Fairturn: Random Name Picker

Fairturn is a random name picker for teachers. It picks a name at random from your class list, and will not pick the same student again until everyone has had a turn.

Ordinary spinners and name wheels draw at random every time, so the same student can come up twice in a row while someone else is never picked at all. Fairturn works through the whole class first, then starts a new round. No repeats until everyone has had their turn.

It does the job of equity sticks, or a cup of lolly sticks with names on, and it keeps count for you. Your round carries over between lessons, so you can pick up tomorrow exactly where you left off.

Made for cold calling and turn taking in a real classroom:

- A class list for every group you teach, and rosters that survive restarts, updates and reboots
- Round progress at a glance, so you can see who is left
- Pass a student without using up their turn
- Works completely offline, with no account
- Nothing about your students ever leaves the device
- No advertising, anywhere, ever

Built to be used in front of a class: reduced-motion support, the result announced to screen readers, and colours chosen to stay distinguishable for colour-blind students. The name wheel stays legible from the back of the room on a projector.

A student picker should be fair, and fair means everybody. Free includes two class lists. A single one-off purchase unlocks unlimited classes and a set of themes chosen for different rooms, from a washed-out projector to a screen with the lights down. It is a one-time payment, not a subscription.