Comparison

Trivia vs The Ultimate Pub Quiz

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

Head to head
About

Trivia

This quiz app challenges your intellect with over 6,000 informative questions across 10 categories. Progress through difficulty levels, improve your general knowledge, and track your performance with detailed statistics. It's designed for continuous learning and brain stimulation.

Highlights
  • Over 6,000 questions
  • 10 general knowledge categories
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • American, British, Australian & international modes
  • Review missed questions
  • Save game progress for multiple players
Features
Currently charting
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Trivia: Knowledge Trainer is the quiz app for smart people. It’s designed to stimulate your brain with over 6,000 high-quality, challenging, and informative questions. 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of this sophisticated trivia app. Since 2010, the game has helped more than 7 million players to improve their general knowledge. Our worldwide team has been and is continuously improving and updating the app. Each lesson tests your wits with 10 questions from 10 different categories. The difficulty level depends on you: get an answer right, you'll move up a level. A wrong answer leads to an easier question. But you'll want to move up to improve your Knowledge Quotient, recalculated after every round. More app features: • 6000+ questions = fewer repeats • 5 difficulty levels, 10 general knowledge training categories • American, British, Australian & international gameplay modes • Review function for missed questions • Save game progress for 1-3 players Improve your general knowledge with regular training. You can review category-specific statistics as you go to see how you have progressed after each quiz round. Our promise: the smartest, most interesting trivia in the App Store. But don't take our word for it: check out the user reviews!

About

The Ultimate Pub Quiz

This quiz game allows pub owners to host engaging trivia nights for their customers. Players compete by answering questions quickly and accurately to win prizes. It features a vast question bank across multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Host pub trivia nights
  • Large question database
  • Multiple languages supported
  • Real-time competition
  • Customer engagement tool
Features
Currently charting
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Pub Quiz brings the energy of a real trivia night straight to your phone. Create a private game room, share a code, and compete with friends in real time across hundreds of questions spanning General Knowledge, Science, History, Sport, Geography, and more. PLAY YOUR WAY • Host a private game — share a code or link and friends join instantly • Join public lobbies and test yourself against players worldwide • Choose from multiple categories across thousands of questions • Play in your language: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch COMPETE LIVE • Real-time multiplayer — every player answers simultaneously • Live leaderboard updates after every round • Detailed end-game results so you know exactly who's the pub quiz champion INVITE YOUR CREW • Send push notifications to friends you've played with before • Organise your squad into groups for one-tap game invites • Share your lobby link directly via WhatsApp, iMessage, and more Whether you're warming up for a real trivia night or just looking for a fun way to challenge your mates, Pub Quiz keeps the good times rolling.

Screenshots

Trivia4 screens
The Ultimate Pub Quiz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trivia at 85% against The Ultimate Pub Quiz's 0%. Trivia also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). The Ultimate Pub Quiz's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and price ($1.99 vs $6.99). On ads, monetization model, 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

Trivia costs $6.99 and The Ultimate Pub Quiz $1.99 up front. The Ultimate Pub Quiz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Trivia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trivia holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trivia has 647 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Trivia's written reviews are positive against 0% of The Ultimate Pub Quiz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trivia ships an update every 5 months, The Ultimate Pub Quiz every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Trivia versus The Ultimate Pub Quiz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTriviaThe Ultimate Pub Quiz
Price$6.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.8 (647 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings647 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#11 — better#196
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerthe binary familyMarcos Ponte Soares

Customer experience

Trivia

All ratings639 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews246 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral9.3%
Negative6.1%

The Ultimate Pub Quiz

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Trivia

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Repeated questions appearing in gameplay

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to select specific categories or difficulty levels
  • Ability to play against friends or in multiplayer mode
  • Provide explanations for correct answers to aid learning
  • Update questions and content more frequently

The Ultimate Pub Quiz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Trivia

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Ultimate Pub Quiz

One-time1
  • Pub Quiz Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Trivia free?
Trivia costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Ultimate Pub Quiz free?
The Ultimate Pub Quiz costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trivia or The Ultimate Pub Quiz?
Trivia is rated higher. Trivia averages 4.8 out of 5 from 647 ratings, while The Ultimate Pub Quiz averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Trivia or The Ultimate Pub Quiz have ads?
Neither Trivia nor The Ultimate Pub Quiz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trivia or The Ultimate Pub Quiz?
Trivia ships an update every 5 months, and The Ultimate Pub Quiz every 3 weeks. Most recently, Trivia was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Ultimate Pub Quiz on October 27, 2026.
Which is more popular, Trivia or The Ultimate Pub Quiz?
Trivia currently peaks at #11 in the App Store charts, and The Ultimate Pub Quiz at #196. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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