AminoCraft vs Eterna
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AminoCraft
Engage in interactive gameplay to master the 20 amino acids. Choose between beginner quizzes to identify them or expert challenges to position chemical groups in 2D. Enjoy three distinct game modes for learning at your own pace or competing with others.
- Learn 20 amino acids
- Beginner quiz mode
- Expert 2D chemical positioning
- Relax learning mode
- Challenge mode with score sharing
- Nomenclature memorization
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Free gameplay to learn the 20 amino-acids Two levels Beginner - "Quizz" : recognize the amino acids Expert - "Craft" : position in 2D the chemical groups Three game modes Relax : learn in a stress-free environment Challenge : Share your score Nomenclature : Memorize all the nomenclature of amino-acids
Eterna
Engage in a citizen science game to design RNA molecules for medical research. Solve puzzles to unlock lab access and contribute to inventing new medicines through challenges.
- Design RNA molecules
- Solve scientific puzzles
- Participate in medical research
- Invent new medicines
- Unlock lab access
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Eterna is a citizen science game where players learn to design RNA molecules for medical research by solving puzzles. Complete introductory puzzles to unlock lab access and participate in challenges where you can invent medicine!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eterna at 3.7 against AminoCraft's 3.0. Eterna also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). AminoCraft's advantage is review sentiment (46% vs 33%). 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.
Eterna holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of AminoCraft's written reviews are positive against 33% of Eterna's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AminoCraft ships an update every 7 months, Eterna every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AminoCraft | Eterna |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (10 ratings) | 3.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Groupe Curious | Vital Mind Media |
Customer experience
AminoCraft
Eterna
In-app purchases
AminoCraft
No in-app purchases
Eterna
No in-app purchases
