Mentimeter Reviews & Product Details

The program's pre-designed templates streamline the data entry process and provide ideas for engaging the audience, e.g., for icebreakers. Other notable benefits include a user-friendly interface, the capacity to create presentations in a timely manner, a concise overview of the outcomes, the option to import alternative presentation formats, and even the complimentary use of animated GIFs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software’s ready-made templates simplify the input process and offer suggestions for engaging the audience, including icebreakers. Its greatest advantage lies in its user-friendly interface, which facilitates quick presentation creation and succinct results summaries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Mentimeter to create knowledge check quizzes that are timed and competitive in my nursing class. It only takes me about an hour to create a ten-question quiz with multiple choice and brief written answer questions, and the platform adds fun for students who tell me they like the graphics. The results provided after the quiz allow me to see which areas students are having the most trouble with. It's very win-win. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's no real downside, but I do wish there were more than two methods for writing these types of quizzes, for instance, pick three statements that are correct from these four (you can't toggle more than one right answer in the current version). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Even as a first time user of the tool, it was very clear what I needed to do to set up my first poll. This went down really well during our webinar and helped us gain some insight into who we had on the call. It was visually appealing, and as we got the majority of delegates participating, I can assume that they found it easy to use too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I struggled with the integration with PowerPoint, as I wanted the poll to appear within my slides. That might be because of how our systems are set up, and probably not a Mentimeter problem.

I set up a survey that asked to feedback on the session, and I wanted to include a tickbox to confirm whether or not the comments from the respondent could be used for promotion of future events, but couldn't find a way of doing this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I teach online remote classes, and some students don't speak up in the discussions. The reasons vary from a fear of being incorrect in front of classmates to a lack of confidence in English.

Mentimeter is a bridge that students are willing to cross without fear. The anonymity makes it easier for them to contribute. The variety of options, ranging from Wordcloud to open-ended questions, increases my options to engage students. The ready-to-use templates are a valuable addition.

Interactive and editing options also come in handy to add more flavours to the mix. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn't anything to dislike, but there is always a scope for improvement, and that is what I would like to share.

Presenting to MS Teams option is helpful, but it would be great if other remote classroom tools, such as Zoom, etc. could be included. In the future, having a direct link and sync option with the LMS, such as D2L Brightspace, will also be extremely helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amazing way to interact with the audience and engage with students, especially in the Nordic context. It is very hard to encourage the students to talk during class/express their feelings. Mentimeter facilitates that. I am especially enjoying the anonymous Q&A feature: students feel safe and confident to ask questions this way. Polls are useful. LaTeX code support should be an industry standard and Mentimeter has it - well done!

I am not really working much with response analysis after the presentations but those interested will appreciate easy access and provided data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sadly, sometimes the software feels a bit "raw" and unpolished. It would be fine for a beta version distributed for testing but not for an end product. Here is my list of negatives:

- Fields within bullet slides are limited to 140 symbols. Why? The text scales well and at 140 symbols you will have 1 word on the second line but the rest of the line cannot be used. I found a workaround to bypass the character limit but won't share it so it can't be patched.

- Same applies to "Quote" slide symbol limit. Why??? I want to use lengthy quotes sometimes.

- No table integration. If you are solving a Finance exercise and want to include a table with calculations, well, tough luck. Best you can do is paste screenshots like it's 2002. Seems like a major oversight.

- Export to PDF is ridiculous, it just converts everything to images! Selectable text, links in the presentation - everything is lost on export. I like posting the slides for my students to be able to check, but with Menti export it doesn't work! They just get a PDF with slide images, even search doesn't work!

- Some scaling issues: instead of a dynamic scale there is a discrete cutoff. At 4 bullets the text will be huge, at 5 bullets it is tiny with nothing in between.

- Very poor image handling! You can't add multiple images to a slide like in beamer-LaTeX or in (pardon me) Microsoft PowerPoint. And even when you add a single image, you can't adjust positioning or scaling, there are several presets which are all rather poor.

- Building on the previous point, there is no slide constructor. There are some templates but in general you can't have, say, a text box or a quote and then some bullet points. You can't combine different slide types and techniques.

- Multiple other minor bugs and inconveniences not worth mentioning in detail - if devs are reading please reach out to me.

All these negatives don't cancel the fact that Mentimeter is a useful tool. I just wish it was possible to fix those issues and add some QoL features to make it actually pleasant to use.

The support team is nice but I don't feel like the developer team actively focuses on feedback. Some of the features I mentioned (like proper PDF export) have been requested for years with no real changes. If Mentimeter wants to become an industry leader, they really need to listen to the users and accelerate development to not fall behind compared to competitors. As a frequent user of Mentimeter (at a very serious level), it pains me that most of the feedback feels ignored. Hopefully, this review is a step in the right direction. Again, I am personally very open to talk with developers at any time, please don't hesitate to contact me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Mentimeter on our monthly team calls. It's a great tool to warm the group up and put everyone in a place to contribute to the remainder of the meeting.

Some months I leverage the templates and pre-built slides provided by Menti. Other months I build a quick deck with custom or team-specific questions. Both methods are super straightforward and require minimal effort (but create maximum fun).

For us, it leads in to fun conversation and chatter during what would otherwise be dead time. I've leverated multiple choice, word cloud and open ended questions- all with great results.

I often export the results and drop them in team slack- it's fun to have! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really don't have anything negative to say about Menti. It's easy to use from both Admin and end user perspective.

If I HAD to complain- I don't love switching between a Google Slides Deck and the Menti Presentation. I do know there's an integration option- I haven't explored this, believe it's part of paid plan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that participants don't need to set up a login---or even click on a link---to access. My users also appreciate that their contributions are anonymous. It's much more phone-friendly than other interactive tools I've tried, and the learning curve is fast. I'm using it to replace Jamboard, and it's much simpler to implement and navigate than other replacements I'm experimenting with (like Figjam, which has a lot of features). I also like that I can reuse the access code to return to the board for 14 days. I can also see how it would be easy to merge a Mentimeter deck with my existing informational slides, and I like that I can implement different types of interactions (answer, poll, wordcloud) from the same slidedeck Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes I like to have small groups working on different slides simultaneously, and I'm not Mentimeter has this capability, at least not within the same slidedeck. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love using Mentimeter to receive feedback about my presentations, but also to get a bit of background info on our Trainees. I can ask creative questions, not just "Rate this on a scale from 1-5" but also let them brainstorm and write a bit about themselves. The tools offer a lot of options, no matter if you are looking for answers from just one person at a time or a big crowd. The new AI tools also seem very impressive and make reviewing your feedback easy and exciting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish I had more options on the designs of my slides. Maybe that will come with the Premium version as I am just using the free one at the moment, but I do find the available options a bit repetetive after a while. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I liked the best about Mentimeter is that I can reach younger students who are tech oriented. The results, gifs, graphics, and embedded videos are incorporating a learning style that fits what they grew up with. As an educator, it is important to modify our teaching styles to fit students. The timet er nails it in that regard. I also appreciate that introverted students are able to participate in class allowing them to overcome their social anxiety by showing them privately that they know the material and should feel confident in their answers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was less intuitive to figure out how to download the slides. I wish I could have an option to download everything as a pdf AND ppt. I also think it would be interesting if the AI was able to automatically translate my text on the student's devices. So those who are contending with language barriers can understand the material. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Menti really helps keep my presentations engaging. It is beneficial with larger groups where it is difficult to get them up and talking and sharing ideas with each other, as I can ask open-response questions through Menti and let them share that way.

It is also great in smaller groups, as I often plan times for them to get up and physically engage with each other. However, there are people who are not comfortable speaking up in group work and discussions like that, so Menti provides a safe place for them to share ideas and ask questions without anyone knowing it is them.

I have also enjoyed that with Menti, I can go back and create great documents capturing ideas and suggestions and responding to questions, which can be sent out as follow-up to presentations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have not found any challenges yet. It has provided everything that I am looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.