Comparison

BioDive vs Project Lab VR

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

Head to head
About

BioDive

Immerse yourself in virtual reality marine biology expeditions. Students act as scientists, exploring diverse ocean ecosystems, collecting data, and documenting their findings in a digital journal to understand environmental impacts.

Highlights
  • Virtual reality ocean exploration
  • Scientific inquiry and data collection
  • Digital science journal
  • Collaboration with peers
  • Hypothesis formation
  • Diverse marine ecosystems
Features
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In BioDive, students are marine biologists who travel to international dive locations in VR. They will study the impact of abiotic factors on biotic factors across diverse marine ecosystems and then document their learning in their digital science journals in the companion website. As students move through the experience, they go between their own personal digital science journal (https://biodive.killersnails.com/) and expeditions in the field, including the Eastern Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They make observations, collect data, collaborate with fellow scientists, and synthesize their knowledge to write formal hypotheses about the impact of variables on changes to different ocean ecosystems. Players must have access to the digital science journal to view more than the first scene. BioDive was developed by a team of science teachers and scientists to model the process of scientific inquiry and discovery. Students use their devices to make observations and use their laptops to manipulate data and synthesize observations to demonstrate learning. This game was created by an award-winning team co-founded by a practicing marine biochemist. BioDive was developed with support from the National Science Foundation!

About

Project Lab VR

Explore interactive science lessons and activities in virtual reality. Learn about volcanoes, dinosaurs, the solar system, and human anatomy through immersive experiences with step-by-step instructions.

Highlights
  • Interactive science activities
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Virtual reality immersion
  • Science lessons
  • Volcanoes, dinosaurs, solar system, anatomy modules
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Engage in interactive activities with step instructions and science lessons as we take on volcanoes, dinosaurs, solar systems, and human anatomy, with immersive experiences in virtual reality!

Screenshots

BioDive3 screens
Project Lab VR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BioDive at 3.4 against Project Lab VR's 2.2. Project Lab VR's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (50 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BioDive holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Project Lab VR has 50 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BioDive ships an update every 4 months, Project Lab VR monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BioDive versus Project Lab VR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBioDiveProject Lab VR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better2.2 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews—19.2% of reviews
Number of ratings550 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size372 MB2.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiller SnailsAbacus

Customer experience

BioDive

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Project Lab VR

All ratings50 ratings
Positive28.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive19.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.8%

In-app purchases

None

BioDive

No in-app purchases

None

Project Lab VR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BioDive free?
BioDive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Project Lab VR free?
Project Lab VR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BioDive or Project Lab VR?
BioDive is rated higher. BioDive averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Project Lab VR averages 2.2 from 50 ratings.
Do BioDive or Project Lab VR have ads?
Neither BioDive nor Project Lab VR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BioDive or Project Lab VR?
BioDive ships an update every 4 months, and Project Lab VR monthly. Most recently, BioDive was updated on June 11, 2026 and Project Lab VR on September 4, 2026.

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