witladder is a continuous, global trivia quiz. Everyone on Earth plays the same question at the same time, then the next one starts. There are no per‑user rooms, no waiting screens, no instances — one timeline for the whole world.
The server runs one round at a time. A round has two phases:
Then the next round starts. No waiting room, no lobby.
Every question carries a difficulty rung. Easier rungs appear far more often than harder ones — the split is 4·4·3·2·1 from easiest to hardest, so Brainmelters are rare and special.
A streak is the number of consecutive correct answers. Milestone bonuses fire once per streak run:
The full +21 bonus stack pays out by streak 10, so the dopamine arrives early and often. After that it's pure base points from the difficulty rung.
You can play anonymously — your score, streak, and stats are stored on this browser and survive restarts. Sign in to keep them across devices and put your name on the global leaderboard. Logging in does not reset your anonymous progress; it just attaches your existing browser identity to your account.
Most trivia sites are single‑player solitaire — you race a clock alone. witladder leans the other way: the round you're in is the same round everyone else online is in, and the leaderboard you see right now is the live state of the world. The streak‑on‑skip rule makes drop‑in play feel meaningful instead of cheap. The five‑rung difficulty system makes a Brainmelter +5 feel like a real prize.
Built by Fabio Semenzato as an indie project. Open to feedback at fase@bendingspoons.com.