BBC America vs TriviaShaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BBC America
Stream full episodes of popular BBC America series like Killing Eve and Top Gear. Access video extras, sneak peeks, and live TV with your cable provider login. Resume watching where you left off.
- Full episode streaming
- Video extras and sneak peeks
- Live TV streaming
- Cable/satellite provider login
- Resume watching
- Searchable library
- Airplay/casting support
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Get caught up in your favorite BBC America shows with full episodes, video extras, and sneak peeks at upcoming series. Log in with your cable or satellite provider to watch BBC America LIVE or full episodes of Killing Eve, Top Gear, The Graham Norton Show, and more of your favorite series. Plus you can search the library and track recently-viewed episodes and resume where you left off. Most full episodes require a cable or satellite login, though season premieres are sometimes made available with no login required. You can also sample trailers and behind-the-scenes clips. New episodes are available in-season, usually the day after broadcast. Use your iPhone or iPad to Airplay or cast to your television.
TriviaShaker
Engage in a trivia game where you select a topic and shake your device to reveal questions. Choose from multiple-choice or true/false answers, and learn the correct response along with the incorrect options.
- Shake to reveal questions
- Topic selection
- Multiple choice answers
- True or False answers
- Correct answer feedback
- Multiple categories
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TriviaShaker allows users to choose a topic for the Trivia questions and simply shake the phone to show a new question. The user can then Answer the question via multiple choice answers. If the answer is correct the user is informed. If not you can try again. Finally the user is informed of the correct answer and the other incorrect responses. Multiple categories for questions can be choosen as desired. All answers will be either multiple choice or Tru or False.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TriviaShaker at 5.0 against BBC America's 1.8. TriviaShaker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). BBC America's advantage is ratings volume (590 vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TriviaShaker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BBC America has 590 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BBC America ships an update monthly, TriviaShaker every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | BBC America | TriviaShaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (590 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 590 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BBC America | Randolph W Duerr |
Customer experience
BBC America
TriviaShaker
Bugs and requests
BBC America
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and sign-in problems
- Playback freezes and restarts randomly
- Closed captions not working as expected
- Casting and mirroring features broken
Requested features
4 requests- Add search and browse functionality
- Improve rewind/fast-forward controls
- Provide a paid ad-free subscription option
- Sync playback progress across devices
TriviaShaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BBC America
No in-app purchases
TriviaShaker
No in-app purchases
