Comparison

BugSim vs CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Darwinian evolution simulation
  • Survival of the fittest mechanics
  • Bugs hunt bacteria
  • Educational gameplay
  • Based on Scientific American concept
Features
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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.

About

CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem

Features
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In this simulation, you are tasked with creating an aquatic ecosystem that can be intervened in by modifying abiotic factors (temperature, oxygen, and light). Modify the factors to see the effects that they have on the ecosystem.

Screenshots

CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem at 3 against BugSim's 1. CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BugSim versus CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBugSimCloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 33 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB262 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike WesemannJiovany Orozco

In-app purchases

None

BugSim

No in-app purchases

None

CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BugSim free?
BugSim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem free?
CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BugSim or CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem have ads?
Neither BugSim nor CloudLabs My Aquatic Ecosystem shows ads.

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