# The Trivia Bar — Trivia Contests & Cash Prizes > Play trivia contests for cash prizes across diverse categories. (iPhone/iPad app by Jacob Wilders.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-trivia-bar/id1574468002 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Jacob Wilders](https://appshunter.io/developer/1544288425) - Category: Games, Entertainment, Trivia - Price: Free - Rating: 4.31/5 from 764 App Store ratings · 58 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 57 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2021-10-29 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-trivia-bar/id1574468002/reviews.md ## What is The Trivia Bar? The Trivia Bar brings the fun of a bar trivia night to the palm of your hand! We've already paid out over $1,000,000 to our users! Become a "Triviaholic" and play for FREE or find a cash contests. Our categories include the most binge-worthy T.V shows, Cult Classic Movies, 80’s & 90’s, History, Bible and more! Play in a featured contest against thousands, heads-up against a friend, winner take all, or all of them at the same time! Once you sign up, pick your favorite trivia categories, then you’ll be notified when a contest you’re interested in is coming up. Make a deposit to enter the contest, then wait in the contest lobby up to fifteen minutes before the start. Answer questions correctly and quickly to make your way to the top of the leaderboard then... get PAID! The Trivia Bar is revolutionizing one of America’s favorite pastimes! No more boring & ridiculous questions. No more splitting prizes with thousands of others. The Trivia Bar is the NEW Trivia Headquarters! "Apple is not a sponsor of and is in no way affiliated with The Trivia Bar or any of its' contest or content." For any questions please email info@thetriviabar.com and a representative will respond within 24 hours. Privacy Policy: https://thetriviabar.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://thetriviabar.com/user-agreement/ ## Key features - Play for cash prizes - Multiple contest formats - Wide range of trivia categories - Notifications for upcoming contests - Leaderboard competition - Head-to-head play ## What do users think of The Trivia Bar? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 💰 Real money prizes - 🕹️ Fun and engaging trivia - 🤑 Ability to win cash - 📚 Wide variety of topics - ⚡ Quick payouts - 👍 Responsive customer service **Cons** - 🤖 Multiple entries allowed, giving unfair advantage - 🐛 Glitches in scoring/answer recording - 💸 Expensive entry fees - 🤔 Unclear contest rules/mechanics - 🤷‍♀️ Lack of communication from developers **Commonly reported bugs** - Incorrect scoring of answers - Login/verification issues - Technical glitches during contests - Inconsistent contest details **Most requested features** - Limit on number of entries per user - More free-to-play trivia options - Improved scoring accuracy - Clearer communication of contest details ## Recent user reviews (10 of 58) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-trivia-bar/id1574468002/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Think they shut down *2024-11-28* When the app was working I enjoyed it. While I usually had to follow up at least once to get my withdrawals, I at least received my money. However, starting September 15, 2024, I did not receive my withdrawal requests. I tried several more times and still did not receive any response. I noticed that while I was paying the monthly membership, they were no longer offering games, so I canceled my subscription. They have $225 of my winnings and now I was automatically logged out of their app and when I try to login, it is saying server error. So now I have no way of proving my account balance. My assumption is they’ve shut down, which is unfortunate, However, I am curious how they plan to honor customer winnings? I have no idea who to contact or how to go about getting my money. My assumption is I am pretty much screwed and will never see my $225. I decided to make a report to the FTC. Maybe if enough of us do it we can get our money? ### 1/5 — Think they shut down *2024-11-24* When the app was working I enjoyed it. While I usually had to follow up at least once to get my withdrawals, I at least received my money. However, starting September 15, 2024, I did not receive my withdrawal requests. I tried several more times and still did not receive any response. I noticed that while I was paying the monthly membership, they were no longer offering games, so I canceled my subscription. They have $225 of my winnings and now I was automatically logged out of their app and when I try to login, it is saying server error. So now I have no way of proving my account balance. My assumption is they’ve shut down, which is unfortunate, However, I am curious how they plan to honor customer winnings? I have no idea who to contact or how to go about getting my money. My assumption is I am pretty much screwed and will never see my $225. ### 1/5 — Exercise caution! *2024-10-12* I downloaded the app and reluctantly used my debit card to purchase a Silver subscription, because trying to do it with PayPal wouldn’t work. There was an error message that PayPal wasn’t working. I tried to find a contest of any kind and got only “no data is currently available.” Clicked on “Live” and got “no live contests currently available.” Tried to deposit some playing money with PayPal and got same error message of it not working. The Welcome email and the app say you can email or DM on Facebook for help and get a response within 24 hours. Over the last 3 days I have sent 2 emails and a Facebook message for help. The last attempt was almost 48 hours ago and I have gotten zero response to any of my messages. Maybe there are no contests that are available at all times and there is nothing wrong but I can’t know that because no one will respond to me and it doesn’t say anything on the rules page about when you should expect to be able to get a contest. So, as far as I can tell, my subscription fee has been paid and I am getting nothing. I would tend to think the whole app is a scam except from what I see online and on Apple it appears to be legit. I am completely baffled. ### 1/5 — Spending Money But Nothing Works *2024-09-08* I paid for a $3 entry game tonight but didn’t receive a notification when it started even though I have the notifications on in the app and my iPhone settings so I wasted the money. Plus, I signed up for the silver subscription for $5 in order to get access to more games but whenever I click on a silver-tiered game it says it’s diamond and I can’t play. Now I’ve put in $10 for nothing. It won’t even let me change my picture or anything because it’s giving me errors so I don’t think it’s working. Normally I’d prefer to contact them directly about the issue before writing a review but their app, website, and App Store listing are missing any contact options so here I am hoping to get my money back. ### 2/5 — Fun Games But Winning Amounts Aren’t Real *2023-09-09* I downloaded this app a while back and have been playing for a couple years, especially for themes on TV shows I enjoy like The Office or Friends. The other day, I was delighted to see that I had placed first in a “The Office” themed game, and I won $300!! The money was added to my account immediately, and I submitted a withdrawal request. Before I knew it, almost all those winnings had been removed. I contacted the app developers and politely asked what had happened, and they said I actually only won $30. I provided them with the screenshot of my account showing that I had won $300 like the game advertised, and they told me it was just a “glitch in their tech system” and that they wouldn’t be giving me the actual amount I had won. The games are fun and I enjoyed it for a while, but it’s a shame they lie about how much you’re actually winning (and subsequently take away your winnings after giving them to you) :( ### 1/5 — Save your money *2023-08-22* Don’t get me wrong, this game is an interesting concept. I put money into it to play Friends trivia. They have great questions that you won’t find anywhere else. Don’t expect to win any real money though. Set your expectations low. More often than not, just expect to lose the money you put in very slowly. I’m also still hesitant about the people I compete against and whether or not they’re real people. That is what it is though. That’s not my biggest issue with this app. My issue is the customer service. I’ve reached out on two different occasions and have yet to hear back. One of those was three months ago. Even if they’re short-staffed I should’ve heard something. I recently submitted a request to take my funds out and heard back pretty quickly. But when I sent a follow up question to that they went silent on me again. The only time I’ve seen them follow up with people is when they get a low review. I say check out other trivia games before giving this one a shot. ### 4/5 — No longer letting me sign in *2023-07-14* I love this app! However, yesterday I got my usual notification for a game I wanted to play but when I went to the app it had signed me out. When I tried to sign back in it keeps telling me network error. I have turned my phone on and off. I have tried a few other things as well but it keeps saying network error. This is the first time it has ever done this and I’ve used the app for awhile now. I’m leaving this review in hopes that it will get to right people to fix it! **Developer response:** Hey! So sorry about this. We did have a server crash about a month ago but we were able to fix it. We do hope you give us another shot. Email your info to Info@thetriviabar.com and we’ll be more than happy to credit your account. :) ### 1/5 — Fake prize pools *2023-05-29* Don’t waste your timing paying for one, only do the free ones because I was told by Trivia Bar that none of the money is guaranteed (which I obviously knew that) but said there were prize pools where it IS guaranteed but it’s NOT!! Don’t bother looking at the charts to see how much you’d make if you were to place 3rd or 5th or whatever, you’ll get $0. I spent $40 on entry fees & was guaranteed $55 and won $0 even tho I paid TWO entry fees. Definitely worth it if you’re playing the free pools but not the cash. It took me MONTHS to save up the $40 I spent on ONE game only to be back to square one. I reached out & was only told to look at the FAQ about the game instead of an apology or my $40 back. They didn’t have a response to when I questioned how first place is guaranteed but the other places after aren’t ? A person had 5 entries and took home $800 and I took home $0 when I was below them & answered faster than them too, definitely need better customer service & figure out those bugs because I’m done with this app. WASTE **Developer response:** The “Triviaholic” (Subscription) games are all Guaranteed. It is clearly stated that our cash game prizes are based on the amount of users entered. We sent this user to the FAQ and the Rules section in the app to show them where it is clearly posted. We actually paid out $200 more in this contest than we had in entry fees. We had a $500 to first guarantee in this contest, which was stated in the description and was paid as promised. We encourage all of our users to read the rules carefully before entering contest. ### 4/5 — Never alerted me that the game began *2023-02-17, version 1.0.12* Update: After posting this review I received a message from the developer and I reached out on Facebook. I was given a credit to play the office trivia and I had a nice time. Do be warned though that the amount of money in winnings can be lower depending on how many people enter. I downloaded this app for the second time and finally decided to place the office trivia. I bought two entries and waited patiently for the 4 hours to pass so I could play when it was scheduled at 8pm. I made sure my notifications were on both in the app and in my settings. 8:04pm had arrived and then I realized I got no notification that the game had begun. I rushed to the app and found that the game had already started. I entered and was only able to see the last question and then it was over. I emailed the contact a few minutes later and still have yet to receive a response, even though the disclaimer said someone should reach out to me within 24 hours. I am very disappointed that this happened as I was looking forward to testing my “the office” knowledge since I have watched the show countless times. I have no choice but to give one star and delete my account. I will not be redownloading this app. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for giving the game another chance. We do have guaranteed prize pools in our Triviaholics subscription games but you are correct, our cash game prize pools are based on the amount of entrants when the game starts. Thanks again for the updated review. Have a great week! ### 1/5 — Terrible *2023-01-20, version 1.0.11* I can’t even get past the sign up for new users. It gives you the option to create your own password, which I initially tried to do. It kept saying the password and the confirm password didn’t match. There’s no option to see it after you put it in so I did it slowly and carefully to make sure everything matched and it still said they didn’t match. So, I decided just to use their password and it wouldn’t let me do that either. So, after trying about 10 different times I gave up and deleted the app. ## Frequently asked questions about The Trivia Bar ### What is The Trivia Bar? The Trivia Bar is a mobile application that brings the experience of bar trivia to your device. It allows users to play trivia contests across various categories for the chance to win cash prizes. The app aims to offer a more engaging and rewarding trivia experience than traditional formats. ### How do I play and win cash prizes? To play, you sign up, select your favorite trivia categories, and make a deposit to enter a cash contest. You then answer questions correctly and quickly to climb the leaderboard. The top performers win cash prizes, with the app emphasizing fair prize distribution. ### What kind of trivia categories are available? The app features a diverse range of trivia categories, including popular T.V. shows, cult classic movies, 80s and 90s nostalgia, history, the Bible, and more. Users can pick their preferred categories to be notified about relevant contests. ### Is the app free to play? The app allows users to play for free, but to enter cash contests, a deposit is required. This means while the core gameplay is accessible without cost, participating in prize-winning events involves a financial commitment. ### What are the different ways to play contests? Users can participate in featured contests against thousands of players, go head-to-head against a friend, play winner-take-all matches, or engage in multiple formats simultaneously. 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