Comparison

Loughborough Wave Lab vs 4D Draw

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

4D Draw

This app allows users to draw and visualize four-dimensional figures using color to represent the fourth coordinate. It includes a help menu with drawing tutorials and creative ideas to aid in understanding 4D space.

Highlights
  • Draw 4-dimensional figures
  • Use color for the fourth coordinate
  • Built-in 'How to draw' guide
  • 4D construction ideas
  • Visualize 4-dimensional space
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4D Draw is a simple vector-graphics app that lets you draw 4‑dimensional figures. It represents each point's first three coordinates in the usual way, while using color to represent the fourth coordinate. A built-in Help menu includes a “How to draw” page for an easy start, followed by a page of “4D construction ideas” to set you on your way towards visualizing 4-dimensional space. 4D Draw is intended for geometry students who want to learn to visualize 4‑dimensional space. People looking for a more recreational introduction to 4D should begin with 4D Maze instead. People looking for an even more recreational introduction to modern concepts of space and symmetry may enjoy the Torus Games or KaleidoPaint.

Screenshots

Loughborough Wave Lab4 screens
4D Draw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Loughborough Wave Lab at 4.5 against 4D Draw's 3.4. Loughborough Wave Lab also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 70%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loughborough Wave Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Loughborough Wave Lab's written reviews are positive against 70% of 4D Draw's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loughborough Wave Lab ships an update every 3 months, 4D Draw every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Loughborough Wave Lab versus 4D Draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoughborough Wave Lab4D Draw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better3.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel BrowneJeff Weeks

Customer experience

Loughborough Wave Lab

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

4D Draw

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Loughborough Wave Lab

No in-app purchases

None

4D Draw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loughborough Wave Lab free?
Loughborough Wave Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 4D Draw free?
4D Draw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loughborough Wave Lab or 4D Draw?
Loughborough Wave Lab is rated higher. Loughborough Wave Lab averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while 4D Draw averages 3.4 from 9 ratings.
Do Loughborough Wave Lab or 4D Draw have ads?
Neither Loughborough Wave Lab nor 4D Draw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loughborough Wave Lab or 4D Draw?
Loughborough Wave Lab ships an update every 3 months, and 4D Draw every 7 months. Most recently, Loughborough Wave Lab was updated on November 1, 2026 and 4D Draw on November 6, 2026.

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