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ARSnova

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What it is

ARSnova provides live quizzes, numeric estimation questions, Q&A, word-cloud analysis, and Pulse Check feedback for education and organizations. Sessions can include up to 500 participants. Hosts can start without an account, and participants join with a code or QR without signing up. Question types include short answers, estimates, matching, ordering, categorization, multiple choice, and ratings. The Q&A wall supports moderation before posting, pinning, archiving, voting, and sorting by support, quality, or controversy. Hosts can create quizzes and run sessions on a phone, with an option to pair a second device for presenting. After a session, results are available in a PDF report, and tabular data can be exported as CSV. Quiz content remains on the host’s device while live sessions process data needed for interaction. The open-source platform is licensed under MIT and can be self-hosted with Docker, PostgreSQL, and Redis. The site states WCAG 2.2 Level AA conformance and PDF/UA-1 validation for its results report. Matching, ordering, and categorization questions do not award partial credit.

Spec sheet

Purpose
ARSnova provides live quizzes, numeric estimation questions, Q&A, word-cloud analysis, and Pulse Check feedback for education and organisations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Intended users
The platform is aimed at schools, universities, continuing education, training, workshops, events, and meetings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Free plan
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · arsnova.eu
Headquarters
Erfurt, GermanyRead 28 Sep 2026 · arsnova.eu
Founded
2012Read 28 Sep 2026 · arsnova.eu
Accessibility
The site states that ARSnova conforms to WCAG 2.2 Level AA and that its results report is PDF/UA-1 validated.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Account requirement
Hosts can start sessions without an account, and participants join by code or QR without an account.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Anonymous responses
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · arsnova.eu
Audience size
The app is for groups of up to 500 participants.Read 11 Oct 2026 · arsnova.eu
Content storage
Quiz content stays on the host’s device, and live sessions process the data needed for interaction.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Limits
Matching, ordering, and categorisation questions are scored as fully correct or incorrect; partial credit is unavailable.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Live polling
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · arsnova.eu
Live Q&A
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · arsnova.eu
Phone hosting
Hosts can create quizzes and run live sessions from a phone, with optional pairing to a second device for presenting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Q&A moderation
The Q&A wall supports pre-moderation, pinning, archiving, upvotes, downvotes, and sorting by support, quality, and controversy.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Question formats
Quiz formats include short answers, numeric estimation, matching, ordering, and categorisation, alongside multiple-choice and rating questions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Quiz mode
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · arsnova.eu
Results and export
After a session, hosts can access a PDF results report and export tabular data as CSV.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Self-hosting
The open-source platform can run on the user’s own infrastructure with Docker, PostgreSQL, and Redis.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu
Source licence
The site identifies ARSnova as open source under the MIT licence.Read 11 Oct 2026 · info.arsnova.eu

Plans and prices

Free Free up to 500 participants · no sign-up Read 11 Oct 2026 · arsnova.eu

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free plan supports up to 500 participants
  • Hosts and participants can join without accounts
  • Results can be exported as PDF and CSV
  • Sessions can be hosted from a phone
  • Open source under the MIT licence

Limits

  • No free trial is offered
  • Matching, ordering, and categorization lack partial credit

Who it suits

ARSnova suits schools, universities, training, workshops, events, and meetings that need live questions or feedback. It supports both account-free sessions and self-hosting.

Verdict

ARSnova combines live polling, quizzes, moderated Q&A, and feedback for groups of up to 500. Its question scoring has a stated limitation: three formats are marked fully correct or incorrect only.

Where Specifiction places it

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