HistoriCall vs History Quest

HistoriCall is a free web teaching resource connecting European history with present-day challenges for students and their communities. It is designed for secondary-school educators teaching learners aged 13 to 18 in history, civic education, geography, and languages. Modules address EU pioneers, the EU timeline, media literacy through European history, and racism and colonial histories. Lessons combine text and audiovisual material with quizzes, student-created content, and individual or group activities. The teaching method uses multiple perspectives and the student-oriented Visible Thinking approach to build critical thinking and relate historical topics to learners’ lives. HistoriCall is available in 24 languages, with content reviewed by curators and external academic experts. Teachers distribute login codes, with no stated limit on simultaneous students. Moodle powers the service. It works on computers, tablets, and smartphones through Edge, Chrome, or Safari, but requires internet access; some quiz results can be downloaded.

History Quest is a free quiz game for Android and Windows that tests history knowledge and introduces players to periods they may not have studied. Its current release has over 4,000 multiple-choice questions in six programs, each arranged into eight units. The subjects are Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, the British Middle Ages, the British Empire, Christian Europe and the Spanish Empire. History Quest mode scores speed and difficulty across a program; Knowledge Medal mode concentrates on one era. Units have recommended short readings, and Knowledge Medal divisions include reading assignments. After the app and books are downloaded to a tablet or laptop, the game works without internet access. Players can email an encoded progress report to friends or instructors without putting scores on a public leaderboard. They can also post scores to topic leaderboards or use a group name for a private leaderboard. The maker describes it as suitable for teens, young adults, homeschoolers, independent learners and history enthusiasts of any age. The app is free, and donations to Heritage History are optional.