In the digital world, nothing can get you closer to being a contestant on Jeopardy! than a Jeopardy!-themed app for your mobile device. Some are better at providing an immersive experience, while others are more simplistic. Some apps focus mainly on the questions and others have an element of strategy.
Everyone will be able to choose a game they like from this list of 18 Jeopardy! apps and alternatives. Whether you like general knowledge or movie trivia, fast-paced games or slow burns, and playing on your phone, Facebook, or even through Alexa, there is a game for you!
Jeopardy! World Tour
Ranking: 5/5
Jeopardy! World Tour is a mobile app available on iOS and Android devices. The game aims to mimic the original Jeopardy! game show experience as closely as possible. You can imagine yourself in the role of a contestant on the show, from anywhere, anytime. All you need is your phone!
The game aims to recreate the Jeopardy! experience. You get to compete against strangers all across the globe or your closest friends. Answer questions presented in the form of clues by none other than the original host of Jeopardy!—Alex Trebek. There is a global leaderboard that you can climb as you continue to win game after game.
The game takes you on a world tour through your phone’s screen. As you visit new cities, you can unlock more interesting questions. You will find the familiar Jeopardy! categories in the game, as well as Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy! The game invites you to get into character by customizing your account.
Jeopardy! PlayShow
Ranking: 5/5
Jeopardy! PlayShow is a step up from Jeopardy! World Tour. This game combines a phone app with a game played using a TV. If the real Jeopardy! game show experience is what you’re looking for, you’ll find it here. The game is available on iOS and Android devices.
The app invites you to choose among actual episodes of Jeopardy! You can compete against the people that have been on the show and answer questions with them. Your phone will identify your answers using voice recognition technology. You will also get to write your answers in your phone, the same way Jeopardy! contestants use tablets to write theirs.
There is no other game that will transport you to that Jeopardy! stage quite as well as this one. If you’ve always dreamed of getting to answer clues along with two other competitors, you can get your chance with Jeopardy! PlayShow.
Jeopardy! Words
Ranking: 5/5
When you’ve grown a little bored of Jeopardy!, but continue to enjoy the format, it’s time to try Jeopardy! Words. This game is available on iOS and Android devices. In this game, you don’t just get to answer clues, you also have to solve word puzzles at the same time. With every clue, you get a collection of letters that should form the answer. Put them together in the right way and you’ve got your win in the bag!
Just like on the game show, you get to answer different clues in multiple rounds. It may sound simple, but the game gets more challenging with each round. There are hundreds of clues for you to get through, so Jeopardy! Words can keep you entertained for hours. If you see yourself enjoying the two game formats, you would certainly like this game.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Ranking: 5/5
Jeopardy! is not the only popular trivia game show. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? comes in pretty close! So much so, that the show even got a mobile game developed in its name. The app is available on Android and iOS devices. The aim of the game is to get you as close as possible to the real game show experience. The music, sound effects, and lifelines are just like on the show, mimicking its tense setting.
The gameplay is exactly the same as on the show. You’re not competing against anyone; it’s just you and the questions (with some lifelines). You get to answer a number of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The prize grows with each correct answer. It only takes one wrong answer to lose it all. If you’re not sure, you can phone a friend, remove two wrong answers, or ask the audience for their opinion. In order to become a millionaire in the game, you need to get all the questions right.
trivia.io
Ranking: 5/5
trivia.io will be the perfect game for those who are looking for something more than just trivia. If you crave an element of strategy, then you should check it out. The app is available on Android and iOS platforms. Once you begin, the game puts you on a virtual game board, where you have to go through traps and tests to stay afloat. Answering multiple-choice trivia questions correctly will give you an advantage and allow you to stay in the game, while answering incorrectly will eventually lead to falling off the board.
The game comes in a minimalistic design, making it an even bigger pleasure to play. The ability to strategize while answering questions enables you to use multiple parts of your brain. If simply answering questions is not for you, give trivia.io a go.
Quiz Panic
Ranking: 5/5
Quiz Panic is a multiplayer trivia game with a unique premise, available on Android and iOS. You can compete against 19 other people and answer questions from the game’s library of over 20,000 questions. One of the app’s unique elements is panic mode. In panic mode, you get to change your answer within 5 seconds of answering if you feel you’ve answered incorrectly. If the answer is right, you can move forward in the game. If it’s wrong, you stay in the same place.
Duel mode allows you to challenge your friends to battles of wits in the game. The point of Quiz Panic is that all the games take place in real time, thus enhancing the social element and making the game more engaging. You can’t miss your turn because then you’ll lose the whole game! That can be quite motivating, especially when compared to games like Trivia Crack, where you can pause a game indefinitely.
Fight List
Ranking: 5/5
Fight List is a multiplayer mobile game available on iOS and Android devices. In the game, you get to compete against other players in listing correct answers to trivia questions. The more correct answers you can provide to a given question, the higher your chances of winning. There is a wide variety of categories, from pop culture to history, making the game appealing to everyone. Winning in Fight List requires a certain amount of strategy too, making the game all the more engaging.
Fight List is a fast-paced game; you’ll only need a couple of minutes to finish a round. To make it even more exciting, the game has allowed opponents to communicate with each other via text messages. You can review your statistics in between games and watch your name move up on the leaderboard if you’re good.
Knowledge Trainer: Trivia
Ranking: 5/5
Knowledge Trainer: Trivia is more than just a trivia game. The app, available on Android and iOS, was designed to promote learning and enable players to enhance their knowledge base. Instead of games, the questions are structured into lessons, with 10 questions in each. Every answer comes equipped with a detailed explanation, allowing you to learn from your mistakes and carry your knowledge into the real world. Unlike random and mostly useless trivia you would come across on Jeopardy!, you can share the things you learn in Knowledge Trainer: Trivia with your friends and family.
There are 20 different categories with over 10,000 questions among them. The more you play, the more difficult the questions get. You can keep training your brain and practice answering questions for a very long time before you reach the end. You can use Knowledge Trainer: Trivia to enhance your knowledge by going back to old questions you’ve answered in the past.
Jeopardy! Trivia Quiz Game (Alexa Skill)
Ranking: 4/5
The parent company of Jeopardy! decided to cover all grounds when they released this Alexa skill. Now you don’t need your phone to play anymore; you can play using your Alexa speaker! Maybe you want to practice questions while you’re cooking, or you want some entertainment when you’re cleaning the house. Maybe you just don’t want to get up from the couch and get your phone, but a game of trivia sounds great right about now!
Wake up your Alexa and ask it to be your Jeopardy! game show host for the next couple of minutes. Answer questions in Jeopardy format. Alexa, with its voice-recognition technology, will be able to judge your answers as right or wrong. The game gets a brand-new set of clues every day. Feel like a real contestant on the show with Alexa as your hilarious host and honest judge.
Trivia Crack
Ranking: 4/5
Trivia Crack needs no introduction. One of the most iconic trivia game apps, this game was inspired by Trivial Pursuit – the mother of the trivia format we know and love. You can play against your friends and strangers to become the first one to get a question right in each of the six categories. The questions are multiple-choice. You have to select the right answer before the timer goes off.
The game gained its unmatched success in the trivia game sphere by encouraging user contributions. Most of the questions you see when you play Trivia Crack have been submitted by players just like you. With a constant stream of new questions, the game is never-ending. There is a multitude of game modes for those who like to try new things. And, if you ever get bored of the original Trivia Crack, you can try one of its spin-offs, such as Trivia Crack 2 and Trivia Crack Adventure.
Trivia 360
Ranking: 4/5
Unlike some of the games on this list, Trivia 360 is a single-player game, meaning you don’t need anyone to play against. The app, available on Android and iOS, focuses on providing a user-friendly experience to all its players. Though there are multiple game modes, the premise is quite simple – answer trivia questions in many categories, including geography, sports, and history. There are thousands of questions available, so it’ll take a while to get though all of them.
In Classic mode, players get to answer as many questions as they want with no time limit. Challenge mode, on the other hand, makes you race against the clock to answer as many questions as quickly as possible. True or False questions serve as a pleasant distraction when you don’t want to think too hard. Flag Quiz will be great for those who enjoy geography.
SongPop 2
Ranking: 4/5
SongPop 2 is a trivia game that focuses entirely on music, as you can probably tell by the name. The premise of the game is very simple – guess the song after hearing a few seconds of it. It’s a race against the clock, so you have to answer as quickly as you can. The app features a big library of music spanning multiple decades, genres, and artists. The game is available on iOS and Android, as well as on Facebook.
With each new round, you’re presented with a snippet of a song and multiple answers. You have to select the right one as fast as you can. Play against your friends, be matched up to strangers online, or race against the clock alone. You can choose from different playlists to match your taste. New songs are added very frequently to make sure everyone can take part.
Guess The Movie
Ranking: 4/5
Guess The Movie is a little similar to SongPop in the sense that it is focused entirely on one category of trivia – film. In the game, you are shown an abstract or minimalistic image, and you have to identify the movie the game is trying to show you. There is a wide variety of movies in different genres. If you enjoy film, you will definitely find pictures you will recognize.
Instead of a question, you get to see a collection of images and symbols that is supposed to remind you of a movie or its title. You have to figure out what the movie is. You will find a variety of genres covered, from horror to romance. The levels of difficulty vary too, with some questions being easier than others.
Popcorn Trivia
Ranking: 4/5
Popcorn Trivia is a trivia game app focused entirely on movie trivia. The app is available on iOS and Android devices. Unlike Guess The Movie, which only asks you to name the movie at hand, this game goes more in depth. The app will ask you questions about the plots, actors, and the behind-the-scenes of movies. Regardless of what your favorite genre is, you are guaranteed to find something you will enjoy.
The way the game works is very interesting. Before you start, you have to choose a movie you want to answer questions about. Each question has to be answered as quickly as possible. The quicker you are, the more points, or popcorns, you can earn. Use your popcorns to unlock new categories and questions. Popcorn Trivia took a page out of Trivia Crack’s book and began encouraging user contributions. With a stream of user-generated questions, players like you and me can continue to enjoy the game for much longer without having to answer the same questions twice.
QuizClash
Ranking: 4/5
QuizClash is a trivia game that combines elements of Trivial Pursuit and Trivia Crack, available on Android. The game is very social and fast-paced. As a player, you need to challenge a friend or random opponent to a face-off. In the game, you will be met with six questions, each in a separate category. You and your opponent will take turns answering the same questions. The player who answered more questions correctly wins. If it’s a tie in terms of correct answers, your speed of answering will be taken into account to decide who the winner is.
The game welcomes user-generated questions. Its vast library of over 20,000 questions is constantly being supplemented with even more. You will find all your favorite categories in QuizClash, such as sports and movies. The social element is a very prominent part of the game, encouraging you to battle other people on the internet.
Quiz Planet
Ranking: 4/5
Quiz Planet is a social trivia game app that’s available on iOS and Android platforms, as well as on Facebook. The game has a social element. You can compete against strangers on the internet and invite your friends to face-offs. Just like in Trivia Crack, there’s an option to invite your Facebook friends to join the game. The game takes place in real-time, which calls for your full attention while you’re playing. Quiz Planet features a wide range of questions and trivia topics, from entertainment and art to geography and history.
The game is made up of rounds, with each round consisting of five multiple-choice questions. You and your opponent will answer the questions within the given amount of time. Accuracy is not the only metric in this game; there is also speed. The faster you answer, the more points you get. If you and your opponent both answer all of the questions right, your speed will be the deciding factor. You can view your local leaderboard to see where you fall among your friends, and the global leaderboard with all the players in the world.
Quizdom
Ranking: 4/5
Quizdom is an engaging trivia game iOS and Android app that, at first glance, has the same features as all the other games on this list. However, once you start playing, you notice its differences. The gameplay is very simple: you have to answer seven questions, each in only 10 seconds or less. The faster your answer, the better. Your speed will be counted towards your score at the end of the game. Classic categories such as general knowledge and science will fit trivia newbies and experienced trivia buffs alike.
Where Quizdom starts to differ from the other trivia games is in its social and competitive element. You can invite your friends or random strangers on the internet to face-offs, where you get to experience a battle of wits in real time. Playing against one opponent in real time is way more exciting than racing against the clock or trying to beat your old score. In addition to that, you can take part in daily challenges and tournaments to move up on the leaderboard.
Quizoid
Ranking: 3/5
Quizoid is available on iOS and Android platforms. The app, unlike others on this list, allows you to play offline, which makes it perfect for long flights and trips to remote locations. Naturally, it is also a solo-player game. Quizoid has a large library of questions in classic categories such as science, art, and sports.
In terms of gameplay, there are three different ways to play. Coming in first is Classic mode. As expected, this mode refers to a classic quiz with questions getting more challenging as you go. If you want to play 20 questions, you will be presented with 20 questions to answer. Finally, Arcade mode invites you to race against the clock and answer questions as quickly as possible. There is a lifeline to rescue you when you’ve encountered a really difficult question.
Final Words
All these games are so different, but they have one shared goal – to make you feel like you have the fate of the world in your hands with every new trivia question. So, make sure you get the next one right!
What do you look for in your trivia games? Do you like quick rounds, or do you prefer games that can go on forever? Do you enjoy solo-player games, or are multiplayer games better for you? Is the social element important to you? Do you like being able to play against your friends and chat with your opponents? Do you benefit from games that require a little bit of strategy, or is answering questions enough to keep you engaged?
Share your preferences with us in the comments!
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