Comparison

Cool Trivia vs KnowYa Trivia

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

Head to head
About

Cool Trivia

Test your knowledge with a customizable trivia game. Select question count, category, difficulty, and answer format (multiple choice or true/false). Features over 4,000 questions across 24 categories for endless entertainment.

Highlights
  • Customizable question count
  • Selectable categories
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Multiple choice or true/false formats
  • Over 4,000 questions
  • 24 categories
Features
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Cool trivia, the trivia game where you choose the number of questions, the category, and the difficulty. You can select multiple choice, true/false, or both. With over 4,000 questions and 24 categories, hours of fun are awaiting you.

About

KnowYa Trivia

Transform game nights with this trivia app. Play solo or with friends locally or online, with questions displayed on a TV and answers submitted via personal devices. Features timed rounds, team play, and fact-checked explanations.

Highlights
  • Play on Apple TV with iPhone/iPad controllers
  • Local and online multiplayer modes
  • Solo practice mode with stats
  • Timed questions and locked-in answers
  • Team play option
  • Fact-checked trivia questions with explanations
Features
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KnowYa turns your living room into game night. Put the questions on the Apple TV, and everyone answers from their own iPhone or iPad — or pass the Siri Remote and play right on the TV. No accounts. No sign-ups. Open the app, share a room code, and play. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Nearby — everyone in the room, on your own Wi-Fi. No internet needed: your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV hosts the game itself. • Online — host a private room for friends anywhere. They join with a code, a QR scan, an invite link, or straight from a FaceTime call. • Solo — practice on your own, with stats that remember how you did. 900+ QUESTIONS, CHECKED AGAINST THE SOURCE World flags, US state capitals, the Cold War, the totally 80s, music, language, and general knowledge. Every reveal comes with a short explanation, fact-checked against Wikipedia. BUILT FOR THE ROOM • Timed questions, locked-in answers, live standings and streaks • Reactions that float up the shared screen • Team play: argue it out, lock in one answer together • Report a bad question in two taps FREE TO JOIN, FREE TO PLAY SOLO Guests never pay — joining any game is always free, and so is solo play. Hosting your own game nights is one purchase with a 7-day free trial. No subscription, and Family Sharing covers your whole household.

Screenshots

Cool Trivia4 screens
KnowYa Trivia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cool Trivia at none against KnowYa Trivia's 2. Cool Trivia also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). KnowYa Trivia's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. KnowYa Trivia sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Cool Trivia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cool Trivia against 5.0 for KnowYa Trivia. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cool Trivia ships an update every 7 months, KnowYa Trivia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cool Trivia versus KnowYa Trivia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCool TriviaKnowYa Trivia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary WallBobby Addison

Customer experience

Cool Trivia

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

KnowYa Trivia

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cool Trivia

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KnowYa Trivia

One-time2
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • Host Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Cool Trivia free?
Cool Trivia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KnowYa Trivia free?
KnowYa Trivia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cool Trivia or KnowYa Trivia?
Cool Trivia and KnowYa Trivia are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Cool Trivia or KnowYa Trivia have ads?
Neither Cool Trivia nor KnowYa Trivia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cool Trivia or KnowYa Trivia?
Cool Trivia ships an update every 7 months, and KnowYa Trivia every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cool Trivia was updated on November 3, 2026 and KnowYa Trivia on October 31, 2026.

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