Comparison

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.

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

Supply & Demand Lab by CS

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Supply & Demand Lab by CS4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Supply & Demand Lab by CS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BugSim asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BugSim versus Supply & Demand Lab by CS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBugSimSupply & Demand Lab by CS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 33 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike WesemannChatStick Company Limited

In-app purchases

None

BugSim

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Supply & Demand Lab by CS

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is BugSim free?
BugSim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Supply & Demand Lab by CS free?
Supply & Demand Lab by CS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BugSim or Supply & Demand Lab by CS have ads?
Supply & Demand Lab by CS shows ads; BugSim does not.

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