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SimpleQuizMaker vs Gimkit: Honest Comparison

October 6, 20268 minJames Okafor · EdTech Researcher & Instructional Designer

In this article

1.What each tool is for
2.Feature comparison
3.Where Gimkit is better
4.Where SimpleQuizMaker is better
5.Pricing (as of October 2026)
6.Which should you choose?
7.Frequently Asked Questions
8.Related reading

TL;DR. Gimkit is a live learning game show: you build a kit of questions and students play it live or as an assignment. SimpleQuizMaker is an AI quiz generator that writes the questions for you and shares a plain quiz link. Pick Gimkit for game-driven review; pick SimpleQuizMaker when writing questions is the bottleneck.

SimpleQuizMaker publishes this comparison; we checked Gimkit's public pages on 6 October 2026.

What each tool is for

Gimkit calls itself a live learning game show. Teachers create kits (question sets), host games in a range of modes, and see reports afterwards. Its help center explains that the free Gimkit Basic plan includes three rotating game modes, classes and reports, while Gimkit Pro unlocks every mode plus assignments for homework-style play.

SimpleQuizMaker solves a different problem: producing the questions. You give it a topic or paste your material, the AI drafts a quiz with up to four question types, you edit, and you share a link that respondents open without an account.

Feature comparison

Feature	Gimkit	SimpleQuizMaker
Core job	Live game show from a kit of questions	AI-generated quiz shared by link
Game modes	Three rotating free modes; all modes on Pro	None; standard quiz page
Homework	Assignments on Pro	Any quiz link can be taken any time
Writing questions	You create the kit	AI drafts from a topic or pasted text
Images and audio in questions	Pro	No image or audio questions
Live player cap (free)	500 live; 60 in 2D modes	Unlimited submissions
Question types	Kit questions	Multiple choice, true/false, short answer, fill in the blank
Flashcards	Not the focus	SM-2 spaced-repetition flashcards
Paid plan	Gimkit Pro, $14.99/month or $59.88/year	Student, $2.99/month or $29.99/year

Where Gimkit is better

A real live game. Gimkit is built around a hosted session with strategy and competition. SimpleQuizMaker has no live hosted game mode at all.

Many game modes. Pro unlocks every mode, so a single kit can be replayed in very different formats across a unit.

Large live classes on the free plan. Gimkit's help center lists a 500-student limit for live games on Basic (60 in 2D modes).

Media in questions. Pro lets you upload images and add audio to questions. SimpleQuizMaker does not support image or audio questions.

Choose Gimkit if your students respond to game mechanics and you want review sessions to feel like an event.

Where SimpleQuizMaker is better

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AI writes the first draft. Topic or pasted text in, editable quiz out. On the Student plan you can also generate from a PDF, DOCX, image, URL or YouTube video.

No session to run. A quiz is just a link, so students can take it whenever and wherever, which also suits adult learners and self-study.

Recall-style questions. Short answer and fill in the blank sit alongside multiple choice and true/false.

Follow-up study. Turn the quiz into SM-2 spaced-repetition flashcards.

Lower paid price. As of October 2026 our Student plan is $2.99/month, against Gimkit Pro's $14.99/month; the two plans include different things, so compare features, not just price.

Pricing (as of October 2026)

Gimkit's Pro FAQ lists Gimkit Pro at $14.99/month or $59.88/year. Gimkit Basic is free with three rotating modes, classes and reports.

SimpleQuizMaker is free for 5 AI generations a month (up to 10 questions per quiz). The Student plan is $2.99/month or $29.99/year with 25 generations, up to 100 questions per quiz, file/URL/YouTube input, analytics and exports. See pricing.

Which should you choose?

Pick Gimkit if you host live review games, want every game mode, or need images and audio inside questions.

Pick SimpleQuizMaker if you need questions written fast from your own material, want students to take quizzes on their own schedule, or want flashcards for later study.

Use both if you like Gimkit's games but hate writing kits: draft and edit questions in SimpleQuizMaker, then type them into a Gimkit kit. There is no direct export.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Gimkit free? Gimkit Basic is free and, per Gimkit's help center, includes three rotating game modes, classes and reports. Gimkit Pro unlocks all modes and assignments.

Does SimpleQuizMaker have a live game mode? No. SimpleQuizMaker has no live hosted game mode; quizzes are taken from a link at the respondent's pace.

Can SimpleQuizMaker export to Gimkit? No. Exports on the Student plan are PDF, DOCX, Google Forms, QTI and results CSV.

Which is cheaper? As of October 2026, SimpleQuizMaker Student is $2.99/month and Gimkit Pro is $14.99/month, but they solve different problems.

Do students need accounts? For SimpleQuizMaker, no; respondents open the link. Gimkit has its own join and class options; check its help center for your setup.

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SimpleQuizMaker turns what you are already teaching or studying into practice questions. The free plan includes 5 quiz generations a month and needs no card.

AI quiz generatorPaste a topic or your own notes and get a quiz back in seconds.Share with a linkStudents open the link and answer. No account needed to take it.Quiz analyticsSee which question the class missed, and which wrong answer pulled them.