Comparison

Ancient Earth vs Space by Tinybop

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

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About

Ancient Earth

Explore Earth's geological history and witness the dramatic breakup of the supercontinent Pangea. This app visually simulates continental drift, the formation of oceans, and changes in sea level and ice caps over millions of years.

Highlights
  • Time travel to prehistoric Earth
  • Visualize Pangea's breakup
  • Simulate continental drift
  • Observe ocean formation
  • Track sea level changes
  • Monitor ice cap fluctuations
Features
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Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? Well, jump on the Ancient Earth time machine app and travel back to a time before the age of dinosaurs, before the evolution of flowering plants, before the last great Ice Age, and well before the appearance of the first humans on Earth. Ancient Earth: Breakup of Pangea vividly illustrates the breakup of the supercontinent of Pangea during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic (200 Ma-0 Ma). Watch as continents drift apart, mountain ranges rise and fall, new ocean basins open, landmasses are flooded by rising sea level, and polar ice caps wax and wane.

About

Space by Tinybop

Explore our solar system and visit each planet up close. Discover their surfaces, characteristics, and orbits through interactive play. Test atmospheres, gravity, and observe planetary spins and seasons.

Highlights
  • Visit 8 planets and the sun
  • Study planet surfaces up close
  • Discover planet characteristics
  • Test atmospheres and gravity with meteorites
  • Compare planet sizes and masses
  • Observe planetary orbits and moon phases
  • Explore Mars with rovers and chopper
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Travel into space and visit tiny Mercury, fierce Venus, friendly Earth, dusty Mars, stormy Jupiter, elegant Saturn, hazy Uranus, and mysterious Neptune. Perfect for future astronomers everywhere. "Space should more accurately be called "Hands On With the Solar System." — Children's Technology Review *** KAPi Best App for Older Children *** *** Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice *** Hurl meteorites through the atmosphere. Spin around the sun and zoom onto its surface. Jump into a whirling space storm. Boldly go where no kid has gone before in 3, 2, 1…. liftoff! Space is No.8 in Tinybop’s award-winning Explorer’s Library. Kids can discover new worlds in other Explorer’s Library apps, including The Human Body, Plants, Simple Machines, The Earth, Weather, Homes, and Skyscrapers. FEATURES + Visit 8 planets and the sun! + Study the surface of each planet and the sun up close. + Discover the characteristics of each planet with a helpful snowman. + Throw meteorites at each planet to test their atmospheres and gravity. + See how big and massive each planet and the sun are by comparing them side-by-side. + Play with and observe each planet’s orbit around the sun. + Follow the moon’s orbit to discover the phases of the moon. + See how quickly or slowly each planet spins on its axis and how long each day is. + Peek inside each planet’s rocky crust or gassy outer layer. + Move the Earth’s axis to see how it affects seasons. + Explore Mars’ rocky surface with NASA’s Curiosity, Pathfinder rovers. + Fly the Ingenuity Chopper on Mars. + Experience wild weather and more on Venus. + Find out why Mercury has so many craters. + See what Saturn’s rings are made of and make them spin. + Discover diamonds on Neptune and Uranus. + Interactive text labels in 50+ languages teach vocabulary. + FREE Space Handbook has technology tips and basic info for teachers and parents. + Original artwork by Jessie Sattler. + Original sound design. + Open-ended activities with no rules. Curiosity and creativity are rewarded. + Multi-user system. + Fun for all ages. + No third-party advertising. FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom, or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy Policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop. :)

Screenshots

Ancient Earth4 screens
Space by Tinybop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ancient Earth at 4.6 against Space by Tinybop's 4.3. Ancient Earth also leads on chart position (#192 vs unranked) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Space by Tinybop's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 54%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ancient Earth costs $2.99 and Space by Tinybop $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ancient Earth holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 157 and 72 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Ancient Earth's written reviews are positive against 67% of Space by Tinybop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ancient Earth ships an update every 3 months, Space by Tinybop every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Ancient Earth versus Space by Tinybop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAncient EarthSpace by Tinybop
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.6 (157 ratings) — better4.3 (72 ratings)
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings157 — better72
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB255 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThomas L. MooreTinybop Inc.

Customer experience

Ancient Earth

All ratings157 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative35.7%

Space by Tinybop

All ratings72 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative26.4%

In-app purchases

None

Ancient Earth

No in-app purchases

None

Space by Tinybop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ancient Earth free?
Ancient Earth costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space by Tinybop free?
Space by Tinybop costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ancient Earth or Space by Tinybop?
Ancient Earth is rated higher. Ancient Earth averages 4.6 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Space by Tinybop averages 4.3 from 72 ratings.
Do Ancient Earth or Space by Tinybop have ads?
Neither Ancient Earth nor Space by Tinybop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ancient Earth or Space by Tinybop?
Ancient Earth ships an update every 3 months, and Space by Tinybop every 6 months. Most recently, Ancient Earth was updated on October 19, 2026 and Space by Tinybop on October 21, 2026.

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