Millionaire Trivia: TV Game Reviews

by Steve MonsterFace

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been unable to cash in on box I’ve earned because of a glitch. For example, I just finished the race to riches thing and instead of being able to open the silver box and get the new expert, it froze and I had to restart the game and lost both. It happened again once I got to the 230 mark to earn another silver box. It froze and I got nothing. This has happened a lot of times. I also think it’s kind of crap that if you tie, you only get half, even on the million dollar question. I also dislike the demotions of the levels. I may not have time to play one week so I get demoted? Garbage. Also, the rare and epic characters are impossible to earn. I’ve been playing a lot for almost 2 years and there are still experts on the first and second levels I haven’t unlocked because I haven’t gotten their cards randomly. Give more diamonds and more epic cards, you cheapies... I’m irritated. I’ve spent too much time and actual money on this game. Improve it. I’m bored.

by Thisisnotdinnerconversation

I am flabbergasted MillionaireTrivia has such a high rating. I just deleted it again for the second and final time. The higher up I go in level, the more this game is rigged. For example when I try to do the “skip 30 minutes” option to open a box sooner, I watch the ENTIRE ad and repeatedly, not just once or twice, it won’t count towards the reward and instead says “ad could not be shown or was interrupted”. I even emailed them the issue and they pushed back with more questions about it so I’m not going to take the time to gather data for them. The right thing to do is to correct this problem and give my account the rewards I earned. Secondly, you may get 1-2 minutes of game play sandwiched between EVERY game with a 30-60 second ad. Even for free games, ad time and game time should not be 50-50.
I would encourage you to delete this game and leave a truthful review - the many ways in which this is rigged and just a cash grab by developers shouldn’t be rewarded by people continuing to play the game. There’s a lot of other fun games to play that do not shove ads in your face or fail to reward you.

by Mikeyv49

I used to really loved this game until they changed the ask the expert lifeline. I went from having 45 experts to only being able to use 1 every now and then. Are you kidding?? Before you had a chance of making it to the million dollar question, now without the experts good luck getting to even a mid level question. Everyone is losing on the first 5-10 questions. Now it’s almost impossible to advance in levels and you blow through your coins so quickly. I think the change was another move to force players to buy coins, and like so many other formerly great apps, they went the micro transactions route to chase the dollar and force players to spend money. Now I don’t play nearly as much as I used to which means I never move up and can’t win any of the goal related experts, but also, what’s the point of collecting experts at all? If you can only use 1 or two whenever you get an expert lifeline token, you never need more than 10 since they refresh every 8 hours. The developers just destroyed their own game model. I used to play when there was a chance of maybe winning, and also to collect experts and advance levels. Now all those reasons are pointless since you can’t win, collecting experts is useless since you can never use them, and it takes forever to advance since you lose before you get to higher point questions. Nice job guys.

by Tommy Fresh

MillionaireTrivia is beyond frustrating. You're forced to sit through an ad after every single match. I'm fine with free to play apps selling things that let you progress faster, but not things that give paying players an unfair advantage ( MillionaireTrivia is the latter). The 1v1 style would be interesting, but players who spend money have a huge advantage. It's essentially impossible to unlock the better experts without paying real money, and those experts basically just give you the answer when you use the "Ask an Expert" lifeline (and there are no limits to the number of lifelines you can use, so paying players have way more of them and can use them to get the answer to almost any question they don't know).
I don't know who comes up with the questions, but it's clear they have a very strong pro-Christian bias. About every 30th question is an extremely obscure question about Christian theology (I went to church and Sunday school until I was 18 and still don't know the answers to hardly any of these). Yet in all my time playing, I have come across 0 questions about Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or any other modern religions.
This could be a great trivia app if it didn't have ads or give paying players a hugely unfair advantage. If you're looking for a trivia app that won't drive you insane, look elsewhere.

by Lowryders

You tell me to contact you in my app - sorry, no can do because I deleted it! Address my issue here regarding the different orders of magnitude to play (thousands) and receive rewards to continue playing (hundreds) and I might get MillionaireTrivia again.
Ridiculous in so many ways! Every time I played I would run out of coins to allow me to play, because it’s 1000, 2000 or 4000 (thousands) coins to play and the rewards are all 100, 200, 500, etc. (hundreds...do y’all see the problem here?!).
Lifelines are available to obtain for coins, but see above, because after you spend 1,000s to play you won’t have anything left to get them.
Bottom line, every time I played I’d run out of enough coins to play another game or obtain lifelines, and opportunities to get more coins free are rigged to fail (the “loading” circle of death, then a message, “that ad isn’t available right now) forcing you to either pay money to get more, or quit playing for the day (yeah, OK, four hours, but I’m not going to sit there and watch the clock so I can play Millionaire again) and wait for more ads to get more, which are unreliable - in an obvious design to get you to “pay to play”.
Here’s a solution to the whole problem - make the “cost” to play and the rewards the same level of magnitude - thousands OR hundreds, not thousands AND hundreds, respectively!!!

by HPasrevuew

1. Free ads are never available so you can never redeem the pittance that is the free rewards in the reward cinema section. Literally the ads are never available so that’s annoying and a whole component of the game you can’t use.
2. Even more annoying sometimes you lose even if you win. What I mean is for example it cost $500 to enter the competition but if your opponent loses before you make $500 you’re still losing because you’re only guaranteed to make as far as they reached unless you win it all (unreasonable). So if you beat your opponent at the $300 you “win” the round but you’re still out $200 cause it cost you $500 to get in. If you “win” you should at least break even. Stupid. There are only a few ways around this- one is a flag which they give you 5 at the start except NEVER tell you how to use it or what it’s for which caused me to lose them using them trying to figure out what they do (hold your spot after you’ve beat an opponent and passed their question rank). The only other way is to win every single round til you get to the million dollars. That’s it. If you answer 10 more questions after beating your opponent but don’t make it to the million you’ll be rewarded for none of it. If you beat your opponent and make it to the silver box you get silver box rewards but you still don’t get the M coins for all the questions you answered to get there. Very dumb. 🥴

by Beebo2

I invested a lot of time playing this game in order to collect more experts until I got 68 of them. Now this new change limited the use of my experts when I need them and the only way to do them is to pay using the hard collected jewels. You even made it more difficult to earn jewels by raising the objective limits for goals to levels that are impossible to achieve. All this is geared to force players to pay money to buy more jewels. Guess what you greedy developers, this backfired big time and I am one of many that are quitting this game for good. I invested one year playing this to collect the experts and you just made them useless to get this many experts. And don’t tell me to reach out to you through MillionaireTrivia using the contact button because you already know my opinion from here. Aren’t you one of the developers then you can easily relay this message to the rest :-(

Update: I gave it some time so that they revert the experts usage to what it used to be, but they are refusing to listen to the many complaints that they have received about it. What a bunch of greedy people. I’m sure it will back fire in your face as you deserve. I’m deleting MillionaireTrivia now as I don’t see these greedy developers listening to anybody :-(

by Manda Lynne 13

When I saw this game was super excited download it, but I am disappointed that I get 15 to 20 minutes of gameplay a day. Even with the mystery box that you can collect every three hours it is not pay out nearly enough to be able to enjoy this game too it’s fullest capability. UNLESS you spend money. I understand the logistics of the game. Its not worth playing when spend 1000 to 2000 on just ONE GAME and only receive half of that (at best) back for winning the match. I literally wait three hours to be able to play one to maybe two games and within 10 minutes if I just so happen to lose I have to wait another three hours just to play another 10 minutes. I know I can avoid that by spending money but with a game plan as it is it’s not worth me spending the two dollars to get 5000 coins so I can play for another 20 minutes that day.

I personally wouldn’t advise this game to anybody unless the payout ratio is a little bit better. This game is starting to feel like a waste of space in my storage because I i’m not able to play it long enough to enjoy it before I run out of coins.

But it is a great game and the user interface is very nice and the graphics are great and has lotta potential just for poor people like me it’s not worth keeping it on the phone or tablet.

by Love The Game, But Frustrated

The game could be much more satisfying if it actually worked likectgextv version. The difficulty of the questions is in no way equal to the increase in prize money. First questions are often more of a 100,000 question and the million? Is usually a simple question. Experts with 3 stars in a category get a question wrong or don’t know the answer 75% of the time. Similar with ask the audience. If you are fortunate to make it through the million dollar question it says you are a millionaire but you only get double what you paid in coins to play. I’ve seen multiple questions that there is no correct answer listed. It says a correct one but I know none of the listed answers are correct. This game could easily be 5 stars but has many flaws. Fix them and I will upgrade my review. Just today the question was in the human body what is the hamstring. That is a muscle. However the game said that was wrong and gave tendon as the correct answer. I lost because of tgat. This game is quite flawed.

by M.G.

There is plenty to love about this game. Many different elements to keep you playing and the questions are varied enough to keep you challenged. BUT for users in the USA be aware that this is a British version. Unless you are an Anglophile, the many UK pop culture and sport questions will end your sessions quickly. After playing for months the biggest disappointment is that once you reach a level - silver, gold, etc. unless you spend a lot of money and/or play for hours a day you do not get to stay at the level you’ve achieved. Also there is so little you can do with accumulated coins. At this point I have almost 53 million coins. Most aspects of the game require “gems” and I can’t buy gems with “coins “ ( unless they are the US tinder variety!). As far as I can tell the only thing you can buy with coins is upgrades to experts and even that is very limited. VERY demotivating as winning gets you nowhere. It pains me that the fun is gone, time to delete the game.

by DM McClain

I’ve been playing this game for about a month. In the earlier levels, the questions were appropriate and I really loved challenging my brain. As I advanced I noticed that the questions I got wrong were largely sports or definitions of words. Then, as I paid more attention, it became clearer: these questions were idiomatic. For the sports questions, one has to be a fanatic of a particular sport across all participating countries or just from the country of the athlete. The words as well were either slang or cultural, again idiomatic to a particular country or area. Writing down the questions I examined them even further. It would appear the creator of the questions is British or a country under UK rule: a great deal of the “harder” questions might be a lot easier if I were a Brit. Don’t get me wrong, I’m as Anglophile as the next Yank, but if you don’t know a lot of words and sports trivia particular to UK countries, you might experience a fair deal of frustration.

by Alto2gal

I have loved watching this game on TV since it came out. I’ve also played other versions of Millionaire. But this one has you playing against an opponent. It makes it extra exciting. So far I’m loving it.
After playing this game for a week here is my updated review: the game still is fun, but it is losing its luster. Each time you get a certain number of wins you get put in a higher league. The only problem with this is when I have tried to play a game they have the matching me with people in a much higher league than I am. There is no way I could beat these people. And I don’t mean just a mild discrepancy I am in the second lowest league and they are matching me up consistently with those in the highest league. The developers need to make sure that the people that challenge each other are close to being in the same league, Otherwise it is really not a fair match. If this does not change I will delete this game because it is highly unfair and would force you to spend an in ordinate amount of money which I don’t have.

by JTMoC19

I really enjoy playing this game. It’s a fun game for the most part but there are a couple key issues that prevent me from giving a higher review. The first is how when you tie an opponent for the million dollar box...I get half of the prize. I think that if I answer all the questions right I should get the full million dollar prize and so should my opponent. It doesn’t make sense for both people to answer all questions correctly and not get the full prize.
Second, I don’t like how the advancement process works. I have to finish in the top ten to get to the next level (silver I, II, III, etc.) okay so I get that. What I don’t like is how if I don’t finish in the top 70 I get demoted to the level I was previously on. It doesn’t make sense. Basically, I am getting penalized for either not having the time to play the game as much as other people do or I don’t spend enough money (I spend zero money on this game) to stay competitive with the players who either play all hours of the day or who spend actual money to advance in the game. I think if you don’t advance to the next tier, that you should just stay where you are and not get demoted. That is ridiculous.
Third, I’m not a fan of how unreliable the common lifeline can be. How does an automated audience get a question wrong? Again, it doesn’t make sense.
Like I said, I do like playing this game but the things listed above make it an okay game but not an amazing game.

by Packman55

Update: I see what others are saying about this game being rigged as are most game apps that have in-app purchases. Once you are out of lifelines and especially low on diamonds (which are needed to unlock the boxes you win that are full of goodies such as coins and lifelines) you will get many “oddball” questions. These are usually questions people in a specific profession or hobby would know, but most other people would not. You will keep losing coins and become stuck to wait many hours for one box to unlock or buy diamonds and coins.

I have played this for about a month now and although it is fun and challenging, I would say about two-thirds of the questions are written by individuals from the UK or other parts of Europe. This gets especially frustrating when old sayings are brought up or slang terms are asked for. The lions share of sports questions are about soccer so be careful when answering questions about football - most of the time it is not American football. Is there an American version of this?

by Arkadio37

Fun and good game, however there a few things that are not too cool. My biggest problem with this game is that you play against another person and you will get a bronze chest if you beat the other, which yay, but if you do beat them and keep going and get a question wrong well after your opponent is out you will only get the amount of money that you beat them at, this happened to me every time I did better than my opponent. What is the point of being better than someone if you can only make as much as the loser. 2nd problem is that you most definitely have to pay to play, you can play like 3/4 times a day without spending any real money, and they games cost 1k+ just to play one game. I know that most games now you have to pay to have extra chances and stuff in general, but for this you can hardly play at all without playing. There are other things that bother me about this game, and I’ve only had it for two days now, but these two things are my biggest complaints. I think that game is fun and good, but for me personally, if these two things aren’t fixed I will not be able to play this game and would not advise others as well.

by RollTheDab10

I really do enjoy this game a lot and I play this game a lot every single day, especially with the opponent making it even funnier to play. I just don’t like the ads they are becoming every annoying, For example every question I get wrong or move to the next stage there is always an ad. The coins are also annoying to having to pay coins to play compared to the other versions where you don’t, it just seems a little less fun. Also can you make the questions a little tougher to play some of them are pretty basic even for a third grader to know. I know I won’t know them but I like the challenge and love to learn, compared to getting the money. Just little tweaks would make the game better. One other thing can you limit the amount of help given to 50 to 50 and the audience just seems boring with all the options given. Making the two options makes the game harder and interesting.

by Kimberley3443

I thoroughly enjoy playing this game. I’ve only recently started actively trying to climb higher in the standings and levels. This takes a commitment of time and money. I’ve given both. I did not know all the rules. So, after working very hard to get to my next level, I was shocked to be demoted shortly thereafter, apparently for not maintaining a certain standing. This made me upset and angry, to the point that I almost quit playing. And when I look at the totals of those rated in the top 10, I wonder, do these people play 24 hours a day? Do they spend exorbitant amounts of money? Do they cheat? I am not willing to do any of those things. So, PLEASE, leave my level alone, since I worked hard to achieve that but will likely not be able to maintain my position. I realize that in the grand scheme of life, this is just a meaningless game. I play because it’s fun and keeps my brain active, especially during this quarantine craziness. I ask that you appreciate the effort players put in and respect that, by eliminating demotions. If not, I will take my money and effort elsewhere.

by Isle1313

I think this is a great game. It is challenging and fun. I wish a couple things were different however. First and biggest issue is that you CANNOT progress up the ladder without the help from lifeline cards, the 50:50 and the Ask the Audience as well as Ask the Experts. The expert cards are great and the game provides enough of them with the mystery boxes. However the lifeline cards are not provided as plentifully as you need them. You have to purchase them with gems. Gems are expensive to purchase. It would be nice if the developers who, I understand need purchases to keep the game going, reduced the cost of the gems which you absolutely have to have in order to progress up the ladder. The other thing is that if you beat your opponent going up the ladder and run out of lifelines, if you try answering your last question and miss it you drop down the ladder to wherever you beat your opponent. Annoying to have to choose not to answer the question and can walk away which you can do and get what you won on the previous rung. There are a couple other things but cost of the gems is really my biggest issue with what is otherwise a really great game.

by I Wants To Be A Millionaire

This is my favorite solo game app! Feels like authentic game show, including the graphics, the tense music, and the humorous wrong answers on the lower money questions. I like that there’s a limit to how many games i can play before running low on coins or lifelines or filling my mystery box slots and having to wait a few hours or another day. It keeps me from bingeing! I think the game strikes a really nice balance in the speed at which we progress through levels, collect experts and upgrades, &c. Also i like how the 4-hour mystery boxes gradually increase in the number of coins they award. I was stuck in the first city for a while, but now that i’m playing higher cities i’m also receiving more coins to afford them. No complaints! I did find it ironic once that William Shakespeare didn’t know an answer about his own work, but that struck me as amusing (i realize those are somewhat randomly distributed) rather than annoying. Finally i love the structure of the game, and always having that next goal to play toward. Thanks!!

by Sam Penman

I have been playing this game for a couple years and it is still excellent. However, there is one thing I would like to know and can't seem to find any answer... am I playing against live players in real time? Because, if I leave in the middle of a game and, maybe an hour, later come back to it I am still playing the same person. And as I assume the other person hasn't waited I assume the gameplay cannot be with a live person in real time. Also, I never have to wait for the other player to answer, no matter how fast I answer the question. Anyway, this doesn't spoil the game, but I think it would make it better knowing you were playing with someone else in real time and not just a recorded game.

by Loq1

I love the quiz portion of this game but all of the popups are rediculous and there are a plethora of side games which expire too quickly to gain much of anything from playing them.

The game is designed to keep people playing to either feed ads constantly or sell in game currency. I don’t mind a few but this is way more than a ‘few’ ads, it’s a barrage from every possible angle. There is a ‘free’ area to intentionally watch ads and get additional gifts , but they expire and take away points after watching the ads and my biggest complaint is that I end up watching 3 or 4 ads and then there are no more served until the already earned points expire while you’ve earned them money by watching already. This is a horrible way to treat players and I advise against getting sucked into this vortex of deception. Every game has an ad between them too. Nice touch!

The boxes are deceptive also. The top or GOLD boxes give the least of all but mainly earn more currency to keep playing. The boxes which offer the most are the free mystery boxs you get every 4 hours! To have experts that can actually help you must pay out currency to improve them. I don’t recall that being part of the original game and while this may be the only way to compensate it seems they are asking for too many coins to upgrade them as the game progresses.

It could be a great game but right now it’s mediocre as it is.

by ThankYouForThe Game

Let me begin by saying this is not a perfect game. On occasion the answer is wrong. Sometimes the questions are poorly phrased, missing words or misspelled. On occasion it has frozen up and not given me what I earned but the negatives are outweighed by the positives. First and foremost, it can be a free game. It has been for me. Close second is the fact that you are in control of your success or failure. The answers are factual not a computer generated spin. Close third and why I like this game is because it sharpens my memory and teaches me things I don’t know. SOME PLAYING TIPS: The game wants the “best” answer, not a perfect answer. This is an English language version so expect expressions and questions about all English speaking countries. if you are going to guess, go with your first choice. Your gut feeling is often due to information you absorbed at one time. Pay attention to the answer when you are wrong. This is how you learn and the questions will eventually repeat themselves if you play long enough.

by Smarterthanur

Still waiting for the unexpected update, so thought I’d jump in on reviews. I love playing this game, but don’t enjoy losing half of what I spent when I beat my opponent. I continue after opponent loses, get the box, & if I don’t walk & miss next question I get the box but lose the kwan. What? And the others are right. You bust it to win, you get the $1M, but don’t make enough to play 2 8k games?!? Most of the experts don’t know the answer unless you already do. But biggest problem I have now...you don’t respond to your players to address their issues. It’s a programmed bot response. You don’t care about the people who are TRYING to enjoy this game. That makes YOU the loser. Buh-bye.