Playout.video vs LiveReacting
LiveReacting runs games your viewers play in the live chat. Playout runs quizzes and polls viewers play on their phones and in the chat, with an AI host that reads the game, inside a browser studio that also multistreams your show.
Free plan included. No credit card required.
Phone play-along, built in
Every game shows a QR code: viewers answer on their phones in the browser, no app or account, and chat answers on YouTube, Twitch and Facebook count in the same game.
Fair on a delayed stream
Phones show each question the moment it opens and answers are timed by when they were given, so viewers whose video runs behind still get the full answer window.
An AI host that speaks
Pick an AI voice and the host reads questions, calls time and announces results, with captions on screen. Every plan includes 10 minutes of AI voice a month.
More destinations for the money
Multistream to 5 platforms on Creator ($19/mo billed annually) and 8 on Channel ($39/mo), and keep a 24/7 channel looping between live shows on the same plan.
playout.video vs LiveReacting, feature by feature
| Feature | playout.video | LiveReacting |
|---|---|---|
| How viewers answer | On their phones (QR code, no app) and in YouTube, Twitch and Facebook chat | In the live chat (YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Instagram); a play-along page where chat can't be read |
| Built-in games | Quiz and poll | Trivia, polls, giveaways, word search, closest guess and more |
| AI host voice | Reads questions and results; 10 minutes a month on every plan | Not listed on the pricing page |
| Players per game | 10 Free · 100 Creator · 500 Channel · 2,000 Business | 25 Free · 150 Small · 500 Medium · 1,000 Large · 4,000 Enterprise |
| Games per month | 4 interactive streams Free · 20 Creator · 50 Channel · 200 Business (a stream covers every game for 24 hours on paid plans) | No game count limit listed |
| Entry paid plan (billed annually) | $19/mo Creator: 100 players, 5 destinations | $16/mo Small: 150 players, 3 destinations |
| Multistream destinations | 2 Free · 5 Creator · 8 Channel · 10 Business | 1 Free · 3 Small · 6 Medium · 10 Large · 20 Enterprise |
| Use with OBS and other studios | Games run in the browser Live Studio; Business brings OBS or an encoder into the studio | Browser source for OBS, vMix, StreamYard or Ecamm on paid plans |
| 24/7 channel between live shows | Included on paid plans: loop your library and switch to the studio live | Separate 24/7 streaming plan, $33/mo per stream billed annually |
LiveReacting details verified from public pricing and feature pages, October 2026. Check livereacting's site for current plans.
The quickest way to compare is to try it. The free plan takes about two minutes to set up.
Where LiveReacting shines
LiveReacting is a strong product. Here's what it does well:
- Many more game types: trivia, polls, giveaways, word search, closest guess and more
- Every game on every plan, and 25 players per game on the free plan
- Plugs into OBS, vMix, StreamYard or Ecamm as a browser source on paid plans
- Reads Instagram live comments as well as YouTube, Facebook and Twitch
Switching from LiveReacting is an afternoon, not a project
- 1
Add a board to a studio scene
Open the Live Studio in your browser and add the Trivia board or the Poll board to a scene.
- 2
Paste your questions
Choose Quiz or Poll as the board's content and paste your questions or options, the way you keep them now.
- 3
Go live everywhere
Connect YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and more, go live, and run the game from the studio.
Frequently asked questions
Is Playout.video a LiveReacting alternative?
For live quizzes and polls, yes: Playout runs both with phone play-along and chat answers on YouTube, Twitch and Facebook, and adds an AI host voice. LiveReacting offers more game types, so if you need giveaways or word games it remains the broader catalogue.
Can viewers still answer in the chat?
Yes. Answers typed in the YouTube, Twitch or Facebook chat count alongside phone answers. On Kick, TikTok and other platforms, viewers play by phone from the QR code. See how viewers join and play.
Why play on the phone instead of in the chat?
The phone shows each question as soon as it opens, even when someone's video is 20 seconds behind, it works on platforms whose chat a tool can't read, and each player gets one clear answer with their name on the leaderboard. Read phone answers vs chat answers.
Do I need OBS?
No. Playout's games run in the Live Studio in your browser, which streams from the cloud to all your platforms at once.
Try phone play-along on your next stream
Start free: four interactive streams a month with up to 10 players, the Live Studio and an AI host voice. No credit card.