What the decision wheel comes loaded with
The wheel starts with eight entries built for open-ended decisions: Yes, No, Maybe, Definitely, Not today, Ask again later, Do it, and Skip it. That spread covers most yes/no questions without forcing a binary answer — "Not today" and "Ask again later" do a lot of heavy lifting when the real answer is "not yet".
You're not locked into those entries. Delete any you don't want, add your own, or use the bulk import to paste in a full list at once. If you upload a CSV, the wheel reads the first column and builds the list from that — useful if you've already got options in a spreadsheet.
Making the wheel fit your actual decision
Every entry can be edited inline, reordered by dragging the grip handle, or assigned a higher numeric weight if one option should come up more often. You can also hide an entry with the eye toggle — it stays in your list but gets skipped during spins — which is handy when you want to temporarily park an option without deleting it.
If you want the wheel to feel more fair in a group setting, turn on Remove Winner below the wheel. Each spin removes the result from the pool, so no option repeats until you've worked through all of them. The Shuffle on Spin toggle randomises entry order at the start of every spin — it doesn't change how winners are selected, but it keeps things visually unpredictable.
Not sure what options to add? Hit the Ideas button and the wheel will suggest entries based on context — useful when you're blanking on what to put up for a vote or a random activity picker.
Who uses a decision wheel
People stuck on everyday choices
Where to eat, what to watch, which task to tackle first — the default entries handle low-stakes questions well. Spin it, accept the result, move on. The point isn't randomness for its own sake; it's getting an answer faster than you'd get from continuing to deliberate.
Teams and work groups
Group deadlocks are where a decision wheel earns its keep. Load it with team members' names to assign who presents first, or put competing proposals on the wheel to break a tie vote. Because it runs in the browser with no account needed, anyone in a meeting can open it immediately.
Teachers and educators
Cold-calling from a class list is one of the most common uses. Load student names, spin, and whoever lands wins the turn. The Remove Winner toggle means you cycle through every student before anyone repeats — no one gets picked twice in a row. The Questions hub has purpose-built wheels if you need something more specific for classroom Q&A.
Parents and families
"You pick." "No, you pick." The wheel ends that loop. Load it with movie options, dinner ideas, or weekend activities and spin in front of everyone so the result feels impartial. Kids tend to accept the wheel's verdict in a way they won't accept a parent just deciding.
Streamers and content creators
Decision wheels show up in streams for viewer polls, challenge pickers, and punishment wheels. The winner dialog opens automatically with the result, and you can share it via the native share sheet, copy it to clipboard, or post directly to X or WhatsApp. The wheel generator is worth checking if you want to build a fully custom wheel from scratch for your channel.
Event and giveaway hosts
For in-person events, load the wheel with participant names and spin live. The Remove Winner toggle prevents the same person from winning twice across multiple rounds, and the session history below the wheel keeps a running log of every result so you can read winners back at the end.
Adjusting probability with entry weights
Every entry defaults to a weight of 1, which gives all options an equal slice of the wheel. Increase a specific entry's weight using the numeric input in that entry's row, and its slice grows proportionally — so it wins more often relative to the other entries. This is useful when a decision isn't truly equal-odds: for example, weighting "Do it" higher than "Skip it" if you want the wheel to nudge you toward action more often than not.
Per-entry colour overrides let you visually distinguish high-weight entries. Otherwise the wheel uses whichever of the sixteen preset palettes you've chosen in the Customize panel.
How this compares to Google's built-in spinner
Searching "spin the wheel" on Google surfaces a basic spinner with a fixed set of numbered or coloured slices. It works for a quick spin, but you can't label entries with real text, set per-entry weights, hide entries, or access spin history. This decision wheel lets you put actual words on each slice — your real options — and gives you controls like weight adjustment, bulk import, and the Remove Winner toggle that the Google tool doesn't offer. The Yes No wheel is a good comparison point if all you need is a binary answer and want something even simpler.
Spin history and sharing results
Every result from the current session is logged in the history section below the wheel, newest first. If you're running multiple rounds — picking tasks, assigning roles, working through a shortlist — you have a full record without writing anything down. You can also check your cross-wheel history in the header dropdown, which tracks results from every wheel you've used in the browser session.
When a winner lands, the share buttons in the winner dialog let you send the result text and the page URL via your device's native share sheet, copy it to clipboard, or post to X, WhatsApp, or Facebook. The full wheels library has other pickers if this wheel's scope isn't quite right for your situation.