What It Is vs EdTechTerms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
What It Is
This app helps users understand complex topics by providing related glossaries and a chat feature to discuss definitions. Explore subjects and engage in conversations to deepen your understanding of what things are.
- Topic exploration
- Related glossaries
- In-context chat discussions
- Definition nuances
- User-friendly interface
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It is What It Is! What It Is is an application intended to help you know What It Is that people are talking about. Explore topics to find related glossaries, and within the glossaries, launch our chat application to discuss the nuances of definitions within the context of other things! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.brettjosephowers.com/what-it-is
EdTechTerms
This app provides quick definitions and references for technology terms, especially those used in education. It helps users understand new or unclear terms during presentations, writing, or discussions. Access thousands of tech terms, build personal lists, and filter by category.
- Quick definitions for tech terms
- References for education technology
- Thousands of tech terms
- Personalized term lists
- Daily term highlights
- Category filtering
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EdTechTerms is your quick source for definitions and references when a term is new or fuzzy. Access terms during a challenging presentation. Find the right term when writing. Follow a discussion like an expert. EdTechTerms defines thousands of tech terms both specific to education and general to technology. Build a personal list, see daily terms, and filter by categories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EdTechTerms at none against What It Is's 7. EdTechTerms also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. What It Is sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. EdTechTerms asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for What It Is against 5.0 for EdTechTerms. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EdTechTerms has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
What It Is ships an update every 2 weeks, EdTechTerms every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | What It Is | EdTechTerms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brett Owers | ESP Solutions Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
What It Is
EdTechTerms
In-app purchases
What It Is
- Tier One Membership Monthly$0.991 Month
- Nothing$0.99
- More Nothing$4.99
- Even More Nothing$9.99
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- Much Nothing$19.99
- So Much Nothing$49.99
- All The Nothing$99.99
EdTechTerms
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is What It Is free?
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