Instruments vs History5D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instruments
Explore a unique collection of 18th and 19th-century scientific instruments used for research and public demonstrations. Discover artifacts related to electricity, acoustics, light, magnetism, thermodynamics, and measurements, all housed in their original museum setting.
- 18th and 19th-century scientific instruments
- Covers electricity, acoustics, light, magnetism
- Thermodynamics and measurements included
- View instruments in original museum setting
- Housed in Ovale Zaal and Instrumentenzaal
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Het Fysisch Kabinet herbergt een verzameling wetenschappelijke instrumenten uit de 18e en 19e eeuw. Deze instrumenten werden gebruikt voor onderzoek én voor publieke demonstraties. Ze hebben betrekking op de volgende gebieden: elektriciteit, akoestiek, licht, magnetisme, thermodynamica en maten en gewichten. Teylers Museum is de enige plek ter wereld waar zo’n collectie nog steeds te zien is in de oorspronkelijke omgeving! De instrumenten bevinden zich in de Ovale Zaal en de Instrumentenzaal.
History5D
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History5D allows you to travel through time. You can look around in the past, present and future: in cities and countryside, on site and online. And you learn about places and its people. Map (2D), space (3D), time (4D) and information (5D) are linked.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: History5D at every 3 months against Instruments's every 89 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Instruments ships an update every 89 months, History5D every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instruments | History5D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 89 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 385 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Livecast | Stichting Verborgen Stad |
In-app purchases
Instruments
No in-app purchases
History5D
No in-app purchases
