Emoji reactions aren't anonymous — anyone can see who voted for what. Chooseday collects real secret-ballot votes via a Slack link, with no app install, no paid plan, and a declared winner when the deadline closes.
If any of these feel familiar, Chooseday was built for you.
When you post a Slack poll and ask people to react, anyone — including your manager — can hover over each emoji and see the full list of who clicked it. This creates social pressure that distorts results. People vote for what seems safe, not what they actually think.
Polly is the most popular Slack polling app and does support anonymous voting — but only on paid plans. The free plan (capped at 3 polls/month) doesn't include it. For teams that need honest anonymous input without a paid subscription, Polly isn't the answer.
Some tools claim to offer anonymous voting but still let admins see individual votes in a backend view. Genuine anonymous voting means no link between voter identity and their choice exists anywhere — in the UI, in the database, or in any export. For leadership feedback, hiring votes, or culture surveys, the distinction matters.
Sign up free at chooseday.co. Create a new decision, add your question and options, and toggle on Anonymous mode. You'll see confirmation that votes will be collected without linking them to voter identities. Set a deadline — this is what closes the vote and triggers the result.
Every Chooseday decision generates a shareable voting link. Copy it and paste it into the relevant Slack channel, group DM, or direct message. Add a short note: what you're deciding and when the vote closes. No Slack app installation or workspace admin approval needed.
Team members click the link and vote in their browser in under 30 seconds — no account required to vote. Votes are collected privately. Nobody can see who chose what: not other voters, not the decision creator, not Chooseday admins. Individuals see only their own vote.
When voting closes, the result is calculated automatically and shared with all participants. You see aggregate vote counts per option — never a breakdown by individual voter. The winning option is declared with no ambiguity. The decision and its results are stored permanently in your Chooseday workspace.
Built specifically for group decisions — not adapted from a survey tool.
Chooseday's anonymous mode does not store a link between voter identity and vote choice at any level. When voting closes, you see aggregate counts only — never a breakdown of who voted for what.
Works via a shared link — no Slack app installation, no workspace admin approval, no Slack permissions to configure. Paste the link anywhere: Slack, email, WhatsApp, or any messaging platform.
Anonymous voting is not a paid feature in Chooseday. It's available on the free plan, with no monthly cap on how many anonymous votes you can run.
As the deadline approaches, Chooseday emails participants who haven't voted yet. No manual chasing required. Participation typically goes from 40% to 85%+ with automated reminders.
When voting closes, the winner is declared without manual counting or interpretation. For tied results, Chooseday surfaces the tie clearly so you can handle it with a tiebreaker vote.
Anyone with the link can vote — no Slack account required. Useful for cross-functional votes, external stakeholders, or teams that don't all use the same Slack workspace.
Teams across every industry — from startups to communities.
We needed honest feedback on a leadership decision without people feeling like their career was on the line. Anonymous voting via a Slack link was the only way to get real answers.
Sprint planning votes were always dominated by whoever spoke first. Anonymous dot voting in Chooseday changed that — the priorities now actually reflect what the engineering team thinks, not what they're willing to say out loud.
Polly charged us $49/month for anonymous mode. Chooseday gives it free. That's the whole story.
Create a decision, enable anonymous mode, share the link in Slack. No app install, no paid plan, no compromises on what 'anonymous' actually means.