U.S. Army STARS Elements vs Argument Wars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
U.S. Army STARS Elements
Explore the world of chemistry with interactive tools to build atoms, learn chemical bonds, and discover elements. Test your knowledge with engaging challenges designed for students, teachers, and enthusiasts.
- Atom Builder
- SmashBond game
- Interactive Periodic Table
- STARS Challenge quiz
- 3D atom construction
- Bohr's model visualization
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U.S. Army STARS Elements is a fun and exciting way to learn chemistry. Build your own atom, play a game to help you learn about chemical bonds, explore the periodic table, and test your chemistry knowledge. Elements is great for students, teachers, and anyone interested in chemistry. U.S. Army STARS Elements includes... Atom Builder - A simple, powerful tool that let’s you construct and discover atoms. Add and subtract protons, neutrons, and electrons and see, in 3D, what you can create. SmashBond - Use the octet rule to bond elements and score points in SmashBond. Swap elements to make 2, 3, or 4 element bonds, and grab bonuses to get a SMASHBOND. It’s a really fun way to help you become familiar with the octet rule and learn common chemical bonds by their type, symbol, name and Lewis dot diagram. Periodic Table - Use the table to view trends and detailed information about each of the 118 elements. See an interactive Bohr’s model and learn interesting facts about the elements. It’s like a regular periodic table, but interactive and fun. STARS Challenge - When you’re ready to test your knowledge, take the STARS Challenge. You’ll be presented with questions in 3 areas (elements, bonding, and atomic configuration). Can you master them all? No matter what your level of experience with chemistry, U.S. Army STARS Elements makes learning fun. Easy to use lesson plans and teacher guides are available at http://usarmystars.com/lessons to help integrate Elements into the classroom.
Argument Wars
Engage in persuasive debates by arguing real Supreme Court cases against an opponent. Develop critical thinking skills by analyzing legal arguments and evaluating their soundness. This app is designed for students and educators to learn about landmark cases and constitutional principles.
- Argue real Supreme Court cases
- Compete against other lawyers
- Analyze case outcomes
- Evaluate argument soundness
- Learn constitutional significance
- Support tools for English Learners
- Classroom resources for teachers
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Ever tried to win a disagreement? In Argument Wars, you will try out your persuasive abilities by arguing a real Supreme Court case. The other lawyer is your competition. Whoever uses the strongest arguments wins! Cases include: -Bond v. United States -Brown v. Board of Education -Gideon v. Wainwright -Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier -In Re Gault -Miranda v. Arizona -New Jersey v. T.L.O. -Snyder v. Phelps -Texas v. Johnson For English Language Learners: Use the support tool, Spanish translation, voiceover and glossary Teachers: Check out our classroom resources for Argument Wars. Just visit www.icivics.org/argumentwars Your students will learn to: -Analyze the arguments and outcomes of landmark Supreme Court cases -Evaluate available support for an argument to assess whether reasoning is sound and support is relevant or irrelevant -Recognize the significance of the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent in deciding cases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: U.S. Army STARS Elements at 4.7 against Argument Wars's 4.2. U.S. Army STARS Elements also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 28 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
U.S. Army STARS Elements holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of U.S. Army STARS Elements's written reviews are positive against 89% of Argument Wars's.
U.S. Army STARS Elements ships an update every 8 months, Argument Wars every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | U.S. Army STARS Elements | Argument Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) — better | 4.2 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 298 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Army Game Studio | iCivics, Inc. |
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U.S. Army STARS Elements
No in-app purchases
Argument Wars
No in-app purchases
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