Comparison

Respiratory Sys vs Action Potentials

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

Head to head
About

Respiratory Sys

Features
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Discover how humans breathe with Respiration System in Human Beings – EduTech Era, a complete learning app designed for students, teachers, and science learners. Explore the structure and function of the lungs, trachea, bronchi, diaphragm, and alveoli with simple explanations and clear visuals. Understand how oxygen enters the body and carbon dioxide leaves through the process of inhalation and exhalation. Learn the mechanism of breathing, gas exchange, and the role of blood in transporting gases. The app includes labeled diagrams, cut sections of lungs, animations of breathing movements, audio lessons, and interactive tools for better understanding. Perfect for school chapters, quick revision, and detailed study. EduTech Era makes science learning easy, engaging, and visually rich for everyone.

About

Action Potentials

Explore the mechanics of action potentials in real-time. Adjust parameters and introduce various drugs to observe their impact on neuronal signaling. Choose between single event simulations or continuous manual current injections.

Highlights
  • Real-time action potential visualization
  • Adjustable simulation parameters
  • Drug effect simulation (lidocaine, tetrodotoxin, TEA)
  • Single action potential mode
  • Continuous manual current injection
Features
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In this app, you can see how action potentials work by watching the action potential as it happens and adjusting the parameters. You can add drugs such as lidocaine, tetrodotoxin, and TEA to observe the effects on the action potential. You have the option to see a single action potential with a preset current injection, or a continuous option where you can manually inject current to trigger an action potential.

Screenshots

Respiratory Sys4 screens
Action Potentials3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Action Potentials at Free against Respiratory Sys's $2.99. Action Potentials also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Action Potentials is free to download; Respiratory Sys costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Respiratory Sys ships an update every 28 months, Action Potentials every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Respiratory Sys versus Action Potentials: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRespiratory SysAction Potentials
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (13 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVIRTUAL FILAMENTS PRIVATE LIMITEDBeau Forest

In-app purchases

None

Respiratory Sys

No in-app purchases

None

Action Potentials

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Respiratory Sys free?
Respiratory Sys costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Action Potentials free?
Action Potentials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Respiratory Sys or Action Potentials have ads?
Neither Respiratory Sys nor Action Potentials shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Respiratory Sys or Action Potentials?
Respiratory Sys ships an update every 28 months, and Action Potentials every 3 weeks. Most recently, Respiratory Sys was updated on October 15, 2026 and Action Potentials on October 11, 2026.

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