Kahoot! vs. Gimkit vs. Blooket

Remember when we got the treat of playing games during class in middle school and high school?

It used to only be Kahoot! that our teachers would use every once in a while, to help us study for a test. But as we got older, new platforms similar to Kahoot came out, and dare I say they’re better? They each have their pros and cons but has the classic game of Kahoot been outdone?

Let’s find out.

I’m assuming most of us know what Kahoot is. Traditionally, just like the other two games I will be comparing it to, Kahoot is played in a group or class. I primarily played Kahoot in middle school, and at that time the only game mode I was aware of was the classic version of the game. A question pops up, and you get up to four choices to pick from. Simple! Kahoot didn’t add different game modes until late in my high school career. They now have 14 different game modes that the host can choose from, not including Team Mode that came out in 2016. For solo games, there are four game mode options, one of them being the classic game of Kahoot. In my opinion, Gimkit and Blooket top Kahoot.

If you are unfamiliar with Gimkit, it is similar to Kahoot, a game you play with a group of people to answer questions and compete against. Gimkit has over 10 different game modes that the host can pick from. Games like capture the flag, where you and the group or class you are playing with are split into two teams. Players answer questions correctly to gain energy to be able to run and capture the flag. Another popular game mode is Trust No One, which is similar to the game Among Us. The group or class is split between crewmates and imposters; in this game players earn power rather than “energy” when answering questions correctly. Crewmates use their power to run investigations on other players to find the imposter(s) and vote them out. Imposters use their power to sabotage the crewmates among other things. In other game modes, you earn cash, or another form of currency, to perform actions according to that specific game. Blooket follows a similar theme.

Now, if you are unfamiliar with Blooket, it of course has the same concepts. You answer questions correctly to earn coins, gold, crypto, or other things depending on the game mode. In the game modes I have played, the more currency you collect, the higher you are on the scoreboard. In some game modes, you get extra rewards or deductions when you answer a question correctly. You get three mystery boxes; they consist of rewards that give you bonus points (coins, gold, etc.), deductions that take away from your points, or the opportunity to swap points with another player. With Blooket, there are over 25 game modes that the host can choose from, or you can play solo.

I’ll give Kahoot props for being a classic game that brought excitement and competitiveness when we got to play, a good way of studying, and groovy but suspenseful music. I just think these other studying platforms beat Kahoot as a whole.

Gimkit adds a lot of fun to studying rather than just answering questions and getting on a leaderboard. In my experience, Gimkit games took a tad longer than Kahoot because if you get questions wrong, you don’t earn anything to help advance the game. However, I think it is still a lot more fun than Kahoot. It was difficult to find a game mode that I could play solo; I could only find a practice option that just gave me the questions and multiple-choice answers.

My favorite of these three is Blooket. It is very competitive and the most fun, in my opinion. I enjoyed Blooket games a lot more than Gimkit games, even when I played by myself. They’re fast-paced, which I think makes it even more competitive, and I just had so much fun playing this in high school, so perhaps my emotions are getting in the way.

Between Gimkit and Blooket, I definitely found Blooket more helpful as a study tool. Personally, Blooket’s game modes were more fun than Gimkit’s because of Blooket’s fast-paced nature. It allowed me to cram more content into a short study session, and the fact that it offered a solo mode made it much easier to study at any time, not just in class.

Blooket was fun to play with my class and engaging to play on my own. That is why Blooket beats out Kahoot and Gimkit as my favorite classroom party game.