Looking for the best social media contest app? Whether it’s a simple Facebook sweepstakes form or an Instagram photo contest, here are the paid and free tools for social media giveaways marketers are using.
A social media contest can be a great way to reward loyal customers and attract new ones. There are a number of tools you can utilize to implement your giveaway once your objectives and prizes have been decided upon. These best-in-class tools will help you create a landing page, manage your contest and maintain the database of entries. Our list of top ten social media contest apps includes platforms, pricing (always check the provider for the most current), and case studies where available.
Wishpond
Compatible Platforms
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, & Website.
More than contests. Wishpond is an all-in-one marketing platform to generate sales and leads.
Campaign Types
Sweepstakes, Photo Contests, Video Contests, Leaderboard, Vote Contests, Essay Contests, Photo Caption Contests, Group Offers, Pinterest Contests, Instagram Hashtag Contests, Coupons, Referral Promotions
Pricing
Low cost monthly plans with annual discount. 14-Day Free Trial available.
Customer Case Studies
Walmart, Lululemon, Diamond Candles, YYoga, Blue Cross, CBS and other various types of businesses.
Our Notes
- White Label plans are available.
- The app installs on your Facebook page prior to publishing live campaign.
- Can integrate with Salesforce, MailChimp, AWeber, Eventbrite, SurveyMonkey, Slack, Infusionsoft, Highrise, Constant Contact, and other tools.
- Landing pages or embeds to your website.
- Templates available.
Also on our blog: Learn how to run a contest with Wishpond
Heyo
Compatible Platforms
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Website
Campaign Types
Sweepstakes, Photo Contest, Video Contest, Viral Sweepstakes
Heyo Pricing
Low cost single campaign monthly plans, annual discounts, and agency plan. Free Trial available.
Customer Case Studies
Client list includes Petsmart, Soutwest, Pink Victoria’s Secret with examples available from various businesses.
Our Notes
- Landing pages with drag and drop builder and embed to your web page or Facebook.
- Templates available.
- Email marketing integration.
- Visual and easy to design, without designing or coding.
Rafflecopter
Compatible Platforms
Facebook, WordPress, Website
Campaign Types
Sweepstakes, Polls, Surveys.
Pricing
Free plans as well as low cost plans for Bloggers and Brands. Free trial available.
Customer Case Studies
Customer testimonials available.
Our Notes
- Popular with bloggers and online influencers with its easy embed feature.
- Great platform for cross-promotional campaigns with multiple partners.
- Automatic Email List Subscribe with Business Plan (MailChimp, Aweber, and Constant Contact).
Wyng (formerly Offerpop)
Compatible Platforms
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Website
Campaign Types
Sweepstakes, UGC Photo or Video Contest, Loyalty Code, Unlock Deals, Fan Faves, Caption Contests, Meme Contests, Trivia, Sampling, and Gamification
Pricing
Pricing not published. Contact for details.
Customer Case Studies
Annie’s, LG, Spotify, SoulCycle, McCormick, and more.
Our Notes
- All apps are fully optimized for Apple iOS and Google Android devices.
- Embeds to your web page.
- Geo-targeting for multiple countries and regions, plus translate campaigns with one click (supports 17 languages).
- Nice UGC gallery and guided shopping journey.
WooBox
Compatible Platforms
Facebook, Website, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest
Campaign Types
Sweepstakes, Coupons, Photo Contests, Quizzes, Polls, Brackets, Video Contests, Instant Win, Pin to Win, Leaderboard
Woobox Pricing
Woobox offers a free plan to start with tiered paid plans to fit the size of your community.
Customer Case Studies
Live Promotions available to preview what brands are currently doing under each promotion category.
Our Notes
- Translation options for any language.
- Embeds to your web page or Facebook page.
- FREE apps: Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube tab.
- White label plans are available.
SnapApp
Compatible Platforms
Facebook, Website, Email
Campaign Types
B2B Content Marketing Driven Downloads, Sweepstakes, Polls & Surveys, Trivia
SnapApp Pricing
Pricing starts at $495/month.
Customer Case Studies
Citrix, Amazon Web Services, and other customer examples available.
Our Notes
- Other content apps include Interactive Infographics and Galleries.
- Over 40 fully customizable engagement types available.
- Customizable dashboard to measure ROI.
Shortstack
Compatible Platforms
Facebook, Website, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube
Campaign Types
Sweepstakes, Photo & Video Contests, Voting Contests, Instant Win, Games, Referral, Instagram Promotions, and Polls.
Shortstack Pricing
Monthly or discounted annual plans to fit the size of your business. Free trial available.
Customer Case Studies
Examples are available from various types of industries.
Our Notes
- Specify hashtag with or without mentions to qualify entry.
- Embed to your web page with popup options.
- Templates available.
- Integrate with YouTube, WordPress, MailChimp, Constant Contact. Vimeo, and AWeber.
Votigo (formerly Binkd)
Compatible Platforms
Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Website, Instagram
Campaign Types
Sweepstakes, Photo Contests, Video Contests, Polls, Quizzes, Coupons, Video Contests
Votigo Pricing
Monthly or discounted annual plans to fit the size of your business. Full service available.
Customer Case Studies
Modelo, Accuwether, M&M’s, GoPro, and other examples are available.
Our Notes
- You can try a basic contest for free with no commitment.
- No coding skills are necessary to se the app.
- Landing page creator that can embed to your website.
- UGC gallery.
- Self service and full-service options.
Tradable Bits
Compatible Platforms
Facebook, Website/Blog, Instagram, Twitter
Campaign Types
Photo Polls or Contests, Quiz, Instant Win, Promotion, Slideshow, Downloads, Reviews, and more.
Tradable Bits Pricing
Pricing not published. Contact for details.
Customer Case Studies
Live Nation, TicketMaster, sports teams and more.
Our Notes
- Visual examples provided for each app offered.
- Geared to sports, music and entertainment for promoting ticket sales.
- There is a free do-it-yourself option.
- Embeds to your web page.
- Integrates to Slack.
- Rich media response and quick replies enabled.
- Special rates for non-profit organizations.
Iconosquare
Compatible Platforms
Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn
Campaign Types
Our favorite for Instagram hashtag photo contests.
Iconosquare Pricing
Reasonably priced plans to the size of your business. Monthly with annual discount. 30-day free trial available.
Customer Case Studies
Open and Closed contests available for viewing.
Our Notes
- See their free tool “random comment picker” useful for Facebook or Instagram random winner selection.
- This app is Instagram focused, but there are options to participate via Facebook, Twitter, and direct photo upload.
- Engagement is made easy with the ability to like and comment on entries within the platform.
- Embeds to your web page.
- UGC Photo gallery.
- Analytics, hashtag monitoring and post scheduling.
More Top Social Media Tools
A contest app is one important tool of many that marketers need in their toolbox. While these apps will get your giveaway up and running, they stop there. For example, they do not provide comprehensive social media monitoring and post scheduling. For this, we like Sprout Social. Get more recommendations in our top 10 social media tools article. Need help managing your contest? Contact Fandom Marketing for a free quote.
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Launchpad6 offer an extremely configurable and customisable contest platform for video, images, sound recordings and almost any type of document format you can think off. It provides a flexible web CMS for designing your own microsite designs as well as standard templates for creating branded sites in minutes. The solution also supports public voting and judging panels. It integrates seamlessly with all social platforms and you can even integrate and manage YouTube video contests. This is particularly interesting for YouTubers wanting to increase user generated content for their channels. The system seamlessly uploads entrants content to the contest owners YouTube channel. The status and category is also automatically set by the contest platform administrator.
Another neat capability is to create engagement scores for your entries. So instead of just judging entrant winners by votes or judging scores you can create complex scores that take a range of engagement actions into consideration such as likes, social shares, video progress views, votes, comments, etc.
Hi Andrew, Thank you for such a detailed response. I contacted Launchpad6 and am currently waiting for a response. I must mention as well that I contacted all 10 companies listed in this Blog and only WooBox offered a telephone number where one has the opportunity to speak to a live person. Although WooBox does not provide the capabilities to integrate and manage YouTube video contests (in which I really need) if Launchpad6 does not provide all that you have stated I will go with WooBox just because they were more than willing to take the time to discuss what the company does bring to the table.
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