Comparison

The Quarry vs YMCA Early Explorers

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

Head to head

post-secondary opportunities

Free

📚 Education

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About

The Quarry

Features

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Get excited and get engaged! This gamified learning community will help you upskill and develop yourself alongside a community of your peers!

About

YMCA Early Explorers

Features

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Explore what post secondary occupation you’d like to learn about by walking around the city and interact with different professions. In this fun and interactive role-playing game, you get a sneak-peak into the life and work of many professionals across the spectrum of the workforce.

Screenshots

The Quarry4 screens

YMCA Early Explorers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The Quarry and YMCA Early Explorers are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quarry ships an update every 8 months, YMCA Early Explorers every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and May 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

The Quarry versus YMCA Early Explorers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	The Quarry	YMCA Early Explorers
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 8 months	Every 7 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	11 MB	195 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	Halight	Stanley Park Creative Inc.

In-app purchases

None

The Quarry

No in-app purchases

None

YMCA Early Explorers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Quarry free?

The Quarry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is YMCA Early Explorers free?

YMCA Early Explorers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do The Quarry or YMCA Early Explorers have ads?

Neither The Quarry nor YMCA Early Explorers shows ads.

Which is updated more often, The Quarry or YMCA Early Explorers?

The Quarry ships an update every 8 months, and YMCA Early Explorers every 7 months. Most recently, The Quarry was updated on October 10, 2026 and YMCA Early Explorers on May 13, 2026.