Plum's Island Explorer vs Ball Stretch 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plum's Island Explorer
Explore a virtual island, learn about landforms and water bodies, and clean up trash to unlock information. This interactive game uses videos and images to teach elementary science concepts.
- Virtual island exploration
- Learn about landforms
- Learn about water bodies
- Trash cleanup unlocks information
- Interactive videos and images
- NGSS Earth Science alignment
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The Plum’s Island Explorer: Land and Water app offers early elementary students an opportunity to navigate around a virtual island as they explore and learn about landforms and water bodies. Navigate around a virtual island to explore various landforms and water bodies in this interactive game from PLUM LANDING. --Journey around the island and pick up trash to unlock information about specific landforms and water bodies. --Innovative videos from WGBH and spectacular ground-view and aerial-view images from NASA offer a unique platform for classroom exploration of key elementary science concepts. --Students use the interactive game and associated supports to observe, identify, and record characteristics of common landforms and water bodies as they use an aerial perspective on a map to navigate the landscape. The content in the game is aligned to NGSS Earth Science curriculum. Learn more at pbslearningmedia.org and pbslearningmedia.org/universe. Our host is Plum, a colorful alien who is featured at PLUM LANDING, an exciting environmental science project from WGBH in Boston. PLUM LANDING helps kids develop a love for and connection to this amazing and beautiful planet we call home, and it invites kids ages six to nine to get to know their world through a collection of fun and engaging games, apps, videos, and hands-on science activities. For more information, visit pbkskids.org/plumlanding.
Ball Stretch 3D
Engage your mind in a unique puzzle game where you must strategically move balls to solve challenges without breaking them. Experience simple yet addictive gameplay suitable for all ages, with the added fun of collecting pens.
- Strategic ball movement
- Brain-teasing puzzles
- Addictive gameplay
- Pen collection
- Free to play
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Do not stretch me!!! It's time to use your brain and find a way to stretch the balls! The rule's easy, move the balls, you will need your wisdom and imagination. You'll surely love this game once you get how it works! Features: * Free to play, play it anywhere anytime * Suitable for all ages * Simple rules but a little difficult to clear the level, you'll find the addiction. * You can also enjoy the fun of collecting pens * Now try to get a higher score and share it with your friends! By downloading, installing or using this App, you agree to Kolor Life's privacy policy and terms of us, as may be updated by Kolor Life from time to time. Please visit: Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/ppkolorlife Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/termkolorlife
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ball Stretch 3D at 4.6 against Plum's Island Explorer's 3.3. Ball Stretch 3D also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 16). Plum's Island Explorer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Ball Stretch 3D sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Plum's Island Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ball Stretch 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ball Stretch 3D has 3.7K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Plum's Island Explorer's written reviews are positive against 30% of Ball Stretch 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Plum's Island Explorer | Ball Stretch 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (16 ratings) | 4.6 (3.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 29.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 366 MB | 306 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | WGBH | Arcade Puzzle |
Customer experience
Plum's Island Explorer
Ball Stretch 3D
Bugs and requests
Plum's Island Explorer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ball Stretch 3D
Reported bugs
2 issues- Upgrades in the Pain room don't work
- Gameplay is different from the ads
Requested features
3 requests- Allow players to die in the game
- Improve difficulty and length of gameplay
- Reduce the number of ads
In-app purchases
Plum's Island Explorer
No in-app purchases
Ball Stretch 3D
- Remove Ads Sale$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Small Coin Pack$2.99
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- Hot Deal$4.99
- Medium Coin Pack$4.99
- Bonus Pack$14.99
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