The Fourth Dimension vs Univerzoom 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Fourth Dimension
Explore a complex mathematical concept through an interactive 3D experience. This app uses a unique touch interface to help you visualize and understand the fourth dimension in an engaging and accessible way.
- Interactive 3D touch interface
- Explains the fourth dimension
- Accessible language for all
- 30-page interactive book
- Visual and hands-on learning
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The Fourth Dimension is a 30-page interactive book that explains a single mathematical idea in language that anyone can understand. Instead of static images or canned videos, this app employs a unique 3D touch interface that lets you literally grasp the concept of the fourth dimension with your own hands. “Not only can you blow your own mind over and over again, you can also enjoy watching your friends’ minds being blown in front of you.” — Cult of Mac “One of the coolest apps I've ever used... The Fourth Dimension is to boring learning apps what Carl Sagan's Cosmos was to staid science documentaries.” — BuzzFeed “The app is very cool, and it's unlike pretty much anything we've seen in the App Store.” — The Verge “This is one of my most favorite iOS apps ever.” — George Musser, contributing editor for Scientific American and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory (App Store user reviews follow.) “Blew my mind. I generally don't use 'learning' apps as they're mostly gimmicks. This one, though, truly made me think. I hope this developer comes out with more outstanding apps such as this one. Bravo!” — Iceitic “Astounding. That some people care passionately enough about tesseracts to go create a fantastic app for others to understand them is incredible. The app is extremely well designed, wittily written, and executed with love. That alone is worth buying it, besides the fact that I learned what the hell a tesseract was.” — Duncan MacMichael “Fantastic! This is what someone really smart, and who really knows how to teach well, can do with a tablet. And the authors are funny, too, which is a neat bonus.” — DNY “Fantastic app. I work at a leading UK university. If only all our material was this well written and presented. Definitely worth buying and then spending a bit of time with over a day or two to get your head around the fourth dimension. Great app!” — JulesFM “Great job! This app does the best job explaining the 4th dimension. Why learn it in some boring classroom when here you can have an interactive and visual explanation.” — Aco Strklalj Over 250,000 people have blown their minds with this app.
Univerzoom 3D
Explore the vastness of the universe and the intricacies of the microcosmos with intuitive touch controls. Compare celestial bodies, everyday objects, and subatomic particles to grasp their true scale. Discover fascinating facts and learn about the cosmos and beyond.
- Intuitive gesture-based scaling
- Explore universe to atomic levels
- Compare sizes of diverse objects
- Learn facts about celestial bodies
- Text-to-Speech for facts
- External resource links
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This app gives you the superpower to scale the entire universe with a swipe of your fingers! Zoom out faster than light and see the cosmos from a whole new perspective. Compare the biggest objects to the tiniest and get a true sense of size. ZOOM • Control the scale with simple gestures • Zoom out billions of light years to the edge of the visible universe • Zoom in to microscopic dimensions, down to atoms and beyond • Easy for anyone to use — from kids to grandparents DISCOVER • Explore the scale of the universe and the microcosmos • Compare stars, planets, rockets, telescopes, animals, and everyday objects • Understand how our Sun measures up to other stars LEARN • Find stunning facts about selected objects, or let them be read aloud via Text-to-Speech • Access trusted external sources for deeper exploration • Perfect for curious minds, students, and science fans Download now and experience the universe like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Univerzoom 3D at free against The Fourth Dimension's free with in-app purchases. Univerzoom 3D also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). The Fourth Dimension's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 289) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
The Fourth Dimension costs $2.99 and Univerzoom 3D $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for The Fourth Dimension against 4.8 for Univerzoom 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Fourth Dimension has 1.9K ratings behind it against 289, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of The Fourth Dimension's written reviews are positive against 97% of Univerzoom 3D's.
The Fourth Dimension ships an update every 4 months, Univerzoom 3D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Fourth Dimension | Univerzoom 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better | 4.8 (289 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.2% of reviews | 97.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 289 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 255 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lunar Skydiving LLC | Linda Schnetzinger |
Customer experience
The Fourth Dimension
Univerzoom 3D
In-app purchases
The Fourth Dimension
No in-app purchases
Univerzoom 3D
No in-app purchases
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