micro by THIX vs Crash Course
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
micro by THIX
Simulate the creation and evolution of microorganisms. Explore natural selection, mutation, and inter-microbial conflict in a dynamic, educational sandbox. Experiment with environmental factors and genetic traits to discover new life forms.
- Create bacteria, viruses, and fungi
- Observe natural selection
- Learn microbiology interactively
- Edit genetic attributes
- Experiment with environmental factors
- Collect microbes in a library
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Create bacteria, viruses and fungi. Mix them up. Watch them reproduce, mutate, fight, and evolve. Features: - observe the phenomenon of natural selection - learn microbiology in an innovative way - editable genetic attributes - experiment with spotlight, heat or antiseptics - unlimited possibilities of genetic combinations - name your own microbes - collect microbes in your library
Crash Course
Access thousands of free educational videos covering humanities and sciences. Enhance your learning with supplemental flashcards and quizzes for select courses. Join a community dedicated to making education fun and engaging.
- Thousands of educational videos
- High school and college level courses
- Humanities and sciences subjects
- Supplemental flashcards
- Quizzes for review
- Community of learners
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Watch thousands of educational videos and review your learning with the Crash Course App! At Crash Course, we believe that high-quality educational content should be available to everyone for free. We produce courses that accompany high school and college-level classes ranging from the humanities to the sciences. On YouTube we have created a community of over 10 million subscribers that believe, like us, that learning should be fun, engaging, and thoughtful (and silly when appropriate). This app is a portal to our thousands of videos online and a place to review your learning with supplemental flashcards and quizzes. Flashcard decks are currently available for all episodes of Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry, and we'll be continually adding more content. So please join our community of learners because you are the exception!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Crash Course at Free against micro by THIX's $1.99. Crash Course also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 28). micro by THIX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On 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
Crash Course is free to download; micro by THIX costs $1.99 up front. Crash Course sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. micro by THIX asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crash Course holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crash Course has 1.6K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of micro by THIX's written reviews are positive against 76% of Crash Course's.
micro by THIX ships an update every 10 months, Crash Course every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | micro by THIX | Crash Course |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (28 ratings) | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 75.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | THIX LLC | Complexly LLC |
Customer experience
micro by THIX
Crash Course
Bugs and requests
micro by THIX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Crash Course
Reported bugs
4 issues- Courses disappearing after updates
- Search function not working
- Trouble downloading content
- App crashing during use
Requested features
6 requests- Add math and English courses
- Expand course selection
- Improve search functionality
- Allow offline video viewing
- Add progress tracking and favorites
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- Implement landscape mode on tablets
In-app purchases
micro by THIX
No in-app purchases
Crash Course
- Contribute $1.99$1.99
- Contribute Tier 1$1.99
- Contribute $4.99$4.99
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- Contribute Tier 2$4.99
- Contribute Tier 3$9.99
- Contribute Tier 4$14.99
- Contribute Tier 5$19.99
- Contribute Tier 6$24.99
- Contribute Tier 7$29.99
- Contribute Tier 8$39.99
- Contribute Tier 9$49.99
- Contribute Tier 10$59.99
- Contribute Tier 14$99.99
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