Comparison

CA STEAM vs CAScience

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

Head to head
About

CA STEAM

This event app connects educators with STEAM experts for professional development. It focuses on strategies for lifelong learning, inclusive practices, and fostering student passion for STEAM subjects while supporting the social-emotional well-being of the education community.

Highlights
  • Connect with STEAM education experts
  • Explore STEAM strategies
  • Promote lifelong learning
  • Inclusive and targeted practices
  • Support social-emotional development
Features
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The STEAM Symposium is an education professional learning event that brings together passionate people seeking inspiration, energizing engagements, and the opportunity to collaborate with STEAM education experts. This event explores STEAM strategies to cultivate systems that promote life-long learning through inclusive and targeted practices, high-impact techniques, and policies. These approaches promote a sense of belonging and ignite student passion for STEAM learning while also supporting the social-emotional development of our education community.

About

CAScience

Features
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California Association of Science Educators (CASE) will be the leader in working for every educator to build scientific literacy and agency for themselves and for all students. CASE is a non-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization that represents science educators statewide in every science discipline at every grade level, Kindergarten through Higher Education. CASE demonstrates leadership in science education in the state by organizing and participating in statewide reform initiatives, and provides leadership opportunities for members who wish to serve on state advisory committees, including framework, standards, and textbook committees. CASE sponsors the California Science Education Conference, the largest state conference designed specifically for science educators statewide and publishes California Classroom Science, a bi-monthly e-newspaper packed with news, information, resources, ideas, and activities of current interest to science educators.

Screenshots

CA STEAM4 screens
CAScience4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CAScience at fortnightly against CA STEAM's every 8 months. CAScience also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CA STEAM ships an update every 8 months, CAScience fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
CA STEAM versus CAScience: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCA STEAMCAScience
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCALIFORNIANS DEDICATED TO EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCalifornia Science Teachers Association

In-app purchases

None

CA STEAM

No in-app purchases

None

CAScience

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CA STEAM free?
CA STEAM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CAScience free?
CAScience is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CA STEAM or CAScience have ads?
Neither CA STEAM nor CAScience shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CA STEAM or CAScience?
CA STEAM ships an update every 8 months, and CAScience fortnightly. Most recently, CA STEAM was updated on September 18, 2026 and CAScience on September 14, 2026.

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