Climate Quest vs IR Theory Explorer
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.
IR Theory Explorer
Explore and understand International Relations theories. This app helps you learn about key authors, compare different theories, and see how they apply to historical and current events.
- Learn International Relations theories
- Understand key authors
- Compare and contrast theories
- Apply theories to events
- Educational content
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Learn International Relations Theory with this app! Are you interested in understanding different examples of IR theory and the key authors? Do you need to compare and contrast different theories? Do you need to understand how they apply to historic and current events? Then you need this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Climate Quest at Free against IR Theory Explorer's $1.99. Climate Quest also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.4). IR Theory Explorer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Climate Quest is free to download; IR Theory Explorer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IR Theory Explorer 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.
| Parameter | Climate Quest | IR Theory Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| 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 | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dargan M. Frierson | Jennifer Cannon |
Customer experience
Climate Quest
IR Theory Explorer
In-app purchases
Climate Quest
No in-app purchases
IR Theory Explorer
No in-app purchases
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