NASA Visualization Explorer vs OLogy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NASA Visualization Explorer
Explore advanced space-based research through engaging stories and stunning visualizations. See Earth from new perspectives and journey to distant locations through a direct connection to NASA's research spacecraft. Discover cutting-edge science delivered weekly to your device.
- Advanced space-based research stories
- Cutting-edge research visualizations
- View Earth from new perspectives
- Travel to inaccessible locations
- New stories updated weekly
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NASA SCIENCE: REVEALED! This is the NASA Visualization Explorer, the coolest way to get stories about advanced space-based research delivered right to your iOS device. A direct connection to NASA’s extraordinary fleet of research spacecraft, this app presents cutting edge research stories in an engaging and exciting format. See the Earth as you’ve never seen it before; travel to places otherwise unavailable to even the most intrepid explorers! Download it now, tap into the power of NASA’s cutting-edge research today and check for new stories every week! - WiFi or cellular connection required -
OLogy
Explore science through engaging games, videos, and articles developed by museum educators and scientists. Discover topics from paleontology to astronomy with interactive activities.
- Interactive science games
- Educational videos
- Informative articles
- Topics from Archaeology to Zoology
- Developed by museum educators
- Trusted by teachers
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Award-winning science activities for kids from NYC's American Museum of Natural History. Trusted by teachers for more than 20 years, OLogy was developed by Museum educators with some of the world's leading scientists and is now available as an app. There's lots to do! Play games, watch videos, and read articles about all kinds of science, from Archaeology to Zoology: - Discover what a T. rex ate for lunch - Find out how astronomers figure out the distance to faraway stars - Build webs of life under the sea - Join a virtual birding expedition with Theodore Roosevelt - See how ancient Greeks used poison for good and evil - And much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OLogy at 100% against NASA Visualization Explorer's 50%. OLogy also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.2). NASA Visualization Explorer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
OLogy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of NASA Visualization Explorer's written reviews are positive against 100% of OLogy's.
NASA Visualization Explorer ships an update every 3 months, OLogy every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NASA Visualization Explorer | OLogy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (89 ratings) | 4.6 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 320 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NASA | American Museum of Natural History |
Customer experience
NASA Visualization Explorer
OLogy
Bugs and requests
NASA Visualization Explorer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing on tutorial screen
- Incompatibility with iOS 10+
- Video playback issues
- Unreliable server connectivity
Requested features
4 requests- Offline content viewing
- Interactive data visualizations
- Support for older devices
- Customizable notification settings
OLogy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NASA Visualization Explorer
No in-app purchases
OLogy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is OLogy free?
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