Event gamification
Event gamification adds challenges, points, rewards and a leaderboard to your event app, so attendees score for visiting booths, joining sessions, networking and answering trivia.
Event Gamification App With Challenges, Points And A Live Leaderboard
Set up Scan QR, Trivia and Quest challenges in the Eventify admin panel, choose points or an award for each, and let attendees compete in the app and the web portal. You approve photo entries, announce winners and export every point.
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ChallengesLeaderboard
Visit Exhibitor BoothsScan the QR at each booth
50 ptsSponsor Spotlight Trivia5 questions
20 ptsVenue Explorer HuntQuest · 2 of 4 tasks
300 ptsAttend Your First SessionCompleted
+100+50 pointsBooth scan counted
Challenge CompletedSponsor Spotlight Trivia
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Event app gamification
How Event App Gamification Works In Eventify
Everything sits under Engagement > Gamification in the admin panel, and attendees see the section once one challenge is active.
- Rewards Settings first. Write the title and rules attendees see at the top of the section, as the first-time setup guide shows.
- Add a challenge. Click + Add Challenge and pick Scan QR Challenge, Add Trivia or Add Quest. Each one saves as active.
- Everyday actions count. Default challenges such as Attend your first session come ready, and challenges can reward activity from social feed posts and polls to surveys.
- Single or recurring. A single challenge pays once, a recurring one every time, and a Max Points Limit caps it.
- Display in app. Show All, Single only or Recurring only, drag challenges into order, and switch any one off.
- Edit points mid event. A new Scan QR value applies to future scans; points already earned stay as they are.
AllQuestTriviaScan QR
| Order | Challenge | Type | Popup | Points | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visit Exhibitor BoothsRecurring | Scan QR | No | 50 | ||
| Sponsor Spotlight Trivia | Trivia | Yes | 20 | ||
| Venue Explorer Hunt | Quest | Yes | 300 | ||
| Workshop Trivia | Trivia | Yes | N/A | ||
| Meet The Speakers | Scan QR | Yes | 100 |
Display in app
AllSingle onlyRecurring only
Max Points Limit
Points per scan times the most unique scans you want to allow.
Gamification platform for events
Event Gamification Software For Scan QR, Trivia And Quest Challenges
Mix all three in one event. More examples on our custom challenges page and in the event gamification ideas guide.
Scan QR challenges
Points for scanning a code at a booth, a session, a speaker or another attendee.
- Five triggers: Exhibitor, Sponsor, Session, Speaker and User QR
- Booth staff QR codes can count as the booth
- One challenge per sponsor, created in one go
Trivia challenges
Quiz questions in the app, scored per correct answer.
- Text or image answer options
- Points per correct answer, or an award
- Sponsor, session or icebreaker quizzes (trivia guide)
Quests (scavenger hunts)
A trail of tasks, in a set sequence or in any order.
- Scan a QR code, upload a photo or video, or enter a code word
- Individual or team quests
- Approve or reject entries before points count (quest guide)
Live demo
Build A Booth Trail And A Trivia Round In Your Demo
We set up challenges on a sample event, then play them in the app with you.
Scan QR Trivia Quest
Gamification leaderboard
A Live Leaderboard For People And Teams
Attendees check their rank in the app; you manage the scores in the admin panel. More on the leaderboard and points page.
- Podium and ranks. All Attendees shows the top three on a podium, then everyone by rank. Tap a name to open that profile.
- Team standings. All Teams ranks teams by total points, so groups compete too.
- Points and Awards. Sort the admin User List by points or by awards earned.
- Bonus or correction. Add Extra Points as a bonus or an override, or delete a wrong entry from a point log.
- Hide it if you prefer. With the leaderboard hidden, attendees still earn points.
- Export before a reset. The XLSX export has LeaderBoard and PointLogs sheets; Reset Point(s) starts a fresh board.
All AttendeesAll Teams
SKSofia Klein1,320
2
ECEmma Collins1,480
1
MHM. Haddad1,240
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4DND. Nkemelu1,105
5ANDr A. Novak990
12YOUYou640
Admin User List
| # | Name | Points ↓ | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Collins | 1,480 | 2 |
| 2 | Sofia Klein | 1,320 | 3 |
✓Select Winners✓Winning Message3Send Notification
1Team Atlas2Team Harbour3Team Summit
Push Notification onlyPush + Email
Title
You won the Venue Explorer Hunt!
Content
Collect your prize at the registration desk.
Winners get a trophy on the leaderboardBack Confirm Winner
You won the Venue Explorer Hunt!Collect your prize at the registration desk.
nowQuest certificate
Emailed automatically when someone finishes every task.
Rewards and winners
Rewards, Certificates And Winner Announcements
Decide what each challenge gives, then crown the winners in the app. Ideas on the event rewards page.
- Points or an award. An award is a certificate image you upload or the built-in certificate template, for single challenges.
- A moment on completion. With Show Popup on, attendees see Challenge Completed and the points they earned.
- Rewards to download. Attendees open Win award in the portal, or View Reward in the app.
- Quest certificates. Send them automatically, or to every entrant from View Entries.
- Announce Winner. Pick winners up to your Max Winners, write the winning popup and send it by push or push and email.
- Prizes in the rules. Name the gift cards or swag in the description, so everyone knows what is at stake.
Podcast
What's Wrong With Your Event Gamification?
Kevin Rosenquist on the psychology behind attendee engagement and 8 key elements for gamification success.
Virtual event gamification
Virtual And Hybrid Event Gamification
Remote attendees play in the web portal and people on site use the Eventify event app, with the same challenges, points and leaderboard.
- Play in the browser. The portal lists each challenge with its points, and View opens the place to complete it.
- No venue needed. Trivia, social feed posts, community threads, messages, surveys and the gallery photo contest all score online.
- QR codes on screen. Show a code on a slide or screen; attendees scan it with the Eventify mobile app.
- Quests in the app. Quests run in the mobile app, where attendees scan codes, upload photos and enter secret codes.
- Translated rules. The gamification title and description take a translation per event language.
860Total points
#6Leaderboard Position
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Spring Summit TriviaAnswer 5 questions
20 ptsView
Post On The Social FeedShare a photo or a poll
30 ptsView
Join A Community ThreadComment on a topic
Challenge Completed
Visit Exhibitor BoothsScan QR in the app
50 pts Download the App
One game, two screens
The app shows the same challenges, points and leaderboard as the portal.
Antonio Bortolotti, Vacation Rental World Summit (VRWS), on how Eventify brought gamification to life at his event.
750Attendees
12Years of VRWS
100%App adoption
Customer story
Eventify Brought Gamification To Life At VRWS
Antonio has run VRWS for 12 years, for 750 property managers and senior professionals each year. He had always dismissed gamification: "we don't need it."
- Built in. Gamification came pre-configured and ready without manual setup.
- Organic engagement. Attendees started posting and commenting without any prompting, which drew more attendees in.
- Every attendee on the app. With app QR codes as venue entry passes, it was the first time in 12 years that every attendee had the app.
One event
Gamifying Your Next Event?
Start with a free trial and set up your first challenges on a sample event.
Choosing a plan
What Each Plan Includes
Plans start at US$999 per event. Gamification rows on the pricing page:
- Engage, Advance, Ultimate: gamification points, trivia games
- Advance, Ultimate: booth and QR scanning, scavenger hunt and quest games, team based gamification
FAQs
Event Gamification Questions, Answered
What is event gamification?
Event gamification turns attendee activity into a game: people complete challenges, earn points or awards and climb a leaderboard. In Eventify the event gamification app is part of the event app and web portal, so there is no separate tool to connect.
What are examples of event gamification?
A booth trail where attendees scan Exhibitor QR codes, a trivia quiz on a sponsor or a session, and a venue scavenger hunt with QR checkpoints, photo uploads and code words, played alone or in teams (how quests work).
Which gamification challenges can I create in Eventify?
Scan QR challenges for exhibitor, sponsor, session, speaker or attendee codes, trivia quizzes, and quests, which are scavenger hunts of several tasks. Default challenges, such as Attend your first session, also reward everyday actions (custom challenges).
How does gamification work at a conference?
Before the event you write the rules in Rewards Settings and add challenges, such as a Session QR scan per talk or a trivia quiz on the keynote (setup guide). During the event attendees earn points and follow the leaderboard in the app; afterwards you announce winners and export the results.
Can sponsors and exhibitors use gamification to drive booth visits?
Yes. A Scan QR challenge with the Exhibitor QR or Sponsor QR trigger gives points for each booth scan, and scans of booth staff QR codes can count too. You can create one challenge per sponsor or exhibitor in one go (see how); Booth/QR Scanning is listed on the Advance and Ultimate plans.
Does Eventify support virtual event gamification?
Yes. Remote attendees play in the web portal, and trivia, social feed, community and survey challenges need no venue. For attendees with the app, you can also show QR codes on a slide or screen.
What are good gamification ideas for virtual events?
Trivia on session or sponsor content, points for social feed posts and polls, community threads and surveys, and a gallery photo contest all work in the web portal. Our event gamification ideas guide has more.
Do attendees need the mobile app to take part?
Not for most challenges: the web portal shows the same challenges, points and leaderboard as the app. QR scan challenges and quests are completed in the Eventify mobile app, and the portal shows QR codes to download it for iOS and Android (attendee guide).
Can teams compete against each other?
Yes. Set a quest to Team Participant with custom teams or user groups, and the All Teams view ranks teams by total points. Each person can be in one team per quest.
How do winners get their prizes?
Use Announce Winner on a quest to pick winners, show them a winning popup and notify them by push or push and email (how to announce winners). Award challenges also give a certificate or reward file that attendees download.
How do I stop one attendee from dominating the leaderboard?
Set a Max Points Limit on recurring challenges: points per scan multiplied by the most unique scans you want to allow (Scan QR guide). You can also delete wrong entries from a person's point log.
Can I export points and the leaderboard?
Yes. Export downloads an XLSX file with a LeaderBoard sheet of ranks, points and awards and a PointLogs sheet of every point earned, and each quest leaderboard has a CSV export. Export before you reset points, because a reset cannot be undone (export guide).
Which Eventify plans include gamification?
On the pricing page, gamification points and trivia games are listed on Engage, Advance and Ultimate, and booth and QR scanning, scavenger hunt and quest games and team based gamification on Advance and Ultimate. Plans start at US$999 per event; there is no free plan, but you can request a free trial.
Free trial
See Your Event Gamification App In Action
Book a walkthrough of challenges, the leaderboard and winner announcements on a sample event.
- A Scan QR, trivia and quest challenge built live.
- The leaderboard in the app and the admin panel.
- Which plan fits your event.
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