A free Genially alternative for teachers
Genially is built for designing interactive content. Spin Everything is built for getting a class activity ready fast: add your words or questions, or generate them with AI, then play it, print it or send it as homework.
Spin Everything vs Genially
Genially is a platform for creating interactive content such as presentations, games, quizzes, infographics and learning modules. You work in an editor, starting from a template, a blank creation or an imported PowerPoint, Google Slides or PDF file, and you have a lot of control over how the result looks.
Spin Everything takes a narrower approach, built for teachers and especially for ESL, EFL and language teachers. You pick one of 25+ activity tools, such as a quiz, word search, bingo or group sort, add your words or questions or generate them with AI, and the tool builds the activity. Then you play it with the class, print it on the printable tools, or send supported activities as homework with per-student results.
Both have free plans. You can create and play our core tools without an account; a free account is needed to save, share student links or use AI. On Genially's education plans, as listed on 3 November 2026, downloads start at EduPro and per-student tracking starts at Expert, while live sessions, Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams are included on every plan. If those matter most to you, Genially may suit you better.
Feature comparison
| Feature | SpinEverything | Genially |
|---|---|---|
| How you make an activity | Pick a tool, then add your words or questions or generate them with AI. The tool builds the activity | Design in an editor from a template, a blank creation or an imported PPTX, Google Slides or PDF file. You edit a template's text and questions yourself, or use AI to adapt them[1][6][4] |
| Classroom game formats such as bingo, word search and hangman | Yes, as dedicated tools — 25+ tools in total | Yes, as customizable templates such as Interactive Bingo, Word Search and Interactive Hangman[11][10][12] |
| Free plan | Core tools, 10 saved activities (lifetime), 5 homework assignments · Teacher & Pro: 200 saves, 1000 assignments | 2 GB of creation storage and 1,000+ free templates and resources[1] |
| Getting started without an account | Create and play core tools with no account. Save, share and AI need a free account | A free account is needed to use the editor or make your own AI game. Its AI games can be played without signing up[6][14] |
| Students open activities from a link, with no account | Yes. For homework, they type their name | Yes, anyone with the link can view and interact, on every plan[7][1] |
| Download a PDF on the free plan | Yes, on printable tools such as word search, crossword, bingo and maze, with no account needed | Not on Free. Downloads (PDF, JPG, video, QR, offline viewing) start at EduPro[1][3] |
| See each student's results | Yes, as homework on supported activities · Free: 5 assignments · Teacher & Pro: 1000 | Individual tracking and responses start at the Expert plan[1] |
| AI generation | Free & Teacher: 3 generations a month · Pro: 100 a month (1,200 a year if you add it up). Quiz, word lists, match up, group sort, fill-in-the-blank and more | Free: 500 credits a year, shared across the team, for creations, texts, questions and interactive components. AI games start at Expert[1][4][5] |
| AI-generated images | Free & Teacher: 5 a month · Pro: 200 a month | Start at the Genius plan[1][4] |
| A full lesson from one topic | AI Class Creator on Pro: slides, worksheet, reading, quiz and homework together | AI builds a complete creation from an idea or PDF in the format you choose, on every plan. We did not find one step that produces slides, worksheet, reading, quiz and homework together[1][4] |
| CEFR-levelled English material (A1 to C1) | Yes, in the Class Creator, worksheet and reading tools | Language-learning templates are available. We did not find a CEFR-level mode on its public pages[13] |
| Embed on your own site | Yes, for most saved activities, with a "Made with SpinEverything" credit | Yes, with an iframe or script[7][8] |
| Live sessions where students answer on their own devices | Not available. Present on the class screen or send it as homework | Yes: 50 participants per session on Free and EduPro, with a monthly limit; 200 from Expert; 400 on Campus[1][2] |
| Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams and LMS | No direct integrations. Share by link or embed code | Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams on every plan. SCORM, xAPI and LTI from Edu360[1][8] |
| Design freedom and working together | Each tool has a set layout with themes. No real-time co-editing or student workspaces | Detailed layout control and real-time co-editing on every plan, plus unlimited student seats in a class workspace[1][9] |
| Paid plans and billing | Monthly or yearly. Prices vary by region and are on our pricing page | Education plans are billed annually: EduPro €4.99, Expert €9.99, Genius €12.50 and Edu360 €25 a month (Genius and Edu360 per teacher)[1] |
Genially's column was checked on 3 November 2026 against Genially's own public pages, listed below, using its education plans. Its general plans have different names and limits. We did not test Genially's paid plans, so paid features are as Genially lists them. The Spin Everything column reflects our own product on the same date. Plans and prices change, so please check Genially's site before you decide. Genially is a trademark of its respective owner. Spin Everything is independent and not affiliated with Genially.
Sources
- Genially: plans for teachers and schools, feature table and FAQ (genially.com/plans/education) Prices shown to us in euros, billed annually. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially: Genially for education (genially.com/solutions/for-schools) Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially Help Center: How to download a Genially Article dated 23 October 2026. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially: AI features (genially.com/features/ai) Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially Help Center: How do AI credits work? Article dated 8 July 2026. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially: AI games, including its FAQ (genially.com/create/ai-games) Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially: Sharing and publishing (genially.com/features/sharing-and-publishing) Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially Help Center: How to integrate Genially with other platforms Article dated 19 February 2026. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially Help Center: Students under 16 in Genially Article dated 16 July 2026. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially template: Word Search Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially template: Interactive Bingo Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially template: Interactive Hangman Checked 3 November 2026.
- Genially template: Language Learning Game Checked 3 November 2026.
- Direct check of app.genially.com A signed-out visit redirects to Genially's login page. Checked 3 November 2026.
Try the tools closest to what you make
Create and play core tools on the free plan, then create a free account when you want to save, share or use AI.
Quiz
Write your questions or generate them with AI, with optional images.
Word Search
Build the puzzle from any word list, then play or print it.
PDFBingo
Printable bingo cards with text, emojis or images.
PDFHangman
A word guessing game from your own vocabulary list.
Memory
A matching game from words, definitions or images.
Group Sort
Students sort items into your categories.
Worksheet
AI builds a printable worksheet from a topic, a CEFR level or your material.
PDFRPG Adventure
Turn a quiz into a short pixel-art adventure. On the Teacher and Pro plans.
AI Class Creator
Slides, worksheet, reading, quiz and homework from one topic. On the Pro plan.
PDFFrequently asked questions
Is Spin Everything a free alternative to Genially?
Spin Everything has a free plan, and so does Genially, so the useful question is what each one includes. Ours covers the core activity tools, 10 saved activities (lifetime), 5 homework assignments, and 3 AI generations and 5 AI images a month, and you can create and play core tools without an account. As listed on 3 November 2026, Genially's free education plan includes 2 GB of creation storage, 500 AI credits a year and 1,000+ free templates and resources, while downloads start at EduPro and per-student tracking starts at Expert.
How is Spin Everything different from Genially?
Genially is a design platform: you build presentations, games, quizzes, infographics and learning modules in an editor. Spin Everything is a set of ready-made activity tools: you pick one, add your words or questions or generate them with AI, and the tool builds the activity. You get less control over the layout, and you have less to design.
When is Genially the better choice?
When you want detailed control over how a resource looks, real-time co-editing with colleagues or students, live sessions where students answer on their own devices, Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams integration, or SCORM, xAPI and LTI for a learning platform. Genially lists all of these and Spin Everything does not offer them today.
Can I bring my Genially creations into Spin Everything?
There is no direct import from Genially. You would rebuild the activity by typing or pasting your words and questions. Many tools, including quiz, word search, crossword, hangman, memory, match up and group sort, can also import a CSV or XLSX file.
Do students need an account?
No. Students open your activity from a link, and for homework they type their name. Genially also lets anyone with a link view and interact with a creation; its student seats in a class workspace are a separate feature.
How current is this comparison, and where does it come from?
Every Genially detail on this page was checked on 3 November 2026 against Genially's own public pages, listed under the comparison table. We used its education plans, since this page is for teachers; its general plans have different names and limits. We did not test Genially's paid plans, so paid features are as Genially lists them. Plans and prices change, so please check Genially's site before you decide.
Is Spin Everything affiliated with Genially?
No. Spin Everything is an independent product built by a different team. Genially is a trademark of its respective owner; we use the name only to describe the category of tool we offer.
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