On-Tap Trivia vs King Trivia
King Trivia runs a polished live show: a professional Quizmaster at your venue each week, with players answering through the King Trivia app. It is a full-service package, and it comes with a host's fee, their host's schedule, and a night that leans on the app connecting. On-Tap Trivia takes the same kind of professionally written trivia and hands it to you as a ready-to-run pack for $49 a week, so your own team runs the room, on your night, online or off.
Head to Head
On-Tap Trivia and King Trivia, side by side.
| Feature | On-Tap Trivia | King Trivia |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to your venue | $49 / week | Host-fee pricing, not published |
| Who runs the night | Your own team, fully guided | Their Quizmaster |
| Weekly host fee | None | Yes |
| Works if the Wi-Fi drops | Answering is app-based | |
| Guests need an app | No, printed answer booklets | Players use their app |
| You pick the night | Host availability | |
| In-venue marketing | ||
| Whose regulars are they | Yours | Shared with their brand |
Why Bars Make the Switch
The Same Trivia, No Host Fee
You get a professionally written, polished night without paying a Quizmaster every week. Your own team runs it from the Host Q & A Sheet, and the savings stack up fast across a year.
Works Even When the Wi-Fi Doesn't
King Trivia's answering runs through their app, so a shaky connection can stall the room. On-Tap packs download once and run straight off your laptop, so nothing depends on the signal.
Your Night, on Your Schedule
No waiting on a host's calendar or a territory. You choose the night, run it whenever suits your venue, and the crowd you build belongs to your bar.
What One Trivia Night Is
Actually Worth
A trivia night is not a cost, it is a revenue engine for your quietest shift. Here is what a packed room typically spends over a couple of hours.
~2 hrs
A trivia night keeps guests in their seats
3.5
Drinks ordered by the average guest across the night
82%
Of guests also order food while they play
A Slow Tuesday, Reimagined
Say a modest 40 guests turn up on a night that used to be dead.
40 guests × 3.5 drinks × $8
Bar sales across the night
$1,120
33 guests order food × $18
Kitchen sales from the guests who eat
$590
One night's takings
$1,710
The pack that filled the room: $49
A single example night pays for roughly 34 weeks of trivia.
Averages for runtime, drinks per guest, and the share who order food are typical for a well-run trivia night. Turnout and prices above are conservative examples, swap in your own to see the numbers for your venue.
King Trivia vs On-Tap Trivia
King Trivia sends a live Quizmaster to your venue each week and players answer through their app. On-Tap Trivia gives you the whole night as a ready-to-run download for $49 a week, which your own team hosts, with no app required for guests and no weekly host fee.
King Trivia is free for players at most locations, but it does not publish its venue pricing, and a live-host service has a cost built in. On-Tap Trivia is a flat $49 a week with no host fee and no contract.
Yes. That is a core reason venues choose On-Tap Trivia. Each pack is a file you download ahead of time and run from your laptop, so the night works perfectly even with no internet in the room.
Mainly cost and control. You keep a professionally written night but drop the weekly host fee, run it on your own schedule, and stop depending on the app connecting. You also own the regulars you build, rather than sharing them with a host's brand.
Comparison based on publicly available information from kingtrivia.com as of July 2026 and may change. King Trivia is a trademark of its respective owner. On-Tap Trivia is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by King Trivia.
See the Difference for Yourself
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