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How do you plan a hangout without three separate polls?
Put every question in one link. On Votably you can add up to three questions to a single decision, each with its own voting method, and everyone answers all of them in one go. The reveal reads out the winners together, so the plan is settled in one message.
Why one link beats three
Planning a night out or a weekend usually means three questions: when, where, and what. Sent as three separate polls, they arrive at different times, get answered by different people, and the results never quite line up. Someone votes on the date but misses the place. The organizer ends up cross-referencing screenshots.
A single link with three questions fixes the mechanics. Everyone who opens it sees all three, answers them in one sitting, and taps one button to send. The organizer sees a single count of who has voted, and the reveal happens once. There is nothing to reconcile afterward.
Pick the right method for each question
Each question keeps its own voting method, which matters because the questions are different shapes. Dates want a Pick a day & time question, where each person marks every slot works, maybe, or can't and a heat map shows the overlap. Where to go suits Approval, where people check every place they would accept and the broadest pick wins. What to eat is often a Quick poll, one choice each.
You can also use Ranked choice when a shortlist needs a real winner rather than the broadest acceptable one, or Budget split when the group is dividing money or effort. The rounds-based types such as brackets are not available as extra questions, since they play out over several days rather than in one ballot.
Setting it up in under a minute
Start from any of the one-shot decision types. Type the first question and its options as usual, then tap Add another question under the options. Pick the type for the second question, add its options, and repeat once more if you need a third. The decision gets a title of its own, like Lake weekend, and each question has its own wording.
Group settings apply to the whole thing: whether votes are named or anonymous, an optional time limit, and how many votes unlock the reveal. Each question only carries the settings that belong to its type, such as whether a poll is pick one or pick many.
What voters see
One page, the questions stacked in order, and a counter at the bottom that reads 1 of 3 answered until everything is filled in. Voters can answer in any order and change any answer until they send. There is no account and nothing to install, so the link works the same in WhatsApp, iMessage, Discord, Slack, or a Teams channel.
After sending, a voter can still change their answers until the reveal. If the organizer edits the options in the meantime, anyone who already voted sees a notice asking them to check their answers.
The reveal reads out the plan
When enough people have voted, the organizer reveals once. The result opens with a single line that names the winner of each question in order, such as Saturday, June 14 · Lake house · Tacos, followed by the full results for each question underneath. Ties within a question resolve with the tie-break rule the organizer chose.
The share card carries the same line, so the whole plan goes back to the chat as one image. Each question is tallied independently; the tool does not filter one question by another, which keeps the results easy to read and explain.
Questions people ask
- Is there a free poll maker with multiple questions and no sign up?
- Yes. Votably lets you put up to three questions in one decision and share it as a single link, with no account for you or your voters. Each question can use a different voting method, everyone answers them together, and the reveal reads out all the winners at once.
- Can each question in the poll use a different voting method?
- Yes. A Votably decision can combine a Pick a day & time question with an Approval vote and a Quick poll, or any mix of the one-shot types. Each question keeps its own options and its own tally, and the reveal presents every result together.
- Do voters have to answer every question?
- Yes. The send button on a multi-question Votably decision unlocks once every question has an answer, so the organizer never has to chase partial ballots. Voters can fill the questions in any order and change any answer until they send, and again until the reveal.
- How many questions can one Votably link hold?
- Up to three. Most plans fit in when, where, and what, and a cap keeps the voting page short enough to finish on a phone in a minute. Questions can be added, reordered, or removed while setting up, and the organizer can edit them later from the room.