

    Choose from ready-made packs — every question written in English and Spanish — or describe a topic and let AI build a private pack for your table.

    The setup wizard: choosing a game format
  2. 2

    Put the host screen on the TV

    The lobby shows a QR code and a room code. Players scan, type a name, and appear on screen as they arrive.

    The lobby on the TV with a QR code and room code
  3. 3

    Run the night

    You control the pace from the host screen — reveal questions, start clocks, award points. Phones and the big screen stay in sync the whole time.

    A live question on the TV

Built for real game nights

The details that matter when there's a room full of people waiting.

English y Español

Switch the whole night's language per game — questions, answers, and screens included.

AI question packs

Generate a pack about anything — your pub, your friends, the 90s. Private to your account, and on for every account during the free beta with a monthly cap.

Watch mode

A follow-along link for the bar TV or anyone at home — live questions and scores, no playing required.

Saved setups

Save a full game setup — pack, rules, event name, venue — and reload it next week in one click.

Nothing lost to a refresh

A phone that drops off rejoins where it was. A host screen that reloads picks the game back up.

Quiz night branding

Put your quiz night's name and venue on the big screen — it's your event, not ours.

Free while the beta runs.

Every account hosts every game with unlimited starts, full-length Multi-Game Quizzes, and AI-written packs with a monthly cap. No plan to pick, no card needed.

Questions hosts ask

Do players need an app or an account?

No. Players open the join link or scan the QR code on the TV, type a name, and they are in. Only the host has an account.

What do I need to host?

Any screen with a web browser for the host view — a TV with a laptop plugged in, a smart TV browser, a projector — and your own phone or laptop to run it. Players use their own phones.

How many people can play?

Up to 12 phones can join a live room. Playing as teams? Name a slot after the team and share one phone, or run the game in host-only mode with up to 30 named teams and no phones at all.

Do you have games without phones?

Yes. Quickfire, Wordclock, Spinword and Buzzed can run entirely from the host screen with named teams calling out answers, and NoFilter has a pen-and-paper mode. Buzzed also works with physical buzzers.

What happens if someone's phone disconnects?

They reopen the link and land back in their seat with their score. If the host screen reloads, it picks the game back up where it was.

Is it really free?

Yes. While the beta runs, every account hosts every game with unlimited starts, and AI-written packs with a monthly cap. No card is ever asked for. If a paid plan comes later, it will be announced here first.

Can I run a night in Spanish?

Yes. Every ready-made pack is written in both English and Spanish, and each game's screens switch language with it. The host can set the language per game.

Your first lobby is two minutes away.

Create a Free account, try the sample game with the phones on your table, and host your first real night this week.