Trivia Arena vs KnowYa Trivia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trivia Arena
Engage in real-time multiplayer trivia where speed and knowledge determine the winner. Compete against others worldwide in various categories, climb leaderboards, and earn daily rewards. Upgrade for an ad-free experience and custom chat options.
- Real-time multiplayer rooms
- 10 diverse trivia categories
- Live chat functionality
- Global leaderboards
- Daily bonus rewards
- Play with friends or worldwide players
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Think fast. Type faster. Win the race. Trivia Arena is a real-time multiplayer trivia game where every question is a race — the first player to type the correct answer wins the round. No multiple choice, no guessing games. Just you, your knowledge, and your typing speed against real players. FEATURES • 10 categories: General Knowledge, Sports, Science, History, Art, Geography, Music, Cinema, Technology, and Nature • Real-time multiplayer rooms with live chat • Play with friends or match with players worldwide • Daily bonus rewards and a Lucky Wheel • Global leaderboards — weekly, monthly, and all-time • Platinum membership: ad-free play plus custom chat styles • Available in multiple languages Gather your friends, pick a category, and see who really knows their stuff — fast. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
KnowYa Trivia
Transform game nights with this trivia app. Play solo or with friends locally or online, with questions displayed on a TV and answers submitted via personal devices. Features timed rounds, team play, and fact-checked explanations.
- Play on Apple TV with iPhone/iPad controllers
- Local and online multiplayer modes
- Solo practice mode with stats
- Timed questions and locked-in answers
- Team play option
- Fact-checked trivia questions with explanations
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KnowYa turns your living room into game night. Put the questions on the Apple TV, and everyone answers from their own iPhone or iPad — or pass the Siri Remote and play right on the TV. No accounts. No sign-ups. Open the app, share a room code, and play. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Nearby — everyone in the room, on your own Wi-Fi. No internet needed: your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV hosts the game itself. • Online — host a private room for friends anywhere. They join with a code, a QR scan, an invite link, or straight from a FaceTime call. • Solo — practice on your own, with stats that remember how you did. 900+ QUESTIONS, CHECKED AGAINST THE SOURCE World flags, US state capitals, the Cold War, the totally 80s, music, language, and general knowledge. Every reveal comes with a short explanation, fact-checked against Wikipedia. BUILT FOR THE ROOM • Timed questions, locked-in answers, live standings and streaks • Reactions that float up the shared screen • Team play: argue it out, lock in one answer together • Report a bad question in two taps FREE TO JOIN, FREE TO PLAY SOLO Guests never pay — joining any game is always free, and so is solo play. Hosting your own game nights is one purchase with a 7-day free trial. No subscription, and Family Sharing covers your whole household.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: KnowYa Trivia at none against Trivia Arena's shown. KnowYa Trivia also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Trivia Arena's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Trivia Arena sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and KnowYa Trivia sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
KnowYa Trivia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Trivia Arena's written reviews are positive against 100% of KnowYa Trivia's.
Trivia Arena ships an update every 9 days, KnowYa Trivia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trivia Arena | KnowYa Trivia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IZZETTIN OZBEY | Bobby Addison |
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Trivia Arena
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In-app purchases
Trivia Arena
- Platinum – No Ads$2.991 Month
- Starter Gold Pack$0.99
- Golden Wheel Spin$0.99
- Chips Small 50k$2.99
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- Medium Gold Pack$5.99
- Large Gold Pack$11.99
- Super Gold Pack$19.99
- Mega Gold Pack$39.99
KnowYa Trivia
- 7-Day TrialFree
- Host Unlock$9.99









