How to Play HigherQ
A higher-or-lower city game across five stats. One value is shown, one is hidden — call it right, again and again, and stretch your streak.
Start a streak →The rules
HigherQ shows you two cities at once. The left one reveals its number for whichever stat you're playing; the right one keeps its number hidden. You guess whether the hidden city is higher or lower, and a correct call lets you keep going. The run only ends when you guess wrong.
- Choose your stat. Population, equator distance, elevation, age, or today's high.
- Compare. Decide if the hidden city beats the revealed one.
- Chain. Each correct call extends your streak by one.
- Beat your best. A single miss ends the run; your top streak per mode is saved.
The five modes
- Population — which city has more people.
- Equator — which city sits closer to (or farther from) the equator.
- Elevation — which city is higher above sea level.
- Age — which city is older.
- Today's High — which city is forecast to be hotter today.
Strategy tips
- Learn a handful of anchor cities per mode — a few known populations or elevations let you place an unfamiliar city by comparison.
- For Today's High, lean on latitude and season; a low-latitude or summer-side city usually runs warmer.
- For Equator, remember the city pool spans both hemispheres — "closer to the equator" is about absolute latitude, not just how far north a place feels.
- When genuinely unsure, the more famous of two cities is often the larger by population — but that heuristic fails fast in the other modes.
FAQ
What is HigherQ?
HigherQ is an endless higher-or-lower city game. Two cities sit side by side; the first shows its stat for the current mode and the second is hidden. You decide whether the hidden city is higher or lower, and correct calls chain into a streak.
Which HigherQ modes are there?
Five. Population picks the city with more people, Equator asks which is closer to the equator, Elevation compares height above sea level, Age compares which city is older, and Today's High compares today's forecast temperature. Each mode is its own streak.
How fresh is the temperature data?
A scheduled job pulls each city's high-temperature forecast once every morning from OpenWeatherMap, so everyone playing on a given day compares the same numbers instead of values that flicker minute to minute.
How does the streak work in HigherQ?
It is endless. Every correct guess adds one to your streak and a single wrong guess ends the run. Your best streak is stored on your device so you always have a target to beat.
Is HigherQ free?
Yes. Free to play with no account required.