Yes or No Wheel Free: Spin for a Quick Decision

For a yes or no wheel, open the free wheel spinner, click Clear, type Yes and No on two lines, and click the wheel. It's a true 50/50: the result is chosen at random with equal odds, then the wheel spins to land on it. Want a "Maybe" or a nudge one way? Add more lines. Three Yes and one No gives Yes a 75% chance. The wheel is free, works on any phone, and needs no sign-up.

Set up a yes or no wheel in 20 seconds

1. Open the free wheel spinner. It opens with eight sample answers: Yes, No, Maybe, Ask again, Definitely, Not today, Go for it and Flip a coin. That's a fun "magic 8-ball" style wheel, but it isn't 50/50.
2. Click Clear, then type into Entries, one per line:

   Yes
   No
   

3. Click the wheel, press Spin, or tab to the wheel and press the space bar.
4. Read the answer under the wheel.
5. Click Copy link to save your wheel. The entries are stored in the link, so it opens exactly the same next time.

Three wheels for three kinds of question

Wheel	Entries	Odds
Strict yes or no	Yes, No	50% each
Yes, no or maybe	Yes, No, Maybe	1 in 3 each
The sample wheel	8 mixed answers	1 in 8 each; "yes-ish" and "no-ish" answers are mixed

The strict wheel is for when you genuinely can't decide and either option is fine. "Maybe" is useful when "not yet" is a real option, for example "Should I reply to this email tonight?" The sample wheel is for fun: party questions, kids' games and Friday-afternoon decisions.

Weighting: add entries to change the odds

Every line on the wheel has the same chance, and duplicates are allowed on purpose. So you can tilt the result by repeating an answer:

Entries on the wheel	Chance of Yes
Yes, No	50%
Yes, Yes, No	67%
Yes, Yes, Yes, No	75%
Yes × 9, No	90%
Yes, No, No, No	25%

When might you want that? When you're leaning one way but want a small chance of being talked out of it. "Should I skip the gym today?" deserves a wheel with four No entries and one Yes. Be honest about why you're weighting it; if the answer is "so it says what I want", you've already decided.

A weighted wheel also makes a fun prize game: three "Try again" segments and one "Win" give each spin a 1 in 4 chance.

Use the wheel as a decision check

A yes or no wheel is surprisingly useful for one more reason: your reaction to the answer. Spin, and notice how you feel when it lands. If you're relieved, go with it. If you're disappointed, you've learned that you wanted the other answer all along. For small decisions, that's often all the help you need.

That also tells you when not to use a wheel. For decisions with real consequences, like money, health, jobs or anything involving other people's consent, think it through properly or talk to someone you trust. A wheel is for choosing a restaurant, not a mortgage.

Yes or no for groups

• Who decides? Put names on the wheel instead of answers, or use the free random name picker. It takes each person off the wheel after they're picked, so turns are fair.
• Two people, one call. Agree in advance: one spin, no re-spins. Screen-share it if you're apart.
• A coin toss without a coin. Set the free random number generator to Lowest 1, Highest 2, and call 1 heads, 2 tails. It's quicker than a wheel when you just need a flip.

If your question is really "which of these options?", a wheel with the options listed works better than a series of yes/no spins. Our what to eat wheel guide has ready lists for the most common one.

Is the wheel really random?

Yes. The answer comes from your browser's secure random source, the same kind of randomness used for passwords. The winner is picked first with equal odds for every entry, and only then does the wheel animate to land on it. Where the wheel starts, how many times you spin it and how fast you click make no difference. Each spin is independent too: three Yes answers in a row don't make No "due". For the background, see true random vs pseudorandom.

Spin your answer

Clear the sample list, type Yes and No, and spin. The free wheel spinner works on phones and laptops, keeps your entries on your device, and costs nothing.