DanLauQ: Playzo as a gamification platform on classroom setting?
From the Q&A and other sections I notice Playzo's strong emphasis on educational applications alongside its marketing capabilities. I'm working in child education field and had used other gamification platform like Wordwall (https://wordwall.net/) and Genially (https://genially.com/) for a long time, and found their limitation on game machine design and their sometime clumsy editor. Yet still these two are very capable and media-rich gamification platform on the market. I wonder (1) how is Playzo comparing to them? Also (2) is Playzo possible for me to track student's performance on the games and quizzes, so I could have an overall understanding of their progress for planning my class teaching goal?
Anurag_Meena
Mar 25, 2025A: I haven't used Wordwall, but I've worked with Genially. As you mentioned, Genially lacks a true gamification aspect, which makes its tools less interactive and engaging. Plus, the platform can be quite complex to use.
For example, with our quizzes on PlayZo, you can add timers to boost excitement. Genially doesn't offer any user analytics—a crucial feature for tracking each student's performance and personalizing their learning experience. With PlayZo, you get real-time analytics showing who played the quiz, how they answered each question, their overall score, and even the ability to collect emails via lead forms. You can also reward students with completion certificates based on their performance.
Moreover, Genially doesn't provide puzzle games like Word Finder or Connections, which are fantastic for making lessons both enjoyable and memorable.
Our platform is designed for an end-to-end engagement funnel: from capturing interest with creative, gamified content, tracking performance, to exporting data directly into Google Sheets.
Deep Gamification Focus:
While Genially excels at creating interactive presentations and images, PlayZo is built specifically for gamification. We offer over 45 customizable games—from quizzes and word puzzles to arcade-style challenges!
AI-Powered Quizzes:
Our platform features AI-generated quizzes with built-in timers, explanations, and even video embedding, adding a richer layer of interactivity that goes beyond traditional presentation tools.
Let me know if you have any further questions or need additional details!
I see! If PlayZo works just as you said, then maybe I'll consider cutting my Geneially subscription and move here. Let me first put some time to test out the platform.
Test it out, if any issues ping us at support@playzo.io