Teachers and students have long used different modes of review in the classroom. Some popular methods included flashcards, board games, and now digital platforms and apps.
These apps provide more fun and interactive ways to review course material outside the classroom.
Quizlet and Kahoot are two such tools that have become popular in recent years.
They supply students with different ways to study and review material in an engaging way. Both of them have a large user base and can be accessed for free on most devices.
If you’ve already heard of them but are not sure which one to consider, stick with me. In this article, I’ll compare Quizlet with Kahoot discussing their features, pricing, pros, cons, and more.
Let’s start.
What is Quizlet?
Quizlet is a platform that allows you to use it as a study tool.
It’s essentially a flashcard program with smart features, works with a wide range of applications, and can handle photos, diagrams, various languages, and even audio files.
It’s great for memorizing information in a self-paced, rote-style manner.
You may create your own study sets, obtain access to study sets developed by instructors, or search for sets created by other users.
It’s more clever than most flashcard programs, so it helps you remember things rather than regurgitating what you already know.
Quizlet is a fantastic program for students or anybody who wishes to learn. With all of the great features in the Premium version and the free tools that are easy to use, it’s an excellent tool for learning.
What is Kahoot?
Kahoot! is a gamified learning platform that allows you to design, host, and play quiz-type games.
There’s also a mobile app that functions as a remote control and allows gamers to play games with other people.
You could, for example, create a quiz to play at a baby shower and have everyone in attendance submit their responses with their mobile phones.
The most common purpose of Kahoot among users is education, training, and interaction. The third most frequent purpose is purely for enjoyment.
You may interact physically with people in the same room or remotely via video calling software and its screen-sharing feature. There’s a quick explanation of how that works later on.
You may also come across quizzes that have been created and made available to anyone to attempt.
There are many ways to learn a language. These range from language-learning applications like Rosetta Stone to National Geographic magazine, and even individual instructors at certain institutions.
Getting Started With Quizlet
Quizlet can be accessed online via browser, Android or iOS apps.
To begin, you must register for an account with a valid email address, username, and password; alternatively, you may authenticate via Apple, Google, or Facebook.
Quizlet also requests your date of birth, presumably for research on the app’s users’ ages. No one verifies whether it’s correct, so you must decide whether or not you want to be truthful.
If Quizlet simply requested your year of birth rather than the complete date, the question would appear less invasive.
You may begin by making your own study sets or searching for ones you’d want to add to your files once you’ve created an account.
Quizlet allows you to make folders so that you may keep track of your study sets. You can also subscribe to a class and have access to all of the materials for that course if an instructor provides you with a link.
Every component of a study set is made up of two things: a question or trigger and a response.
For example, let’s assume you’re studying botany. The triggers may be pictures of various plants and the answer or response would be their names. Making sets and modifying them is simple.
If you’ve already organized your study materials in a suitable format, Quizlet allows you to upload spreadsheets to make the procedure go more quickly.
You may modify your own studies, but other people’s sets can’t be edited unless they allow it in the settings for that set.
You can, however, make a copy of a set, which you can modify to your liking.
Quizlet allows you to make your quizzes private if you don’t want others to see them.
Getting Started With Kahoot
Talking about Kahoot, the interface for creating custom quizzes is simple.
If you’ve used conventional presentation programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Apple Keynote in the past, the interface will look familiar.
Quizzes can be created with ease. When you start a new quiz, the app allows you to work from scratch or use a template.
Once you’ve gotten inside the quiz maker, you may add questions one slide at a time. Your question is stored in the top text area, which has a length of 120 characters.
You may also create your own image in the middle, or use a stock photo from a connected library of free images.
You can also add comments to the bottom of your answer, as we’ll see next. You can choose multiple choice, which is a response option; or a different selection. When applicable, pick the correct response if needed.
You may also change the time for respondents to respond, as well as the point value of each question.
Each question you build is shown in a left side rail in thumbnail mode, much like presentation software. You can check which features are restricted until you upgrade because they are all marked with an icon if you have a free Kahoot account.
You can even store and organize your quizzes, club them into groups, view reports with information about how many people completed them.
Quizlet vs Kahoot: Ways to Study
Quizlet
Quizlet has seven distinct learning methods, as follows: 1) Cards, 2) Learn, 3) Write, 4) Spell, 5) Test, 6) Match, and 7) Gravity.
The mobile app offers access to only the first five; all seven are accessible in the web app.
The traditional way to use flashcards is to cycle through each of your study sets and attempt to memorize the material.
The Learn option gives you a question, and you must choose the correct answer from multiple choice options, all of which may be found in your study set.
Rather than relying on multiple choice alternatives, the Write option displays a prompt and asks you to write the solution.
You hear an audio reading of the question in Spell, but you don’t see it written down and must type in your response.
The Study Set feature does not work for study sets containing pictures or diagrams. The fifth choice, Test, is a quiz made up of a variety of questions, including matching, multi-select, and so on. This mode isn’t meant for formal testing.
The sixth stage is Match, in which you see a group of cards on the screen, half of which are questions and half of which are answers.
You must match the correct pairs. It’s possible to play the game using a timer, attempting to improve on your personal best or learners’ greatest times.
Gravity is the final study mode, and it features a game flavor as well. A warning appears on an asteroid that appears to fall from the top of the screen, and you must provide the correct response before it hits the ground.
The flashcard software includes a number of unique features that you won’t find in many other alternatives. For example, when you’re typing, special characters appear so you don’t have to go back and forth between keyboards as frequently.
The program may also talk words aloud with the right intonation. We’ve tried out Romanian, Spanish, and English and found that the accent is surprisingly accurate. The voice isn’t overly mechanical either.
Kahoot
Kahoot can be used for fun and even in the classrooms. You can even make your own quizzes.
On the education front, the site offers filters for discovering interactive content organized by subject matter, type, grade level, and language.
The majority of the sponsored content is made up of well-known companies like National Geographic, Britannica, Disney, and Marvel.
Additionally, various Kahoot material has been made available by education professionals from all around the world on the site.
If you’re a teacher looking at using some of Kahoot’s previously published material, check out the preview to see what it includes, including each question, the possible responses, and the correct answer. You may thus ensure that the information is correct and suitable for your students.
I discovered a short questionnaire on legal versus illegal drugs that appeared to be for the general public until there was a question about a drug enforcement agency that does not exist in the United States. That quiz was clearly made for another region.
There are a few simulations on the Kahoot site that let you see how to play a Kahoot. On the left, you’ll see a mobile device, and in the middle is the main screen.
If you’re in a room with other people and playing on a common screen, they’ll use their mobile devices to operate the remote controls.
The host begins by launching their quiz on a computer or laptop, but they may also project it to a screen for better viewing.
Remote groups may instead use video chat applications such as Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet to share their material while the host showcases their content using the screen-sharing feature.
To begin, each player must have their own device. To play, they do not need to establish a Kahoot account.
They may stay as guests. The host begins by displaying a PIN on the first screen, which allows everyone to join the same game. If you’ve ever played a game from Jackbox Games (Quiplash, Fibbage, and others), setting up is similar.
After everyone has signed up, the host can begin by displaying the initial question. Participants read the questions and select the image on their screen that corresponds to the correct response for multiple choice questions.
You work your way through all of the questions in the same manner. Some questions may have several answers, such as arranging options in a suitable order or typing a response.
Verdict
Both Quizlet and Kahoot are easy to use. There is no clear winner in this category.
Quizlet vs Kahoot: Usability
Quizlet
You can create a quiz with Quizlet’s interactive components, which allow you to interact in the process. You can pick between multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, among other things.
With so many backgrounds and fonts to choose from, you can personalize your flashcards to match any mood or activity.
Quizlet allows you to add pictures to your flashcards so that kids can see what they’re learning about both visually and textually.
Quizlet can be used in any class where students need to review key ideas or answer questions about certain topics, thanks to the flexibility of its interface. Quizlet can also be used by kids at home or on the move.
The gamification elements of this platform, which help to keep pupils interested while learning new things, are enjoyed by people of all ages.
Kahoot
Kahoot is somewhat more user-friendly than Quizlet, although it lacks some of Quizlet’s capabilities.
it is intended primarily for instructors who wish to create a quiz that students may play on their own time, whereas Quizlet gives additional classroom tools.
The most appealing aspect of Kahoot is that it generates questions based on previously answered ones at random.
This means that if your pupils get an answer incorrect, they won’t know what the correct one was until they come back and try again.
Verdict
Quizlet is a better option here especially if you’re looking for an all-around tool that can be used in and out of the classroom.
Quizlet vs Kahoot: Customer Support
Quizlet
Quizlet has customer service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through email, phone, and live chat.
You can also seek help via the Quizlet knowledgebase.
Kahoot
Kahoot provides both email and live chat assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You can also use its knowledgebase to discover answers to most of your queries.
Verdict
Kahoot doesn’t provide phone support whereas Quizlet does. This gives Quizlet the edge in this category.
Quizlet vs Kahoot: Pricing
Quizlet
Quizlet can be used for free, though with limitations.
For added features and no restrictions, you can subscribe to Quizlet Plus.
Quizlet currently offers two subscription options for its Quizlet Plus plan.
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Monthly Plan: Priced at $7.99 per month, this plan is billed monthly. You can cancel anytime to avoid being charged for the following month.
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Annual Plan: This plan costs $35.99 per year, which breaks down to roughly $3 per month—a more economical choice if you plan to use Quizlet long-term. In fact, paying for just five months on the monthly plan would already exceed the cost of the annual subscription.
Please note that prices may change, so it’s best to check the Quizlet upgrade page for the most up-to-date information.
Quizlet also offers a free trial but only with the annual plan.
When you choose the annual plan, you’re eligible for a 7-day free trial. During this period, you can explore all premium features without being charged.
You’ll need to provide a valid payment method, such as a credit card, debit card, or PayPal, to activate the trial.
If you cancel within the 7-day window, you won’t be charged, and your premium access will end when the trial expires. Otherwise, you’ll be billed $35.99 once the trial ends.
If you select the monthly plan, there is no free trial. You’ll be charged $7.99 immediately and then on a monthly basis thereafter.
You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings.
Quizlet also offers a plan for teachers.
The cost matches that of Quizlet Plus, at $35.99 per year per student. One key advantage of the teacher plan is the extended free trial—30 days compared to just 7 days for the student version.
However, similar to Quizlet Plus for students, activating the free trial requires committing to the annual subscription upfront.
Additionally, if you’re purchasing for multiple students, you may be eligible for a discount of up to 15%.
You can view the full pricing breakdown in the detailed table here.
Kahoot
Kahoot has a comprehensive pricing structure. It offers plans for educators, content creators, businesses and publishers.
Here are the plans on offer.
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Basic – Free plan; up to ~50–100 players per session
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Kahoot!+ Bronze – $3.99/month (annual) ~small extra features
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Kahoot!+ Silver – $7.99/month (annual), or $14.99/mo billed monthly; adds advanced question types, reports etc.
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Kahoot!+ Gold – $12.99/month (annual) or $24.99 billed monthly; more collaboration, higher player limit
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Kahoot!+ One (formerly Gold/One bundle) – $19.99/mo (annual) or $34.99 monthly; ~400‑player sessions, AI tools, Drops language app
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EDU Standard – $14.99/host/mo (annual), up to 800 synchronous participants
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EDU Pro – $24.99/host/mo (annual), up to 2,000 live participants and 10,000 async participants
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EDU Premium (Enterprise) – custom pricing, with unlimited reach and district‑wide features
For business & corporate teams
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360 Starter/Standard – ~$10–$17/host/mo; up to ~20 participants; basic quizzes and polls
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360 Presenter – ~$25–$29/host/mo; up to 50 players; slides, word clouds, brainstorming, richer media
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360 Pro – ~$49–$59/host/mo; up to 2,000 players; full assessment types, courses, asynchronous content
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360 Pro Max – ~$59–$79/host/mo; top-tier, similar to Pro but with extended customization (brand colors, backgrounds)
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360 Spirit – For team-scale; from $20/member/mo or packaged deals (~$6,000/25 users yearly); includes full training tools, themes, leaderboards
Events (one-time use)
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Event Bronze – $250/event, up to 100 players
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Event Silver – $500/event, up to 2,000 players + onboarding
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Event Gold – $750/event, up to 2,000 players + full support
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Enterprise-level – $5/employee/mo with minimum 50 employees; includes custom branding and enterprise security
Kahoot! Publisher (for content creators / publishers)
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Publish Basic – Contact sales; up to 50,000 annual players
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Publish Plus – Contact sales; up to 100,000 annual players, plus embed options & brand page
Verdict
While Kahoot plans are a little expensive but the features on offer justify the pricing. The variety of plans gives more flexibility to users.
However, if Quizlet has all the features you want, it makes sense to go with it.
Quizlet vs Kahoot: Pros & Cons
Here’s a brief look at where the two platforms score and miss.
Quizlet
Pros
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Excellent for self-paced study
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Rich study tools
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Flexible content creation
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Good for vocabulary and languages
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Asynchronous learning
Cons
- Many features behind paywall
- Less engaging than Kahoot
- Not ideal for live classrooms
- Ads in free version
Kahoot
Pros
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Highly engaging & interactive
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Great for live sessions
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Supports large audiences
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Multiple question types
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Team collaboration features
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Mobile-friendly and cross-platform
Cons
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Free plan is very limited
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Requires live host (for most plans)
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Not ideal for long-form content
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Can feel repetitive
Conclusion
As you can see, both Quizlet and Kahoot are great tools.
Kahoot is better for live, interactive learning experiences with groups, making it ideal for classrooms, training sessions, and events due to its gamified quizzes and real-time engagement.
On the other hand, Quizlet excels in self-paced learning, offering powerful flashcards and study modes that are perfect for memorization, language learning, and test prep.
If you’re teaching live, go with Kahoot; for solo study or reinforcement, Quizlet is the better choice.
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