Gleam.io is a powerful platform for online contests and giveaways: draws, email capture, referral competitions and campaigns that reward social actions, heavily geared towards digital lead capture and growth.
PrizeQR solves a different problem: instant prizes at a physical event. Your guest scans a QR with their phone camera, plays with nothing to install, wins instantly, and staff redeems the prize on the spot, with a live winners screen that energises the event.
If your campaign lives online and chases leads and followers, Gleam is the better fit. If your ground is the fair, the bar, the stand or the event with people in front of you, here's the comparison.
| Feature | PrizeQR | Gleam.io |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Instant prizes at physical events via QR | Online contests and giveaways / digital capture |
| Timing of the result | Instant, on the spot | Depends on the mechanic; often a later draw or competition |
| App or download for the participant | No — scan a QR with the camera | No (web browser) |
| Lead and referral capture | Not its focus | Yes, a strong point |
| Live winners screen | Yes, included | Not the core use case |
| On-site staff redemption | Yes, redemption flow included | Not built for in-person redemption |
| Digital marketing integrations | Not its focus | Extensive (email, social, apps) |
| Product language | Spanish first (ES/EN) | Mostly English |
Our verdict
Gleam.io and PrizeQR solve different contexts. For online contests and giveaways aimed at capture and growth, Gleam. For the moment when people are at your event and you want them to play and win instantly, PrizeQR.
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