Labster vs Civic Forecast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Labster
Access a library of interactive science simulations for education. This platform offers virtual lab experiences for students and educators. Requires purchased access to use.
- Interactive science education platform
- Virtual lab simulations
- Access to content library
- Designed for educators and students
- Requires purchased access
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Welcome to Labster - the world's leading platform for interactive science education. Through the Labster app, educators and students can access Labster's library of content including our premier virtual lab simulations. You need to have purchased access to Labster to be able to log in to this app. The Labster app is designed to work on iPads - we recommend not using this app on iPhones due to the smaller screen size, which will lead to a less than optimal experience.
Civic Forecast
Gain civic clarity on policies, money, and power shaping your local economy. Understand the impact of decisions and forecast future trends. Designed for voters, watchdogs, and change-makers.
- Policy tracking
- Money influence analysis
- Power dynamics understanding
- Real-time democracy insights
- Economic forecasting
- Civic engagement tools
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Follow the influence. Understand the impact. Forecast the future. Civic clarity for voters, watchdogs, and change-makers. Track the policies, money, and power shaping your democracy, in real time. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Civic Forecast at 100% against Labster's 25%. Civic Forecast also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6). Labster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (34 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Civic Forecast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Labster asks for nothing beyond the download.
Civic Forecast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Labster has 34 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Labster's written reviews are positive against 100% of Civic Forecast's.
Labster ships an update monthly, Civic Forecast every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Labster | Civic Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Labster | Show Me Television, LLC |
Customer experience
Labster
Civic Forecast
In-app purchases
Labster
No in-app purchases
Civic Forecast
- Civic Forecast Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Civic Forecast Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
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