Comparison

Year Drop vs Whenabouts

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

Head to head
About

Year Drop

Test your knowledge of history by placing events on a timeline. Read headlines, drag events, and get instant feedback on your accuracy. Compete against yourself or friends across various topics and difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Place historical events on a timeline
  • Multiple game modes (Single Player, Pass & Play)
  • Over 18 topics to choose from
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Optional timer and round selection
  • Leaderboard for competitive play
Features
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YearDrop is a fast-paced trivia game that tests how well you know when history happened. Read a headline, slide the event onto the timeline, and see if you’ve got it right. From world-changing moments to viral memes — can you place them all? HOW IT WORKS • Read the headline (no year hints — you’re on your own) • Drag the event onto the timeline • Get instant feedback: Perfect, Close, Not Quite, or Way Off • Score points and climb the leaderboard GAME MODES • Single Player – Challenge yourself and beat your best score • Pass & Play – Hand your device to friends and compete together 18 TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM Politics • Technology • Society • Crisis • Culture • Science • Sports • Gaming • Memes & Internet • Music • Inventions • Crime & Mystery and many more... DIFFICULTY LEVELS • Easy – ±5 years counts as close • Medium – ±2 years • Expert – Exact year only (for the real history buffs) FEATURES • 1200+ events spanning over a century of history • Optional timer per question (15, 30, or 60 seconds) • Pick your rounds (5, 10, 15, or 20) • Share your score with friends • Clean, intuitive design Whether you’re a history nerd, a pop culture fan, a meme lover or just love a good challenge—YearDrop will keep you guessing. How well do you really know when things happened?

About

Whenabouts

Features
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How well do you really know when things happened? Whenabouts is a timeline trivia party game built around one simple question: when did it happen? Draw a card — a real event with a hidden year — and drop it onto your timeline where you think it fits. Get it right and it stays. Keep going for more cards, but guess wrong and you lose everything you haven't locked in yet. Play it safe or push your luck. First to lock in 10 cards wins. Everyone plays on their own phone — together in the same room, or online with friends anywhere. Scan a QR code or share a code to join in seconds. FEATURES • Quick to learn, hard to put down • 2–8 players, live or online • Spin the wheel for a category: history, music, film & TV, sports, science, arts, and everyday life • Push-your-luck scoring — play it safe or go for broke • Pick your nickname and avatar • Bring your own deck with custom questions • Play in American English, British English, or Swedish No ads. No accounts. Just grab some friends and play.

Screenshots

Year Drop4 screens
Whenabouts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Whenabouts at none against Year Drop's shown. Whenabouts also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Year Drop ships an update fortnightly, Whenabouts every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Year Drop versus Whenabouts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYear DropWhenabouts
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB22 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDear Friend Digital GmbHEdvard Wikhall

In-app purchases

None

Year Drop

No in-app purchases

None

Whenabouts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Year Drop free?
Year Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whenabouts free?
Whenabouts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Year Drop or Whenabouts have ads?
Year Drop shows ads; Whenabouts does not.
Which is updated more often, Year Drop or Whenabouts?
Year Drop ships an update fortnightly, and Whenabouts every 4 days. Most recently, Year Drop was updated on October 8, 2026 and Whenabouts on October 15, 2026.

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