Comparison

CAScience vs CSTA Events

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

Head to head
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.

About

CSTA Events

Access the official schedule for the CSTA annual conference. Connect with other attendees and manage your event experience. Login using your event registration email.

Highlights
  • Event schedule access
  • Connect with attendees
  • Login with registration email
  • Official conference app
Features
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Attendees registered for the CSTA annual conference can download the official app. Access the event schedule, connect with fellow attendees, and more! To login to the app, use the email address you used to register for the event.

Screenshots

CAScience4 screens
CSTA Events3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CAScience at fortnightly against CSTA Events's every 4 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

CAScience ships an update fortnightly, CSTA Events every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
CAScience versus CSTA Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCAScienceCSTA Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB67 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCalifornia Science Teachers AssociationComputer Science Teachers Association LLC

In-app purchases

None

CAScience

No in-app purchases

None

CSTA Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CAScience free?
CAScience is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CSTA Events free?
CSTA Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CAScience or CSTA Events have ads?
Neither CAScience nor CSTA Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CAScience or CSTA Events?
CAScience ships an update fortnightly, and CSTA Events every 4 months. Most recently, CAScience was updated on September 14, 2026 and CSTA Events on June 1, 2026.

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