Every vote is a donation.

You set a fixed price per vote and add your candidates, each with their own page and code. Supporters vote by paying that amount, online or by text, and can buy several votes at once. Votes are counted automatically the moment the payment lands, and the leaderboard updates in real time.

Yes. Each candidate has a keyword, and a text casts a vote at the fixed price, charged to the sender's phone bill. Supporters can cast several votes in one text, and text votes appear on the live leaderboard alongside online ones.

Yes. Suspense mode hides the running totals from the audience while the vote is open (you still see them in your portal). When you close the vote, you reveal the result as a winners' podium.

You can add a judges' scorecard alongside the public vote, in the style of TV talent shows: the judges' scores and the public vote combine into one ranking, and the final positions follow it. Or run it on the public vote alone; the choice is yours per event.

There are no setup fees and no monthly subscription. You only pay when you raise money: votes are processed at our standard platform rates. See the pricing page for the full rate card.

Generally not. A vote buys something (a say in the result), so under HMRC's rules it usually doesn't qualify as a donation for Gift Aid. Plain donations to your campaigns are a different matter, and DONATE manages those claims automatically.