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Buzztime vs. Geeks Who Drink
Geeks Who Drink sends a quizmaster to run scheduled pub-quiz nights. Buzztime entertains your venue around the clock — with or without a host. Here's how the two stack up for bars and restaurants.
Buzztime vs. Geeks Who Drink at a Glance
| Feature | Buzztime | Geeks Who Drink |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware required | Small computer that makes games super-fast and works with all TVs | Venue provides space |
| Player join method | QR code or app | Digital answer system |
| Monthly cost | From $199/month, including real-life marketing material and prizes for a suite of our games | Hosted service, approximately $200 per night |
| Question content | Biggest question database written by people in the world — started in the 1980s | Questions written by their team |
| Game types | 19 game types, running 24/7 | Pub quiz, Jeopardy!-style, Bar League |
| Media questions | Images and text | Text |
| Setup time | 24 hours | Quizmaster handles it |
| Contracts | 6-month contract | Depends on the venue |
| Real-time leaderboards | Yes | Not specified |
| Question library | Over 800,000+ questions | Not specified |
| POS integration | Yes — Buzztime Bar Hero | No |
| Games besides trivia | Yes — Poker, Bingo and Fantasy Sports | No other games |
Why Switch from Geeks Who Drink to Buzztime?
Don't limit entertainment to one trivia night
Geeks Who Drink is centered around scheduled, hosted trivia events. That creates a great event night, but the experience ends when trivia ends.
Buzztime runs 24/7, giving customers games and interactive entertainment throughout the week — not just during scheduled trivia events.
Host trivia on your schedule
A professionally hosted trivia night is convenient, but your venue depends on an outside host and their schedule.
Buzztime gives you the flexibility to run Live Trivia whenever you want, while Network Trivia can entertain customers without a host at all.
Give guests more than pub trivia
Traditional pub trivia appeals to trivia fans, but different customers enjoy different types of entertainment.
Buzztime offers 19 game types, giving guests more ways to play and compete instead of relying on a single scheduled trivia format.
Get a massive library of ready-to-play content
Geeks Who Drink provides professionally written and fact-checked questions for its hosted events.
Buzztime gives your venue access to 800,000+ professionally written questions, providing a huge variety of ready-to-play content whenever you need it.
Turn game wins into more orders
Trivia can bring customers through the door. Buzztime can also help encourage purchases while they're there.
Buzztime Bar Hero integrates with your POS system, allowing game wins to trigger limited-time offers that encourage customers throughout the venue to order food and drinks.
Make your TVs work every day
A scheduled trivia event gives customers entertainment for a few hours. Your venue's screens can deliver value for much longer.
Buzztime combines 24/7 games, real-time leaderboards, custom branding, and advertising to entertain customers while promoting your specials, events, food, and drinks.
Games besides trivia
Go beyond traditional trivia with a complete entertainment lineup designed to keep guests playing throughout their visit.
Buzztime includes Trivia Channel 24/7, Bingo, Poker, and Fantasy Sports, giving your venue multiple ways to entertain customers throughout the week.
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Buzztime vs Geeks Who Drink: quick answers
Geeks Who Drink: Hosted service, approximately $200 per night. Buzztime plans start at $199 per month and include marketing materials and prizes for a suite of games.
Geeks Who Drink: Venue provides space. Buzztime supplies a small computer that works with any TV, and players join by QR code or the Buzztime app, so no buzzers or tablets are required.
Geeks Who Drink: No other games. Buzztime includes 19 game types running 24/7 — trivia plus Poker, Bingo, arcade games and fantasy sports — with POS integration through Bar Hero.
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