Comparison

Loughborough Wave Lab vs Einstein Teacher

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

Head to head
About

Loughborough Wave Lab

This educational app helps students grasp electromagnetic wave concepts through interactive simulations. It features a virtual ripple tank, waveguide simulator, and Young's Double Slit experiment. Educators can create custom simulations for an enhanced learning experience.

Highlights
  • Virtual pond and ripple tank
  • Sinusoidal pulse generation
  • Waveguide simulation
  • Young's Double Slit experiment
  • Custom simulation mode
  • Educator-authored simulation uploads
Features
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Loughborough Wave Lab is an educational learning app designed to aid students in their understanding of electromagnetic wave concepts in an engaging and entertaining way! Features include: • Virtual pond • Persistent Sinusoidal Pulses • Virtual Ripple Tank • Waveguide Simulator • Young's Double Slit Experiment • Custom Simulation Mode Loughborough Wave Lab is intended to accompany teaching on Electromagnetic phenomena and to provide students with an interactive way of seeing these principles in action! Educators can now author their own custom simulation files, upload them to a web server and then have Loughborough Wave Lab execute the simulations using a WiFi or cellular data connection to download the configurations and display them to the user. This uses the new, open-source configuration standard CEML which has been introduced by the developer (available at www.github.com/danielrbrowne/CEML)

About

Einstein Teacher

Features
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The Einstein Program’s mission is to embrace diversity, equity and inclusion and provide education and mentoring to every student in order to achieve the success they deserve regardless of their demographic. Our students will work with highly skilled professionals, known as Einstein Specialists, who will serve as role models and mentor each young adult along their educational journeys. These experts create customized lesson plans that address the specific needs and interests of each student—and bring to life the subject matter they are already studying through hands-on exercises, videos, games, discussions and other interactive approaches.

 Our program works to guide Einstein learners to greater success. Each mentor serves as a role model, adviser and counselor for each young Einstein participant. The goal of the Einstein mentoring program is to share knowledge, skills and life experiences to guide students towards reaching their full potential.

Screenshots

Loughborough Wave Lab4 screens
Einstein Teacher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Einstein Teacher at every 5 weeks against Loughborough Wave Lab's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loughborough Wave Lab ships an update every 3 months, Einstein Teacher every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Loughborough Wave Lab versus Einstein Teacher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoughborough Wave LabEinstein Teacher
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel BrowneSource of Life Technologies, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Loughborough Wave Lab

No in-app purchases

None

Einstein Teacher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loughborough Wave Lab free?
Loughborough Wave Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Einstein Teacher free?
Einstein Teacher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Loughborough Wave Lab or Einstein Teacher have ads?
Neither Loughborough Wave Lab nor Einstein Teacher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loughborough Wave Lab or Einstein Teacher?
Loughborough Wave Lab ships an update every 3 months, and Einstein Teacher every 5 weeks. Most recently, Loughborough Wave Lab was updated on October 23, 2026 and Einstein Teacher on October 30, 2026.

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