HotTubTrivia vs KnowYa Trivia

Hot Tub Trivia Machine is the party trivia game the whole family can play together. Grab your phone, split into teams, pick your categories, and race a 15-second clock. It's fast, loud, and just the right amount of ridiculous. ***Two ways to play*** Team Up (free) — everyone plays as one crew. Reveal the answer, then tap Got It or Missed — you're the judge. No buzzers, no fuss. Compete (Pro) — go head-to-head. Tap the team that nailed it and watch the scoreboard climb. Heat up the tub - Get answers right in a row and the water heats up — Warm, Hot, Boiling — and every correct answer is worth more. Break the streak and it cools right back down. It turns a quiet round into a comeback. Built for everyone at the table Choose Kids, Teens, or Adults to match the difficulty to your players, so an 11-year-old and a grandparent can play the same game and both have a shot. ***Loads to play with*** 21 categories — Science, Sports, Video Games, Movies & TV, Animals, Space, Music, Geography, Dinosaurs, Superheroes, Mythology, and more 6,300+ questions, each with a fun fact you'll actually want to share Free to start. Play Team Up and five categories free. A single one-time Pro unlock ($2.99) opens Compete mode and every category — no subscriptions, no ads pestering your kids, yours forever. Made by a dad and his daughter. Best played out loud.

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.