Bug Journal vs Prins Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bug Journal
Document your insect discoveries with this virtual bug collection app. Capture photos, record field notes with automatic date and location data, and organize your findings. Features an interactive identification tool and educational bug information.
- Virtual bug collection
- Photo capture with notes
- Automatic date and location tagging
- Interactive bug identification tool
- Bug information lookup
- Exportable reports for school projects
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Bug Journal is a virtual bug collection. You will be able to take pictures and record field notes. Date and location are automatically stored with the photo. Sort the journal by date, name or species. Any journal entry can be exported as a printed report or air-dropped to another iPhone. Reports were made with school projects in mind! Bug Journal has an interactive identification tool built in. Simply answer a couple questions about the bug and the app will narrow down the possibilities. You will also be able to look up the various bugs for more information. If you are interested in the latest news about bugs, there are 5 news feeds you can look at.
Prins Academy
Learn to draw and paint with instructional videos designed for ages six and up. This online art school provides high-level art education for homeschoolers or those without access to quality teachers. Premium members receive personalized feedback on their artwork from an instructor.
- Instructional video lessons
- Drawing and painting techniques
- Suitable for ages 6+
- Feedback from instructors (premium)
- Online art education
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Prins Academy is an online art school that offers instructional videos to individuals desiring to learn how to draw or paint. The video lessons will be available for ages six and up. These lessons are ideal for home schooled students or anyone wanting to receive high-level art education without access to quality art teachers. Premium members will also have access to an instructor who will give feedback on art submissions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Prins Academy at 5.0 against Bug Journal's 3.7. Prins Academy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Bug Journal's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Prins Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Bug Journal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Prins Academy's.
Bug Journal ships an update every 3 months, Prins Academy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bug Journal | Prins Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Johnson | Prins Academy LLC |
Customer experience
Bug Journal
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In-app purchases
Bug Journal
No in-app purchases
Prins Academy
No in-app purchases
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