Keeping TriviaRoyale free, together

TriviaRoyale has been free since 2015. There are no ads, nothing is locked, and there’s no premium tier that plays better than everyone else. I’d like to keep it that way.

It isn’t free to run, though. One person builds it in their spare time, and the bills come every month.

So there’s a new Support page that says what the site costs and lets you help pay for it.

How it works

The page has a bar for this month: how much of the €34 is covered so far. Anything beyond the costs pays for the months ahead, so one big gift can cover the rest of the year. Once that happens, the page says so: “Covered through March 2027.”

It never shows names or amounts. You won’t find a list of donors or a leaderboard of who gave most.

Ways to give

• Monthly: $4 or €4 a month. Cancel whenever you like.
• Yearly: $40 or €40 a year, two months cheaper than monthly. If you cancel, you keep the year you paid for.
• Once: any amount from 3 to 500, whenever you feel like it. Every 4 gives you a month as a supporter, and above 40 every 3.33 does.

Payments go through Stripe, so TriviaRoyale never sees your card. Stripe emails you a receipt, and you can change your card or cancel under Manage payments on the Support page.

Sign in before you give and everything happens by itself. If you play as a guest, keep your name first so the heart has a name to go next to. You can also give once without an account.

What supporters get

A heart next to your name in the chat, in the list of players and on your profile, for as long as your support lasts. And our thanks, of course.

That’s it for now, but more is coming…

Coming up for supporters

These are in the works. I won’t promise dates, but here’s a first look:

• Secret chat commands. A few commands only supporters will find in /help, like whispering to another player or changing your name without leaving the game. Other players won’t even see that they exist.
• Rooms of your own. Open a private room, pick the categories and question types you like, and share the link with your friends.
• Your own accent colour. Swap the teal for one of a few colours, across the whole site.

All of these are cosmetic or just for fun. No perk will ever change the scores or lock anyone out of a game. Everyone plays the same game, supporter or not.

Thank you

Whether you give, tell a friend about the game or just play a round now and then, thank you for being part of TriviaRoyale. Got ideas for supporter extras? Leave a comment below.

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See you in the game!

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