Sporcle Live sends a trained host to run trivia at your bar on a weekly schedule. Soiraye gives your own staff the software to run it — any night, on your terms, branded as your room. Here's what that difference actually means.
Sporcle Live details are as publicly reported and vary by market — confirm current terms with the vendor.
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| Soiraye | Sporcle Live | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Software your own staff runs | Outside host they send to your venue |
| Who owns the crowd | Your bar — team data, season standings and regulars live in your dashboard | Relationship follows the host, not the bar |
| When you run it | Any night, anytime — you set the schedule | Their host's availability, typically one weekly slot |
| Content | Your library that reshuffles nightly — tuned to your room | Their national packs, their question library |
| Player app | None — scan a QR or type a 4-letter code | Varies by market; typically pen & paper scoring |
| Reported cost | Flat $49–$149/mo | Typically a per-event or weekly host fee |
| Your branding | Your logo, color & sponsor on every screen | Sporcle-branded night |
| Beyond trivia | Drag bingo, The Channel, live watch parties | Trivia only |
When the host is the draw, regulars come for them — and leave with them if they move venues or cancel a week. Soiraye builds your night around your room, your staff, and your community. Every returning team lands in your dashboard.
Sporcle's whole pitch is "you don't have to run it." Neither does Soiraye — flip on autopilot and it auto-reveals and advances on a timer, so the night runs itself with nobody on the mic. Get the hands-off part without paying a weekly host fee.
Hosting services run on their calendar. Soiraye runs on yours. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday — or all three. Add a night when a big finale is dropping. Skip one without a phone call. It's software you control.
A weekly host fee adds up. Soiraye is $49–$149 a month flat — one price for as many nights as you want, with a 30-day free trial before you commit. No per-event math, no overtime surprises.
If what you specifically want is an outside personality on the mic carrying the room every week, Sporcle Live is a turnkey choice. But if "hands-off" was the appeal, Soiraye's autopilot already gives you that — the night runs itself with no host fee. And if you want to own the night, keep the crowd data, program the whole week, and put your name on every screen instead of theirs, that's exactly what Soiraye Trivia is built for. And when the host service night is over, Soiraye can also be running drag bingo, The Channel, and watch parties — because it's one platform, not one event.
No. The host console is one screen — next question, reveal, scoreboard. Your bartender or a willing regular can run a polished night from a laptop with no hosting experience. There's also an autopilot mode that advances questions on a timer, so they don't even have to click.
For most venues, yes. Sporcle Live and similar services are typically reported at a per-event or weekly fee — which compounds fast over a month. Soiraye is flat at $49–$149/month regardless of how many nights you run. Confirm current rates with each vendor before deciding.
When you use Soiraye, team names, scores, visit history and season standings live in your admin dashboard — not with an outside vendor. You own the picture of your regulars, which is exactly what you're building when you build a bar community.
Yes. Start a 30-day free trial, log in, and you can run a live night the same day. The demo at app.soiraye.live/tv/soiraye-demo shows exactly what the big screen and the player phone look like — before you commit to anything.
Get set up and we'll show you the host console, the big screen, and the phone — live, with your bar's brand on it.
Same question, different brand — keep the night in-house instead of outsourcing it to another host service.
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