Debate Flow App: Flow a Round Online
A debate flow app is a flow sheet on a screen: one column per speech, rows for each argument, and room to track what was answered and what was dropped. The flow editor on The Debate Prep sets up the columns for your format, so you can flow a live round, a practice round or a video, and read the sheet down the columns to write your rebuttal.
What a good flowing tool should do
Columns that match your format
Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas and parliamentary rounds have different speech orders. The sheet should start with the right columns.
Fast to type, easy to read
You flow while someone is talking. If it takes three clicks to add a line, you will fall behind.
Spot dropped arguments
The reason to flow is to see what was never answered. The layout should make a gap obvious at a glance.
Work for judges too
Judges flow the same way students do. A tool that works from the judge’s seat is useful at tournaments.
Keep your flows
Saved flows let you go back, review a round and see the pattern in what you drop.
How the flow editor works
- Flow sheets are set up for the format you pick.
- The same flowing tool is used by students and by judges, set up for the judge’s seat.
- Flows are saved to your account so you can review a round later.
- Premium can import a flow from a photo and check a recorded round for gaps.
Open the flow editor
Free to start. No credit card needed.
Frequently asked questions
How do I flow a debate?
Give each speech its own column, write each argument in a short line using shorthand, and draw arrows across to the answers. Our guide on flowing walks through the setup and the shorthand.
Can I flow on a laptop or phone?
The flow editor is in your browser, so it works wherever you can open the site. A laptop is easiest for a fast round.
Can judges use it?
Yes. Judges get the same flowing tool, along with a ballot and a format-aware timer.
Can I import a flow I wrote on paper?
Premium can import flows from photos. Free accounts can flow directly in the editor.
Flow your next round
Start a sheet in your format and flow a practice round or a video. Free to start.