StatsSims vs Art of Stat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StatsSims
Explore statistical concepts with interactive simulations designed for introductory statistics courses. Covers topics from sampling to distributions, with more to come.
- Interactive statistical simulations
- Introductory statistics topics
- Sampling and distributions
- Confidence intervals
- Regression and correlation
- Future topic additions planned
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StatsPL Sims is a collection of easy-to-use, interactive simulations to explore statistics. StatsPL Sims was developed for College students taking an Intro to Stats (Stats 101) course, but is also suitable for high school students taking statistics. The following simulations are currently included: -Simple Random Sampling -Frequency Tables vs. Histograms -Histogram Explorer -Central Limit Theorem -Dice Roller -Confidence Intervals -Regression Line Game -Regression Line Explorer -Correlation Coefficient (R) -Normal Distribution -Binomial Distribution -Chi Square Distribution -F Distribution -T Distribution Over the next months, we will add more simulations on additional topics, such as: -One-sample t-test -Two-Sample t-test
Art of Stat
Explore statistical methods for analyzing categorical and quantitative data. Generate various charts and plots, including interactive scatterplots, and utilize a built-in data editor. Import your own data or use preloaded examples.
- Descriptive statistics
- Categorical and quantitative data analysis
- Bar, pie, histogram, and box plots
- Interactive scatterplots
- Contingency tables
- Data import (CSV)
- Built-in data editor
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News: The Explore Data app is now part of the all new Art of Stat app, which contains this and seven other modules. Please consider getting the Art of Stat app for the latest updates and features: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/art-of-stat/id6755374228 ------ The Art of Stat: Explore Data app includes statistical methods for exploring categorical and quantitative data. Obtain summary statistics, contingency tables or correlation coefficients and easily generate bar- and pie charts, histograms, boxplots (including side-by-side boxplots), dotplots or interactive scatterplots that let you color dots by a third variable. Several example datasets are preloaded for you to explore (including instructions on the statistical analysis), but you can also enter your own data or import a CSV file from a cloud account. The following methods are implemented: - Analyzing One Categorical Variable - Comparing Groups on a Categorical Variable - Analyzing the Relationship Between Two Categorical Variables - Analyzing One Quantitative Variable - Comparing Groups on a Quantitative Variable - Analyzing the Relationship Between Two Quantitative Variables (Linear Regression) The app provides: - Frequency tables and bar and pie charts for exploring one categorical variable. - Contingency tables, conditional proportions and side-by-side or stacked bar charts for exploring a categorical variable across several groups or the association between two categorical variables. - Mean, standard deviation and the 5-number summary together with histograms, boxplots and dotplots to explore a quantitative variable. - Side-by-side boxplots, stacked histograms or density plots for comparing a quantitative variable across several groups. - Interactive scatterplots with regression lines to analyze the relationship between two quantitative variables. Correlation statistics and linear regression parameters and predictions. Plots of raw and studentized residuals. The app comes with several example datasets preloaded, which you can directly open in the app to explore the app's various features. You can also type in your own data or upload your own CSV file (which any spreadsheet program can create) and select variables from it. Finally the app includes a basic spreadsheet program called Data Editor to create and edit data. You can also copy & paste data from a spreadsheet app such as Google Sheets, Excel or Apple’s Numbers app. Several sample datasets are provided.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Art of Stat at 4.9 against StatsSims's 4.2. Art of Stat also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and ratings volume (24 vs 5). StatsSims's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Art of Stat sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. StatsSims asks for nothing beyond the download.
Art of Stat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of StatsSims's written reviews are positive against 75% of Art of Stat's.
StatsSims ships an update every 2 months, Art of Stat every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StatsSims | Art of Stat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New York University | Bernhard Klingenberg |
Customer experience
StatsSims
Art of Stat
In-app purchases
StatsSims
No in-app purchases
Art of Stat
- Compare Groups Categorical Var$0.99
- Two Categorical Variables$0.99
- Explore Quantitative Variable$0.99
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- Compare Groups (Quantitative)$0.99
- Two Quantitative Variables$0.99
- Unlock Entire Explore Data app$3.99








