Crowdpurr or Thinking Cap?
Crowdpurr is a polished, browser-based platform for live, virtual and hybrid events, with trivia, polls and bingo, team modes and a free weekly trivia library. Thinking Cap is built for one thing, the quiz night, and is free at any size.
Side by side
| Crowdpurr | Thinking Cap | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free for up to 20 participants and 15 questions, with Crowdpurr branding and sponsor ads. Paid plans from US$49.99 a month (US$24.99 a month billed yearly) for 100 participants, up to US$999.99 a month. | Free for the host and the room. Optional monthly hosting plans and AI rounds for hosts. |
| Players | Set by the plan: 20 free, then 100, 500, 1,000, 5,000 or 15,000. | Up to 150 phones in a room, as many tables as you like. |
| How players join | In the browser from a QR code or link, with a nickname. No app. | A browser on any phone, with the room code or the QR on the TV. No app, no account. |
| Typed answers | Supported, matched exactly (ignoring case) against up to 10 variations the host lists; the host can accept others by hand. | Typed answers marked for spelling: near misses are forgiven, real doubts go to the host in one tap. |
| Teams | Captain mode (one device per team), or every player on their own phone with a weighted team score. | One answer sheet per table, live on every phone at it; the captain locks in. |
| The big screen | Optional: players see the questions on their phones. | Optional: every phone shows the question. |
| Pace | Speed-based scoring by default: the faster the answer, the more points. | The host reads; the clock is a suggestion. An optional speed bonus round. |
| Questions | A free weekly trivia library and AI generation (limited on the free plan). | A free, checked question bank and ready-made nights, or your own. |
Pick Crowdpurr if
- You run corporate or conference events and want polls, bingo and branding in one place.
- You need very large audiences, into the thousands.
- You want trivia that runs on a schedule with no host at all.
Pick Thinking Cap if
- Your quiz has more than 20 people and you do not want a subscription.
- You want spelling forgiven on typed answers without listing every variation.
- You want a host-led night: rounds, a break, a joker, a tie-break and a final reveal.
What we say about Crowdpurr comes from its own pages, read on 23 October 2026: prices and limits change, so check theirs before you decide. Sources: pricing, features, trivia games explained, text answers, team trivia. Spot something out of date? Tell us at [email protected].