Earth and Science vs Minerals in Rocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Earth and Science
Explore Earth, space, and life sciences through interactive animations and detailed images. This educational app simplifies complex concepts across biology, geology, and astronomy with over twenty chapters.
- Interactive animations
- Detailed images of structures
- Covers biology, geology, and astronomy
- Explains complex scientific phenomena
- Over twenty chapters of content
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Earth and Science is an educational app that explains key concepts in the field of Earth and Life Sciences. With over twenty chapters, Earth and Science uses interactive animations to present important concepts in a simple and straightforward way. By presenting theories and relating concepts, Earth and Science explains some of the most interesting phenomena in the Earth and Life Sciences. Earth and Science allows to observe the interiors of structures through detailed images, helping to understand complex processes in action. Covering such diverse fields of science as Biology, Geology and Astronomy, some of the chapters include: The Atom and the Atomic Theory The Mitochondria and Cellular Respiration Animal and Plant Cells and their Organelles The Neuron and Synapses The Structure of a Plant The Internal Structure of the Earth Plate Tectonics Volcanos and Earthquakes Glaciers and the Formation of Landscapes The Water Cycle The Layers of the Sun The Sizes of the Planets The Structure of the Planets The Phases of the Moon The Seasons ISBN: 978-989-97421-4-7
Minerals in Rocks
Explore the world of minerals and rocks with this educational app. Learn about their properties, formation, and differences through detailed descriptions and examples. Test your knowledge with an interactive quiz and enjoy audio playback for a comprehensive learning experience.
- Detailed mineral and rock descriptions
- Information on properties like hardness and cleavage
- Explanation of formation processes
- Distinction between minerals and rocks
- Interactive quiz section
- Audio playback option
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The "Minerals in Rocks" application describes various minerals, their properties, and their formation. This app categorizes and sketches the differences between minerals and rocks, using a few examples to describe their formation. This app is educational and can be used as a reference for important properties such as a mineral’s Hardness, Cleavage, Fracture, Crystal form, and Fluorescence. This app also has an option to stop and play the audio. There is also a quiz section with a set of questions to review one’s knowledge on minerals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Earth and Science at 17% against Minerals in Rocks's 0%. Earth and Science also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Minerals in Rocks's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Earth and Science costs $4.99 and Minerals in Rocks $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Earth and Science ships an update every 15 months, Minerals in Rocks every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Earth and Science | Minerals in Rocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Landka | Gomathy Shankaran |
Customer experience
Earth and Science
Minerals in Rocks
In-app purchases
Earth and Science
No in-app purchases
Minerals in Rocks
No in-app purchases
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