Comparison
Betting on the Wedding vs. Hunch
If you've looked for a wedding prediction game, you've probably found Betting on the Wedding. It's a great reception activity: guests scan a QR code, pick prop bets (will the groom cry, how long is the best man's speech), and watch a live leaderboard.
With Hunch, you can play a wedding — rain, cake, unplanned toasts — but the same private event also covers births, moves, graduations, and every milestone in between. It is a friends-and-family prediction game, not a wedding-entertainment kit.
Side by side
Details for Betting on the Wedding come from their public site and are subject to change.
| Category | Betting on the Wedding | Hunch |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Wedding-day entertainment for the guest list | Private predictions on any life event — weddings, births, moves, and more |
| Who plays | Wedding guests, often the whole room via QR code | Friends, family, and close colleagues — invite-only |
| Host price | $49.99 one-time | $19.99 one-time |
| Cost to play | Free for guests | Free for players |
| How people join | QR code or link — browser or app | A private invite link from the host |
| Privacy | Shared with whoever has the wedding link or QR code | Not listed or searchable. Only invited members see the event |
| Question types | Prop bets: yes/no and custom choices (up to five answers) | Yes/no, multiple choice, date, time, and number — with close-enough scoring and optional squares pools |
| Timeline | The wedding weekend. Lock before the ceremony, reveal live at the reception | A night, a due date, or months of firsts — as life actually unfolds |
| Results | Live leaderboard during the reception | A shareable scorecard as the host resolves each question |
| Money (optional) | Just for fun, a buy-in pot, or per-question bets. Settlement via payment links; the app does not hold funds | Points only by default, a buy-in pot (highest score wins), or per-question pledges. The host settles off-platform. A share can go to the guest of honor. Hunch never takes a cut |
Betting on the Wedding
Hunch
Built for
Wedding-day entertainment for the guest list
Private predictions on any life event — weddings, births, moves, and more
Who plays
Wedding guests, often the whole room via QR code
Friends, family, and close colleagues — invite-only
Host price
$49.99 one-time
$19.99 one-time
Cost to play
Free for guests
Free for players
How people join
QR code or link — browser or app
A private invite link from the host
Privacy
Shared with whoever has the wedding link or QR code
Not listed or searchable. Only invited members see the event
Question types
Prop bets: yes/no and custom choices (up to five answers)
Yes/no, multiple choice, date, time, and number — with close-enough scoring and optional squares pools
Timeline
The wedding weekend. Lock before the ceremony, reveal live at the reception
A night, a due date, or months of firsts — as life actually unfolds
Results
Live leaderboard during the reception
A shareable scorecard as the host resolves each question
Money (optional)
Just for fun, a buy-in pot, or per-question bets. Settlement via payment links; the app does not hold funds
Points only by default, a buy-in pot (highest score wins), or per-question pledges. The host settles off-platform. A share can go to the guest of honor. Hunch never takes a cut
More than one night
Betting on the Wedding is designed around the wedding weekend. Guests join at the event, lock picks before the ceremony, and the host marks outcomes as they happen.
Hunch can do that weekend too. It also keeps going when the moment isn't a single night: a due date, a first step, a closing day. Date, time, and number questions can award partial credit for close guesses, and hosts can run squares pools when a grid fits better than a free-form pick.
Private by default
Hunch events are not listed, searchable, or meant for a ballroom of plus-ones. A host shares an invite link with people they know. That's the whole guest list.
Money, only if you want it
Both products can be just for fun. If your group wants a cash pool, Hunch's house-rules mode keeps the ledger and leaves settlement off-platform — Venmo, cash at the party, whatever the host specifies. Hunch never holds pool money and never takes a cut. A host-chosen share can go to the guest of honor.
See pricing for the full breakdown. Cash mode isn't available in every state.
Which one fits
Choose Betting on the Wedding if you want a ready-made activity for a large wedding guest list, with QR printables and a live leaderboard during the party.
Choose Hunch if you want a private game for the people closest to the moment — a wedding or any other milestone — with richer question types, a shareable scorecard, and a $19.99 host fee.