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Askplane supports six interaction types that cover every common live-session need: from quick checkpoints to open brainstorms to competitive quizzes. Each poll type renders on the current slide with live results updating as attendees vote from their phones or laptops.

Poll types

Choice

Choice is a standard multiple-choice poll where attendees select one option from a list. Results appear as a live bar chart showing vote counts and percentages for each option, updating in real time as responses come in. When to use it: Run a Choice poll for preference checks, decision votes, or “where does the room stand” questions where you need a quick, unambiguous read of the audience. How attendees answer: Attendees tap one option on their screen. Only a single selection is allowed per person.

Cloud

Cloud collects short text answers and renders them as a word cloud: the more often a word or phrase appears across responses, the larger it grows on screen. When to use it: Cloud works well for brainstorms, vocabulary checks, mood reads, or classic “one word to describe X” prompts. It surfaces consensus and surprises at a glance. How attendees answer: Attendees type a short word or phrase into the response field.

Quiz

Quiz is a multiple-choice poll with a designated correct answer. Results display as a bar chart during voting, and after the voting period closes the host reveals the correct answer to the room. On the Paid plan, a live leaderboard tracks top scorers across all quiz questions in the session. When to use it: Use Quiz for knowledge checks, training quizzes, or certification-prep sessions where accountability and engagement matter. How attendees answer: Attendees tap the option they believe is correct.
The live leaderboard is a Paid plan feature. On the Free plan, quiz results display the correct answer without leaderboard scoring.

Rating

Rating presents a 1–5 scale and displays results as an average score alongside a distribution breakdown showing how many respondents chose each value. When to use it: Rating is ideal for NPS-style pulse checks, session satisfaction scores, or prompts like “rate the session so far” when you want a numeric summary rather than raw text. How attendees answer: Attendees tap a number from 1 to 5 on their screen.

Text

Text is a free-form open-response poll. Individual answers appear as a scrolling live feed on the slide, giving the room a real-time view of what people are thinking without any aggregation. When to use it: Use Text for open questions, feedback collection, or prompts like “what’s your biggest concern” where you want the full breadth of responses rather than a forced choice. How attendees answer: Attendees type a free-form response of any length into the text field.

Rank

Rank asks attendees to order a list of options by preference or priority. Results are combined across all respondents to produce a single aggregate ranked list showing the audience’s collective ordering. When to use it: Use Rank for priority votes, “what matters most” exercises, or any scenario where you need to order a set of options rather than pick just one. How attendees answer: Attendees drag the options into their preferred order on their screen.

AI-generated poll options

When you set an organization name on your event, Askplane can generate answer options using that org’s product names and terminology. Instead of generic placeholders like “Option A” or “Option B”, the choices read like the meeting: using the actual names and phrases that organization uses day-to-day. This means a quiz about your product roadmap will surface real feature names, a choice poll about team priorities will list actual initiatives, and a rank poll will use terminology your attendees already recognize. AI-generated options are available for Choice, Quiz, and Rank poll types.
Combine poll types in one session for best results: run a Choice poll to check the room’s understanding, then open Q&A for follow-up questions, then close with a Rank poll to set priorities.