VR Science Lab vs Bill Nye's VR Space Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VR Science Lab
Explore scientific principles through 25 engaging augmented and virtual reality experiments. Learn about chemical reactions, sound waves, and acidity with hands-on activities like volcano eruptions and slime making. Requires a physical kit to activate the AR/VR experiences.
- 25 AR/VR science experiments
- Learn chemical reactions
- Explore sound waves
- Understand acidity
- Hands-on activities
- Augmented and virtual reality integration
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Dive into Professor Maxwell's virtual lab to explore the wonders of science through 25 fun experiments that come alive in augmented and virtual reality! Learn key scientific principles including chemical reactions, sound waves and acidity with integrated AR and VR. Then get hands on with favorite experiments including erupting a volcano, using lemons to light up an LED, making gooey slime and more, all in Professor Maxwell's VR Science Lab! To activate the experiences, simply download the app and hold your phone over the book included in the kit to see Professor Maxwell come to life!
Bill Nye's VR Space Lab
Explore the cosmos and conduct fun experiments in virtual and augmented reality. This interactive activity set brings space exploration to life with step-by-step instructions.
- Virtual reality space exploration
- Augmented reality experiments
- Step-by-step instructions
- Interactive activity set
- Cosmos exploration
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Step inside Bill Nye’s Space Lab and explore the cosmos with Bill Nye in this 85 piece activity set! Get ready to discover space in virtual reality and enjoy fun experiments with step-by-step instructions that come alive in augmented reality!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VR Science Lab at 100% against Bill Nye's VR Space Lab's 14%. VR Science Lab also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free vs paid). Bill Nye's VR Space Lab's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (73 vs 13). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VR Science Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bill Nye's VR Space Lab has 73 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of VR Science Lab's written reviews are positive against 14% of Bill Nye's VR Space Lab's.
VR Science Lab ships an update every 2 months, Bill Nye's VR Space Lab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VR Science Lab | Bill Nye's VR Space Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (13 ratings) — better | 3.0 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 13.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 976 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | +4 | +4 |
| Developer | Abacus | Abacus |
Customer experience
VR Science Lab
Bill Nye's VR Space Lab
In-app purchases
VR Science Lab
No in-app purchases
Bill Nye's VR Space Lab
No in-app purchases
Questions
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