EventBitz vs NakNick
NakNick is the closest rival to EventBitz, and the comparison is worth making honestly. NakNick sells branded template mini-games: pick a genre, add your logo and colors, launch in days. It also sells fully custom builds from $7,500. EventBitz builds only original arcade games around one product story, starting at about $5,000 for a simple branded game and about $15,000 for an original custom game. This page compares the two on cost, gameplay, timeline, lead capture, and reuse, so you can pick the one that fits the goal.
At a glance
| EventBitz | NakNick | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | An original arcade game built around your product story, with its own mechanic, art, sound, and scoring | A branded template mini-game (genre fixed, logo and colors applied) or a custom build from $7,500 |
| Typical cost | About $5,000 simple branded; about $15,000 original custom | Templates listed from $400 to $700; custom builds from $7,500; extras priced per item (leaderboard +$300, trivia +$350, sound +$400, multiplayer +$900) |
| Timeline | Concept in 2-5 business days; build 2-4 weeks plus about 2 weeks refinement | Templates launch in 3-5 business days; custom builds 4-6 weeks standard, rush available (+$1,200 under 2 weeks) |
| Ownership | Yours to reuse across events; 12 months hosting included | Hosting, analytics, leaderboard, and email capture included in all options; confirm reuse terms before you buy |
| What attendees learn | Your product story, taught through play | Your logo and colors on a fixed genre mechanic; product integration only in the Balanced and Custom tiers |
| Lead capture | Name and phone plus score and qualifier, exported after the event | Email capture at entry or exit, with landing page, leaderboard, and analytics as paid extras |
| Best for | A booth centerpiece that teaches the product across several shows | A fast, cheap branded phone game for one campaign |
What NakNick actually sells
NakNick's template catalog is a set of genre mini-games: Saloon Panic, Pollen Blaster (a space shooter), Ski Ya Later (an endless runner), Humpty Rush (a platformer), Dashy Flap, Klaxtris2048 (a puzzle), and more. The pitch is one-thumb gameplay, simple and fun for any audience, launch-ready in 3 to 5 business days. You pick a game type, pick your goals, and add extras: a landing page (+$200), a custom domain (+$100), a live leaderboard (+$300), in-game trivia (+$350), email capture (+$300), custom sound (+$400), an analytics dashboard (+$350), multiplayer (+$900).
There are three customization levels. Light is a quick rebrand: update colors and logo, keep the gameplay as is. Balanced is a tailored rebrand: custom scenes and the product integrated into gameplay. Custom is a bespoke game: a new mechanic designed for you, a custom story, built around campaign goals, from $7,500. Rush pricing applies under two weeks (+$1,200) and at two to four weeks (+$600).
That is a legitimate offer, and for a fast branded phone game it is hard to beat on price or speed. What it is not is an original arcade game. The templates are generic genre games with stock icons; the Light tier says so itself, keep the gameplay as is. The product is the logo on the game, not the game built around the product.
What EventBitz sells
EventBitz builds original arcade games, one product story at a time. A simple branded game starts at about $5,000 and an original custom game at about $15,000, with 12 months of hosting included and 50% deposit to start, 50% on delivery. The studio sketches a concept free in 2 to 5 business days after the brief, builds in 2 to 4 weeks, then refines for about 2 weeks.
Each game is a world with its own mechanic, art, sound, and scoring, built around the client's product. Save the Stack turns an observability platform into a game about keeping the stack online, collecting logs, metrics, and traces. The games run in a browser from a laptop to a booth screen, with a live leaderboard and lead capture (name and phone plus score and qualifier) exported after the event.
Look at the games, not the price list
Open the demos. NakNick's templates are generic genre mini-games with stock icons: a shooter, a runner, a flappy clone, a 2048 clone. They work as branded phone games. They are not arcade games built around a product. An EventBitz game is an original world with its own mechanic, art, sound, and scoring, built around one product story. The difference is visible in ten seconds of play, and it is the difference a booth visitor feels.
What it costs over three events
A NakNick template at $400 to $700 per event costs $1,200 to $2,100 across three events, before extras. An EventBitz simple game costs about $5,000 once and is yours to reuse. On price alone, the template wins. This page exists because price is not the whole decision. The question is what the template buys: a branded phone game with a fixed mechanic, or a game that teaches the product and starts conversations you can follow up. For a fully custom build, NakNick's base is $7,500 against EventBitz's $15,000 original, so compare the builds on what the game is in play, not only the price.
Which one should you pick
Questions to ask either vendor
- Is the gameplay fixed, or is the game built around our product story?
- Who owns the game after the event, and what does reuse cost?
- What does an attendee learn about our product while playing?
- What lead data is captured, and how is it delivered after the event?
- Can we see the game running on a big booth screen before we buy?
Frequently asked questions
How much does NakNick cost?
Templates are listed from $400 to $700, and custom builds from $7,500. An EventBitz simple branded game starts at about $5,000 and an original custom game at about $15,000.
What is the difference between a NakNick template and an EventBitz game?
A NakNick template is a fixed genre mini-game with your logo and colors; the Light tier keeps the gameplay as is. An EventBitz game is an original arcade world built around one product story, with its own mechanic, art, sound, and scoring.
How fast can each be ready?
NakNick templates launch in 3 to 5 business days; custom builds take 4 to 6 weeks standard, with rush available. EventBitz takes 2 to 5 business days for a concept and 2 to 4 weeks to build, plus about 2 weeks of refinement.
Does NakNick do fully custom games?
Yes. Their Custom tier designs a new mechanic and story from $7,500. Compare it on what the game is in play, not only the price: a new mechanic versus a full arcade world with original art, sound, scoring, and a product story.