For Science! vs Dune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
For Science!
Enhance your board game experience with this companion app. It provides immersive audio, sound effects, and voice acting to bring the game's theme to life. Customize game length and difficulty for a personalized challenge.
- Real-time timer
- Thematic music
- Sound effects
- Voice acting
- Customizable difficulty
- Adjustable game length
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For Science!" is a real time board game about saving the world from disease. This companion app provides a timer, music, sound effects, and voice acting to immerse you in the theme of the "For Science!" and allows you to customize your preferred difficulty by adjusting the frequency of Events and the length of the game to your liking. This companion app is not a game and must be used with a physical copy of the "For Science" board game - published by Grey Fox Games.
Dune
Engage in strategic warfare and political intrigue on the desert planet Arrakis. This award-winning board game adaptation blends deck-building and worker placement mechanics. Compete against AI, other players online, or face unique challenges and rotating game modes.
- Deck-building mechanics
- Worker placement strategy
- Online multiplayer
- Local AI battles
- Unique challenges
- Rotating Skirmish Mode
- Achievement system
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Immerse yourself in the world of Dune. Experience the ultimate blend of strategy and intrigue as you navigate the treacherous landscapes of Arrakis in the award-winning board game Dune: Imperium! Battle online, locally with AI, or against the formidable House Hagal. Earn Achievements that showcase your prowess as a leader. Embark on more than a dozen Challenges that will test your wit and cunning. Compete for badges in the rotating Skirmish Mode where no two games are the same! Control the Spice. Control the Universe. Arrakis. Dune. Desert Planet. Raise your banner above the vast wasteland before you. As the Great Houses of the Landsraad marshal their forces and their spies, whom will you influence, and whom will you betray? A tyrannical Emperor. The secretive Bene Gesserit. The shrewd Spacing Guild. The ferocious Fremen of the Deep Desert. The power of the Imperium can be yours, but war is not the only way to claim it. Dune: Imperium blends deck-building and worker placement in a deeply thematic new strategy game where the fate of the Empire hangs on your decisions. Will you seek political allies or rely upon military might? Economic strength or subtle intrigues? A council seat… or a sharpened blade? The cards are dealt. The choice is yours. The Imperium awaits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: For Science! at Free against Dune's $10.99. For Science! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Dune's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). On ads 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
For Science! is free to download; Dune costs $10.99 up front. Dune sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. For Science! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dune holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dune has 5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of For Science!'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Dune's.
For Science! ships an update every 2 weeks, Dune every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | For Science! | Dune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $10.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #18 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 804 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Grey Fox Games | Dire Wolf Digital |
Customer experience
For Science!
Dune
Bugs and requests
For Science!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dune
Reported bugs
4 issues- Intrigue card issues
- Inconsistent login credentials
- Notification problems
- Victory points reset bug
Requested features
4 requests- Controller support
- Pass and play mode
- Ability to choose leaders
- Expand card detail visibility
In-app purchases
For Science!
No in-app purchases
Dune
- Dune: Imperium - Rise of Ix$9.99
- Dune: Imperium - Immortality$9.99
- Dune: Imperium - Uprising$10.99









