Free student response system — replace clickers with phones

Hardware clicker systems are expensive, break down, and require IT support. You run the poll on rifts.to — your audience responds anonymously on any phone with no app, no license, and no cost — while you see live results the same way.

Why clicker systems are a bad deal

Hardware student response systems require the institution to buy a set of clickers (or require participants to purchase their own), maintain a receiver infrastructure, and keep software updated. When a clicker breaks or someone forgets theirs, participation falls apart. And the per-seat licensing model means costs scale with enrollment.

Anyone in your audience already carries a device that's more powerful than any clicker: their smartphone. rifts.to runs in the phone's browser — no download, no registration, no course fee. BYOD participation is universal because everyone has the required device.

Real-time feedback without the overhead

When you run a comprehension check mid-lecture and see that 40% of your audience chose the wrong answer, that's actionable feedback you can respond to immediately. Re-explain the concept, run the question again, and confirm understanding before the class period ends.

That tight feedback loop is the core value of any response system. rifts.to delivers it without the hardware budget, IT coordination, or participant purchase requirement that traditional systems demand.