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Workplace trivia apps compared
Hijinks is a team-games app for Slack, Discord and Telegram, priced flat per organization. Here it is next to the three trivia apps teams most often weigh it against, on the points that usually decide it.
All four side by side
| hijinks | Water Cooler Trivia | Ricotta | Trivia (Heron HR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per organization | Tiered by active participants | Flat per workspace, tiered by user cap | Per user, with $29–$49 monthly minimums |
| 50-person team, monthly | $5 (Pro) or $15 (Team) | $50 ($37.50/mo billed annually) | $34–$39 on Slack ($59 on Teams) | $50 (Standard) – $100 (Pro) |
| Platforms | Slack, Discord, Telegram + webhooks (Teams planned) | Slack, Microsoft Teams, email | Slack, Microsoft Teams, Webex | Slack, Microsoft Teams |
| Free tier | 10 games a day, 10 players, all categories | 4-week trial, no free plan | 14-day trial | Basic $0 (3 players per game); 7-day Pro trial |
| Async play | Yes — answer in DM by a deadline | Yes — core format | Yes — core format | Yes — self-paced quizzes |
| Live play | Yes — 30s per question by default | No — weekly async quiz by design | Async contests; real-time two-player games | Yes — core format |
| Word games | Wordle, Anagram, Hangman (Team plan) | No — trivia only; has a Word Play category | Yes — Word of the Day, Anagram, Connections, more | Hangman, Emoji Rebus |
| Icebreakers | Would You Rather, Hot Takes, Most Likely To, Small Talk | No — results highlight the funniest answers | Yes — a dozen-plus, incl. Two Truths | Water Cooler, Unpopular Opinions, Know Your Team |
| Custom questions | Pro & Team, with CSV import | Pick categories; WCT writes a personalized category | Yes — custom trivia quizzes | Yes — custom quizzes (Pro plan) |
Competitor details as publicly listed in October 2026; check their sites for current pricing.
What each one is good for
- Water Cooler Trivia. A polished, hand-written weekly async quiz for teams on Slack, Microsoft Teams or email, priced by active participants. Hijinks vs Water Cooler Trivia
- Ricotta. A bundle of trivia, icebreakers and word games for Slack, Microsoft Teams and Webex, flat per workspace with tiers by user cap and a 14-day trial. Hijinks vs Ricotta
- Trivia (Heron HR). A long-running live trivia app for Slack and Teams, formerly by Springworks, priced per user with monthly minimums and a three-player free tier. Hijinks vs Trivia (Heron HR)
- Hijinks. Live and async trivia, icebreakers, word games and team rituals on Slack, Discord and Telegram, from $0 with a flat price per organization. In private beta.
How to choose
- Where your team chats. If it is Discord or Telegram, or a mix with Slack, the field narrows to Hijinks. On Microsoft Teams today, Hijinks is not an option yet: Teams is planned after launch.
- How many people play. Per-user and per-participant prices grow with the team; flat pricing does not. Work out the monthly cost at your real headcount.
- Live, async or both. Spread across time zones, async rounds answered by a deadline are fairer; in one office, a ten-minute live round has more energy. The guide to trivia for remote teams goes through the trade-offs.
Platform guides: Slack trivia bot, Discord quiz bot and Telegram quiz bot.
Frequently asked questions
Which workplace trivia apps work on Discord or Telegram?
Of the apps compared here, only Hijinks: as publicly listed in October 2026, Water Cooler Trivia supports Slack, Microsoft Teams and email; Ricotta supports Slack, Microsoft Teams and Webex; Trivia by Heron HR supports Slack and Microsoft Teams. Hijinks runs on Slack, Discord and Telegram, plus other chat tools through its webhook API, with Microsoft Teams planned after launch.
What does workplace trivia cost for a 50-person team?
As publicly listed in October 2026: Water Cooler Trivia $50 a month ($37.50 billed annually), Ricotta $34–$39 a month on Slack ($59 on Teams), Trivia by Heron HR $50–$100 a month. Hijinks is a flat $5 (Pro, up to 50 players per game) or $15 (Team, up to 200 players per game) per organization, one plan for every workspace it connects. Hijinks is in private beta; paid plans open at launch.
Is Hijinks available today?
Hijinks is in private beta. Installs are waitlist-gated until public launch; joining the waitlist locks 80% off the first year of any paid plan.
Try Hijinks when it opens
Hijinks is in private beta. Join the waitlist and lock in early-bird pricing for your team.
Join the waitlistSlack, Discord and Telegram. Hosted in the EU.