Climate Quest vs Saving Yourself
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Climate Quest
Engage in a retro-style game to prepare for climate disasters across America. Learn about climate change impacts on communities through scientifically vetted events. Ideal for ages 8 and up, it offers a fun, educational experience for home, classroom, or museum settings.
- Retro 8-bit graphics
- Scientifically accurate climate events
- Interactive climate change simulation
- Suitable for ages 8+
- Supports museum, classroom, and home play
- Accompanying teaching materials available
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Climate Quest is now available for iOS! Recommended for players ages 8 and up. Play through classic 8-bit style graphics and a retro-inspired soundtrack as you help our zany cast of scientists SAVE THE WORLD by preparing against climate disasters that occur around America. Climate Quest is a game that gives the player the power to influence mass climate change events and learn about how climate change can affect the cities and towns that they live in. Each game event has been vetted by climate scientists for scientific accuracy. This game is brought to you by the EarthGames team at the University of Washington, and proudly debuted at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in January 2016 after winning first place at the national Climate Game Jam. Climate Quest is for ages 8 and up, and is designed to be played in a museum, classroom, or home setting. It takes approximately 10 minutes to play through the game. Teachers and parents can also utilize our accompanying teaching material accessible at our site (earthgames.org) to extend the learning experience. We'd love to hear from you! Write to us with comments, suggestions or to join our mailing list at EarthGamesUW@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @earthgamesuw.
Saving Yourself
This educational game teaches children and adults appropriate responses to natural disasters like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. It features a narrated adventure, interactive questions, and achievements to track learning progress. The app is available in English and Italian, with more languages and content planned.
- Natural disaster preparedness
- Narrated adventure guidance
- Interactive learning questions
- Achievement system
- Multi-language support
- Original artwork and audio
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A new Educational Games on Safety and Emergency. An adventure to learn on the most appropriate behaviour in case of: - volcanic eruptions - earthquakes - hydrogeological disasters A narrating voice will guide you through the game. Audio effects and original drawings. Answer to questions while gaming and earn achievements. A final test will show you what type of expert you've become. The game is ideal for children, but will give important info to adults too. The game can be played now in two languages: English and Italian. More languages and more adventures will comes (First Aid and others) Game design: Sabina Maraffi, Francesco M. Sacerdoti Storytelling: Sabina Maraffi Software development: e-voluzione srl Original Drawings: Sabina Maraffi Music and Audio Effects: Francesco Sacerdoti English translation: Serena Carotenuto, Annalisa Raffone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Saving Yourself at 5.0 against Climate Quest's 4.6. Climate Quest's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
Saving Yourself holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Climate Quest has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Climate Quest ships an update every 7 months, Saving Yourself every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Climate Quest | Saving Yourself |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dargan M. Frierson | e-voluzione di F.M.Sacerdoti srl |
Customer experience
Climate Quest
Saving Yourself
In-app purchases
Climate Quest
No in-app purchases
Saving Yourself
No in-app purchases
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