Nerdish vs SciQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nerdish
Expand your general knowledge with concise, engaging articles on diverse topics like science, history, and art. Designed for busy adults, this app delivers quick, fact-checked reads in 5-10 minutes daily to foster lifelong learning and personal growth.
- Concise articles on science, history, art, and more
- Daily 5-10 minute learning sessions
- Fact-checked and well-structured content
- Connects key ideas for deeper understanding
- Topics include psychology, technology, and daily life
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Nerdish is a learning app that helps you grow your general knowledge. The articles inside are our own — written to show you things you'd never thought to look up, feed your curiosity, and help you learn more about the world. You can read them or listen to them, and most take about ten minutes: why people like spicy food, what Nefertiti actually looked like, how the internet crosses oceans. What's inside: - Articles we write ourselves. Each one starts with a question our editors find interesting, and gets researched properly before it's written. - Topics from the life around you. Sleep, coffee, déjà vu, the internet, Nefertiti — things you pass by every day without wondering about them. - Our own writing framework. It keeps every article interesting and concise, but still genuinely educational — a lot of thought went into getting all three at once. - Built as microlearning for adults. Short chapters of a couple of minutes each, designed to fit a phone screen and a busy day. - Audio for everything. Read it, listen to it, or follow the text while it plays. - Historical photographs, archive material and artwork alongside the text, with facts and details in the margins. - A wide range of subjects, from the human body to ancient history — and the connections between them. We built Nerdish for people who: - would rather spend phone time on something better than socials. Same ten minutes, different outcome. - enjoy learning random things for no particular reason. Curiosity doesn't need a goal attached to it. - want to stay mentally sharp. Reading something unfamiliar is a small habit that keeps the mind working. - want to find their way back to reading. Short pieces are easier to start with than a book you've been meaning to open for months. - want to have more to say — about art, history, or why the sky is blue. Why it works: There's no way to measure general knowledge and no point where you have enough. But it's what you're using when you read the news, or decide whether something sounds true, or find a solution that came from somewhere unrelated. Hardly any of us sets out to work on our knowledge. Nobody ever taught us how — there's no course in general knowledge, nowhere obvious to begin. So it stays on the list of things you'd like to do. Nerdish works because the mechanism is already there. Curiosity is what built your general knowledge in the first place, and it doesn't need much — an interesting question and ten minutes. And knowledge doesn't stay in separate piles. We write science with its history in it, history with its culture, and culture with the people behind it — nothing is only about one thing. Pick a topic, read or listen, learn something you'd never thought to look up. That's how general knowledge grows. Learn with us about: - Health and the human body: sleep, memory, ageing, and how the body actually works. - History: ancient empires, revolutions, great discoveries, and the people who changed things. - Science and technology: space, evolution, physics, AI, inventions, and everyday phenomena explained properly. - Daily things: why déjà vu happens, how coffee was discovered, where common ideas come from. - Art and culture: painting, music, architecture, design, literature, and the movements behind them. - Food: where dishes come from and why we like what we like. - Famous people: the lives behind the names. Welcome to being Nerdish with us! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SciQuest
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The ultimate science video streaming app. Explore a collection of videos covering various fields of science. From of black holes and quantum computing to the journeys of NASA's Parker Solar Probe and the James Webb Space Telescope. Fields of Science Covered: • Astronomy & Space Science: Enjoy videos on Mars, black holes, the James Webb Space Telescope, and more. • Physics: Watch videos on quantum computing, the Higgs Boson, and the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. • Environmental Science: Covering the impact of climate change and the importance of preserving our planet. • Biology: Learn about fascinating creatures like tardigrades, zombie ants, and the deadliest animals on Earth. • Technology & Innovation: Stay updated on the latest advancements in computing, AI, and medical technology. Subscription Details: SciQuest Monthly/Annual Subscription. A subscription fee of $9.99 per month or 99.99 per year will be charged to your credit card via your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Once activated, the subscription cannot be canceled for the current billing cycle.You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime through your iTunes account settings. For further assistance, please contact our support team at: contact@appsfornexus.com Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://appsfornexus.com/terms-use-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nerdish at none against SciQuest's shown. Nerdish also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and chart position (#86 vs unranked). On price, 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. Nerdish sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SciQuest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nerdish ships an update every 5 days, SciQuest every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nerdish | SciQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #86 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nerdish OU | AppsForNexus SMC Private Limited |
Bugs and requests
Nerdish
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incomplete articles with missing content
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Subscription issues and billing problems
Requested features
4 requests- Add audio narration option
- Implement bookmarking and note-taking features
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Provide more free content without ads
SciQuest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nerdish
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Nerdish Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Easy Quarterly Plan$11.993 Months
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- Nerdish Annual Special$29.991 Year
- Nerdish Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
SciQuest
- SciQuest Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- SciQuest Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
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