Nightbot can only see the people who are typing
Nightbot is the bot most Twitch channels already have, and its giveaway works exactly as you would expect a chat bot to work: it picks from people who spoke, people who typed a keyword, or whoever types a number first. That is a real giveaway and it reaches a real part of your audience — the part with chat open. Kloot puts the entry on the overlay instead, so the rest of the room can enter too.
Competitor facts verified September 2026. We keep this page current.
Can you run a Twitch giveaway without a chat command?
Yes. Nightbot draws from chat — active users, a keyword or a random-number race — so entry needs the chat window. Kloot shows a QR code and a join code on your overlay, and viewers enter by tapping on their phone, which works on any platform and for viewers who never type.
Entry is not a chat command
All three Nightbot modes run through chat: active users who have spoken, a keyword people type, or a number race. A viewer on a phone, on a TV, or simply not in chat cannot enter any of them. Kloot shows a code on screen and the entry happens on the viewer’s own device.
Better odds for regulars, not for subscribers
Nightbot has luck sliders that give subscribers extra entries. Kloot weights by attendance instead — previous giveaways entered, up to twice the chance, never anything bought. Both are weighting; only one of them can be read as selling odds, which matters if a giveaway has to stay a free prize draw.
The winner is told on their phone
Nightbot shows a won user’s profile in the control panel, and finding them is your problem. Kloot gives the winner a claim screen on their own device with a countdown, and rerolls automatically on the server if nobody taps.
Kloot vs Nightbot
Nightbot is a chat bot with a giveaway in it. Kloot is a giveaway that does not need chat.
Free to use
Nightbot is free, and if you already run it the giveaway costs you nothing extra. That is a real advantage and this page is not going to pretend otherwise.
Entry without typing in chat
Active user, keyword and random number all require the chat window. The people watching on a phone or a TV are not in any of them.
Works off Twitch
Nightbot moderates Twitch and YouTube chat. A giveaway still lives in whichever chat it is reading, so a multistream or an IRL room has no single place to enter.
On-stream overlay for the giveaway
Nightbot’s giveaway runs in the control panel; the giveaway documentation describes no overlay or browser source.
Winner claims on their own device
Weighted odds
Both can weight a draw. Nightbot’s sliders include subscribers, which is the version that turns extra chances into something bought; Kloot only counts how often somebody has taken part.
Published fairness receipt
The eligibility list lives in your control panel. There is nothing a sceptical viewer can open and check for themselves.
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Pricing, side by side
Different models — here’s the honest version of both.
Kloot
- $0FreeEnough to run a real stream, free forever: 2 screens with a countdown, 1 live counter, emoji effects and presets, one each of alert, lower third, text overlay, ticker and border, and 2 giveaways plus 2 polls every month. Kloot badge on overlays.
- $15/moCreatorTakes the caps off: 10 screens with overtime, moving backgrounds and band & camera layouts; 5 counters with 100+ looks, segments and milestones; every alert, lower third, ticker and border you build live at once; 10 giveaways and 10 polls a month with automatic prize delivery by email and up to 5 prizes a draw; and no Kloot badge.
- $99/yr ($8.25/mo billed annually)Creator (annual)Everything in Creator, billed once a year instead of monthly — the best-value way to run Kloot.
- $25/moProEverything in Creator, plus Pro counter looks that react to your run; counter cap raised to 10, scoreboards, sponsor slot, money per count and countdown → Screen; the monetization layer (sponsor ad overlays and custom border uploads); and unlimited giveaways and polls.
- $149/yr ($12.42/mo billed annually)Pro (annual)Everything in Pro, billed once a year instead of monthly — the best-value way to run Kloot.
- $9 / 3 daysEvent Pass3 days of everything in Pro, one payment and no subscription. The way to try Kloot on a real stream: charity streams, tournaments and product launches.
Nightbot
Free
Nightbot is free, including the giveaway feature, and is funded separately from it. Verified against Nightbot’s own documentation, September 2026.
If Nightbot already runs your chat
Keep Nightbot doing what it is good at
Moderation, timers, custom commands and song requests. Nothing here suggests replacing it — this is about the giveaway only, and the two happily coexist.
Add the Kloot overlay once
One browser source carries the giveaway and every other Kloot tool. If you would rather not touch OBS at all, the same giveaway runs in a browser window you can share.
Say the code instead of the command
"Scan the code on screen, or go to kloot.gg/join" replaces "type !enter". The first time you say it you will watch entries arrive from people who have never typed in your chat.
Kloot fits when
- A lot of your audience watches without ever using chat
- You stream somewhere other than Twitch, or on more than one platform
- You want the winner told automatically rather than hunted down
- Someone might accuse you of picking a friend, and you want a receipt
Nightbot fits when
- Your community lives in chat and everybody there types
- You already run Nightbot and want one less thing to set up
- A number race or keyword scramble is the segment you want
- You want it to cost nothing at all, forever
Frequently asked
How does a Nightbot giveaway work?
Three modes, all through chat: active user picks from people who have spoken recently, keyword makes anyone who types a word eligible, and random number generates a number where the first person to type it wins. Eligibility can be limited by userlevel, and luck sliders give subscribers and regulars extra entries.
Can Nightbot run a giveaway without chat?
No. Every mode is a chat interaction, so viewers who are not in the chat window cannot enter. That is the design rather than a shortcoming — it is a chat bot.
Does Nightbot have a giveaway overlay?
Its giveaway documentation describes the control panel, not a browser source. The draw happens in the panel and you read the result out.
Is giving subscribers better giveaway odds a problem?
It can be, depending where you are: weighting by something bought moves a free prize draw closer to a paid one. Weighting by attendance avoids that, which is why Kloot counts previous entries rather than subscriptions. Informational, not legal advice.
Can I use both?
Yes, and most channels should. Nightbot handles moderation and commands; Kloot handles the giveaway on screen. They do not overlap except on the one feature this page is about.
All Nightbot details verified September 2026 and reviewed regularly. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
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