What is the decision wheel?
The decision wheel is a customizable spinning wheel where you write your own options and let chance pick one. It is the modern version of "drawing lots": instead of slips of paper in a hat, you spread the choices across colored sectors and spin until the pointer lands on the winner.
Unlike a coin or a die, you decide how many options there are and what each one says, so it works for any choice with two, three or twenty alternatives.
When to use the wheel?
- Choosing among many options: which restaurant, which movie, what to do this weekend.
- Assigning chores by writing each person’s name and letting the wheel decide.
- Classroom use: picking who answers next with no favoritism.
- Live draws and group activities where everyone watches the wheel spin.
How does our wheel work?
You add your options and the page splits them into equal sectors. When you spin, a result is chosen at random with the browser’s pseudo-random generator (Math.random()) and the animation stops right on the winning sector. Since all sectors are the same size, every option has exactly the same probability.
Your options stay in your browser; nothing is sent to any server or shared with third parties.
Tips to get more out of the wheel
The wheel can do far more than it seems. If you want one option to be more likely than another, write it several times: each entry is a sector, so the more it takes up, the easier it is to come out. For long lists (restaurants, films, chores), remove the options that have already come up and spin again, so they don't repeat. Deciding as a group? Put the wheel on a big screen and have each person add an option: chance avoids arguments and favoritism. And if you're only torn between two things, the wheel works just like a coin, but with your own labels instead of heads and tails.
Frequently asked questions
Do all options have the same probability?
Yes. Each sector is the same size, so every option is equally likely to win.
How many options can I add?
As many as you need; the wheel splits the space evenly among all of them.
Are my options saved when I close?
Everything happens in your browser. Nothing is sent to our servers or third parties.
Is the wheel rigged to avoid repeats?
No. Each spin is independent and fully random, so the same option can come up several times.
Can I give one option a higher chance?
Yes. Write that option several times: each entry is a sector, so the more often it appears, the higher its chance of coming out. It's the simple way to "weight" the wheel with no fuss.
Is it good for drawing without repeats?
The wheel includes every option again on each spin, so one can repeat. If you want to remove options as you go, take out the winning one after each spin; to draw from a large list without repeats, the name draw may suit you better.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. The wheel adapts to the screen size and spins with a tap, so it works just as well on phone, tablet or computer. There's nothing to install.