Is Wayground (formerly Quizizz) free? Mostly, yes — and for many teachers the free plan is genuinely enough. But the platform also sells Individual, School, and District plans, and knowing where the free tier ends saves you from hitting a participant cap mid-lesson or paying for features you would never use. This guide breaks down every Wayground plan, what each unlocks, and who should (and should not) upgrade.
Note: Wayground adjusts pricing and packaging over time and by region, so treat this as a structural guide and confirm current prices at wayground.com before purchasing.
The Plan Lineup at a Glance
- Starter (Basic) — free. Live games and homework with a participant cap (around 100 participants per activity), core question types, limited library and storage, anti-cheating basics, community support.
- Individual (Super) — paid, per-teacher subscription. Raises the participant cap dramatically (up to roughly 1,000), unlocks the full premium library, unlimited activity storage, all question types, Wayground AI access, priority support, and basic LMS integration.
- School & District — quoted per school/district. Everything in Individual for every teacher, unlimited participants, full LMS/SIS integration and grade sync, admin dashboards with school-level reporting, shared school libraries, and a dedicated customer success manager.
What the Free Starter Plan Actually Includes
The free tier is a real product, not a demo. You can host unlimited live games and homework assignments within the participant cap, search the public library's millions of activities, use core question types, run Classic, Team, and Test modes, apply accommodations, and read the essential reports. For a single classroom of 20–35 students, the cap is a non-issue. Detailed current limits are covered in our free plan and player limits page.
What You Give Up on Free
- Premium library content: some high-quality curated quizzes and lessons are gated; search results mark them.
- Storage and question types: the free plan limits how many activities you can keep and restricts some advanced/interactive question types.
- AI features: free accounts get a taste of Wayground AI; heavy AI quiz generation belongs to paid tiers.
- Support: community forums instead of priority help.
Who Should Upgrade to Individual (Super)?
Consider it when at least one of these is true: you regularly run events bigger than a classroom (grade-level reviews, assemblies, clubs); you build lots of original content and keep hitting storage limits; you want the premium library to cut prep time; or you lean on AI generation weekly. If none of those apply, stay free — the classroom experience is identical for students either way.
Who Should Push for a School or District Plan?
Once three or more teachers in a building pay individually, a school plan usually makes more financial sense — and it adds things individuals cannot buy: grade sync into the SIS, admin-level analytics across classes, shared curriculum libraries, and rostering. The pitch to your admin writes itself if your PLC already uses Wayground weekly: bring engagement data from your own reports and ask for a quote.
Free Alternatives While You Decide
If the participant cap or a gated feature blocks you today, two honest workarounds: split large groups into two back-to-back games, or run the same content through another free tool for the one-off event — our alternatives guide compares the options. For most day-to-day teaching, though, the free Wayground tier remains the strongest free offer in the category.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wayground free for students?
Always. Students never pay — plans apply to the teacher or institution hosting the content.
Did prices change when Quizizz became Wayground?
The rebrand (what changed) carried existing subscriptions over. Packaging evolves over time, so check the official site for today's numbers.
Is there a free trial of paid features?
Wayground periodically offers trials and school pilots — worth requesting through their site before committing a purchase order.
Do power-ups or game modes cost money?
No — gameplay features like power-ups and all three live modes are part of every plan, free included.
What happens if I downgrade?
Your content remains, but items beyond free-tier limits (extra storage, premium question types) become read-only until you trim or re-upgrade.
TheQuizizz.com is an independent guide and is not affiliated with Wayground (formerly Quizizz). Plan details summarize publicly available information and may change.