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Tchaku vs Mentimeter — which fits your room?
Mentimeter made live polling mainstream, and it's very good at it. The difference is what surrounds the poll: Mentimeter's slides are deliberately simple, while Tchaku is a full design and animation editor where the poll is just one element on a slide you control completely.
| Mentimeter | Tchaku | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Audience-interaction tool with a simple slide editor | Full deck editor — motion timeline, 40+ charts, tables, 3D — with live audience widgets built in |
| Slide design & animation | Template-driven, minimal layout control, no animation timeline | Free placement, 12 animation effects, click-by-click build order, per-element timelines |
| Live audience types | Polls, quizzes, word clouds, Q&A, scales | Polls, timed quizzes with leaderboard & podium, word clouds, scales, rankings, open responses |
| Free tier | Caps how many people can participate each month | All 7 live widget types, no participant fees |
| AI deck builder | AI Menti builder drafts interactive sessions from a prompt | Goal-first AI builder that also designs and animates the slides (credits included free) |
| Where decks live | Cloud, in your Mentimeter account | Local-first — files on your Mac or PC, or in your browser; private by default |
| Exports | PDF/screenshots; deck stays in Mentimeter | PowerPoint, PDF, PNG, animated web page; PPTX import too |
| Pricing | Per-editor subscription tiers | Free with 30 AI credits/mo; Pro $12/mo billed yearly; Studio $29/mo billed yearly; $25 one-time Event Pass (7 days of Studio) |
Comparison reflects public information as of August 2026 — check Mentimeter's site for their current plans.
Choose Mentimeter if…
- You already present in PowerPoint or Google Slides and only want interaction sprinkled on top
- Your organization has standardized on it and design control doesn't matter to you
Choose Tchaku if…
- You want the deck itself to look designed — animation, layout freedom, charts that move
- You run quizzes and want a real leaderboard game, not a poll variant
- You present occasionally and a $25 one-time pass beats another subscription
Questions
- Can the audience join Tchaku sessions like Mentimeter's?
- Yes — same flow: a QR code and short code on the slide, answered from any phone browser. No installs.
- Can I move my Mentimeter content to Tchaku?
- There's no direct importer, but rebuilding is fast: insert the matching live widget and paste your questions — the design side is where Tchaku takes over.
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Your next talk deserves a room that talks back.
Free includes the full editor, all motion, and every live audience type.