Voting Modes

Understand the three ways to run a Score Judge competition — panel judging, rate and score, and rank and order.

Score Judge supports three different ways to collect scores and rankings. Each suits different kinds of events.

Panel Judging

A set of named judges each score entries privately using a unique link.

How it works: You add judges by name. Each gets a unique scoring link — no login, no app. You copy and send the link yourself (email, Slack, text, whatever). Judges score each entry against your criteria independently. Results are aggregated automatically.

Best for: Science fairs, pitch competitions, talent shows with official judges, any event where scores should be private and per-judge accountability matters.

Flow:

  1. Add entries
  2. Define scoring criteria (e.g. "Creativity", "Presentation", "Impact")
  3. Invite judges — each gets a unique link
  4. Judges score privately; live leaderboard updates as scores come in

Create your competition

Rate & Score

Share one link — anyone in the audience gives each entry a numeric score.

How it works: You get a single voting link to share with your audience. Anyone with the link can rate each entry on your criteria. Each person votes once. All scores are aggregated into a leaderboard.

Best for: Class favorites, food tastings, audience awards, any event where you want broad crowd input rather than a curated panel.

Flow:

  1. Add entries
  2. Define scoring criteria
  3. Share the voting link (display on screen, QR code, etc.)
  4. Audience scores; live leaderboard updates in real time

Create your voting competition

Rank & Order

Voters drag entries into their preferred order. Points are awarded automatically.

How it works: Each voter arranges all entries by preference — no numeric scores involved. The system converts rankings into points using a Eurovision-style point distribution (12 to the top, 10 to second, and so on). Results from all voters are combined into a final leaderboard.

Best for: Eurovision watch parties, award ceremonies, "best of" polls, anywhere you want a preference ranking rather than absolute scores.

Note: This mode is currently in beta.

Flow:

  1. Add entries
  2. Share the voting link
  3. Voters drag entries into their order and submit
  4. Live leaderboard shows combined results

Create your Eurovision scorecard

Choosing a Mode

Panel Judging Rate & Score Rank & Order
Who votes Named judges Anyone with the link Anyone with the link
Input type Numeric scores per criterion Numeric scores per criterion Drag-to-rank
Scoring criteria Yes Yes No
Judge links Individual One shared link One shared link
Best for Official judging Audience scoring Preference polls

If you're not sure, start with Panel Judging for formal events or Rate & Score for casual audience participation.

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