Trivia Planet vs The Jackbox Party Pack 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trivia Planet
This companion app lets you play a TV quiz game with friends. It requires the Apple TV version of the game and a shared WiFi network for setup and multiplayer functionality.
- Multiplayer functionality
- Easy setup with Apple TV
- Requires shared WiFi network
- iOS companion application
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This iOS companion application allows you to play Trivia Planet for the Apple TV with your friends. • Easy to Setup • - Make sure your iPhone and Apple TV are on the WiFi network - Launch Trivia Planet for the Apple TV and choose Multiplayer - Launch the iOS companion application Trivia Planet for iOS provides no functionality of it's own.
The Jackbox Party Pack 5
This collection features five unique party games for local multiplayer fun. Players use their phones or tablets as controllers to engage in trivia, creative writing, drawing, and alien-blasting action. It's designed for group entertainment with a variety of game styles.
- Five distinct party games
- Playable with phones, tablets, or computers
- Local multiplayer focus
- Trivia, lyric writing, drawing, and action games
- No extra controllers needed
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It’s the biggest Party Pack yet with five party-saving new games! 1) The pop-culture trivia mash-up YOU DON’T KNOW JACK: Full Stream (1-8 players). The classic returns, full of wild new surprises. 2) The what-if game Split the Room (3-8 Players). Create strange and divisive hypothetical situations. 3) The lyric-writing game Mad Verse City (3-8 players). Channel your inner MC as a rap battling robot. 4) The competitive drawing game Patently Stupid (3-8 players). Create odd inventions to solve bizarre problems. 5) The deadliest game show in the Crab Nebula, Zeeple Dome (1-6 players)! Fling yourself at bloodthirsty aliens to win millions of Zubabucks! Play using your phones, tablets or computers. No extra controllers needed! NOTE: The Jackbox Party Pack 5 is in English only. NOTE: The game is local multiplayer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Trivia Planet at Free against The Jackbox Party Pack 5's $29.99. Trivia Planet also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.1). The Jackbox Party Pack 5's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 1.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). On ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Trivia Planet is free to download; The Jackbox Party Pack 5 costs $29.99 up front. Trivia Planet sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. The Jackbox Party Pack 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Jackbox Party Pack 5 holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Trivia Planet's written reviews are positive against 25% of The Jackbox Party Pack 5's.
Trivia Planet ships an update every 24 months, The Jackbox Party Pack 5 every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trivia Planet | The Jackbox Party Pack 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 1.8 (12 ratings) | 3.0 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 1.6 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Subtraction - Software, Lda | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
Customer experience
Trivia Planet
The Jackbox Party Pack 5
In-app purchases
Trivia Planet
- Sports Pack$1.99
- Music Pack$1.99
- Science & Tech Pack$1.99
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- History Pack$1.99
- Geography Pack$1.99
- Nature Pack$1.99
- Music/Science&Tech/Sports Pack$4.99
- Geography/History/Nature Pack$4.99
The Jackbox Party Pack 5
No in-app purchases
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