Learn Flags Quiz
Shares rank 14 of 78 video games by recommenders
Recommended as a fun, ad-free, account-free way to learn flags through addictive quizzes. Critics note that flags are forced into one aspect ratio and that country selection sometimes repeats or skips countries.
Recommended as a fun, ad-free, account-free way to learn flags through addictive quizzes. Critics note that flags are forced into one aspect ratio and that country selection sometimes repeats or skips countries.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun and addictive to play
“The app is designed very well and it is very addictive.”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Learn Flags Quiz” “Fun, clean, and dangerously addictive”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Learn Flags Quiz” “really cool app ! so addictive haha”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Learn Flags Quiz”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Repeats countries or stops showing new ones
“it basically stopped showing me new countries”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Learn Flags Quiz” “need to improve the country randomization”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Learn Flags Quiz” “the very first country was St Lucia again”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Learn Flags Quiz” Flags distorted to one aspect ratio
“It would be nice if the proportions of the flags were respected.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Learn Flags Quiz” “Forcing all flags to be in the same aspect ratio really makes the flags look strange”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Learn Flags Quiz”
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The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Learn Flags QuizThis page | 16 | 2 | 89% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
15 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the very first country was St Lucia again”
“sometimes it seemed like there was no country to click on for the tiny islands?”
“Very good app and nice score”
“need to improve the country randomization”
“really cool app ! so addictive haha”
“The app is designed very well and it is very addictive.”
“Forcing all flags to be in the same aspect ratio really makes the flags look strange”
“I enjoy the variety of game options, not just guessing the flag.”
“It would be nice if the proportions of the flags were respected.”
“it basically stopped showing me new countries”
“Fun, clean, and dangerously addictive”
“Probably a useful bookmark if you’re going on The Amazing Race.”
“Nicely made! I thought I'm good with flags, and then there come a question of jordan, palestine and two more similar flags.”
“It’s really a great place to cure boredom”
“ad-free, account-free minimal flag learning website”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.