Bar trivia,
without the paper.

Players scan a QR code — no app, no signup, no per-player fees. Run a hosted Game Night, an Emcee round, or Open Play on autopilot — or schedule trivia night and let it run itself.

Starter is free forever — no card required

How it works

Three steps. Five minutes. You're running trivia.

1

Queue your night in 90 seconds

Pick categories or load a saved template. 73,000 questions across 533 categories. Add your own custom questions anytime.

2

Players scan and play

Show the QR code on the TV. Players are in the game in seconds — no app download, no account needed.

3

Run the night, hit "next"

Questions stream live to phones and the TV. Scores update in real time. You control the pace — pause, extend, or skip whenever.

Everything you need for trivia night

Game Night Mode

Multiple rounds, breaks, leaderboards, and a structured flow — perfect for a hosted event. Players hit "ready" between rounds so you know when to roll on.

Emcee Rounds Pro

The host asks questions live, players submit answers on their phones, and the host judges in real time.

Open Play Pro

Self-serve trivia on autopilot. Players drop in anytime and play at their own pace — no host needed. Daily, weekly, monthly, and all-time leaderboards rotate on the TV. Optional geofencing keeps it bar-only.

Scheduled Game Nights Pro

Put trivia night on a weekly schedule and it runs itself — the lobby opens ahead of time, rounds play out, and the final leaderboard rolls at the end, even with no host in the building. TVs just stay on the TV screen.

TV Display

A dedicated TV view shows questions, scores, and leaderboards. Works on any screen with a browser.

Question Bank

73,000 built-in questions across 533 categories. Add your own custom questions anytime.

Workplace-Safe Mode

One switch and the night draws only from a hand-vetted allowlist of categories — about 67,000 questions across 485 of them. It fails closed, so anything unreviewed sits out. On every plan, free included. How it works →

Voting Rounds

Drop a voting round into any night — players vote on the next category from a ballot you control (six options by default). Most votes wins. The crowd steers the playlist.

Team Mode

Split the room into 2–12 teams with custom names and colors. Players pick a team when they join; team standings show alongside individual scores at night-end. Perfect for a packed bar.

Leaderboards

Round scores, night totals, and a monthly venue leaderboard. Give your regulars something to chase.

Quick Start

One tap and you're live: a 10-question round from a random category, sensible timers already set. For the night someone asks for trivia and you have no plan.

Player Accounts

Optional, and free for players. An account carries their stats across every venue that runs Trivia Fun, unlocks a photo avatar, and takes about ten seconds — by email or Google sign-in.

Question Import Pro

Bring a whole question set as JSON. Imports are validated all-or-nothing, so a malformed file fails before it can half-load into your night.

Practice Round

Test-drive a round with bot players before the doors open — preview questions, timing, and flow. Practice scores don't count.

Night Templates

Build your round lineup once and save it. Next week, load it in one tap — scheduled nights can replay a saved template too.

Scheduled Start

Arm tonight's game to start at a set time. Players and the TV watch the same countdown, and the game kicks off on its own.

Why Trivia Fun

Built for venues, not players. Compare it to what you're using now.

Feature comparison of Trivia Fun against paper trivia and app-based competitors
Trivia Fun Paper trivia App-based competitors
No app download for players
Live scoreboard on the TV
Multiple modes (Game Night, Emcee, Open Play)
Trivia night can run itself (scheduled, hostless) Limited
No per-player fees
Add your own questions Limited
TV ads between rounds
Setup time ~5 min Hours of prep Varies

Built for bars & venues

Trivia Fun is designed for the real world — loud rooms, impatient crowds, and bartenders who don't have time to fiddle with tech.

No app downloads. Players scan a QR code and they're in. Zero friction.
Works on any device. Phones, tablets, laptops — if it has a browser, it works.
Your room code, your brand. Set a permanent room code for your venue. Players remember it.
TV ads between rounds. Upload your own images and videos to show during breaks. On the Pro plan.
Run it yourself, hire a host — or go hostless. The app handles scoring, and scheduled game nights run start to finish with nobody driving.
Give your staff their own logins. Bartenders get their own sign-ins to run the night — billing and account settings stay owner-only.
Players never pay. No per-player fees, no gimmicks — the venue pays a flat monthly rate. See pricing →
Know who your regulars are. The Pro dashboard counts regulars (2+ visits) and loyals (5+), and shows top players, favorite teams, and who you have not seen in a while.
Your logo on the TV. Upload it once on the Pro plan and it rides on every screen — lobby, questions, and leaderboards.
Yesterday's scores in your inbox. Turn on the daily recap and you get the previous day's Game Night and Open Play results each morning. Quiet days send nothing.
Recovers from crashes. Host's tab dies mid-game? Players auto-reconnect to the same game state — no lost scores. Backed up every 6 hours, Sentry-monitored.
Up to 100 players per room. Stress-tested at the cap with no lag — pack the bar.

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