RESTAURANT CHOICES • FIELD GUIDE
Check the location, hours, budget, dietary needs, and group preferences, then let the wheel choose from the restaurants still on the table.
A restaurant picker wheel is a random decision tool that chooses from places your group is genuinely willing and able to visit.
Add restaurants that fit the location, hours, budget, dietary needs, accessibility needs, and group preferences, then spin for a visible dining choice.
Set the dining limits, collect workable restaurants, check the final list, and spin for the table.
Decide the area, travel distance, budget, meal type, timing, and any dietary or accessibility needs.
Add restaurants, cuisines, lunch spots, takeout choices, or delivery options the whole group would accept.
Remove restaurants that are closed, unavailable, too far away, over budget, or unable to meet the group’s needs.
Spin where everyone can see the result, then check current availability before ordering or leaving.
WHERE IT WORKS
Use a restaurant picker when every place on the wheel fits the group’s location, timing, budget, preferences, and practical needs.
Pick from nearby cafés, quick-service restaurants, food courts, delis, or other places that fit the available break.
Choose from sit-down restaurants, casual favorites, neighborhood spots, or special-occasion options.
Select from restaurants that currently offer pickup or delivery to the required location.
Spin among cuisines first, then build a second wheel of restaurants serving the selected type of food.
Choose from places that can handle the group size and meet the diners’ dietary and accessibility needs.
Create a shortlist of suitable restaurants near a hotel, attraction, event, station, or current destination.
HELPFUL LAB FEATURES
Add the restaurants your group can visit, remove unavailable choices, create a shortlist, check the chances, display the result clearly, or save favorite dining wheels for later.
Paste restaurants, cuisines, lunch spots, dinner ideas, takeout choices, or delivery options onto the wheel.
Take out restaurants that are closed, too far away, over budget, or unable to meet the group’s needs.
Pick several workable places first, then place the finalists on a smaller wheel for the last decision.
Keep every restaurant equally likely unless the group agrees that certain dining options should appear more often.
Use a shared display so everyone can watch the spin and see which restaurant the wheel selects.
Keep separate restaurant wheels ready for lunch, dinner, takeout, delivery, date nights, or group outings.
FROM THE NEWSSTAND
Keep exploring practical guides for family choices, group decisions, and quick yes-or-no questions.
Choose family activities, movie nights, weekend plans, meals, chores, and shared household options.
Turn workable suggestions into one visible choice for teams, friends, clubs, classes, and committees.
Use a simple two-option wheel when either answer is acceptable and you want a quick random result.
THE DINING MACHINE IS READY
Add the restaurants that work for everyone, check current availability, and spin for a dining choice the whole group can see.
MULTILINGUAL WHEEL · 5 LANGUAGES
Spin the Wheel Lab offers supported pages and online wheel controls in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German. Enjoy the same interactive wheel spinner, custom decision wheel, and Fidget Wheel experience on one website.
Open the language selector in the site menu or footer, choose your language, and Shopify will update the supported page and wheel interface automatically.
Your wheel choices and anything you type stay exactly as entered. Branded names such as Spin Studio and Fidget Wheel also remain in English.
THE LAB GUIDEFree wheel spinner guideCreate a wheel, add names, spin, remove results, and share it—without the long manual.
Pick a ready-made wheel or add your own choices. Spins are unlimited.
Keep the existing options, edit them, paste a spreadsheet column, or import a list of up to 1,000 entries.
Press Spin for one result. On supported wheels, you can also flick the wheel with a finger or pointer after the first button spin.
Spin again, remove the winner, or keep it in the wheel for another round.
Open only the section you need. Available controls can vary by wheel and device.
Switch on Eliminate to remove each winner before the next round. Multi-pick runs several picks; Undo can restore a recent change.
In Quick Tweaks, add, rename, sort, or shuffle entries, change colors, and adjust each option’s weight. A higher weight increases its chance of being picked.
Create a link with your wheel setup or send a Spin Invite. Overlay Mode gives you a cleaner view for a shared screen. Keep private information out of option labels.
Snap Spins has free mini wheels for food, drinks, parties, activities, and breaks. Open a category and spin.
Open Bulk Add to paste names from Excel or Google Sheets, one per line or separated by commas. For a file, import the first column of a CSV, TSV, or TXT. The wheel supports up to 1,000 entries; the editor shows 50 rows at a time.
Add a title and subtitle, set a countdown, and adjust available sounds, winner voice, confetti, and reveal effects. Teams and points can turn picks into a game. Some visual assets and advanced tools require a Lab Pack or Vortex Pro.
After a spin, you can spin again, remove the winner, pin the result in Winner's Vault, or assign points when player tools are active. The vault helps you remember picks across a session.
Overlay Mode clears away most editing controls for classrooms, meetings, parties, or recordings. Compatible setups also offer Stream Mode with a transparent stage. Use the share controls to create a wheel link, Spin Invite, or Overlay link.
Vortex Pro dashboards let you save custom wheels, organize them into boards, pin favorites, and duplicate versions. Look for Save or the dashboard control near the top of a wheel; a lock shows when the plan is required.
With equal weights, options have equal chances. Increasing an option's weight makes it more likely, but never guarantees the next result. Spin Science can compare expected percentages with results from large test batches; it does not predict a future spin.
Names, lists, colors, and a little controlled chaos.
Start with the closest ready-made category: name picker, decision, prize, food and drink, education, games, numbers, and more. You can replace its entries afterward. Snap Spins are fastest when you want an instant answer with no setup.
Open Quick Tweaks to edit a segment directly. Add a new choice, change an existing label, or remove an option that no longer belongs. Check the final list before the first spin so every intended choice is present.
Bulk Add accepts a copied column from Excel or Google Sheets, or names separated by lines or commas. File import reads the first column of CSV, TSV, or TXT files. In Google Sheets, download a CSV or simply copy the cells and paste.
Choose a segment color and text color, then add stickers or full-segment textures when available. Check contrast after applying artwork. A locked design indicates a Lab Pack or Vortex Pro asset; the wheel itself remains free to spin.
Brand Kit helps you build a repeatable color and logo setup for your wheels. Saving, applying, and AI-assisted Brand Kit tools depend on your plan. Treat it as a design shortcut, not a requirement to make a wheel.
Controls for the pace, sound, and spectacle.
Press Spin to make one pick. After the first button spin, supported wheels can also be flicked with a mouse, pointer, or finger. If flicking does nothing, use the Spin button; it remains the reliable starting control.
Spin Studio lets you give the wheel a title and subtitle and choose a countdown before the spin. A short instruction in the subtitle can tell guests what the result means. Available timing controls can vary by wheel.
Turn wheel sounds on or off, choose an available winner voice, and edit the winning phrase where supported. Browser audio rules, device volume, haptics, and accessibility settings can change what people hear or feel.
Fidget Mode is a smaller interactive spinner around the center artwork, with speed, snap, and recenter controls where available. Use the main wheel when you need a choice from the segments; the center spinner is a separate playful control.
Spin Studio and Creator Lab can change confetti, winner popups, center art, QR codes, images, and other effects where available. Creator Lab and some assets are Vortex Pro tools. Keep the winning choice easy to read through every effect.
Open or create an Overlay link to enter the cleaner presentation view. When you are not typing in a field: Space or Enter spins; Escape closes the result window or exits Overlay; P pins the displayed winner; Delete or Backspace removes the displayed winner; U undoes; M opens Multi-pick; and E announces the end-of-round winner when team scoring is active. Shortcuts apply in Overlay Mode only.
Repeats, history, teams, and the odds behind the show.
Multi-pick runs several rounds automatically. Eliminate removes each winner before another round, so a picked option does not immediately return. Use both when you need several distinct names or prizes, and check the wheel before starting.
Undo can restore a recent wheel state, including an eliminated result. It is for quick corrections during the current work, not a permanent backup. Save important setups separately before making major changes.
Pin a result to keep it in Winner’s Vault. Depending on active tools, a saved result can include the segment, points, player or team, date, and time. Use the vault to follow a classroom round, game, or draw.
Set up players or teams in the available wheel tools, then attach points to winning results. Decide the scoring rule before spinning, and use the same rule each round. Controls can vary by wheel.
Equal weights give options equal chances; higher weight increases an option’s chance without guaranteeing a result. Spin Science runs large test batches and compares expected with observed percentages. It checks a setup; it cannot predict the next spin.
The buttons, the order, and what to check before you send the wheel into the wild.
No mystery locks. No multilingual mayhem. Professor Vortex labeled the drawers.
Every published wheel can be opened, customized, and spun without a spin limit. The verified free core includes up to 1,000 entries, spreadsheet-style input and file import, weights, colors, Multi-pick, Eliminate, Undo, winner controls, teams and points, sound and voice options, sharing, Overlay Mode, and free Snap Spins. A control can vary by wheel or device.
A Lab Pack is your one-time ticket to one themed visual collection. Buy it once, keep it, and use its stickers, textures, and Center Vortex art across your wheels. Packs are $4.99 USD each. Pick one when a specific look has your name written all over it; the rest of the Lab keeps working exactly as before.
Vortex Pro opens the whole creative laboratory for $9.99 USD per month: every premium sticker, texture, and center; Vortex AI and Inventor Lab; Creator Lab spin experiences, winner popups, QR actions, images, and custom confetti; Brand Kit tools; plus saved wheels, boards, favorites, duplicates, and dashboards. Spins are already unlimited. AI usage limits and subscription terms still apply, and you can cancel before the next renewal.
Choose a Lab Pack when you want one themed collection and prefer a one-time purchase. Choose Vortex Pro when you want the complete premium asset library, AI and creation tools, and saved Dashboard organization. Keep using the free wheel when you only need entries, customization, spinning, winner controls, and sharing.
Supported pages and wheel controls are available in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German. Open the language selector in the site menu or footer and choose a language; Shopify refreshes supported content and the wheel interface.
Your wheel choices, names, prompts, and anything you type stay exactly as entered. Branded interface names such as Spin Studio, Fidget Mode, Snap Spins, Lab Packs, and Vortex Pro may remain in English. Some pages or features can have different levels of translated coverage.
No account is needed to open, customize, or spin published wheels. An account is used for purchases and for Vortex Pro features such as saved Dashboard organization. Sign in before expecting paid assets or saved wheels to follow your account.
Press Copy, open Bulk Add, paste, and make the list yours. Professor Vortex already did the blank-page part.
Free and optional
Published wheels are free to open, customize, and spin without a spin limit. Lab Packs are optional one-time design collections; Vortex Pro adds tools and assets through a subscription.
No account is needed to open, customize, or spin a wheel. Accounts are used for purchases and saved or Vortex Pro features.
Yes. Use Eliminate or remove the winner when each result should appear once.
Yes, on phones and tablets. Sound, haptics, and some animations depend on the device.
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