Comparison

HistoryDex vs Tidbits Trivia

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

Head to head
About

HistoryDex

Learn world history by placing events, objects, and figures on a timeline and globe. Unlock over 1,000 collectible cards, from ancient battles to modern inventions. Play solo or challenge friends with daily riddles and competitive modes.

Highlights
  • Collectible history cards
  • Timeline and globe placement
  • Explorer and Historian game modes
  • Play with friends and challenges
  • Daily global riddles
  • Learn history through gameplay
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"Collect History" Where did the battle take place? In what year was this masterpiece painted? In HistoryDex, you learn world history by playing: you place every event, object and figure on a timeline and on the globe. Get it right: the card joins your collection. COLLECT HISTORY 1,000+ cards to unlock: paintings, battles, inventions, monuments, treaties, legendary figures… Every era, from prehistory to today, and every region of the world. Each card you win reveals its detailed history. ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW New cards are added every week — your collection never stops growing. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Explorer — put the cards in order and sort them into the right region. Perfect to start. • Historian — drop the date as precisely as you can on the timeline and pin the spot on the globe. For history buffs. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Your member card carries your friend code and a QR code: show it, share it, or type a friend's code to send a request. You can also add a player straight from their leaderboard profile. Your card-by-card collection stays private. CHALLENGES BETWEEN FRIENDS Challenge up to 7 friends: 1 to 5 riddles, the same cards in the same order for everyone, and 24 hours for each player to play at their own pace. Everyone plays with their own riddles, just like a normal round (unlimited with Premium). Add a short message, compare your answers, then see the final table and offer a rematch. Loved a riddle? Challenge your friends to the same one, right from the end-of-round screen. Everyone keeps the cards they capture. Friends and challenges require a saved account. THE DAILY RIDDLE Every day, the same 3 cards for the whole world, one try only. Compare your score and share your result in emojis. A daily ritual to share. LEARN WITHOUT EVEN NOTICING No rote memorizing: at the end of every round, the answer screen shows you exactly where and when it all happened. General knowledge and historical geography sink in, round after round. HISTORYDEX PREMIUM AND THE VAULT (optional one-time purchases) HistoryDex Premium: unlimited riddles, no ads, advanced statistics and the 7 Exhibition Hall themes. The Vault: play the temporary exhibitions after they close, and earn their theme and title. Take one, the other, or both: a single payment, no subscription, restorable on your devices. The game stays fully playable for free — a riddle stock that refills on its own, plus bonus riddles. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://historydex.expo.app/privacy Available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese. No account needed to play solo; an email address is all it takes to play with friends. Enjoy the journey through time!

About

Tidbits Trivia

Features
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Tidbits turns the whole of Wikipedia into a trivia game — and unlike most quiz apps, every question is built from real, sourced facts, with a "learn the fact" card after each one so you walk away knowing something new. WHY TIDBITS IS DIFFERENT • Real facts, not recycled questions. Over 100,000 questions, generated and fact-checked from Wikipedia and Wikidata — and they never repeat until you've seen them all. • 22 kinds of questions. Not just "which of these is right" — identify the subject from a clue, fill in the blank, put events in order, find the odd one out, pick the biggest or the earliest, and more. The variety keeps you thinking, not pattern-matching. • Learn as you play. Every question ends with the fact and a link to read more. Miss one? It quietly comes back later, so the game teaches as it tests. WAYS TO PLAY • Daily Tidbit — the same seven questions for everyone, every day. Build a streak. • Classic, Time Attack, and Survival modes. • Eight categories: History, Science, Geography, Arts & Lit, Film & TV, Music, Sports, and a Mixed Bag. • Pass & Play — hand the phone around for 2–4 player trivia night, no second device needed. • Create a quiz from ANY topic — type "jazz" or "volcanoes" or your hometown and Tidbits builds a quiz from Wikipedia on the spot. BUILT TO RESPECT YOU • Works fully offline — the question bank lives on your device. • No ads. No energy meters. No "pay to keep your streak." No dark patterns. • The full game is free — every question, every mode. TIDBITS CLUB (optional) Go deeper with an optional membership: Ranked Seasons, a Knowledge Atlas that maps what you know by domain, a Story Archive of every fact you've learned, and multi-week Expeditions. Buy once — you're a member on every device you sign in on. Monthly, yearly, or a one-time Founding Member purchase. The core game always stays free. Tidbits is also on Apple TV and Mac — same game, your streak and favorites at home on each. Tidbits Trivia Terms of Service: https://tidbitstrivia.com/terms.html

Screenshots

HistoryDex4 screens
Tidbits Trivia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tidbits Trivia at none against HistoryDex's shown. Tidbits Trivia also leads on device support (4 vs 2). HistoryDex's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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. HistoryDex sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Tidbits Trivia sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HistoryDex ships an update every 3 days, Tidbits Trivia every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HistoryDex versus Tidbits Trivia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHistoryDexTidbits Trivia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB69 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperValentin VIEUXLearning is Change, Inc.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

HistoryDex

Subscriptions2
  • Cabinet of Curiosities$2.991 Month
  • Cabinet of Curiosities7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time3
  • The Vault$3.99
  • HistoryDex Premium$4.99
  • Premium + Vault$7.99
3 purchases

Tidbits Trivia

Subscriptions2
  • Tidbits Club (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Tidbits Club (Yearly)$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Founding Member (Lifetime)$79.99

Questions

Is HistoryDex free?
HistoryDex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tidbits Trivia free?
Tidbits Trivia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HistoryDex or Tidbits Trivia have ads?
HistoryDex shows ads; Tidbits Trivia does not.
Which is updated more often, HistoryDex or Tidbits Trivia?
HistoryDex ships an update every 3 days, and Tidbits Trivia every 6 days. Most recently, HistoryDex was updated on October 25, 2026 and Tidbits Trivia on October 25, 2026.

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