Elo.World vs KnowDown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elo.World
Test your general knowledge against others and earn a real rating based on your performance. Compete in ranked duels, tournaments, and learning paths across hundreds of topics to prove your expertise and climb global leaderboards.
- 1v1 ranked duels
- Daily quiz challenges
- Multiplayer trivia tournaments
- 30,000+ quizzes
- Learning paths for subject mastery
- Global leaderboard
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Forget one-shot IQ tests and buzzfeed quizzes. Get one real number - your Elo - calculated like a chess rating. From 800 (Beginner) to 2200+ (Legend), find where you actually stand on the World's knowledge leaderboard. ================== KNOW YOUR REAL LEVEL The more you play, the sharper your Elo gets. Win a question, climb. Lose, drop. Real measurement. Real ranking. Built on 70 years of proven competitive math - the same system that ranks every chess grandmaster. COMPARE WITH ANYONE Your friends. Your group. Your country. The entire World. See who's smarter. See who just hit Master. Send a 1v1 challenge. Climb the global trivia leaderboard. PROVE YOU'RE THE EXPERT Hundreds of topics. 30,000+ quizzes. History, Geography, Art, Movies, Football, NBA, Harry Potter, Superheroes, F1, Music, Science - each topic has real depth. You think you know your favorite subject? Prove it. Only Masters survive. LEARN WHILE YOU PLAY Pick a learning path. Climb tier by tier. Master a topic you actually care about. Get smarter, not just entertained. ================== HOW THE ELO TIER LADDER WORKS You start at 1200 Elo. Win, climb. Lose, drop. The system learns your real level in real time. - BEGINNER: 800 to 1199 - GOOD: 1200 to 1499 - EXPERT: 1500 to 1799 - MASTER: 1800 to 2199 - LEGEND: 2200+ Only 1% reach Master. 0.1% reach Legend. Where do you land? ================== THE REAL IQ TEST ALTERNATIVE Tired of IQ apps that measure nothing? Elo.World uses the same Elo rating system that ranks every chess grandmaster, every tennis pro, every esports champion. 70 years of proven math - now applied to your general knowledge. Real measurement, not another buzzfeed quiz. ================== MISS QUIZUP? If you loved QuizUp, this is home. The ranked, topic-by-topic knowledge competition you've been missing - rebuilt with a real Elo rating and a global leaderboard. ================== FEATURES - 1v1 ranked duels: challenge friends or anyone in the World - Daily quiz challenges to defend your Elo - Multiplayer trivia tournaments - 30,000+ quizzes across hundreds of topics: history, geography, art, movies, football, NBA, music, science - Learning paths to master any subject from Beginner to Legend - Global leaderboard: country, friends, World - Free forever. No paywall on your real Elo. ================== NEW TO ELO? Think of it like a chess rating. One number that tells you - and the World - how good you really are at trivia. The same system used by every serious competitive game on Earth, now for general knowledge. WHO'S IT FOR? Anyone curious about their real knowledge level. Casual quizzers. Trivia nerds. Sports fanatics. Movie obsessives. Geography lovers. Former QuizUp players. If general knowledge matters to you, Elo.World is home. IS IT FREE? Yes. Play, climb, compare: free forever. No ads stealing your focus mid-question. HOW LONG IS A GAME? 90 seconds for a 1v1 duel. 3 minutes for a daily challenge. As long as you want for a learning path. ================== Elo.World is the new way to play trivia: a ranked trivia game where your general knowledge earns a real Elo rating. Trivia challenge, quiz with friends, general knowledge test, how smart am I, IQ test alternative, multiplayer trivia, QuizUp successor: all in one trivia ranking app. Follow @EloWorld on TikTok, Instagram, X. Questions? hello@elo.world
KnowDown
A trivia game that measures your knowledge with an ELO rating system. Answer questions across various categories, compete on global leaderboards, and learn from your mistakes. Offers daily limits and streak bonuses.
- ELO rating system for skill measurement
- 700+ curated trivia questions
- Global leaderboards
- Smart matchmaking based on ELO
- Daily question limit
- Day streaks and awards
- Answer history for learning
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Welcome to KnowDown — the trivia game that truly measures your knowledge. Answer more than 3,000 quiz questions across 11 categories: history, science, culture, sports, geography, technology, general knowledge, food, entertainment, mythology and health. Every correct answer raises your ELO rating. Every miss teaches you something new. WHAT MAKES KNOWDOWN SPECIAL • ELO rating system: Your skill is measured like a chess grandmaster's. Beat harder questions, rise faster. Fair, competitive, transparent. • Curated question base: 3,000+ carefully written trivia questions in 11 categories — from everyday knowledge to deeper challenges. Regularly expanded and improved with play data. • Global leaderboards: Compete with players worldwide on a live Top 100 leaderboard. See in real time who's pushing for the top spot. • Smart matchmaking: Questions adapt to your ELO. Beginners get easier ones, experts get challenged. • Daily limit: 10 questions per day keep you coming back — no pressure, no burnout. • Friend-code bonus: Invite friends with your 8-digit code. You get +1 question per day for 7 days per invite, your friends get +2 questions per day for 7 days. • Day streaks & awards: Play every day and build your streak. Unlock achievements for streaks, perfect days and ELO milestones. • Answer history: Review every question you got right or wrong — and learn from it. • Dark & light theme: Easy on the eyes, day or night. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create your account via magic link (e-mail) 2. Answer up to 10 questions per day 3. Earn ELO points for correct answers 4. Build your day streak and collect awards 5. Climb the global leaderboard ACCESSIBILITY IN FOCUS KnowDown was built with accessibility in mind — the developer is visually impaired and uses VoiceOver every day: • Optimized for VoiceOver and TalkBack • Improved contrast and larger touch targets • Adjustable text sizes and reduced motion • Important information is not conveyed by color alone PRIVACY & SECURITY • Passwordless login — no password to leak • No third-party trackers, no ads, no data selling • Hosted in Germany under German law Questions? Feedback? Get in touch: support@knowdown.de KnowDown — Think fast. Score higher. Come back tomorrow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: KnowDown at none against Elo.World's shown. KnowDown also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Elo.World against 5.0 for KnowDown. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Elo.World ships an update monthly, KnowDown weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elo.World | KnowDown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PINSONNADE | Niklas Debbrecht |
Customer experience
Elo.World
KnowDown
In-app purchases
Elo.World
No in-app purchases
KnowDown
No in-app purchases









