Comparison

Microbiomes vs CloudLabs Crossing the Desert

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

Head to head
About

Microbiomes

Features
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"Microbiomes" teaches about bacteria, viruses, and their environment in a playful and interactive way. Solve unique and challenging puzzles by using different microbes and their special interactions. Face new strategic challenges like antibiotics and fluctuating pH levels! Step by step, the complex relationships between the different microbes and their environment become tangible. The game features 46 levels and 10 different microbes! "Microbiomes" was developed by Koboldgames in collaboration with the NCCR Microbiome (funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation) and kindly sponsored by the Leenaards Foundation and the Herbette Foundation.

About

CloudLabs Crossing the Desert

Features
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In this simulation, you are going to search for a lost treasure that you will find while crossing a challenging and inhospitable desert. To make the trip, you have a map and a compass, which will allow you, by means of cardinal indications, to find the right path, the treasure, and successfully complete the adventure.

Screenshots

Microbiomes4 screens
CloudLabs Crossing the Desert1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CloudLabs Crossing the Desert at 11.0 against Microbiomes's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Microbiomes versus CloudLabs Crossing the Desert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrobiomesCloudLabs Crossing the Desert
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB307 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKoboldgames GmbHJiovany Orozco

In-app purchases

None

Microbiomes

No in-app purchases

None

CloudLabs Crossing the Desert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microbiomes free?
Microbiomes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CloudLabs Crossing the Desert free?
CloudLabs Crossing the Desert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Microbiomes or CloudLabs Crossing the Desert have ads?
Neither Microbiomes nor CloudLabs Crossing the Desert shows ads.

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