A Socrative alternative built for the AI era.
Live in-class quizzes, formative checks, exit-ticket polls — with AI to draft the questions, PDF upload for unit material, and seven question types instead of three. Free to start.
Why teachers switch
Six reasons to leave Socrative.
Socrative pioneered classroom quizzing. The category has moved on; the product hasn't moved with it.
AI question generation, included
Socrative has none. Nontrivial drafts questions from a topic, a PDF, or a web-search context — included on the free plan. The hour you'd spend writing 20 questions becomes 30 seconds.
Upload your unit doc, get a quiz
Drop in the unit reading, the slide deck, or a Word doc exported to PDF. AI drafts comprehension questions grounded in the actual content. Socrative makes you type every question.
Seven question types, not just multiple choice
Socrative is multiple choice, true/false, and short answer. Nontrivial adds slider (numeric range), ordering, matching, and numeric — better for formative assessment across subjects.
Live poll mode for sentiment checks
Socrative's quick polls are basic. Nontrivial has a dedicated unscored poll mode with anonymous responses, seven question types, and live distribution bars — for class temperature checks.
Cast to the classroom projector natively
Pair an Apple TV once and the quiz runs on the projector — no laptop screen-share, no cable. Socrative expects you to mirror your laptop.
Modern UI students don't roll their eyes at
Socrative is functional but the interface hasn't moved much. Nontrivial's host and student views are built for the same browsers students use every day.
Where teachers use it
Built for the lesson, not the LMS.
Lesson-end formative check
Upload today's reading or slide deck. Generate a 5-question comprehension check. Students answer on their phones — you see whose still confused in real time.
Unit test prep
Build a question library across the unit, then host live review sessions or assign as self-paced practice. Mix question types so students engage with material differently.
Class discussion poll
Drop into poll mode for sentiment checks, opinion-gathering, or anonymous feedback on a topic. Live bars on the projector keep the discussion grounded.
Friday review trivia
Turn the week's material into a team trivia round. Students compete in groups, leaderboard on the TV. Same content as the test, more engagement.
Feature comparison
Everything Socrative does. Plus the modern parts.
Honest table — Socrative covers the basics, Nontrivial adds the rest.
| Feature | Nontrivial | Socrative |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple choice quiz | ||
| True / false | ||
| Short answer | ||
| Slider / numeric range | ||
| Ordering / ranking | ||
| Matching pairs | ||
| AI question generation | Included | |
| PDF upload → quiz | Included | |
| Web-search grounded generation | Included | |
| Live audience polls (unscored) | Included | Limited |
| Anonymous response mode | Included | Limited |
| Native TV / projector app | Apple TV | |
| Browser-based student joining | ||
| Per-question explanations | Limited | |
| Save question library for reuse |
Plans & pricing
What costs what.
Free vs free, head-to-head on the practical constraints teachers actually hit.
| Feature | Nontrivial | Socrative |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan exists | Included | Limited |
| Students per activity on free plan | Large rooms | Capped |
| Multiple concurrent classes | Included | Paid |
| AI included on free plan | Included | |
| Per-teacher pricing model | ||
| School / district plans | Available | Available |
Migration in three moves
Switch in a planning period.
Most teachers rebuild one unit's worth of quizzes in a single prep period, then never look back.
Build your first quiz freeRebuild a quiz in five minutes (or upload it).
For existing Socrative quizzes, you can either rewrite them in the Nontrivial builder, or upload the underlying unit material (textbook PDF, slides) and let AI redraft them.
Same student join flow.
Students open any browser, enter a join code, and answer. No app, no school-issued accounts required to participate. The UX students already know from Socrative ports cleanly.
Project on the classroom TV.
Pair the classroom Apple TV at /connect-tv if you have one — the questions and leaderboards cast to the projector natively. Otherwise share your laptop view as usual.
More for the classroom
Polls and team trivia, included.
Mix in unscored polls for opinion-gathering and sentiment, or run a Friday team-trivia review with a leaderboard. Same builder, same plan — students stay in one tool all week.
Common questions
The classroom tool, modernized.
Build your next quiz in minutes. AI does the first draft. You do the final pass.
Socrative is a registered trademark of Showbie Inc. Nontrivial is not affiliated with Socrative or Showbie.