How to run a raffle on WhatsApp
To run a virtual raffle on WhatsApp, create a raffle book with the available numbers, share it in your chats and groups, let each person choose their number, collect payment by Nequi or bank transfer, and draw using the result of a lottery. With Rifapp you share a single link: people see the raffle book live, reserve their number without downloading anything, and you send the payment reminder on WhatsApp with one tap.
Step by step
1. Define the raffle
Decide the prize, the number of tickets, the price per ticket (or bundles like "2 tickets for $10,000"), the draw date and how you'll receive payments. Write it all in one clear message so nobody has doubts.
2. Build the raffle book
By hand: make a list or an image with all the numbers and post it on WhatsApp. Every time someone reserves a number, you have to update the image and send it again.
With Rifapp: you create the raffle in the app with the prize, the date, the price and your payment methods, and you get a link to the raffle book that updates itself.
3. Share the raffle in your chats and groups
Send the link or the image to your contacts and groups. With Rifapp, whoever opens the link on their phone sees which numbers are free, reserves theirs, gets their number and can share the raffle with other people.
4. Avoid repeated numbers
If the raffle book is an image, two people can ask for the same number almost at the same time and you'll have to sort it out by hand. In Rifapp the raffle book is live and a reserved number is no longer available to others.
5. Collect and remind about payments
Agree on payment directly with each person: Nequi, bank transfer or cash. Rifapp does not collect or process the money; you receive the payments and mark them in the app. There you see who reserved what and who has already paid, and with one tap you send the payment reminder on WhatsApp. You can also release reservations that aren't paid after a set time.
6. Draw and announce the winner
So nobody doubts it, set the draw date with a well-known lottery and take, for example, the last two digits of its result. Publish the winner in your groups. In Rifapp, the public page shows it and you can share an image or a video of the winner.
Tips to make it work better
- Set the price according to the value of the prize and the amount you want to raise.
- Keep track of payments before the draw, not after.
- Announce the way of drawing in the very first message.
Frequently asked questions
Can you run a raffle on WhatsApp for free?
Yes. You can keep the raffle book by hand and share it as an image, or use Rifapp, which is free to start and allows up to 100 numbers at no cost.
Do participants need to install an app?
Not with Rifapp. They open the link from their phone, see the raffle book live and reserve their number without downloading anything.
How do I stop two people from asking for the same number?
With a live raffle book, like the Rifapp link, a reserved number is no longer available. With an image shared in a chat, you have to check and update it by hand.
How do I collect payment for a virtual raffle?
You agree on payment directly with each person, for example with Nequi, bank transfer or cash. Rifapp does not collect or process the money: it just helps you record who paid.
How do I remind someone who reserves but doesn't pay?
In Rifapp you see who has reserved each number and send them a payment reminder on WhatsApp with one tap. You can also release unpaid reservations after a set time.
How do I show that the draw is transparent?
Announce the date and the way of drawing from the start, for example with the last two digits of a lottery, and publish the winner. In Rifapp the way of drawing is shown on the public link.
Organize your raffle with Rifapp
Create the raffle book, share the link and keep track of payments. Free to start.