Comparing giveaway and prize-draw tools
What giveaway tools actually do, and what they do not. The criterion we care about: can an entrant recompute the result themselves?
Spinning wheels: why the animation proves nothing, and how to fix it
The animation is spectacular and proves nothing: the winner is chosen before the wheel turns. How to keep the show and gain the proof.
\"100% random draw\": why that promise demonstrates nothing
Every tool is random. No word is emptier in a comparison. What actually separates an unpredictable draw from a verifiable one.
Picker, wheel, spreadsheet, platform: the four families of prize-draw tools
Comment picker, spinning wheel, spreadsheet, dedicated platform. What each family can do, what it costs, and what it will never prove.
Choosing a prize-draw tool: the seven questions that actually discriminate
A framework for comparing prize-draw tools on what matters: what they freeze, when, and what an entrant can verify unaided.