Frequently Asked Questions

ChoiceSpin is a free online wheel spinner and random picker. You can use it for names, teams, giveaways, classroom activities, party games, and everyday choices.

You can add names, numbers, prizes, prompts, tasks, menu ideas, or almost any short list you want to spin.

Shorter labels are easier to read on the wheel, especially when the list gets big.

ChoiceSpin supports at least 2 entries and up to 2000 entries.

When a list gets very large, the wheel may render a moving visible window while still keeping the full list in the spin. That helps performance and readability.

Yes. Those are some of the most natural ways to use it.

• Pick a random student or speaking order.
• Choose a giveaway winner from a list of entrants.
• Split players into teams quickly.
• Use it as a decision wheel for food, chores, movies, or games.

Yes. Use the Fullscreen button when you want the wheel to be the main focus on a projector, stream, classroom display, or live call.

ChoiceSpin uses fresh browser-based pseudo-random selection for each spin. That is enough for normal classroom, giveaway, team-picking, and decision-making use.

In plain English: the wheel does not try to favor one entry unless you have deliberately changed the weights.

The app uses browser-based random logic inside the wheel engine and spins each time as a new event.

ChoiceSpin currently describes its results as pseudo-random rather than cryptographically guaranteed. That wording is intentional and more trustworthy.

Because repeated outcomes are a normal part of randomness. One spin does not remember the last spin.

If you do not want repeats, use the after-spin auto-remove option or edit the list after a winner is chosen.

No. Shuffle only changes the order of the entries in your list. It does not make a fair wheel more fair.

It is useful for organization and variety, but it does not improve the randomness of the actual spin.

Yes. In Advanced mode, each entry can have its own weight.

Bigger weight means a larger share of the wheel and a higher chance of winning. For example, a weight of 2 is intended to beat a weight of 1 more often over many spins.

Yes. ChoiceSpin supports several layers of customization.

• Wheel colors and themes
• Background images and center images
• Per-entry option images
• Spin duration and sound settings
• After-spin controls such as confetti and auto-remove winner

Yes. Open Customize and use the During spin controls to change the spin duration.

Yes. ChoiceSpin has controls for spin sounds and after-spin sounds, including volume controls and mute-style behavior.

Yes. You can add an image inside the wheel background, put an image in the center, and attach images to individual entries.

Advanced mode gives you per-entry control. That includes things like weight, color, image, and better entry management when a plain text list is not enough.

Yes. In Customize > After spin, you can turn on auto-remove winner.

That is useful for raffles, classroom name picking, turn order, and any other case where you do not want the same entry to stay in the pool.

Click Save. From there, you can store the wheel in My Wheels on your device or download it as a .wheel file.

My Wheels is the fastest option if you mainly use the same browser and device. A downloaded file is better when you want a portable backup.

My Wheels is ChoiceSpin's local wheel library. It lets you save and reopen wheels without rebuilding them from scratch each time.

It is designed for convenience, especially when you reuse the same classroom, giveaway, or game wheels often.

Not automatically. My Wheels is local to the browser and device where you saved it.

If you want the same wheel somewhere else, use a share link or download the wheel file and open it on the new device.

Yes. ChoiceSpin can download your current wheel as a .wheel file, and you can later reopen that file with the Open button.

No. If you change the wheel and want the saved copy to reflect those changes, save it again.

Use Quick Share when you want a fast link, or use the main Share flow when you want more control over the type of shared wheel.

Quick Share is the fast option. The main Share flow gives you more choices such as how people can use the wheel and whether it should appear in the public gallery.

A shared link is a saved snapshot. If you change the wheel later, the old link does not automatically reflect those edits.

If you want the live shared version to match your latest edits, create a new share link or use the Share flow to update your last shared wheel.

Yes. In the Share flow, choose the public visibility option and add a short description. That version is intended to be discoverable in the public gallery.

Spin With Friends creates a live room link. People who join that room see the same wheel state and the same spins in real time.

It is useful for remote classrooms, game nights, team decisions, and live group moments where everyone needs to watch the same outcome.

Yes. Fullscreen mode helps when the wheel is being shown on a large display, shared over a meeting app, or captured in streaming software.

Yes. ChoiceSpin can export a winning result as a downloadable image, and after a completed spin it can also export a short video clip of that result.

No. You can start using the main wheel spinner without creating an account.

No. Ads do not decide the winner. The result comes from the wheel logic and your current settings.

It is safer not to put private or sensitive information into wheels that you plan to share publicly or use in live rooms.

For anything sensitive, keep the wheel local and avoid broad sharing.

Not at the moment. ChoiceSpin currently focuses on the browser app, sharing, the public gallery, and live synced rooms rather than a public API or dedicated embed product.

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