Comparison

The Fourth Dimension vs myThaw

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

myThaw

Features
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Obtain and share data information with other T-MOSAiC users and help us improve knowledge of permafrost thaw in the Arctic. Let's put science into action and build up a community permafrost thaw dataset produced by us - the users of this app. All information can be provided anonymously and will be published in the O2A database at the Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany.

Screenshots

The Fourth Dimension4 screens
myThaw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: myThaw at Free against The Fourth Dimension's $2.99. On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

myThaw is free to download; The Fourth Dimension costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Fourth Dimension ships an update every 4 months, myThaw every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
The Fourth Dimension versus myThaw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Fourth DimensionmyThaw
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLunar Skydiving LLCAlfred-Wegener-Institut

In-app purchases

None

The Fourth Dimension

No in-app purchases

None

myThaw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Fourth Dimension free?
The Fourth Dimension costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is myThaw free?
myThaw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Fourth Dimension or myThaw have ads?
Neither The Fourth Dimension nor myThaw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Fourth Dimension or myThaw?
The Fourth Dimension ships an update every 4 months, and myThaw every 2 months. Most recently, The Fourth Dimension was updated on November 1, 2026 and myThaw on November 3, 2026.

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