A quiz round is one moment in a lesson. Sendsteps is built around the lesson itself, so participation and understanding are part of the teaching rather than a break from it.
Kahoot is a game-based quiz tool: students compete, usually against a timer, and you get a report afterwards. Sendsteps is the lesson itself. You build or import the whole lesson, place the check-in moments inside it, and the answers show who is keeping up while you are still teaching.
Kahoot is one of the best-known tools in classrooms and it is genuinely good at lifting energy. It is free for teachers, students know how it works without explanation, and its reports do more than show scores: questions answered correctly by fewer than 35 percent of students are flagged as difficult, and you can generate a follow-up kahoot from exactly those questions. For review and exam prep that is a strong workflow.
In Kahoot you build a game. In Sendsteps you build the lesson: import your deck or draft one from your own material, with the questions placed where you actually want to know something.
Kahoot's default mechanic rewards fast answers, though the timer can be switched off in student-paced games to prioritise accuracy. Sendsteps has no clock to beat, because the aim is to see who understands rather than who reacts quickest.
Kahoot can rebuild a quiz from the questions students found hard. Sendsteps looks at what that means for the lesson itself and suggests what to change next time. AI recommends, teachers decide.
Students respond on their own device without speaking first. Equal voice for every student is a design goal, not a side effect.
| Capability | Sendsteps | Kahoot |
|---|---|---|
| Build the full lesson, not only a quiz | Yes, import or draft with AI | Quizzes and slides, but limited, not fully editable |
| Import a PowerPoint as editable slides | Yes, speaker notes included | No |
| Students respond on their own device | Yes | Yes |
| Timer and scoring as default mechanic | No | Yes, can be turned off in student-paced games |
| Students who missed the lesson can still take part | Yes | Yes, student-paced challenges with a deadline |
| Flags what students found difficult | Yes | Yes, questions under 35 percent correct |
| Suggests changes to the next lesson | Yes | Generates a follow-up quiz from difficult questions |
| Free for teachers | Yes, no credit card required | Yes, with paid upgrades |
If you want a short competitive game to close a lesson, warm a group up or run exam revision, a game-based quiz tool is the more direct route and your students already know it. Sendsteps is aimed at the teaching around that moment, which is more than you need for a five-minute recap.
Not from a blank quiz.
Put them where the material usually loses people.
While you still have the room. Free to start, no credit card required.
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For teaching, yes. Kahoot is built around the quiz. Sendsteps is built around the lesson: you prepare it, teach it interactively, see who understood and improve the next one.
The focus is understanding rather than speed and scoreboards. There is no timer or scoring as a default mechanic.
Every student answers on their own device. They do not have to raise a hand or speak in front of the room.
No. Import a PowerPoint, start from notes or a document, or begin from a topic.
Yes. Create an account and run a lesson without a credit card.
Create your first lesson today. Free to start. AI recommends, teachers decide.
Kahoot is a trademark of its respective owner. Sendsteps is not affiliated with or endorsed by Kahoot.