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Collect giveaway entries at your booth, counter or event

Set one tablet or laptop up as a signup station. Each visitor enters on a fresh form, scans a QR code to take their entry home on their phone, and the page resets for the next person.

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Kiosk mode is included on Premium, Business and Enterprise plans.

A tablet showing a coffee giveaway thank-you screen with a Take your entry with you QR code and an I'm done - Thanks! button, beside a phone showing the same entrant's own entry with their share link
Quick answer

What is kiosk mode?

Kiosk mode turns one shared device into a giveaway signup station. The form never fills in the last person's details, each person gets a QR code that opens their own entry on their phone, and the page forgets them when they tap "I'm done" or walk away. Only the device you set up behaves this way. Everyone else, including people opening their link on their own phone, sees your normal page, so referrals still count.

How it works

From a busy booth to a list that keeps growing

One campaign handles the signups at your table and the sharing that happens after people walk away.

  1. 1
    You
    Turn it on

    Switch on kiosk mode in Campaign settings, then open your page on the tablet with the kiosk link.

  2. 2
    Visitors
    Sign up at the tablet

    Each person enters on a blank form. Nobody sees the last person's name or email.

  3. 3
    Visitors
    Scan to take it home

    A QR code opens their own entry on their phone, with their share link and points.

  4. 4
    Automatic
    The page resets

    The tablet clears itself for the next person.

    • I'm doneThey tap the button when they're finished.
    • Walked awayAfter 60 seconds a 10-second countdown starts, then it resets.
  5. 5
    Automatic
    Sharing keeps going

    Your automatic reply emails each person their link, and friends they refer count toward their entries.

Built for shared devices

Safe for a tablet that a hundred people touch

Kiosk mode changes the few things that go wrong when strangers share one screen, and leaves the rest of your campaign alone.

No leftover detailsThe form never pre-fills, and each person's entry is cleared from the device when they're done.
Share buttons stay off the kioskShare buttons on a shared device would post from whoever is signed in there, often you. They're hidden on the kiosk by default and work as usual on each person's phone.
Fraud checks that expect one deviceEvery kiosk signup comes from the same internet connection, so duplicate IP limits don't block them. Other fraud checks still run.
You can see who signed up in personKiosk signups are marked Kiosk (shared device) on the lead's profile.
In detail

What you set up and what each person sees

The tablet screens are from a sample coffee giveaway built with the KickoffLabs page builder, running in kiosk mode on a tablet.

Set up in one settings page

Turn kiosk mode on in Campaign settings, choose how long the thank-you screen waits before it resets, and name the button people tap when they're done. The QR code and hidden share buttons are on by default.

Kiosk settings with Turn on kiosk mode checked, a reset menu set to After 60 seconds, the Start over button text I'm done - Thanks!, and the QR code and hide share buttons options checked

A fresh form for every visitor

Your giveaway page looks the way you designed it, with the form empty every time. Autofill is switched off on every field, and nothing from the previous entry comes back.

Tablet showing the Harbor Coffee festival giveaway page with an empty first name, last name and email form and an Enter the giveaway button

Their entry goes home on their phone

After signing up, a big QR code appears right where the share link would be. One scan opens their own entry on their phone, with their share link, share buttons and points. They can share from there on the walk to the next booth.

Tablet thank-you screen reading You're in, with a Take your entry with you QR code card and a bar at the bottom: All done? with an I'm done - Thanks! button

Resets on its own when people walk away

Not everyone taps "I'm done". If the thank-you screen is left alone, a countdown with an "I'm still here" button appears, then the page goes back to a blank form. Choose 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 2 minutes or never.

Kiosk bar reading Resetting for the next person, with I'm still here and I'm done - Thanks! buttons
Event playbook

Running a giveaway at a conference, trade show or pop-up

A booth giveaway works best when it takes ten seconds to enter and gives people a reason to keep talking about you after they leave.

1
Before the event
  • Pick the prizeChoose something your buyers want, like your product or a bundle, rather than a gadget that attracts prize hunters.
  • Keep the form shortName and email is enough at a busy table. Ask the rest in a follow-up email.
  • Turn on the automatic replyIt sends each person their personal link, so the entry isn't lost when the tablet resets.
  • Test the tabletOpen the kiosk link on the device you'll bring, enter once, scan the QR code and tap "I'm done".
2
At the booth
  • Make it visiblePut the tablet on a stand facing the aisle and say what's up for grabs on a sign above it.
  • Point at the QR code"Scan this to see your entries" gets more people sharing than "tell your friends".
  • Give a reason to shareBonus entries for every friend who signs up keep the campaign growing after the event.
  • Name the draw timeA draw at the end of the day, or a winner email next week, brings people back.
3
After the event
  • Draw a fair winnerUse Pick a Winner to draw from verified entries, weighted by entries if your rules say so.
  • Follow up while it's freshEmail everyone within a day or two with the winner and an offer for everyone else.
  • See who came in personKiosk signups are marked on each lead's profile, so you can tell booth visitors from online entries.
  • Reuse itCopy the campaign for the next show and change the prize and dates.
Works well with

Related features

Pick a winner

Draw a random winner from verified entries.

 Learn more Fraud detection

Screen out fake and duplicate entries.

 Learn more Campaign emails

Send each entrant their link automatically.

 Learn more Event promotion

Fill the room before the event starts.

 Learn more
Questions

Kiosk mode questions

100M leads Our customers have collected over 100 million leads Almost half came from KickoffLabs contest actions and referrals.
Which plans include kiosk mode?
Premium, Business and Enterprise. On Free and Hobby, the Kiosk mode page in Campaign settings shows what it does and how to upgrade.
What device do I need?
Any tablet or laptop with a web browser and an internet connection. Open your published page on it with ?kiosk=1 at the end of the address, and that browser stays in kiosk mode for the campaign until you open the page with ?kiosk=0.
Will people who scan the QR code see the kiosk version?
No. Only the device you set up behaves like a kiosk. The QR code opens the person's own entry, and their phone remembers them like any other visitor, so they can come back, share and check their points.
Do referrals still count?
Yes. Friends who sign up through a kiosk entrant's link are credited to that entrant, just like any other referral.
Why hide the share buttons on the kiosk?
On a shared tablet, a share button would open whatever social account is signed in on that device, which is often yours. People share from their own phone after scanning the QR code instead. You can turn the buttons back on in the kiosk settings.
Do I need official rules for a giveaway at an event?
Usually, yes. A prize drawing is a promotion wherever you run it, so publish official rules and link them from your page. Our legal giveaway guide covers what to include.

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