Comparison

Pro Scientific Names vs Star Exploration

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

Head to head
About

Pro Scientific Names

Features
Read full description

Study the scientific names of various plants and animals, and test your knowledge by taking the exam. During the exam, answers marked in green indicate correct responses, while those in red indicate incorrect ones. The app includes the scientific names for all plants and animals.

About

Star Exploration

Features
Read full description

1. About Star Exploration Star Exploration is a novel and interesting game of reasoning. The star map is divided into multiple star regions, some of which have a planet with a color of red, yellow, and blue. The purpose of the game is to gather three planets of different colors together through movement, and there is only one aggregated planet in each sector area divided from the center of the circle. 2. How to Play a. Move: Each planet can only move up to one step. The blue planet can move diagonally by one grid, the green planet can move left and right or up and down by one grid, and the red planet can move up, down, left and right by two grid. b. Zoom: Click the + - button to zoom in or out on the star map. Drag and drop star map in the blank space. c. Undo: click the UNDO button in the upper right corner. d. Hint: click the HINT button right above.

Screenshots

Pro Scientific Names4 screens
Star Exploration3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pro Scientific Names at none against Star Exploration's 1. Pro Scientific Names also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). Star Exploration's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 months vs every 37 months). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Star Exploration sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pro Scientific Names asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro Scientific Names ships an update every 37 months, Star Exploration every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
Pro Scientific Names versus Star Exploration: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPro Scientific NamesStar Exploration
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 10 months โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS10.0 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergangadhar goudๆŒฏๅŽ ่ฎธ

In-app purchases

None

Pro Scientific Names

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Star Exploration

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99

Questions

Is Pro Scientific Names free?
Pro Scientific Names is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Exploration free?
Star Exploration is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pro Scientific Names or Star Exploration have ads?
Pro Scientific Names shows ads; Star Exploration does not.
Which is updated more often, Pro Scientific Names or Star Exploration?
Pro Scientific Names ships an update every 37 months, and Star Exploration every 10 months. Most recently, Pro Scientific Names was updated on October 27, 2026 and Star Exploration on October 25, 2026.

Other comparisons