Random Picker: Name Wheel
Spin Wheel for Classrooms
Perfect For
Teachers, trainers, and anyone who needs fair random selection
📚 Classroom Activities
Call on students randomly for questions, reading aloud, or presentations. Keep students engaged and ensure everyone participates.
🎁 Prize Drawings
Run fair prize drawings, giveaways, or raffles. The spinning animation builds excitement!
🤝 Team Selection
Randomly assign team captains, group leaders, or pick who goes first in activities.
🎮 Games & Icebreakers
Add an element of chance to games, trivia, or icebreaker activities with random selection.
🗓️ Task Assignment
Fairly assign chores, duties, or responsibilities. Everyone gets a fair shot at any task.
🎭 Decision Making
Can't decide? Let the wheel choose! Great for picking restaurants, movies, or activities.
Screenshots
See Name Wheel in action
What's New in 3.0
Match mode, smarter groups, three new languages, and the web
Match Mode
A new tab pairs a random name with a random outcome: two wheels, one spin. Choose what gets removed after each spin: the name, the outcome, both, or nothing.
Name → OutcomeGroup Maker: Split by Size
Set how many people per group instead of how many groups. At most caps each group, At least floors it, and the live distribution preview shows the result before you shuffle.
At most · At leastThree New Languages
Name Wheel now speaks French, German, and Spanish alongside English and Danish, across the whole app.
EN · DA · DE · ES · FRAccessibility & Reliability
VoiceOver now announces the wheels and results, Reduce Motion lands the result instantly instead of spinning, and iCloud sync status reports real progress.
VoiceOver · Reduce Motion · iCloudTry It on the Web
The wheel now lives in your browser too: Wheel, Match, and Group Maker, free, in all five languages, no download needed.
name-wheel.comWhat's New in 2.0
The biggest update yet: Group Maker, Arc Mode, and more
Group Maker
Split any list into random groups with one tap. Save results, revisit them anytime, and export as beautifully formatted PDF, CSV, or text.
Export as PDF · CSV · TXTArc Wheel Mode
A new zoomed-in arc view for better readability with large lists. Adapts layout to iPhone, iPad, and Mac for the best experience on every device.
Optimized for every screen size120 Names & GPU Rendering
Max names doubled from 60 to 120. Canvas-based rendering delivers smooth, GPU-accelerated wheel performance even with the largest lists.
2× more names · Silky smoothFeatures
Everything you need for fair random selection
Spin to Select
A colorful spinning wheel that randomly picks names with smooth animations and satisfying sound effects.
Multiple Lists
Create separate lists for each class or activity. Easily switch between them with a tap.
CSV Import
Quickly import class lists from spreadsheets or text files. No more typing names one by one.
iCloud Sync
Your lists sync automatically across all your Apple devices via iCloud.
Color Themes
Choose from multiple beautiful color themes to match your style or classroom mood.
Remove After Selection
Optionally remove selected names from the wheel until everyone has had a turn.
Available On
One purchase, all your Apple devices
About the Developer
Hi, I'm Julius, an iOS developer passionate about creating useful tools for educators. Name Wheel was born from seeing teachers struggle with fair random selection in classrooms.
Version 3.0 brings Match mode, smarter group making, three new languages, and a free web version at name-wheel.com.
Learn more about my journey →