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Nightcap and Anytime Trivia cost the same, $49 a month for a venue, and both let guests play from their phone with nothing to download. The difference is what you get for it: Anytime Trivia is always-on trivia for your TVs, and Nightcap is trivia plus a host that speaks, bingo, poker and sports bingo.
Pick Anytime Trivia if all you want is always-on trivia with tournaments and an ad builder, played on a Roku, Fire TV or Google TV device. Pick Nightcap if you want the same price to cover hosted trivia nights with a voice, 24/7 Trivia, bingo, poker, Football Bingo and Sketch.
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| Nightcap | Anytime Trivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49 per venue per month for every game, and every game added later. The crowd games are free. | $49 a month for your venue. |
| Contract | Cancel anytime. Join at $49 and keep that price for as long as you stay. | Monthly billing, cancel anytime. |
| Free trial | 30 days free, every game. No credit card. | First month free. |
| Screens | Several TVs at one bar can show the same game or different games. | One subscription covers all the TVs in the venue. |
| Hardware | None to buy. Any TV with a browser: a smart TV, a Fire TV Stick or a laptop. | Runs on Roku, Fire TV Stick MAX/PLUS and Google TV devices. |
| How guests play | Scan a QR code and play on their own phone. Nothing to download, no account. | Answer in their phone’s web browser. Nothing to download. |
| Games | Trivia Night, 24/7 Trivia, Bingo, Poker, Game Day Bingo, Sketch and Specials TV (beta), plus 8 free crowd games. | Always-on trivia, tournaments and Trivia Bingo, plus an ad builder. |
| Voice host | Yes. An AI host with a real voice reads the questions, calls the numbers and crowns the winners. | No hired host needed. Their site does not mention voice narration. |
| Always-on trivia | Yes. 24/7 Trivia runs by itself all day: a new round every few minutes and a bar leaderboard. | Yes. Always-on trivia is the core of the product. |
| Sports bingo | Yes. Game Day Bingo for football, hockey, basketball and baseball. Squares mark themselves from the live play-by-play. | Not mentioned on their site. |
| Poker | Yes. Texas Hold’em on the TV, a full table played from phones. | Not mentioned on their site. |
Anytime Trivia details are from its own website, anytimetrivia.com, as of October 2026. Prices and plans change, so check their site for what is current. Nightcap details are from our pricing page.
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Neither one is right for every bar. Here is where each one fits best.
Both cost $49 a month for a venue as of October 2026. Anytime Trivia’s subscription is built around always-on trivia, tournaments and Trivia Bingo. Nightcap’s covers every premium game: Trivia Night, 24/7 Trivia, Bingo, Poker, Game Day Bingo, Sketch and Specials TV (beta), plus every game added later.
Anytime Trivia’s website does not mention voice narration. Nightcap’s AI host reads every question aloud in a real voice, calls the bingo numbers and crowns the winners, so a Tuesday trivia night feels like an event and not a screen in the corner. In a loud bar nothing depends on hearing the host. The trivia question and its answers are on the TV, bingo keeps its call box on the screen, winners are checked automatically, and Game Day Bingo cards mark themselves.
Anytime Trivia runs as an app on Roku, Fire TV Stick MAX/PLUS and Google TV devices. Nightcap runs in a web browser, so any TV with one works: a smart TV, a Fire TV Stick or a laptop plugged into the TV.
Nightcap’s Football Bingo marks every guest’s card from the live NFL or college game, a little behind the broadcast so a phone never spoils a play. Anytime Trivia’s website does not mention sports bingo.
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Both are $49 a month for a venue as of October 2026. Nightcap’s $49 covers every premium game: trivia, 24/7 Trivia, bingo, poker, Game Day Bingo, Sketch and Specials TV. Anytime Trivia’s first month is free; Nightcap’s first 30 days are free with no credit card.
No. Nightcap runs on any TV with a web browser: a smart TV, a Fire TV Stick or a laptop. There is no hardware to buy.
Yes. An AI host with a real voice reads each trivia question, calls the bingo numbers and crowns the winners. Anytime Trivia’s website does not mention voice narration.
Yes. Anytime Trivia is built around always-on trivia. Nightcap’s 24/7 Trivia runs by itself all day, with a new round every few minutes and a bar leaderboard.
Nightcap does. Game Day Bingo plays along with NFL and college football, and also hockey, basketball and baseball. Anytime Trivia’s website does not mention sports bingo.
Every Nightcap game is free for 30 days, no credit card. Put trivia, bingo or Football Bingo on your TV tonight, then decide. After that it is $49 a month for all of them.