Excavate! Greece vs PixWhat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Excavate! Greece
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Learn History in a new way with Excavate! Greece, an immersive social studies game for students! Use Archaeological thinking to apply skills of Inquiry and Evaluation of Evidence to aspects of Greek daily life not covered in textbooks. By excavating and analyzing four significant locations, players will: · Explore the significance of Apollo’s Temple in Delphi · Gain a new perspective on the Olympic Games · Distinguish the roles of women and men in ancient Greek society · Compare and contrast the lifestyles of Athens and Sparta · Piece together daily life · Describe the lifestyle and role of gods and goddesses in Roman society · Explain architectural innovations that were used to build temples and stadiums “The quality of information and the methodology behind the questions is stronger than any educational game I've ever played.” K-12 Director of Technology, MD Players can explore the sites in any order; progress is recorded in journals that log collected artifacts, field notes and achievements. Throughout the game, players use C3 skills to analyze and make connections. They carefully deduce the facts about each area, stratum by stratum and artifact by artifact. At each location, players make meaning of how artifacts were used through a series of analysis questions and reports that require players to make connections, read closely and consider the historical context of the primary source artifacts. Finally, players see each site come alive as artifacts populate an historically accurate image of Greek life. Features: • Engage with objects of daily life textbooks never include • Use archaeological thinking to piece together historical understanding • See artifacts in context in the ancient world • Design input from Social Studies teachers • Historically Accurate, C3 Skills-Based learning • Free Teacher Guides, Lesson Plans, and Extension Activities • Track Student Progress • Bundle with other Excavate! games for a complete curriculum solution What people are saying about Excavate! “Excellent illustrations and collection of source material. I could see using this as a resource for a project. Good Collections of terms and other historical objects.” 7th Grade Social Studies, MD “I LOVED the analysis questions because it assisted the kids in seeing the "big" picture and making connections.” – 5th Grade Social Studies, OH Excavate! Series: Built in consultation with social studies teachers, Excavate! uses overarching questions to focus student inquiry as they dig, analyze, report and learn through object-based evaluation. Highly detailed, historically accurate illustrations and artifacts help students make connections and see the “big picture” of ancient history. Interaction with artifacts, including detailed 3D models, allows students to understand what life was really like for people of different social roles. Extensive in-game resources such as comprehensive location and artifact information and an interactive glossary make it easy to extend the learning off the screen. Supporting educator materials, standards information and extension activities help educators seamlessly include Excavate! in any ancient history curriculum. Track student performance using the new GBLxAPI learning data format, which reports student progress against C3 and ELA standards in an easy to read format. Excavate! is a multi-game world history series that includes old and new world civilizations such as Rome, Greece, Egypt, Maya, Inca and more. All Excavate social studies games have accompanying lesson plan materials and additional activities available from our website for free.
PixWhat
Instantly translate text and objects from photos using AI. Learn new languages with context-aware example sentences and native speaker audio. Ideal for kids, travelers, and students.
- Instant photo translation
- AI scene-based example sentences
- Native-speaker audio
- Supports 10+ languages
- Handwritten text recognition
- Ad-free experience
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Turn everyday life into language practice with PixWhat. PixWhat helps you learn useful words, understand how they’re actually used, and practice speaking with AI — all from the real world around you. See something you don’t know how to say? Just snap a photo. PixWhat identifies what you’re looking at, shows you the word, pronunciation, meaning, and real-life examples, then helps you practice using it in conversation. Instead of memorizing isolated vocabulary, you learn words in context and turn them into language you can actually use. How PixWhat works STEP 1: Snap what you see Take a photo of food, clothes, objects, signs, places, or anything around you. STEP 2: Learn the word in context See the meaning, hear the pronunciation, and learn how the word is naturally used in real sentences. STEP 3: Practice speaking with AI Use what you’ve just learned in AI conversations and practice speaking whenever you want. STEP 4: Save and review Build your own vocabulary from real-life discoveries and come back anytime to reinforce what you’ve learned. Whether you're traveling, studying, working abroad, or simply trying to speak more confidently, PixWhat turns everyday moments into opportunities to learn and speak. No endless word lists. No disconnected flashcards. No wondering what to practice next. Just look around, learn what matters to you, and start speaking. PixWhat supports 22+ languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and more. See it. Learn it. Say it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Excavate! Greece at none against PixWhat's 5. Excavate! Greece also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). PixWhat's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 26 months). On price, ads 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. PixWhat sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Excavate! Greece asks for nothing beyond the download.
Excavate! Greece ships an update every 26 months, PixWhat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Excavate! Greece | PixWhat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 84.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dig-It Games, LLC | Wuhan Yuhang Technology Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
Excavate! Greece
No in-app purchases
PixWhat
- PRO Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- PixWhat PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
- PixWhat PRO Yearly2 variants$12.991 Year
- PixWhat.PRO$99.99







