Wheel or gachapon — which should I use?

Use a wheel if you want a single visible spinner with named slices, or a gachapon if you want capsule-machine suspense with rarity tiers. Both auto-spin on donations; it's purely a style choice.

Twitch Donation Wheel — Auto-Spin on Every Tip

Q: Does it take a cut of my donations?

No. Wheel of Item never touches the donation money — it flows from your viewer straight to your Streamlabs / StreamElements / Ko-fi / PayPal account as before. We only render the spin overlay on stream. You keep 100% minus your usual processor fees.

Q: Can the donation amount decide the prize?

Yes. Each prize tier has a minimum donation. A small tip only rolls the common tiers; a big tip unlocks the rare ones. This gives viewers a concrete reason to tip more. See the Streamlabs deep-dive for a full tier example.

Q: Is it free?

The wheel and gachapon and OBS browser-source mode are free. The donation auto-trigger (with donor names, amount gating, cloud history, and TTS) is part of Pro, which is $3/mo on Patreon.

Turn every Twitch, YouTube, or Kick donation into a moment. Connect Streamlabs, StreamElements, or Ko-fi and each tip auto-spins a wheel or gachapon with the donor's name on the reveal — amount-gated prize tiers, an optional TTS shoutout, and history saved to your dashboard. Free to start; $3/mo for the auto-trigger.

🎁 Open the streamer dashboard →

What a donation wheel does in 15 seconds

A viewer drops a tip. Your normal donation alert plays for a few seconds. Then a transparent spinner slides in over your stream — a wheel, or a capsule gachapon machine — and rolls a prize while the whole chat watches. The reveal pops with the donor's name attached ("for TwitchUser123") and the result is saved to your dashboard. It's the same psychology as a physical prize machine: variable reward plus public suspense. Streamers who switch from flat alerts to a donation spin consistently see bigger average tips and more repeat donations.

Supported donation platforms

Streamlabs — through the Streamlabs Alert Box custom HTML. See the full Streamlabs donation wheel guide for the step-by-step.
StreamElements — connect via your StreamElements alert / webhook so tips fire the same spin.
Ko-fi — connect through a webhook relay; every Ko-fi donation triggers the spin.

Whatever your viewers tip through, the spin behaves the same way: detect the donation, read the amount and name, roll the prize, save the result.

Wheel or gachapon?

Two styles, same donation trigger:

Wheel — one big visible spinner with named slices. Great when you want viewers to read every possible outcome at a glance.
Gachapon — a capsule machine with rarity tiers (White → Bronze → Silver → Gold → Rainbow). Great for suspense and "did you see what they pulled" moments.

Pick whichever fits your channel's vibe — both support donor names, amount gating, and cloud history.

Setup overview

Open the streamer dashboard and sign in with Google.
Configure your prizes and tiers — names, probabilities, and a minimum donation per tier.
Connect your donation source — Streamlabs, StreamElements, or Ko-fi.
Add the widget to OBS — copy the browser-source URL and drop it into a Browser Source. Transparent background, so only the spin shows.
Test a donation — fire a test tip; the alert plays, then the spin runs with the donor's name. Save and you're live.

Amount → prize tier gating (the monetization part)

This is what turns a novelty into a tip incentive. Every prize tier has a minimum donation. When a tip arrives, the spin only considers tiers whose minimum is at or below the amount. A $3 tip might only reach "Thank you 💖"; a $50 tip unlocks the mid tiers; a big tip can reach the rare 1/1 prize. Put the thresholds in your panel or stream description and viewers have a tangible reason to tip higher. The Streamlabs guide walks through a complete five-tier example with realistic values.

TTS donor shoutout

Optionally, streamer TTS reads the donor's name and message aloud through the overlay as the spin plays, so you don't have to break flow to thank everyone manually. It's a Pro feature and supports multiple languages.

Donor name + cloud history

Every donation spin is logged to your dashboard: who tipped, how much, which tier rolled, which prize, and when. Useful for fulfilling physical prizes, finding highlight timestamps, verifying your drop rates, and keeping simple records.

Free vs Pro

Free — open the wheel or gachapon in OBS as a browser source and spin manually. No donation auto-trigger, no donor names, no cloud history. Good for hobby streams.
Pro ($3/mo on Patreon) — donation auto-trigger across Streamlabs / StreamElements / Ko-fi, donor names on the reveal, amount-gated tiers, cloud-synced history, TTS shoutout, saved templates, and no ads.

Frequently asked questions

Which donation platforms are supported?

Streamlabs, StreamElements, and Ko-fi. Streamlabs and StreamElements connect through their custom alert / webhook flow; Ko-fi connects via a webhook relay. Whatever your viewers tip through, the spin fires the same way.

Does it take a cut of my donations?

No. Wheel of Item never touches the money — it flows from your viewer straight to your Streamlabs / StreamElements / Ko-fi / PayPal account as before. We only render the spin overlay. You keep 100% minus your usual processor fees.

Can the donation amount decide the prize?

Yes. Each tier has a minimum donation, so small tips only roll the common tiers and big tips unlock the rare ones — a concrete reason for viewers to tip more. See the Streamlabs deep-dive for a full tier example.

Does it read the donor's name out loud?

Optionally, yes. Streamer TTS can read the donor's name and message aloud through the overlay (Pro). The name also appears on the reveal card and in your dashboard history.

Is it free?

The wheel, the gachapon, and OBS browser-source mode are free. The donation auto-trigger — with donor names, amount gating, cloud history, and TTS — is part of Pro, $3/mo on Patreon.

Will it interfere with my normal donation alerts?

No. The spin runs after your normal alert finishes, so your existing alert plays first as designed. The wheel or gachapon overlays for a few seconds, then fades.

Ready to set it up?

Open the dashboard, configure your prizes, connect your donation source, and drop the URL into OBS. Five minutes from now every tip on your stream can trigger a spin.