Best music trivia app for iPhone (October 2026)
A music trivia app asks you questions about songs, artists and records, and many also play clips for you to name. Best for competing with friends on song clips today: SongPop Classic. Best for untimed challenges with no purchases: Record Clerk. Best for genre-deep questions on classic rock, Southern rock, Motown and more, with the story behind every answer: Deep Cuts, which is in testing and coming soon to the App Store.
How we compared. I read each App Store listing and pulled its rating and update date from Apple's public lookup on October 30, 2026 (US storefront), and took feature claims from the listings. I did not install the competing apps, so every claim about them comes from their listings. Deep Cuts is not on the App Store yet, so it has no rating, and its details come from its own page. Jack Wallner makes Deep Cuts, so read its entries with that in mind.
How do the music trivia apps compare?
SongPop Classic and BopQuiz are song-clip games with online play, Record Clerk and Trivial Music Quiz are solo quizzes, and Deep Cuts is a genre-deep trivia app that is not released yet.
| App | Best for | Song clips | Play with others | Rating (count) | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Cuts: Music Trivia | Genre-deep trivia, Name That Tune and the story behind every answer | Yes | Solo play | Not yet on the App Store | Coming soon |
| SongPop Classic - Music Trivia | Guessing songs against friends and players worldwide | Yes | Yes, online | 4.68 (63,300) | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Record Clerk: Music Trivia | Untimed challenges by genre and year, with no purchases | Not stated in listing | Not stated in listing | 4.79 (1,260) | Oct 10, 2026 |
| Trivial Music Quiz | Timed question rounds on songs, bands and albums, with images | Not stated in listing | Not stated in listing | 4.57 (641) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| BopQuiz - Guess the Song | Guessing songs from playlists, for Apple Music subscribers | Yes | Yes, duels and local play | 4.67 (278) | Oct 12, 2026 |
Ratings and update dates come from Apple's App Store lookup on October 30, 2026. Deep Cuts is not released, so it has no rating or update date. "Not stated" means the listing does not say.
Deep Cuts: Music Trivia
Deep Cuts is a music trivia app for iPhone built in crates, the way a record store is. There are 18 crates, including Classic Rock, British Invasion, Southern Rock, Heavy Metal, Prog Rock, Motown & Soul, Yacht Rock, Grunge & Alternative, Country, Blues and Hip-Hop, and you pick the ones you want. It has a daily ten of mixed questions, Name That Tune with a preview of the real recording from Apple Music, Who Did It First? for famous covers, Which Came First? matchups, The Hard Ones, long-form stories and On This Day in music. Every answer comes with the story behind it. It is free to play with one round a day in each game, no account and no ads, and Deep Cuts+ adds unlimited rounds and every story. The trade-offs: it is not on the App Store yet, so it has no rating, it is iPhone only (iOS 17 or later), and it is solo play with no multiplayer.
SongPop Classic - Music Trivia
SongPop Classic is a song-guessing game. Its listing describes more than 100,000 music clips, head-to-head challenges against friends, daily multiplayer tournaments in Party mode, and a solo Practice mode. Playlists are free to try, and you can buy your favorites. It has by far the largest audience here. Choose it if you want to race friends and strangers to name a song.
Record Clerk: Music Trivia
Record Clerk serves music trivia challenges across genres and eras, from rock and country to hip hop and Christmas music. Its listing says it is free with no in-app purchases, that scores are based on accuracy rather than speed so players are not rushed, and that bonus challenges test deep cuts from favorite genres. Its listing shows it requires iOS 26.3 or later. Choose it for relaxed, untimed play.
Trivial Music Quiz
Trivial Music Quiz asks 10 questions per round with 30 seconds each and three lives. Its listing describes questions with images of album covers and artists, regularly updated questions, a way to report and rate questions, and play without an internet connection. Choose it for quick rounds of conventional quiz questions.
BopQuiz - Guess the Song
BopQuiz is a song-guessing game that needs an active Apple Music subscription. Its listing describes single-player leaderboards, modes that guess the title, artist or release year, asynchronous duels with friends, and local multiplayer on one device. Choose it if you already pay for Apple Music and want to play against friends.
What is the difference between a trivia app and a song-guessing game?
A trivia app asks you questions about music, while a song-guessing game plays a clip and asks you to name it. Most apps here do some of both.
- Song-guessing games reward quick recognition: SongPop Classic and BopQuiz.
- Question-based quizzes reward knowledge of artists, albums and history: Trivial Music Quiz, Record Clerk and Deep Cuts.
Which should you pick?
To race friends on song clips today, pick SongPop Classic or BopQuiz. For genre-deep questions with the story behind every answer, wait for Deep Cuts.
- You want to play against friends: SongPop Classic.
- You have Apple Music and want to guess songs: BopQuiz.
- You want untimed, free challenges: Record Clerk.
- You want quick timed rounds of quiz questions: Trivial Music Quiz.
- You are a classic rock, Southern rock or Motown fan who reads the liner notes: Deep Cuts, when it is released.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best music trivia app for iPhone?
It depends on how you like to play. SongPop Classic for competing with friends on song clips, BopQuiz if you have Apple Music, Record Clerk for untimed challenges, and Deep Cuts for genre-deep questions with the story behind each answer once it reaches the App Store.
Is there a trivia app for classic rock fans?
Deep Cuts is built around crates such as Classic Rock, British Invasion, Southern Rock, Prog Rock and Psychedelic Rock, with questions that go past what a radio listener knows. It is in testing and not on the App Store yet.
Is Deep Cuts on the App Store yet?
Not yet. Deep Cuts is in testing now and coming soon to the App Store for iPhone.
What is the best app to play Name That Tune on iPhone?
SongPop Classic and BopQuiz are built around guessing songs from clips. Deep Cuts will have a Name That Tune game that plays a preview of the real recording from Apple Music and asks you to pick the song from four choices.
Which music trivia apps work offline?
Trivial Music Quiz's listing says you do not need an internet connection to make the most of it. In Deep Cuts the trivia, matchups, cover questions and stories work offline, while song previews, On This Day and venue search need a connection.
Do music trivia apps need an account or subscription?
BopQuiz's listing says you need an active Apple Music subscription. Deep Cuts needs no account and has no ads, and its free tier includes one round a day in each game. The other listings are not explicit about accounts.