Comparison

The Sorting Owl Quiz vs Potterivia

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

The Sorting Owl Quiz

Discover your magical identity by answering questions to be sorted into a Hogwarts house. Find your unique wand and uncover your Patronus. Engage in new games to test your knowledge of the wizarding world.

Highlights
  • Hogwarts house sorting
  • Personalized wand discovery
  • Patronus charm identification
  • Wizarding world knowledge games
  • Character and spell quizzes
Features
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Have you ever dreamed of going to "Hogwarts School of Wizards and Wizardry"? Have you waited for years for the letter from Hogwarts and didn't get it? Do you still believe there's a wizard in you? Do you fancy going to Hogwarts school and be in one of the four Magical houses? Do you want to cast a spell with your wand from "Ollivanders wand shop"? Have you ever felt what would your wand look like? Have you ever felt the urge to cast the "Patronus" charm and repel "Dementors"? Well, I have good news folks. This app will fulfill all your wishes. Just answer the questions truthfully as you feel like and the magical app will sort you into one of the Hogwarts houses, give you the wand and you can discover your own Patronus. Be sure to be loud and clear while casting a spell.:) Re-live the magical moment of the Magic world. Use this app to be sorted into one of the Hogwarts House. Just answer the questions and let the magical sorting owl do the rest. Find your wand. Just answer the questions and specific detail of the wand will be provided to you. Discover your own Patronus. Cast a Patronus charm to repel the dementors. Just think of the happiest and powerful memory while doing so. Now, five new exciting games added. Test your knowledge on the Magic world. Sort out the characters to the house and play the role of the Sorting Owl. Test your knowledge of spells. And finally, go on the adventure to find answers to the puzzling questions and the fun fact hint lies in the previous questions. Play the games and enjoy it. Spread the news! Let the magic begin!

About

Potterivia

Test your knowledge of the wizarding world with hundreds of trivia questions. Get sorted into your Hogwarts house and compete in a live House Cup race, earning points for every correct answer.

Highlights
  • Sorting Hat quiz
  • Hundreds of trivia questions
  • Live House Cup leaderboard
  • Speed bonuses
  • Earn in-game titles
Features
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Think you know the wizarding world? Potterivia puts your Hogwarts knowledge to the ultimate test. Get sorted into your Hogwarts house by the Sorting Hat, then compete in hundreds of trivia questions spanning spells, characters, magical creatures, Quidditch, Horcruxes, and deep-cut lore. Every correct answer earns points for your house in a live House Cup race. FEATURES: • Sorting Hat quiz to place you in Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw • Hundreds of questions across multiple categories and difficulty levels • Live House Cup leaderboard — your answers count for your house • Speed bonuses for fast answers • Earn titles: Prefect, Head Student, and more

Screenshots

The Sorting Owl Quiz4 screens
Potterivia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Sorting Owl Quiz at 4.3 against Potterivia's 2.0. The Sorting Owl Quiz also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 1). Potterivia's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Sorting Owl Quiz holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Sorting Owl Quiz has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Sorting Owl Quiz versus Potterivia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Sorting Owl QuizPotterivia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.4K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB33 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMinh Nhat DangJeff Aschenbrenner

Bugs and requests

The Sorting Owl Quiz

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sorting quiz allowing user to choose house
  • Wand quiz always giving same wand type
  • Descriptions for some wizarding schools repeated
  • Horcrux Hunt game being impossible to win

Requested features

4 requests
  • More interactive Hogwarts experience
  • Ability to create custom wizard characters
  • Expanded library of spells, potions, and lore
  • Multiplayer or social features

Potterivia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Sorting Owl Quiz

No in-app purchases

None

Potterivia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Sorting Owl Quiz free?
The Sorting Owl Quiz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Potterivia free?
Potterivia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Sorting Owl Quiz or Potterivia?
The Sorting Owl Quiz is rated higher. The Sorting Owl Quiz averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Potterivia averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Sorting Owl Quiz or Potterivia have ads?
The Sorting Owl Quiz shows ads; Potterivia does not.

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