Pigeonhole Live vs iClicker

Pigeonhole Live8.8Visit iClicker8.6Visit

Higher score Pigeonhole Live #6 in Audience Response Systems 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Try Pigeonhole Live

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iClicker #8 in Audience Response Systems 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit iClicker

• Pigeonhole Live fits best

  Events needing moderated Q&A

• iClicker fits best

  Higher-education classroom response

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Side by side

Feature	Pigeonhole Live 8.8/10 Visit ↗	iClicker 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#6 in Audience Response Systems	#8 in Audience Response Systems
Best for	Events needing moderated Q&A	Higher-education classroom response
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$13/mo	$4.99/unit/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Integrations	15 integrations	5 integrations
Features Pigeonhole Live 5/5 · iClicker 4/5
Live polling	✓	✓
Live Q&A	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Quiz mode	✓	✓
Anonymous responses	✓	✓
Slide integrations	✓	✓
Specs
Audience limit	250 participants	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Moderated Q&A supports submissions, voting, answers, and projector display. Supports polls, quizzes, surveys, assessments, word clouds, and chat. Joins through browser links or QR codes without an app download.	Supports live polls, quizzes, attendance, and confidence ratings Synchronizes rosters, grades, and attendance with major LMS platforms Works across web, desktop, mobile devices, and physical remotes
Cons	Starter is limited to 100 participants. Presenter includes up to 250 participants and costs $13 per month. Advanced features such as SSO and API access require Enterprise.	Advanced LMS synchronization starts with the Pro plans Institutional pricing is custom Physical remotes are an additional participation option to manage
Our verdict	Pigeonhole Live is a web-based audience engagement platform for presenters, educators, internal communications teams, conference organisers, and event teams. It combines live Q&A, polls, quizzes, assessments, surveys, word clouds,… Read the review →	iClicker is an audience response and classroom engagement platform from Macmillan Learning for instructors and students. It supports in-person, online, flipped, and asynchronous teaching through live polling, self-paced quizzing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Pigeonhole Live — where it wins

  • Moderated Q&A supports submissions, voting, answers, and projector display.
  • Supports polls, quizzes, surveys, assessments, word clouds, and chat.
  • Joins through browser links or QR codes without an app download.

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter is limited to 100 participants.
  • Presenter includes up to 250 participants and costs $13 per month.
  • Advanced features such as SSO and API access require Enterprise.

• iClicker — where it wins

  • Supports live polls, quizzes, attendance, and confidence ratings
  • Synchronizes rosters, grades, and attendance with major LMS platforms
  • Works across web, desktop, mobile devices, and physical remotes

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced LMS synchronization starts with the Pro plans
  • Institutional pricing is custom
  • Physical remotes are an additional participation option to manage

• Pigeonhole Live8.8/10 · Free plan

  A strong choice for moderated Q&A, live polling, quizzes, and event participation.

  Try Pigeonhole LiveFull verdict →
• iClicker8.6/10 · Free plan

  A flexible classroom polling and assessment platform with LMS synchronization.

  Visit iClickerFull verdict →