Comparison

Contest Queue vs Wheel Spinner Random Picker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Contest Queue

Features
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Contest Queue keeps a barbershop contest running on time. One app holds the whole contest - competitors, hosts, stage managers, judges and presenters - and shows every one of them the same live information, in the view that fits their job. THE PATTERN KEEPS ITSELF CURRENT The pattern is the heart of it: who performs, where they need to be, and when. Add your competitors and warm-up rooms, drag them into their order of appearance, and Contest Queue builds the pattern for you; arrival, check-in, photos, warm-up and stage times, all worked backwards from the moment each competitor steps on stage. Then it maintains itself. The stage manager logs on- and off-stage times, Contest Queue works out whether you are ahead or behind, and every competitor's schedule shifts to absorb the delay. Nobody redoes the math in a hallway. A VIEW FOR EVERY ROLE • Competitors see the contest live from anywhere, and know exactly when to be where. No account needed. • Hosts check competitors in quickly. Anyone running late is flagged in red, and one tap calls their contact. • Stage managers log on and off stage, mark who is backstage and ready, and leave notes for the team. • Judges get a stripped-down view of who is next, with a green light to signal they are ready. • Presenters get the names, hometowns and details an emcee needs to work the crowd. • Admins get all of it, plus the setup behind it. NOTIFICATIONS WORTH KEEPING ON Tap the bell on any competitor for a heads-up before they take the stage, and an update if the running order slips. Link your account to a competitor and you will get check-in reminders too. Organizers can post announcements and notices to the whole convention. Notification Settings is one screen listing everything you will be told about, and how to turn any of it off. FOR ORGANIZERS • Build a convention with as many contests, quartets, choruses, judges and rooms as you need • Import competitors, judges, rooms and schedules from CSV • Keep convention events and rehearsals alongside the contests • Enter scores by hand, or photograph a score sheet and let Contest Queue read it • Publish live stream and score sheet links • Export a printable Order of Appearance carrying your convention's logo • Grant staff access by role, and let competitors link their own accounts with a claim code Start with a free trial. When you are ready, a convention is priced by how many competitors it has. FREE TO FOLLOW Watching costs nothing and needs no account. Anyone can open the Order of Appearance, follow along live, and see who is on stage right now. Built for barbershop conventions, and at home in any singing contest that runs on a schedule.

About

Wheel Spinner Random Picker

Features
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Wheel Spinner is a professional spinning wheel for prize draws, giveaways and everyday decisions — designed to look just as good in your hand as it does on a 100-inch screen in front of a crowd. MAKE IT YOURS • 2 to 100 options. Every option gets its own name, color, icon and weight. • 7 vivid themes, adjustable spin speed and duration, sound effects and haptics. • Save unlimited wheels and start fast from templates: yes/no, dice, 1–100, roll-call, team roles, prize wheel. • Export, import and share a wheel by code, link or QR — hand the same wheel to your whole team. BUILT FOR THE BIG SCREEN • Presenter mode: full-screen wheel, giant SPIN button, oversized winner reveal. • Cast to a second screen over HDMI or AirPlay: the wheel fills the TV or projector while your phone becomes the remote — you stand on stage and spin, the audience watches the big screen. • Landscape and tablet layouts that stay readable from the back of the room. FOR EXPOS, EVENTS AND PARTIES • Trade show and exhibition booths: spin for visitor prizes, cap how many times each prize can be won. • Company galas and year-end parties: lucky draw with weighted odds, and remove winners so nobody wins twice. • Classrooms and live streams: random name picker, roll-call, team assignment. AND FOR THE SMALL DECISIONS • What to eat, who pays, who goes first, yes or no — one tap and it's settled. CONTROL THE ODDS • Fair mode: an equal chance for every option. • Weighted mode: give each option its own weight; the app shows the converted percentage while keeping weights stable underneath. • Hidden-odds mode for presenting, plus a lock so nothing gets edited on stage. • Disable an option, cap how many times it can be picked, or remove past winners from the pool. WHY IT FEELS RIGHT • Every wheel is drawn natively, never a static image: smooth high-frame-rate acceleration and deceleration, glow and confetti. • Precise landing — the wheel always stops exactly on the chosen segment. • Flick to spin: throw the wheel with your finger. • Full history of every draw. Works fully offline. No account, no sign-in — your wheels and history stay on your device. Great for event hosts, exhibitors, teachers, team leads, streamers and shop owners.

Screenshots

Contest Queue4 screens
Wheel Spinner Random Picker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Contest Queue at none against Wheel Spinner Random Picker's shown. Wheel Spinner Random Picker's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contest Queue ships an update every 5 days, Wheel Spinner Random Picker daily. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Contest Queue versus Wheel Spinner Random Picker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContest QueueWheel Spinner Random Picker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike Nelsonzhenyu song

In-app purchases

None

Contest Queue

No in-app purchases

None

Wheel Spinner Random Picker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contest Queue free?
Contest Queue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wheel Spinner Random Picker free?
Wheel Spinner Random Picker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Contest Queue or Wheel Spinner Random Picker have ads?
Wheel Spinner Random Picker shows ads; Contest Queue does not.
Which is updated more often, Contest Queue or Wheel Spinner Random Picker?
Contest Queue ships an update every 5 days, and Wheel Spinner Random Picker daily. Most recently, Contest Queue was updated on October 25, 2026 and Wheel Spinner Random Picker on October 25, 2026.

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