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HotSeat.im
by HotSeat.im
What HotSeat.im is
HotSeat.im is a web-based live audience engagement platform for events, classrooms, lectures, talks, webinars, workshops, corporate all-hands, coaching, training and community meetups. Hosts can run live polls and Q&A, spotlight participants, conduct quizzes, display a real-time leaderboard and collect emoji reactions. Quiz questions may be multiple choice, true/false or open-ended, with timers, answer reveals, streak and speed bonuses, and live scoring. Questions can be imported from CSV or added during a session. Participants join in a phone browser by scanning a QR code or entering a six-character room code, without an app, account or login. At the end, HotSeat.im creates a shareable recap card with the final leaderboard, headcount and room code. The free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited sessions, quizzes, reactions, recap cards and CSV import. Pro and Enterprise plans list branding, administration, support and integration options.
Who it suits
HotSeat.im suits hosts running interactive sessions for audiences in events, education, work or community settings. It fits groups that want browser participation without requiring participant accounts or an app.
What it does well
- Participants join without an app or login
- Supports polls, Q&A, quizzes and reactions
- Quiz questions can be imported from CSV
- Free plan includes unlimited live sessions
- Recap cards include leaderboard and headcount
What to know first
- Service is described as beta
- No guarantee of uninterrupted or error-free operation
- Some Pro features are marked coming soon
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Unlimited live sessions · random spotlight · live quizzes · real-time leaderboard and reactions · shareable recap cards · CSV question import · no app or login for participants | Free |
| Pro | Soon per month · Custom domain · logo and brand colours · white-label participant experience · priority email support · rollout assistance · coming soon | On request |
| Enterprise | Custom built for your org · Campus- or org-wide licensing · multi-team admin and governance · onboarding and training · account manager and SLA · custom integrations and features | On request |
As hotseat.im lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
HotSeat.im provides browser-based participation, quiz tools and session recaps with a free plan. Its beta, as-is terms and unlisted paid pricing should be considered before broader deployment.
Facts from HotSeat.im's own pages
- Data handling
- The policy says session data is stored while a session is active and is not retained indefinitely for marketing or profiling; Google Analytics is used for aggregate site usage. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · hotseat.im, 22 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Pune, India · hotseat.im, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The maker says recap cards can be shared to Slack, social stories or group chats, and Enterprise plans can include custom integrations. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Joining
- Participants join from a phone browser by scanning a QR code or entering a six-character room code, without an app, account or login. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Live participation
- Hosts can spotlight participants, run quizzes, show a real-time leaderboard and collect emoji reactions. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Live polling
- Yes · hotseat.im, 22 Sept 2026
- Live Q&A
- Yes · hotseat.im, 22 Sept 2026
- Maker
- HotSeat.im identifies Yohita as its operator and says its software and branding are owned by Yohita. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says the service does not require accounts or collect email, phone number, password or payment details for core use; participants may provide a display name, optional selfie or quiz responses. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- HotSeat.im is a live audience engagement platform for events, classrooms, lectures, talks and similar group settings. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Question import
- Hosts can import a quiz deck from CSV or add questions during a session. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Quiz mode
- Yes · hotseat.im, 22 Sept 2026
- Quizzes
- Quiz questions can be multiple choice, true/false or open-ended, with per-question timers, answer reveals, streak and speed bonuses, and live scoring. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Security and availability
- The terms describe HotSeat.im as a beta service offered as-is and as-available, without a guarantee of uninterrupted or error-free operation. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Session recap
- At the end of a session, HotSeat.im generates a shareable recap card with a final leaderboard, headcount and room code. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Pro lists priority email support and hands-on rollout assistance; Enterprise lists dedicated onboarding and training plus an account manager and SLA. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The maker lists conferences, classrooms, corporate all-hands, coaching and training, webinars, workshops, and community meetups as use cases. · hotseat.im, 12 Oct 2026
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