BugSim vs Supply & Demand Lab by CS
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.
Supply & Demand Lab by CS
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Supply & Demand Lab helps students understand economics through visual, interactive learning. Explore how markets work by shifting supply and demand curves and watching equilibrium price and quantity update in real time. Move from core concepts to real-world scenarios, then reinforce your understanding with quizzes and timed challenge sessions. Now with an expanded progress and achievements system, learners can track improvement, monitor accuracy, and unlock badges as they build economics mastery. What you can do: - Simulate supply and demand changes with interactive graphs - See instant equilibrium changes and explanations - Study with 12 structured lessons - Practice with 16 real-world market scenarios - Take quizzes across beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels - Compete in 60-second challenge mode with streak scoring - Track stats in a dedicated Progress dashboard - Unlock achievements across learning, quiz, scenarios, and challenge milestones Premium unlock: - Access all premium scenarios - Unlock elasticity controls - Remove ads for an uninterrupted experience Built for students, exam prep, and classroom reinforcement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BugSim at none against Supply & Demand Lab by CS's 1. BugSim also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Supply & Demand Lab by CS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BugSim asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | BugSim | Supply & Demand Lab by CS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Wesemann | ChatStick Company Limited |
In-app purchases
BugSim
No in-app purchases
Supply & Demand Lab by CS
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