You only need to choose a direction

Traditional trivia asks you to identify an answer. Higher or Lower asks for a comparison: is this number above or below the other one? That makes room for estimates, instincts and the occasional answer that feels completely backwards.

Each Tidbit card names what its number measures. Read the category and unit before you compare. A height is not a distance traveled, and a price may refer to a particular item or date.

How to play Higher or Lower in Tidbit

  1. Open Tidbit and choose Higher or Lower from Home, or find it in Modes.
  2. Read the first card and its visible number. Then read the second card, including any unit or note.
  3. Choose Lower or Higher for the hidden number on the second card.
  4. Read the reveal, then move to the next comparison when you are ready.

The exact rules depend on the mode you choose. Freeplay is the place to start if you want to understand the comparisons without choosing a paid challenge first.

The detail underneath the number matters

A comparison is only useful when you know what is being measured. Check whether a card describes a total, a rate, a height or a value at a stated time. When a card includes a date or note, use it to interpret the number rather than silently assuming it means today.

In the preview below, the left card is Tokyo Disneyland’s park attendance in 2024, which counts repeat visits. The right card is the number of international tourists who arrived in Barbados that year. Both count visits, but one counts trips through a park’s gates and the other counts arrivals in a country. Compare the quantities the cards actually name.

Tidbit Higher or Lower comparing Tokyo Disneyland’s park attendance with international visitors to Barbados.
Tidbit on the website: park attendance on the left, international tourist arrivals on the right. Read each card’s note before comparing. Open full-size preview ↗

A quick check before choosing

  • Read the unit: dollars, seconds, meters or another quantity. Compare the stated units rather than the size of the objects in the pictures.
  • Read the scope: one item or a whole series, a total or a rate, an estimate or a measured amount.
  • Read the date and note when present. A value tied to a year is not a claim about the current value.

You do not need to memorize every value to enjoy the game. Knowing which scale a number belongs on can be enough to make a good choice. The reveal is where you find out whether your sense of scale held up.

Solo, with friends, free or Premium

Higher or Lower Freeplay is free with a daily limit. Premium unlocks seventeen additional Higher or Lower modes and removes the daily limit. That is separate from traditional trivia’s modes, so check the mode description before starting a challenge.

Higher or Lower also works in Party with a Premium host, and joining is free. If you want to hear your friends react, keep a call going in the app your group already uses. The group trivia setup guide covers player limits and invites.

For your first game, start with the basic comparison. For a group night, ask the host to check the party mode and player limit before sending invites. Tidbit is for ages 13 and above.

By the team making Tidbit. Questions or a correction? Get in touch.