Sporcle vs Sorting History
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sporcle
Engage in a vast collection of trivia games and quizzes covering countless topics. Test your knowledge with various formats, compete with others, and earn achievements. Offers both free and premium experiences.
- Over 1 million trivia games
- Hundreds of categories
- Multiple quiz formats
- Play solo or against others
- Badges and achievements
- Create your own quizzes
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Sporcle is your home for trivia, games, puzzles and more. Put your knowledge to the test with daily games like Acrostic, and explore more than two million quizzes covering nearly every topic imaginable. EXPLORE Find quizzes on geography, sports, movies, television, history, music, science, and more. Play across a variety of types, including: • Map and Picture Quizzes • Multiple Choice • Crosswords • Matching • And more fun and exciting quiz variations PLAY Create a free Sporcle account to: • Track scores and play history • Earn badges and achievements • Build a daily play streak • Play new daily Sporcle Games, including Acrostic, Quizzle, Steps, and Chess Attack • Complete a daily mission • Collect Florins • Create your own quizzes and playlists • Connect with a global community of trivia fans UNLOCK MORE Enjoy Sporcle at its best with an Orange membership: • Play ad-free • Access the full archive of Sporcle Games • Unlock advanced stats and insights • Enjoy enhanced search and discovery tools • And more! Individual monthly and yearly membership options are available through the app. With more than two million quizzes and billions of plays, Sporcle is the world’s leading destination for trivia and games. Download Sporcle and find your next favorite game. MORE FROM SPORCLE • Sporcle Party • Word Ladder Terms & Privacy: https://www.sporcle.com/termsandprivacy/
Sorting History
Test your knowledge of historical events by placing them on a growing timeline. Features over 1,200 events across 12 categories, with a new daily challenge. Offers various game modes and learning options for an engaging educational experience.
- Place historical events on a timeline
- Over 1,200 events in 12 categories
- Daily Challenge mode
- Learning Mode with spaced repetition
- Multiple game modes (Friendly, Competitive, Expert)
- Offline play
- Pass & Play and Network Play for multiplayer
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Place historical events on a growing timeline. Get it right and the timeline grows. 19 categories, 2,000+ events, and a new Daily Challenge every day. Not multiple choice — you sort history. I built this game for my wife. We loved playing Chronology for many years, but the content never changed. So I made the game she asked for — a trivia game that never gets old. HOW IT WORKS Each round, you get a historical event. Place it where you think it belongs on the timeline. Get it right and the timeline grows. Get it wrong and you learn something new. A NEW CHALLENGE EVERY DAY 5 events, surprise category, under 2 minutes. Everyone gets the same Daily Challenge. Share your results and see who sorted history best. Daily streak with celebrations at 7, 14, 30, 100, and 365 days, and streak freezes for when life gets in the way. GO DEEP 19 categories — US History, World Wars, Ancient Civilizations, Medieval History, Scientific Discoveries, Music & Entertainment, Sports History, European History, TV History, Film History, Women's History, Food & Drink, Space Exploration, and German, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, French, and South American History. 100+ researched events in every category. Players vote on which category comes next — you get a say. LEARN, DON'T JUST PLAY Turn on Learning Mode and events you miss keep coming back until you master them. Spaced repetition that actually works. Perfect for students, teachers, and anyone who wants screen time that teaches. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Friendly mode (no penalties), Competitive, or Expert. No timer. Sprint (5 rounds) to Epic (30 rounds). Works completely offline. PLAY TOGETHER Two ways to play with friends and family. PASS & PLAY On a road trip? Waiting at a restaurant? Pass the phone and take turns. 2-6 players, one device, no Wi-Fi needed. Pick your category, set your difficulty, and see who knows history best. NETWORK PLAY Board game night without the board. Two teams on their own devices over the same Wi-Fi. Choose your category and go — a game night that never runs out of content. TRACK YOUR MASTERY Scholar Path for breadth across all of history. Historian Path for deep expertise. TWO GAME MODES Sorting History — place events on a timeline. History Pinpoint — guess the exact year (Historian exclusive). Available in 7 languages: English, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, and French. Free to play with ads. EXPLORER ($1.99/mo | $9.99/yr | $29.99 lifetime) All standard categories, ad-free. 2 streak freezes per month. HISTORIAN ($2.99/mo | $14.99/yr | $44.99 lifetime) Everything in Explorer, plus Epic categories (500+ events each), History Pinpoint, and 3 streak freezes per month. Subscription Terms: Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase with no auto-renewal. Privacy Policy: https://sortinghistory.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://sortinghistory.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sorting History at 100% against Sporcle's 35%. Sorting History also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Sporcle's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 33) and chart position (#27 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sporcle sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Sorting History sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sorting History holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sporcle has 4.1K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Sporcle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sorting History's.
Sporcle ships an update monthly, Sorting History every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sporcle | Sorting History |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.1K ratings) | 5.0 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #27 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | +4 |
| Developer | Sporcle, Inc | Empty Cup Media |
Customer experience
Sporcle
Sorting History
Bugs and requests
Sporcle
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and crashes frequently
- Keyboard issues, unable to close or move it
- Picture/map quizzes not rendering properly
- Inconsistent behavior when exiting quizzes
Requested features
4 requests- Add quiz history and ability to replay past quizzes
- Improve search and filtering options
- Optimize for better mobile experience, especially with picture/map quizzes
- Provide more customization options (e.g., disable timer)
Sorting History
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sporcle
- 1 Month of Sporcle Orange7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- 1 Year of Sporcle Orange$59.991 Year
- 250 Florins$1.99
- 1,000 Florins$4.99
- 2,500 Florins$9.99
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- 10,000 Florins$29.99
Sorting History
- Explorer$1.991 Month
- Historian$2.991 Month
- Explorer$9.991 Year
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- Historian$14.991 Year
- Explorer$29.99
- Historian$44.99
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