No timer

Is there a geography quiz without a timer?

Yes. In Quible every timed game has a clock switch on its start screen: turn it off and you can think as long as you like, and XP stay at 1× instead of the difficulty bonus. Mystery Country, Who Am I?, the duel and the daily packs have no clock at all. Only the learning path always plays with the clock.

By Valentin Weinert, developer of QuibleLast updated: September 25, 2026

The short answer

The clock switch sits on each game’s start screen, next to easy, medium and hard, and Quible remembers it per game.
Clock off: no time limit per round. The only cost is the difficulty bonus: XP stay at 1× instead of 1.25× or 1.5×.
Never timed: Mystery Country, Who Am I?, the duel on one phone and the two daily five-round packs.
Always timed: the lessons and bosses of the learning path, so a chapter means the same thing for everyone.
With the clock on, easy gives 1.5× the time and hard two thirds, never less than 4 seconds.

Why play a quiz without a timer?

Because a clock tests speed, and speed is not what you are after when you are learning. With the clock off you can read the explanation of a flag, compare two capitals in your head or work out an estimate step by step, and still get the round right. It is also calmer for kids, for anyone reading in a second language and for playing together on the sofa.

The clock has its place once you know the material: then it tells you whether you know a flag or only recognize it after a while. Quible lets you choose per game, so Flag Blitz can run against the clock while Trivia runs without.

How do you turn off the timer in Quible?

Open a game, and the start screen shows the difficulty (easy, medium, hard) and a clock switch. Turn the clock off and start. The rounds then have no countdown; you answer when you are ready. Quible remembers the choice for that game, so next time it is already off.

The difficulty still does something without the clock: easy removes one wrong answer in most multiple-choice rounds and has no lives; hard has fewer lives, or three where the game normally has none. What changes is XP: with the clock on, medium gives 1.25× and hard 1.5×; with the clock off every level gives 1×. That is on purpose. Otherwise "hard without a clock" would be the easiest way to the highest bonus.

How many seconds does each game give you with the clock on?

These are the seconds per round on each level, computed with the same rule the app uses (easy 1.5× the base time, hard two thirds, never below 4 seconds):

Game	Easy	Medium	Hard
Flag Blitz	12 s	8 s	5 s
Fact or Fake	18 s	12 s	8 s
Higher or Lower?	23 s	15 s	10 s
Odd One Out	23 s	15 s	10 s
Stat Duel	23 s	15 s	10 s
Trivia	23 s	15 s	10 s
Before or After?	30 s	20 s	13 s
What Links Them?	30 s	20 s	13 s
Two Truths, One Lie	38 s	25 s	17 s
Closest Wins	38 s	25 s	17 s
What Came First?	68 s	45 s	30 s
Mystery Country, Who Am I?	no clock	no clock	no clock

Quible 1.1. Any timed game can also be played with the clock off.

Which parts of Quible never have a clock?

The two clue games, Mystery Country and Who Am I?: there the thinking is the game, and every extra clue costs points instead of time. The duel on one phone has no clock either, because the phone is passed around and nobody should lose a round while handing it over. The two daily five-round packs are untimed as well.

The learning path is the exception the other way round: lessons and boss lessons always play on medium with the clock, so passing a chapter means the same for everyone.

What about other geography quiz apps?

Their App Store listings say little about timers. Seterra describes its map quizzes as "timed and graded for accuracy"; the time is measured, and it is a map quiz rather than multiple choice. geotrainer says you "learn at your own pace". For flashcard-style learning without any clock, a spaced-repetition deck such as the free Ultimate Geography deck for Anki works too.

Quible differs in that the switch is per game and explicit, and the untimed mode is a normal way to play rather than a separate practice area.

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What people also ask

Does turning off the timer make the game easier?

It removes time pressure, not difficulty. Easy, medium and hard still change lives and, on easy, the number of answer options. Only the XP bonus goes: every level gives 1× with the clock off.

Can I turn off the timer in the learning path?

No. Lessons and bosses always play on medium with the clock, so a passed chapter means the same for everyone. All 13 games outside the path can be played without it.

Is the flag quiz available without a timer?

Yes. Flag Blitz normally gives 8 seconds per flag; with the clock off you have as long as you need.

Is a quiz without a timer better for kids?

For learning, usually yes: kids can read the question and the explanation at their own speed. Quible’s content is family-friendly and ads are limited to the G rating.