Your quiz, on the big screen.
Pair an Apple TV once and every game you host can cast straight to it — lobby, questions, leaderboards, poll bars. No HDMI cable, no screen-sharing, no laptop on the bar.
Why pair a TV
It's a different experience than screen-sharing.
Every other quiz tool wants you to mirror your laptop. Nontrivial runs a separate display app on the TV itself.
No laptop screen-sharing dance
No HDMI cable, no AirPlay handoff, no "share screen" prompts. The TV runs the host display natively — you keep your laptop for hosting controls.
Players scan the TV to join
The lobby on the big screen shows the join code and a QR. Phones land on the join screen with one scan — no typed URLs, no slow rooms.
Leaderboard on the projector
After each trivia round, the standings render on the TV in a layout designed for the big screen — not a tiny laptop window mirrored to a screen.
Live poll bars at room scale
Poll mode casts the live distribution too. Bars and stats update in real time on the TV as votes come in, formatted for the back of the room.
Host view stays private
Your laptop screen keeps the host-only controls and timer. The TV only shows what respondents need to see — answers reveal cleanly without leaking the next question.
One pair, every game
Pair the TV once at /connect-tv. Every future game can flip Cast-to-TV on with a single toggle — no re-pairing per session.
Where it shines
Built for any room with a screen.
Classroom projector
Connect an Apple TV to the classroom display. Students see the question on the projector, answer on their phones, watch the leaderboard light up.
Pub & restaurant trivia
Cast to the venue TVs. No laptop on the bar, no awkward HDMI behind the speakers. The room sees the game; you keep your hosting view.
Conference stage
Stage display shows the live poll bars in a layout designed for the back of the room. Run audience engagement from the lectern without a screen-share.
All-hands & town halls
Cast the company quiz or sentiment poll to the conference-room TV. Hybrid teams join from anywhere; the room sees one shared display.
Quiz on the projector
Native TV app vs everyone else.
Kahoot, Quizizz, Mentimeter, Slido — every alternative expects you to share your laptop. Nontrivial doesn't.
| Feature | Nontrivial | Kahoot / Quizizz / Mentimeter |
|---|---|---|
| Native TV app on the big screen | Apple TV | Laptop screen-share |
| No HDMI / cables required | Often required | |
| TV-specific layout (not laptop mirroring) | ||
| QR code rendered on the TV | Manual | |
| Polls live-stream to TV | Screen-share only | |
| Host controls stay on laptop | Same screen | |
| Pair once, cast forever | Per-session |
Three minutes, once
Setup is a one-time thing.
Pair an Apple TV once. Every game from then on can flip Cast-to-TV without any extra setup.
Go to /connect-tvInstall Nontrivial on Apple TV.
Grab the tvOS app from the App Store. Launch it once and you'll see a pairing code on the TV.
Pair the TV at /connect-tv.
On your laptop or phone, open /connect-tv, type the code, done. The TV now belongs to your account.
Tick "Cast to TV" when you create a game.
The lobby, questions, leaderboards, and poll distributions all appear on the paired TV in real time. Your laptop becomes the host remote.
Same TV, two game modes
Cast trivia. Cast polls. Cast both.
A paired TV serves both modes. Scored trivia with a leaderboard, or live poll with streaming bars — the TV renders whatever you're running, in a layout designed for the back of the room.
Common questions
Put the quiz where the room is looking.
Pair an Apple TV once. Host games from your laptop. Watch the projector light up.
Apple TV today. Android TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and Roku on the roadmap.