How do I start playing BalliQ?
Install the app, tap a mode, and answer — no account is needed for your first game. You can play BalliQ without an account; signing in with Apple or Google is optional and is only needed to keep a profile, sync stats across devices and appear on leaderboards.
- Install BalliQ. Download BalliQ free from the App Store (iOS 15.0 or later) or Google Play.
- Play as a guest or sign in. You can play immediately without an account. Sign in with Apple or Google if you want your stats, trophies and leaderboard position saved across devices.
- Pick a mode. Choose Survival, Speed, Timed Challenge, Guess The Player, Levels or Party Mode, or open today's Daily Challenge.
- Answer multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options. A correct answer scores 10 points plus a streak bonus; you can spend up to 3 hints per game to remove wrong options.
- Finish the session. Your score is saved, trophies are checked, and your global and weekly leaderboard totals update automatically.
- Challenge a friend. Create a live session, share the 6-character code, and race the same questions on the same clock.
How does scoring work in BalliQ?
In solo modes a correct answer is worth 10 points plus a streak bonus of 2 points for every consecutive correct answer before it; Timed Challenge multiplies that by up to 3× for fast answers and deducts 10 points when a question times out.
| Rule | What it does |
|---|---|
| Base | 10 points per correct answer. |
| Streak bonus | +2 points for every consecutive correct answer already in the streak — your 6th correct in a row is worth 20. |
| Timed Challenge multiplier | 3× with more than 15 seconds left, 2× with 8–15 seconds left, 1× otherwise. A time-out costs 10 points. |
| Survival | No timer; a wrong answer costs one of 3 lives. |
| Hints | Up to 3 per game on the free tier; unlimited with Premium. |
| Wrong answer | Resets the streak to zero but never removes points, except the Timed time-out penalty. |
What trophies are in BalliQ and how do you unlock them?
BalliQ has 30 trophies in four tiers — 10 bronze, 10 silver, 8 gold and 2 platinum — each with a fixed, public condition. They are checked automatically at the end of every session.
Bronze trophies (10)
| Trophy | How to unlock it |
|---|---|
| First Kick | Play your very first game. |
| Hat Trick | Play 3 games. |
| Regular | Play 10 games. |
| On Fire | Get a 5-answer streak in a single session. |
| Sharp | Finish any session with 80% accuracy or better. |
| Survivor | Finish a Survival game without losing all 3 lives. |
| Speed Racer | Score 40 or more points in a single Speed Mode game. |
| Time Keeper | Complete any Timed Challenge game. |
| Eye Spy | Complete any Guess The Player game. |
| Routine | Keep a 3-day Daily Challenge streak. |
Silver trophies (10)
| Trophy | How to unlock it |
|---|---|
| Veteran | Play 25 games. |
| All-Rounder | Play at least 4 different game modes. |
| Inferno | Get a 10-answer streak in a single session. |
| Surgeon | Finish a session with 95% accuracy (minimum 5 questions). |
| Unbreakable | Finish a Survival game with all 3 lives still intact. |
| Speed Demon | Score 100 or more points in a single Speed Mode game. |
| Clock Master | Score 80 or more points in a single Timed Challenge game. |
| The Scout | Score 60 or more points in a single Guess The Player game. |
| Committed | Keep a 7-day Daily Challenge streak. |
| Live Wire | Win your first Live Session against real opponents. |
Gold trophies (8)
| Trophy | How to unlock it |
|---|---|
| Legend | Play 100 games. |
| Supernatural | Get a 15-answer streak in a single session. |
| Perfect Mind | Score 100% accuracy with at least 8 questions answered. |
| Speed God | Score 150 or more points in a single Speed Mode game. |
| Clockwork | Score 150 or more points in a single Timed Challenge game. |
| The Analyst | Score 120 or more points in a single Guess The Player game. |
| Obsessed | Keep a 30-day Daily Challenge streak. |
| Live Champion | Win 5 Live Sessions. |
Platinum trophies (2)
| Trophy | How to unlock it |
|---|---|
| Ball IQ Legend | Play 250 games. |
| The Oracle | Win 10 Live Sessions against real opponents. |
How does the BalliQ career and rank system work?
Your BalliQ career moves through five ranks — Youngster, Breakthrough Star, First Team Player, Star Player, Legend — as you play, score and win. Alongside ranks you climb 78 Premier League Levels (10 questions each, up to 3 stars per level) and unlock the trophies above.
What leaderboards and statistics does BalliQ track?
BalliQ ranks players on 3 leaderboards and tracks 5 personal statistics.
- Leaderboards: Global leaderboard, Country leaderboard (players from your country), Favourite-team leaderboard (fans of the same club).
- Statistics: Games played, Accuracy (correct answers ÷ questions answered), Best answer streak, Best score overall and in each of Survival, Speed, Timed Challenge and Guess The Player, Game history.
- Every finished game adds to both a lifetime total and a weekly total, so current form is ranked as well as long-term score.