What is this spin the wheel app?
This is a free, browser-based wheel spinner. You add your options — as many or as few as you like — and the wheel distributes them as equal slices by default. Hit the big Spin button, and the wheel accelerates, slows, and lands on a random winner. A dialog pops up with the result, complete with share buttons so you can send the outcome to friends or a group chat instantly.
The wheel comes pre-loaded with eight placeholder entries so you can see it in action right away. Swap them out with your own list using the entry editor alongside the wheel. Everything runs locally in your browser — there is nothing to install, and you never need to sign in.
How to set up and spin the wheel
Getting started takes under a minute. The entry editor sits right beside the wheel. Type a new option into the text field and press Enter to add it. Delete any entry with the X button next to it, or wipe the slate clean with the Clear button. Once your list is ready, press Spin and watch the wheel decide.
For longer lists, use bulk import: open the import panel, paste a newline-separated list, and all entries are added at once. If your options already live in a spreadsheet, export a column as a .csv file and upload it directly — the tool reads the first column automatically. Need fresh ideas? Hit the Ideas button and an AI suggestion flow will generate relevant entries for your context.
You can also reorder entries by dragging the grip handle, sort them A–Z or Z–A, hide individual entries with the eye-toggle (they stay in the list but are skipped during spins), and duplicate an entry if you want it to appear more than once without adjusting weights.
Customise the wheel to fit your moment
The Customize panel gives you enough control to make the wheel feel right without being overwhelming. Pick from 16 preset colour palettes — Carnival, Sunset, Ocean, Candy, Berry, Forest, Neon, Aurora, Tropical, Monochrome, Coral Reef, Citrus, Midnight, Earth, Royal, and Bubblegum. If you want a different ordering within the same palette, hit Shuffle colors. You can also override the colour of any individual entry using its per-entry hex colour field.
Choose your pointer style — Pin, Arrow, or Classic — and pick between two label fonts: Fredoka (the default, rounded and playful) or Plus Jakarta Sans (clean and modern). Spin duration is fixed at 3, 5, or 10 seconds, so you can match the drama level to the room.
On the audio side, choose from three win sounds, a catalogue of spin sounds, and a countdown-sound catalogue that includes a Silent option. There is a master volume slider and a sound on/off toggle. Enable the countdown option and the wheel plays a 3-beat lead-in before each spin — useful when you're in front of a crowd and want to build the moment.
Two toggles below the wheel change how repeated spins behave. Remove Winner deletes the winning entry from the pool immediately after it lands — perfect for elimination rounds or raffles where each name should only win once. Shuffle on Spin randomises the entry order at the start of every spin; it does not affect the underlying fairness, since the random outcome is determined independently.
Weighted entries and fair odds
Every entry has a numeric weight that defaults to 1. Raise an entry's weight and it occupies a proportionally larger slice of the wheel, so it wins proportionally more often. Lower the weight and it shrinks. This is useful when your options should not all be equally likely — for example, a first prize that is rarer than a consolation prize, or a chore wheel where some tasks should come up less frequently.
Weights are set entry-by-entry using the numeric input in each row. You can sort entries by weight to get a quick overview of the distribution. The wheel's random outcome is fair and unbiased — every spin is independent of every other spin, so past results do not influence future ones.
Who uses this wheel spinner?
Teachers and educators
Classroom decisions are a natural fit for a spinner app. Put student names on the wheel to pick who answers next, removing each name after it is called so the whole class gets a turn. Add topic or question categories and spin to decide what to review. The wheels collection has dedicated education wheels too, but the open-format spinner here lets you build exactly what the lesson needs.
Streamers and content creators
Live streamers use the wheel to pick challenges, games, or viewer-submitted options on screen. The bold spin animation and win dialog read well on stream. Add the winning result to your stream overlay by sharing it to the clipboard or via the native share sheet. Adjust spin duration to 10 seconds for extra suspense, or add a countdown sound to prime the audience.
Giveaway and prize draw hosts
Paste a list of entrant names into the bulk import field and run the draw in front of your audience. Turn on Remove Winner so each name can only win once, then spin again for second and third prizes. The session spin history logs every winner in reverse order, giving you a clear record of who won what during the event.
Teams and remote workers
Who picks the lunch spot? Who goes first in the retro? Who presents the demo? A quick spin settles it without debate. Add team members or options, spin, and move on. Use the random picker for a text-based alternative when a visual wheel is overkill.
Parents and families
Chore wheels, game-night pickers, dinner deciders — families find a lot of uses for a spinning wheel. Add each family member's name or each day's dinner option, spin, and let fate handle the argument. Adjust weights if some chores should come up less often than others.
Party and event organisers
Truth or dare, party game pickers, icebreaker question selectors — anywhere a group needs a random choice without one person being put in charge, the wheel delivers. Sixteen colour palettes mean you can match the vibe, from neon for a night-out to bubblegum for a kids' party.
How does this compare to other spinner tools?
Google's built-in spinner (reachable by searching "spin the wheel" on Google) offers a simple default wheel that most people have encountered. It lets you edit entries and spin, but its customisation options — fonts, palettes, weighted entries, per-entry colour overrides, audio controls, countdown sounds, and session history — are limited compared to what this tool provides. Other dedicated wheel sites exist too; some require an account to save wheels or charge for features like weighted entries. This spinner is free, runs with no sign-up, and makes weighted entries, bulk import, CSV upload, and full audio control available to everyone without a paywall. The trade-off is that the tool does not persist your wheel between sessions — you will need to re-enter your options on return visits, or keep your list handy for a quick paste.
Spin history and sharing results
Every result from the current session is logged in the spin history section beneath the wheel, newest first. You can clear the session history at any time. If you use multiple wheels across the site, a global history in the site header collects winners from every wheel you have used in that browser session — handy for reviewing a chain of decisions.
When the winner dialog appears, share buttons let you post the result via your device's native share sheet (on supported browsers), copy it to clipboard, or send it directly to X (Twitter), WhatsApp, or Facebook. The shared content is the winner text and the page URL — enough for anyone to land on the same wheel and run their own spin. If you want to explore other random-decision tools, the Misc hub collects a range of everyday-use wheels, and the wheel generator lets you build a fully custom wheel from scratch.
Need a different format entirely? The roulette wheel is worth a look if your use case calls for a classic numbered layout instead of a text-entry spinner.