Comparison

Welducation Basic vs Debate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Welducation Basic

Gain welding knowledge through interactive quizzes and a virtual welding game. Train practical skills and compare your performance internationally with other users.

Highlights
  • Virtual welding game for practical skill training
  • Interactive quiz for theoretical knowledge
  • International ranking list for user comparison
  • Virtual trainer guidance
  • Multiple levels and tasks
Features
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What is the benefit of Fronius Welducation Basic? Finally it is possible to playfully gain welding know-how. Exhausting study of theoretical knowledge is a thing of the past, now that Welducation Basic is available. This free of charge Application for smartphone and tablet provides information on welding. The quiz helps achieving theoretical knowledge and by using the welding game, practical skills are virtually trained. It is then possible to compare the results of this interactively learned welding knowledge internationally with other App users via a ranking list. What do quiz and game look like? Quiz Using the quiz, every App user playfully builds up basic welding knowledge. After successfully answering 10 multiple choice questions on welding through different levels, a final score will be calculated. The personal ranking list records these results. Furthermore, it is possible to compare your high score internationally. Game The welding game enables first practical experience with virtual welding. The user welds through several levels by successfully completing different tasks (e.g. bead on a plate, fillet and butt weld). The virtual trainer - called "Ghost" - supports the welder with welding speed and position by giving coloured signs. The aim is to achieve a score as high as possible. This score will be provided within a personal and an online ranking list. All benefits at a glance / Playfully experiencing the world of welding – theory & practical skills / First practical experience in welding – without any equipment / Interactively learning independent from a location / International comparability of results using the online ranking list

About

Debate

This app facilitates fun debates at parties by providing random topics and assigning sides. Players form teams, choose a topic, and argue for a randomly assigned stance for five minutes.

Highlights
  • Random debate topics
  • Assigned debate sides
  • Team-based play
  • Timed debates (5 minutes)
  • Optional paid topic packs
Features
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All debates are black and white, there is no middle ground or is there? Debate is a simple game designed for parties and gatherings of friends, it simply gives you topics to debate and assigns you to one side of the argument. You don't get to choose which side, the app will choose for you! -How to Play- * Form two teams (white and black) * Choose a topic and a question * The app will randomly choose which side of the debate you need to argue for. * You have 5 minutes to debate! -Free Packs- The game is free to play, there are some optional paid packs but you can play the game without these.

Screenshots

Welducation Basic4 screens
Debate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Debate at 88% against Welducation Basic's 40%. Debate also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 33 months). Welducation Basic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Debate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Welducation Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Debate holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Debate has 168 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Welducation Basic's written reviews are positive against 88% of Debate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Welducation Basic ships an update every 33 months, Debate every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Welducation Basic versus Debate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWelducation BasicDebate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (26 ratings)4.4 (168 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26168 — better
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB41 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFronius International GmbHDevExtras

Customer experience

Welducation Basic

All ratings26 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Debate

All ratings168 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Welducation Basic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Debate

One-time1
  • Premium Packs$2.99

Questions

Is Welducation Basic free?
Welducation Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Debate free?
Debate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Welducation Basic or Debate?
Debate is rated higher. Welducation Basic averages 3.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Debate averages 4.4 from 168 ratings.
Do Welducation Basic or Debate have ads?
Debate shows ads; Welducation Basic does not.
Which is updated more often, Welducation Basic or Debate?
Welducation Basic ships an update every 33 months, and Debate every 4 weeks. Most recently, Welducation Basic was updated on September 25, 2026 and Debate on October 2, 2026.

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