Comparison

IntroStat vs Art of Stat

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

IntroStat

This app serves as a comprehensive statistics calculator and learning tool for introductory statistics courses. It offers a wide range of calculation features, data visualization, and an integrated textbook with formulas and examples.

Highlights
  • Summary statistics calculation
  • Data visualization (boxplots, histograms)
  • Probability calculations
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Confidence intervals
  • Integrated statistics textbook
Features
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IntroStat is a probability and statistics calculator. It is the perfect learning tool for an introductory statistics course. Use it to perform any of your statistics calculation needs. IntroStat also includes a statistics textbook complete with formulas, exercise problems, examples, and more. FREE IN THE CALCULATOR: • Enter & Save Datasets • Generate Summary Statistics • Calculate z-Scores • Draw Boxplots & Histograms • Visualize Key Concepts like The Empirical Formula • Plot Discrete and Continuous Random Variables • Perform Probability Calculations • Conduct Hypothesis Testing • Compute Confidence Intervals • Lookup Critical Values of Distributions • Perform Simple Regression Analysis • ANOVA, Chi-Square, & F-Tests • Introductory Statistics Textbook Upgrade as a Premium User to unlock: • Dark Mode • 12 Color Themes • Zoom • Custom Decimal Precision • Comma Display • No Ads Have any questions? Please reach out to us via email at IntroStatApp@gmail.com. End User Licensing Agreement: https://www.introstatapp.com/user-agreement Privacy Policy: https://www.introstatapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Art of Stat

Explore statistical methods for analyzing categorical and quantitative data. Generate various charts and plots, including interactive scatterplots, and utilize a built-in data editor. Import your own data or use preloaded examples.

Highlights
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Categorical and quantitative data analysis
  • Bar, pie, histogram, and box plots
  • Interactive scatterplots
  • Contingency tables
  • Data import (CSV)
  • Built-in data editor
Features
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News: The Explore Data app is now part of the all new Art of Stat app, which contains this and seven other modules. Please consider getting the Art of Stat app for the latest updates and features: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/art-of-stat/id6755374228 ------ The Art of Stat: Explore Data app includes statistical methods for exploring categorical and quantitative data. Obtain summary statistics, contingency tables or correlation coefficients and easily generate bar- and pie charts, histograms, boxplots (including side-by-side boxplots), dotplots or interactive scatterplots that let you color dots by a third variable. Several example datasets are preloaded for you to explore (including instructions on the statistical analysis), but you can also enter your own data or import a CSV file from a cloud account. The following methods are implemented: - Analyzing One Categorical Variable - Comparing Groups on a Categorical Variable - Analyzing the Relationship Between Two Categorical Variables - Analyzing One Quantitative Variable - Comparing Groups on a Quantitative Variable - Analyzing the Relationship Between Two Quantitative Variables (Linear Regression) The app provides: - Frequency tables and bar and pie charts for exploring one categorical variable. - Contingency tables, conditional proportions and side-by-side or stacked bar charts for exploring a categorical variable across several groups or the association between two categorical variables. - Mean, standard deviation and the 5-number summary together with histograms, boxplots and dotplots to explore a quantitative variable. - Side-by-side boxplots, stacked histograms or density plots for comparing a quantitative variable across several groups. - Interactive scatterplots with regression lines to analyze the relationship between two quantitative variables. Correlation statistics and linear regression parameters and predictions. Plots of raw and studentized residuals. The app comes with several example datasets preloaded, which you can directly open in the app to explore the app's various features. You can also type in your own data or upload your own CSV file (which any spreadsheet program can create) and select variables from it. Finally the app includes a basic spreadsheet program called Data Editor to create and edit data. You can also copy & paste data from a spreadsheet app such as Google Sheets, Excel or Apple’s Numbers app. Several sample datasets are provided.

Screenshots

IntroStat4 screens
Art of Stat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Art of Stat at none against IntroStat's shown. Art of Stat also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). IntroStat's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IntroStat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Art of Stat sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for IntroStat against 4.9 for Art of Stat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of IntroStat's written reviews are positive against 75% of Art of Stat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IntroStat ships an update every 3 months, Art of Stat every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IntroStat versus Art of Stat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntroStatArt of Stat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24 ratings) — better4.9 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2424
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhiyi ZhangBernhard Klingenberg

Customer experience

IntroStat

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Art of Stat

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IntroStat

One-time1
  • IntroStat Premium Features$4.99
6 purchases

Art of Stat

One-time6
  • Compare Groups Categorical Var$0.99
  • Two Categorical Variables$0.99
  • Explore Quantitative Variable$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Compare Groups (Quantitative)$0.99
  • Two Quantitative Variables$0.99
  • Unlock Entire Explore Data app$3.99

Questions

Is IntroStat free?
IntroStat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Art of Stat free?
Art of Stat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IntroStat or Art of Stat?
IntroStat is rated higher. IntroStat averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Art of Stat averages 4.9 from 24 ratings.
Do IntroStat or Art of Stat have ads?
IntroStat shows ads; Art of Stat does not.
Which is updated more often, IntroStat or Art of Stat?
IntroStat ships an update every 3 months, and Art of Stat every 6 months. Most recently, IntroStat was updated on October 5, 2026 and Art of Stat on October 8, 2026.

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