The following article deals with Audience Response Systems (ARS). The main goal is to provide a survey on utilization possibilities of ARS in various forms, with a focus on particular advantages. The article is dedicated to those readers who interact with an audience or a larger group of people. Particular attention is paid to technologies available to construct one’s own ARS, whether as a combination of existing and custom solutions, or only one’s own solution. Separate part deals with an experimental comparison of two of the available technologies. Combination of Arduino and Java as a combination of hardware and software on one hand, and combination of PHP and web on the other hand. The conclusion includes an overall evaluation of the tested solutions.