Mentimeter or Learn Battle: Which tool fits my teaching?

Digital interaction can make a lecture much more engaging.

Students answer questions on their own devices, results appear immediately and lecturers quickly gain an impression of how the group is thinking.

Mentimeter is one of the best known tools for interactive presentations. Learn Battle also offers real time group interaction through its Live Battle format.

At first glance, the two solutions may appear similar. However, they are designed with different goals in mind.

Mentimeter is a versatile tool for presentations and audience interaction.

Learn Battle is a learning platform that connects live interaction with reusable learning content, additional learning modes and learning analytics.

The right choice therefore depends on what you want to achieve.

Mentimeter: Interaction around a presentation

Mentimeter allows lecturers to add different interactive formats to a presentation.

These include:

• polls
• word clouds
• open questions
• scales
• quizzes

Participants can join by code, link or QR code and respond on an internet enabled device. Voting can generally be anonymous.

For quiz competitions, Mentimeter offers timed questions, points and leaderboards.

Mentimeter distinguishes between regular question slides and dedicated quiz slides. Competition features are connected to the quiz formats.

Mentimeter is particularly suitable for:

• quick audience insights
• anonymous feedback
• word clouds and open questions
• polls during a presentation
• workshops and events
• short quiz rounds

Learn Battle: Live interaction as part of the learning process

Learn Battle was designed specifically for game based learning.

In a Live Battle, all participants answer the same subject related questions at the same time.

The lecturer actively reveals each answer. The correct answer and response distribution are then displayed. The lecturer only starts the next question after the group has discussed the result.

An anonymous live ranking accompanies the session.

Students can participate through the web or the Learn Battle app, anonymously or with an existing account. The format is optimised for up to 150 participants.

The questions are part of a learning platform.

Lecturers can use existing questions from learning packs, create new questions or select suitable content from the community. All available question types can be used.

After the session, the learning content remains available. Students can continue working independently with learning packs and other learning modes.

Learn Battle is particularly suitable for:

• knowledge checks during lectures
• reviewing subject content
• activating prior knowledge
• discussing common misconceptions
• tutorials and exercises
• shared exam preparation
• continuous learning throughout the semester

Which tool fits which situation?

Mentimeter is particularly strong when you want to connect different forms of audience interaction directly with a presentation.

It offers suitable formats for word clouds, open feedback, scales and quick audience insights.

Learn Battle is particularly strong when subject questions should become part of an ongoing learning process.

Questions can be organised in learning packs, played in Live Battles and practised again in additional learning modes.

Both tools can work well for a short interactive activity during a lecture.

If the questions are only intended as a moment of interaction within a presentation, Mentimeter may be sufficient.

If the same content should be practised and evaluated afterwards, Learn Battle provides the broader learning context.

Do I have to choose only one tool?

Not necessarily. The two tools can serve different purposes within the same course.

Mentimeter can be used to collect expectations, open feedback or word clouds.

Learn Battle can support subject review, knowledge checks and longer term exam preparation.

The purpose should guide your decision:

• Do I want to collect opinions and feedback?
• Do I want to check understanding?
• Do I want students to retain knowledge over time?
• Should the content remain available after the session?

Conclusion

Mentimeter and Learn Battle both activate participants in real time, but they focus on different parts of the teaching process.

Mentimeter is a versatile tool for interactive presentations, polls and feedback.

Learn Battle connects a lecturer controlled live quiz with a learning platform where questions can be structured, reused and practised in additional learning modes.

If you want to collect quick audience feedback, create a word cloud or invite open responses, Mentimeter is often the suitable choice.

If you want to check subject knowledge, discuss common misconceptions and use the questions for continued learning afterwards, Learn Battle was built for that purpose.

Want to connect live interaction with continuous learning?

Start your first Live Battle in Learn Battle Studio.