SciQuiz vs VR Science Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SciQuiz
Engage with over 45,000 science quizzes covering biology, chemistry, geography, and physics. Explore scientific concepts through interactive 3D models and discover the world of science with curated news summaries.
- Extensive quiz library (45,000+)
- Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Physics topics
- Interactive 3D molecule models
- Microcosm exploration
- Science and health news summaries
- Experiment-based learning
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Explore science through quizzes, interactive experiments, strategy games, and daily news — all in one app. SciQuiz includes more than 45,000 quiz questions covering Biology, Chemistry, Geography, and Physics to help students practice and strengthen their science knowledge. Interactive science tools let you explore the microscopic world in 3D. Render molecular structures, rotate and zoom models, and discover the beauty of atoms and molecules from every angle. Enjoy a collection of science-inspired puzzle and strategy games. Assemble molecules by sliding atoms across the board, rotate mirrors to guide laser beams through electronic circuits, and explore photons, superposition, and entanglement through interactive quantum physics gameplay. These games combine logic, planning, and real scientific concepts into fun hands-on challenges. Stay informed with a built-in science and health news summary featuring interesting discoveries, research, and current events.
VR Science Lab
Explore scientific principles through 25 engaging augmented and virtual reality experiments. Learn about chemical reactions, sound waves, and acidity with hands-on activities like volcano eruptions and slime making. Requires a physical kit to activate the AR/VR experiences.
- 25 AR/VR science experiments
- Learn chemical reactions
- Explore sound waves
- Understand acidity
- Hands-on activities
- Augmented and virtual reality integration
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Dive into Professor Maxwell's virtual lab to explore the wonders of science through 25 fun experiments that come alive in augmented and virtual reality! Learn key scientific principles including chemical reactions, sound waves and acidity with integrated AR and VR. Then get hands on with favorite experiments including erupting a volcano, using lemons to light up an LED, making gooey slime and more, all in Professor Maxwell's VR Science Lab! To activate the experiences, simply download the app and hold your phone over the book included in the kit to see Professor Maxwell come to life!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SciQuiz at 4.6 against VR Science Lab's 4.1. SciQuiz also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 13). VR Science Lab's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SciQuiz holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of SciQuiz's written reviews are positive against 100% of VR Science Lab's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SciQuiz ships an update every 3 months, VR Science Lab every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SciQuiz | VR Science Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (53 ratings) — better | 4.1 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 976 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | +4 |
| Developer | Jianfeng Wu | Abacus |
Customer experience
SciQuiz
VR Science Lab
In-app purchases
SciQuiz
No in-app purchases
VR Science Lab
No in-app purchases
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