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Is Quizizz Still Free? Plans, Player Limits and What You Actually Get

Yes. There is still a free tier, and still no charge for a student to join a quiz. For most teachers running a normal class, that is the whole answer. The longer answer is where the free tier stops being enough, and that depends less on price than on how many people you need in one live session at once.

A warning about numbers before we go further

Any article quoting an exact price or participant cap for this kind of platform is out of date within months. Pricing varies by country, by whether you are an individual or covered by a school agreement, and with promotions and education discounts. Plan names get renamed, merged and split.

So this article states no figures. It explains the structure, which is stable. Before paying anything, check the current official pricing page, because that is the only place the live numbers exist.

How the plans are structured

Broadly there are three layers, and this shape has stayed consistent through the rebrand:

• A free tier for the individual teacher: build or borrow quizzes, run them live or as homework, see basic results. No card required.
• Paid individual or teacher tiers, bought by one person for their own classes and billed monthly or annually. These raise the free tier’s ceiling rather than replacing it.
• School and district plans, bought centrally, priced per teacher or site, and usually adding admin controls, rostering integrations and support.

Our explainer on how Quizizz works covers hosting, joining and reviewing a game.

What the free tier realistically covers

For a single teacher with normal class sizes, the free tier does the job:

• Create unlimited quizzes, or copy and edit from the huge public library other teachers have built.
• Host live sessions with a join code, and set self-paced work for home.
• See per-question and per-student results, enough to spot what the class got wrong.
• Use the core question types, images, and timing and scoring settings.

That is not a crippled trial. Plenty of teachers run a whole year on the free tier and never hit a wall. Paid tiers exist for specific situations, not general use.

When teachers actually hit the limits

The single-session participant cap

This is the one that bites. The free tier caps how many students can join one live session at once, and paid tiers raise that cap. For a standard class it sits comfortably above what you need. It becomes a problem the moment you go bigger: a lecture hall, a combined two-form session, or a year group assembly quiz where hundreds of devices hit the same code at once. That is when people discover the limit, usually ninety seconds before they wanted to start.

Note the shape of it: this caps one live session, not your weekly total. Six classes of thirty run separately is not the same as one session with everyone in it.

Reporting across many classes

The second trigger is analytics. If you need to track mastery of standards across several classes over a term, or show a trend rather than a snapshot, free reporting feels thin. Deeper reporting is among the most consistent things sitting behind a paid tier in tools of this kind.

Specific question types and accommodations

Some question and activity formats, plus content and accommodation features such as read-aloud or translated delivery, typically sit on paid tiers. If a student depends on an accommodation, that is a real reason to upgrade rather than a nice-to-have.

Free versus paid: what actually differs

The table below is qualitative, because the numbers change and the shape does not.

Which items sit on which tier is exactly what moves, so treat the right-hand column as the category of what you are buying, then confirm details on the official pricing page.

Do students ever have to pay?

No, and this is worth being firm about. For normal classroom use a student joins with a code at joinmyquiz.com or in the app, types a name, and plays. They usually need no account, though a school may have them sign in so results attach to a roster. Cost sits with the teacher or institution, never the student. If a student is ever asked to pay to join a class activity, check they are on the right site.

Check whether your school already has a licence

This is the most useful advice here. A lot of teachers pay personally for a plan their school already holds. Institutional licences are bought centrally, often bundled into an annual procurement round, and individual teachers are frequently never told.

Before you enter a card, ask your IT lead or head of department whether an agreement exists and whether your school email needs linking. If it does exist, you usually just sign in with the school account and the features appear.

If the limits do not fit: free alternatives

No shame in using something else for the sessions that do not fit. None is a drop-in replacement:

• Blooket, which trades assessment reporting for game modes students genuinely enjoy. Our Quizizz vs Blooket comparison sets out where each one wins.
• Quizlet, stronger for solo revision and flashcard study than live class competition. See Quizizz vs Quizlet.
• Google Forms self-grading quizzes: unglamorous, free, and no participant cap worth worrying about.
• Kahoot and similar live tools, which have their own free tiers and caps, so check theirs the same way.

For a wider survey, our guide to Quizizz alternatives covers more options.

How to decide

1. Start free. Run a few weeks with real classes before spending anything.
2. Note when you hit a wall and which wall: session size, reporting, a question type, or an accommodation.
3. Ask your school whether a licence exists. Do this before step four, not after.
4. If there is no licence and you hit the same wall repeatedly, open the official pricing page, check today’s tiers and caps for your country, and buy the smallest one that clears it.
5. If the wall is one annual event rather than a weekly problem, use a free alternative for that event and stay free the rest of the year.

For more setup, feature and comparison articles, browse our Quizizz guides and quiz resources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Quizizz still free in 2026?

Yes. It trades as Wayground after the June 2025 rebrand and still offers a free tier for individual teachers alongside paid individual and institutional plans. Old accounts, content and join links still work. Because tier contents change, confirm what is included on the official pricing page rather than trusting any article, including this one.

Do students have to pay?

No. Joining a teacher-hosted quiz is free and typically needs no account, just the join code. Any cost falls on the teacher or school. If a student is asked to pay to take part, check they are on the right site.

How many students can join a free game?

The free tier caps participants in a single live session and paid tiers raise it. We are not quoting a figure because it has changed and varies by plan. It is generally comfortable for a standard class and restrictive for lectures or year group events. Check the current cap officially before planning a big session.

Is Wayground the same price as Quizizz was?

The rebrand was a name and platform change, not a pricing announcement, and the free-plus-paid structure carried over. Pricing has kept evolving since, as it did before, and differs by country and licence type. Treat any figure quoted online as unverified and check the official page.

Should I pay personally, or ask my school?

Ask your school first. Many hold a district or site licence individual teachers never hear about, and activating it is usually just signing in with your school email. Paying personally for access you already have is the most common avoidable cost here.