Yes or No Wheel

Need a third option? Try the Yes, No or Maybe Wheel. Deciding whether to do something? Try Should I Do It? Stuck on where to start? Try What Should I Do Today?

How the wheel picks

The wheel has eight slices, four YES and four NO. When you tap Spin, your browser’s random number generator picks where it stops, and the wheel turns three to six full times before it lands there. Every spin is a fair 50/50.

The wheel has no memory. Three NOs in a row don’t make a YES more likely on the fourth spin, any more than a coin “owes” you heads.

You never type your question, so we never see it. The answer is worked out in your browser, not on our server.

How to use it

1. Pick a question with two real options, where either answer would be fine.
2. Say it out loud, or at least in your head. Naming the question is half the work.
3. Tap Spin and do what the wheel says.

There’s a fourth step if you want it. Notice how you feel the second the wheel stops. If a NO makes your stomach drop, you wanted YES all along, and now you know.

Why we built it

Why we made it, in Jeane’s words: “ADHD runs in our family, and some days even a small decision is hard to make. So we ask the question out loud, spin the wheel, and take the answer. It gets us past the stuck feeling of executive dysfunction, and we keep going.” Read more about us.

Good questions for the wheel

The wheel works best on small decisions that keep stalling your day:

• Should I order pizza tonight?
• Should I start with the laundry?
• Should we watch one more episode?
• Should I go for a walk before lunch?
• Should I answer that email now?

It’s also a fair way to settle a tie between two good options, or to decide who goes first.

When not to use it

Don’t let a wheel decide anything about your health, your safety, your money, the law, or someone else’s wellbeing. Those questions deserve a person who knows the facts.

Questions people ask

Is the yes or no wheel really random?

Yes, for any decision you’d bring to a wheel. It uses your browser’s built-in random number generator, so YES and NO have the same chance on every spin.

Do you save my question or my answer?

No. You don’t type your question anywhere, and the result never leaves your browser.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. It works in any up-to-date browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to install. Tap the speaker button to turn the sound off.

Can I use it in a classroom?

Yes. Put it on the screen and spin for the room. It needs nothing but a browser.

What if I don’t like the answer?

Spin again if you need to. But pay attention to the moment you felt let down. That feeling is often the real answer.

Is it free?

Yes. Ads from Google pay for the site, so the wheel stays free and you never need an account.