BugSim vs CloudLabs Environmental Factor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BugSim
Explore Darwinian evolution through a simulation game where virtual bugs learn to survive and hunt bacteria. This educational app is based on a concept from a 1989 Scientific American article.
- Darwinian evolution simulation
- Survival of the fittest mechanics
- Bugs hunt bacteria
- Educational gameplay
- Based on Scientific American concept
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Bugs is a simulation game for Darwinian evolution, specifically through survival of the fittest. This program based on an idea presented in the May 1989 issue of Scientific American in an article titled Simulated Evolution: wherein bugs learn to hunt bacteria, by A. K. Dewdney.
CloudLabs Environmental Factor
Explore an aquatic ecosystem simulator where you can manipulate environmental factors like temperature, oxygen, and light. Observe the impact of these changes on species such as algae, crustaceans, and fish.
- Aquatic ecosystem simulation
- Control temperature, oxygen, and light
- Observe species reactions
- Study environmental extremes
- Educational tool
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In this simulator there is an aquatic ecosystem with living species such as crustaceans, algae and fish. During this practice it is possible to control environmental factors such as temperature, oxygen and light in order to take these factors to their extremes and observe the effects on the living species present in the ecosystem.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BugSim at 4.0 against CloudLabs Environmental Factor's 1.0. CloudLabs Environmental Factor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 33 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BugSim holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
BugSim ships an update every 33 months, CloudLabs Environmental Factor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BugSim | CloudLabs Environmental Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Wesemann | Jiovany Orozco |
Customer experience
BugSim
CloudLabs Environmental Factor
In-app purchases
BugSim
No in-app purchases
CloudLabs Environmental Factor
No in-app purchases
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