A StrawPoll alternative with no ads
StrawPoll is quick for sharing a link, and its free plan shows ads to voters. LivePoll is just as quick and shows no ads, and it adds a live results screen with a QR code for rooms and events. StrawPoll offers more poll types and team workspaces.
Create your free poll
Why people pick LivePoll
No ads for voters
Your voters see only your poll.
Made for rooms too
Project the live view and let people scan in.
Still one link
Share in any chat exactly like you do now.
| LivePoll | StrawPoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Ads for voters on free polls | None | Yes |
| Big-screen live view with QR code | Yes | Not the focus |
| Free voters | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Removing ads | Nothing to remove: no ads on any plan | Paid plans remove ads, from 500 ad-free votes a month |
| Poll types | Single or multiple answer | Several, including meeting scheduling |
Prices and limits as published by each company, checked 2026-10-06.
StrawPoll has more poll formats, including scheduling polls, and shared team workspaces.
Built for the room
Why people look for a StrawPoll alternative
StrawPoll is quick: make a poll, share the link, done. On the free plan, though, your participants see ads next to your poll. Paid plans remove them, counted in ad-free votes per month, starting at 500.
That's fine for an online vote among friends. In a classroom, a meeting or on stage, ads on every phone in the room look out of place, and a shared link isn't how a room votes. A room needs a big screen and a code to scan.
- Ads for votersOn free polls
- Ad-free votes counted per monthOn the paid plans
- Built for sharing a linkNot for putting a poll on a projector
Free on every poll
What you get with LivePoll for free
LivePoll is as quick as StrawPoll and adds the part a room needs: a big-screen view with a QR code, and bars that move with every vote.
- Unlimited votersOn every free poll
- No signup to createType a question, add answers, publish
- A QR code and a 6-digit codeOn the big screen, so people join with the phone camera or by typing the code
- Live resultsAs bars that grow with each vote, readable from the back row
- Controls on your phoneTo close, reopen or reset voting
- No adsFor you or your voters
- Six languagesAnd the voting page follows each phone's language
There are no ads anywhere in LivePoll, on any plan. Not for you, and not for your voters.
An honest take
Where StrawPoll is the better pick
StrawPoll has its strengths:
- More poll formatsIncluding meeting scheduling polls
- Email invitesFor polls sent to a list
- Team workspacesOn the paid plans
If you mostly share polls online and need scheduling, StrawPoll fits. If your poll is going on a screen in front of people, LivePoll is the better tool, and it's free with no ads.
Switching
How to switch in three steps
There's nothing to migrate. A poll takes about ten seconds to make.
- Create the poll at FreeLivePoll.com. Type the question and the answers, or paste a whole list
- Put it on screen. Click Publish, and the big-screen view opens with the QR code
- Let the room vote. Results move live, and you can close voting from your phone when you're done
Polls stay open for 24 hours, or 7 days with a free account. A free account also keeps your results for a year.
Pro and the Event Pass
When the paid plans make sense
Most people never pay. If you want more control, Pro is $5 a month or $39 a year, and the Event Pass gives you all of Pro for 7 days for $9, with nothing to cancel.
- Your logo and colors on the big screen
- Your own poll link and password protection
- Hide results until you reveal them, or show percentages only
- One vote per device, scheduling, and CSV and image export
Questions
Does LivePoll show ads?
No, on any page voters see.
Can I schedule meetings with it?
Use Allow multiple answers to pick dates; there is no calendar view.
Is it free?
Yes, with unlimited voters.