Not From Earth vs Sci
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Not From Earth
Transform photos of people into aliens with a variety of effects and backgrounds. Share your alien discoveries with friends and family, complete with a certificate of discovery. Enjoy free updates and no advertisements.
- Alien photo transformation
- Hundreds of free effects
- Backgrounds included
- Shareable discovery certificates
- Free lifetime updates
- No ads or addons
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Finally, a way for Terrans to detect Aliens from other worlds that walk among us. Simply take a snapshot or use exiting photos of someone that you suspect of being from another world and turn them into an alien. Share the discovery with your friends and family. A certificate of discovery is provided for sharing and exposing the culprit. Hundreds of free effects and backgrounds. Free Updates for life. No Ads. No Addons needed.
Sci
Stream a vast library of classic science fiction films and TV shows for free. Enjoy ad-free viewing by subscribing to a monthly plan. Access content on your iPhone or iPad.
- Hundreds of classic sci-fi movies
- Classic science fiction television shows
- Free streaming access
- Optional monthly subscription for ad-free viewing
- Available on iPhone and iPad
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Sci-Fi Movie Classics contains hundreds of hours of your favorite classic science fiction movies and television shows available to watch for free. Sign up for a monthly subscription to watch without ads! Terms of Use: http://macmillanweb.com/html/terms.asp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sci at Free against Not From Earth's $5.99. Sci also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 2). Not From Earth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Sci is free to download; Not From Earth costs $5.99 up front. Sci sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Not From Earth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Not From Earth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sci has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Not From Earth ships an update every 6 months, Sci every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Not From Earth | Sci |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 502 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | XMLAuthor Inc | MacMillan Interactive Communications, LLC |
Customer experience
Not From Earth
Sci
In-app purchases
Not From Earth
No in-app purchases
Sci
- Sci-Fi Movies Subscription$5.991 Month
- Sci-Fi Movies Yearly Subscription$69.991 Year
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