HistoriCall vs HistoryQ

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.

HistoryQ is an iPhone and iPad game that asks players to identify a historical figure from clues, then unlocks that person’s story. A new figure and story appear each day. Guess feedback narrows possibilities by era, country, role, field and gender. A growing archive supports revisiting stories and earlier puzzles where available. The Free plan costs nothing; optional rewarded ads can unlock selected stories or Archive Passes. The one-time HistoryQ Premium Pack unlocks available archive puzzles and full stories in supported app versions, with future premium content included only while the app and content service are maintained. No email sign-up is needed to begin, but the current release creates a private player profile and AWS-backed identifier for cloud backup. HistoryQ says it uses encrypted HTTPS, iOS Keychain storage and AWS-managed controls. It does not sell personal information; pseudonymous gameplay analytics and feedback are kept for about 24 months.