Comparison

Blacktop Trivia vs EraBall

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

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About

Blacktop Trivia

Test your NBA knowledge with daily and multiplayer trivia challenges. Compete against friends or other fans in various game modes, from naming players to building fantasy rosters. Track your performance and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Daily NBA trivia challenges
  • Multiplayer head-to-head games
  • Player stat and roster building modes
  • Real-time online competition
  • Elo ladder climbing
  • Private game lobbies
Features
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Blacktop Trivia is the ultimate daily and multiplayer NBA trivia app. Whether you're a basketball expert or casual NBA fan, you'll enjoy Blacktop's various single-player and competitive modes. DAILY TRIVIA GAMES: • Fast Break – Test your basketball IQ by naming NBA players who lead stat categories (like “Players with the most PPG last season”) • 82-0 – Draft the perfect undefeated NBA roster from randomized teams and eras. Build a lineup capable of going 82-0. • Stat Stack – Build a five-player lineup that matches unique criteria and compete for the highest percentile score • Higher Lower – Fantasy-style faceoffs. Pick which player had higher in a stat (like "More Assists in 2025") • Reverse Immaculate – Immaculate Grid in reverse • Guess the NBA Season – Pick the right season based on that season's stat and award leaders REAL-TIME ONLINE: Go head-to-head in Fast Break, Higher Lower, and 82-0. Match with other basketball fans, climb the Elo ladder, and challenge opponents to rematches. Prefer a private game? Create or join a lobby to play with friends. Why Blacktop Trivia? • Daily trivia challenges across NBA history and current seasons • Track performance stats • Enjoy free daily trivia games, refreshed each day Privacy Policy: www.blacktoptrivia.com/privacy Support: blacktoptrivia@dnatechgroup.com Terms and Conditions: www.blacktoptrivia.com/terms.pdf Download now and play today's trivia challenge

About

EraBall

Draft legendary basketball players from different eras and simulate seasons to see how they perform. Build your dream team with various draft modes and compete in challenges or head-to-head multiplayer.

Highlights
  • Draft players from all basketball eras
  • Simulate full seasons and playoffs
  • Multiple draft modes (Normal, Salary Cap, Sandbox, Era Gauntlet, Weekly Challenge)
  • Draft real coaches with career records
  • Head-to-head multiplayer
  • Roguelike Era Gauntlet mode
  • Single-player RPG 'The League' mode
Features
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Draft real players from every era of basketball history and simulate full seasons to see how legends from different decades match up. Or take over a team today and run it for decades in Franchise. 4,500+ players. 360+ real coaches. Eight decades, from the 1950s to today. NEW: FRANCHISE Take over any team with today's real rosters and contracts, or start from a fantasy draft, then run it for as many years as you like. Trade with front offices that act like the real ones: contenders buy, rebuilders sell, and everyone counts the cost of the luxury tax and the aprons. Scout and work out prospects, sweat the lottery, run draft night, chase free agents, manage the cap, set your rotation and send young players to the Minor League. Watch players develop, age and retire, hang their numbers in the rafters and send the greats to the Hall of Fame. PICK YOUR ERA Choose from basketball's greatest periods, from the early pioneers of the game to today's stars. Every era plays with its own historically accurate style, pace, rules and strategy. BUILD YOUR ROSTER Draft in five modes: • Normal/H2H: Classic draft, pick the best team you can. • Salary Cap: Player tier limits force real trade-offs. • Sandbox: No limits, build your dream team. • Era Gauntlet: Draft and survive a roguelike run through basketball history. • Weekly Challenge: New draft and sim rules and a new leaderboard every week. DRAFT YOUR COACH Every coach carries their real career record: grades, championship pedigree, and franchise pairings with select players that boost each other's ratings. SIMULATE & COMPETE Watch your squad play a full, historically accurate season and playoffs. The engine runs a real basketball simulation: spacing, pace, defense, rebounding, experience, all of it. ERA GAUNTLET A roguelike run through basketball history. Draft nine players, then survive four segments per act while the owner's patience runs down. Sign free agents, develop your roster with badges, and hop forward a decade at a time as your legends age. Every act ends against a real dynasty boss, from the 1957 Celtics to the 2025 Thunder. Four maps, including a full eight-decade Odyssey. Run out of patience and you're fired. WEEKLY CHALLENGE New rules every week, with its own leaderboard: locked eras, strict tier limits, banned traits, bigger boosts. HEAD-TO-HEAD Challenge friends in real-time multiplayer. Draft against each other and let your teams battle it out in the finals. THE LEAGUE A single-player tabletop RPG. Build your player by choosing an era, class, origin, frame and abilities, then work your way from open runs to college, the draft and the league. Roll dice off your build to win the games that define your career. Your choices shape the story: relationships, endorsements, money, standing and more. MINI GAMES Four quick games with a daily puzzle and an unlimited mode: Daily Card, Higher or Lower, Franchise Roulette and State Hunt. LEADERBOARDS A board for every era in every mode, plus a weekly board. Your score counts more than wins: records, point differential, team rating, your coach's grade and roster bonuses. Compete globally, synced with the web version, or against your Game Center friends. ACHIEVEMENTS, CARDS AND YOUR PLAYER CARD 130+ achievements, from common to legendary. Unlock cards by winning titles with the exact player, team and era shown. Your shareable player card shows your rating, record in every mode, placements, and the players and coach you keep coming back to. Lifetime stats track every season you've played. Built for basketball fans.

Screenshots

Blacktop Trivia4 screens
EraBall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blacktop Trivia at none against EraBall's shown. Blacktop Trivia also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). EraBall's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blacktop Trivia sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and EraBall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Blacktop Trivia against 4.8 for EraBall. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 47 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Blacktop Trivia's written reviews are positive against 75% of EraBall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blacktop Trivia ships an update every 9 days, EraBall every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blacktop Trivia versus EraBall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlacktop TriviaEraBall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (43 ratings) — better4.8 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4347 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCliq Invite, LLCTypical Evening Pictures LLC

Customer experience

Blacktop Trivia

All ratings41 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EraBall

All ratings34 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Blacktop Trivia

Subscriptions2
  • Blacktop Pro$4.991 Month
  • Blacktop Pro$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • 5 82-0 Tickets$1.99
  • Playoffs 1 Fast Break$2.99
  • 10 82-0 Tickets$2.99
Show 5 more
  • 2010s Fastbreak$2.99
  • 2025 Reverse Immaculate$2.99
  • 20 82-0 Tickets$4.99
  • 2025 GTP Collection$4.99
  • Blacktop Pro$44.99
1 purchases

EraBall

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Blacktop Trivia free?
Blacktop Trivia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EraBall free?
EraBall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blacktop Trivia or EraBall?
Blacktop Trivia is rated higher. Blacktop Trivia averages 4.9 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while EraBall averages 4.8 from 47 ratings.
Do Blacktop Trivia or EraBall have ads?
EraBall shows ads; Blacktop Trivia does not.
Which is updated more often, Blacktop Trivia or EraBall?
Blacktop Trivia ships an update every 9 days, and EraBall every 3 days. Most recently, Blacktop Trivia was updated on November 5, 2026 and EraBall on October 31, 2026.

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