Back in Time vs Tuning Fork Study
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Back in Time
Explore the history of the Universe, Earth, Life, and Civilization through an immersive, interactive journey. This app uses custom animations, timelines, and interesting facts to bring historical events to life. It's designed to help users understand the connections between events and see the bigger picture.
- Interactive timeline of events
- Custom animations and videos
- Over 350 remarkable images
- Little-known interesting facts
- Offline access
- Multilingual support
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• "The coolest history textbook you’ll find on the iPad" - The New York Times • Winner of the WSA Mobile Award • Top1 iPad Book in US, UK, FR, ES, China… and 34 more Countries • Featured by The New York Times (Top10 iPad Apps of the year) • Featured by the American Photo Magazine (Top 10 Photo eBooks of the year) For iPhone/iPod touch download - Back in Time for iPhone Back in Time will take you on a stunning exploration of the history of our Universe, Earth, Life and Civilization. A journey through time where each event is documented with social and historical context, several images, an illustrative timeline and little-known interesting facts. Custom made animations bring those events to life, creating an interesting, immersive learning experience. An imaginary clock will guide you through this quest, proposing a simple analogy: the entire Universe started 24 hours ago. The Big Bang, the source of time and space, is the first event in our journey – the clock reads 0:00 hours. Today, 13.7 billion years later, the clock reads midnight. In between is a sequence of key events that has brought us to where we are today. Explore them, place them in perspective, see how they relate and understand the connections. We invite you to take a step back and see the whole picture. :::: REVIEWS :::: “...a beautifully executed lesson on the history of the universe and the evolution of life on earth. Great for high school students or parents who’d like to tutor younger children and enjoy a first-rate experience of their own...” - Bob Tedeschi, The New York Times “The iPad could use more apps like this one.” - The Daily “...the best iPad apps are those that combine coffee table-styled books with the fluid nature of the iPad’s interface. Back in Time is just that, it’s the story of the entire history of our universe made interactive on the iPad.” - Casey Chan, Gizmodo (App of the Day) “Back in Time is utterly gorgeous in its presentation. (...) The app is so easy to navigate that it is a delight to explore. Landka could scarcely have done a better job in putting everything together.” - Gwen Phua, Appmodo :::: FEATURES :::: Designed for iPad; 47 chapters; Over 350 remarkable images; 60+ amazing animations and videos; 40+ illustrated timelines; More than 200 little-known interesting facts; Music by the composer Rodrigo Leão; Developed in 7 different languages (English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese); No internet connection required.
Tuning Fork Study
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Tuning Fork Effects EduTech is an interactive learning app designed to help students understand the effects of a vibrating tuning fork. Through clear explanations, engaging visuals, and activity-based demonstrations, the app makes learning about sound vibrations simple and fun. Students can explore how a tuning fork produces sound, how vibrations propagate through different mediums, and how sound waves interact with the environment. The app features 3D interactive models that can be zoomed, rotated, and explored offline, making physics concepts easier to visualize and understand. Ideal for school-level physics, the app helps learners grasp the fundamentals of sound, vibration, and wave propagation with an interactive and hands-on approach. Features: - Interactive 3D tuning fork models with zoom & rotate - Learn how vibrations produce sound - Understand wave propagation and effects - Clear, student-friendly explanations - Works completely offline - no internet needed - Activity-based visuals for deeper understanding - Perfect for school physics and sound experiments Explore the fascinating world of vibrations and sound with Tuning Fork Effects EduTech, your interactive guide to learning physics effectively.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tuning Fork Study at $1.99 against Back in Time's $7.99. Tuning Fork Study also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Back in Time's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 37 months). On 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
Back in Time costs $7.99 and Tuning Fork Study $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Back in Time ships an update every 7 months, Tuning Fork Study every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Back in Time | Tuning Fork Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 836 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Landka | VIRTUAL FILAMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Back in Time
No in-app purchases
Tuning Fork Study
No in-app purchases
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