NOVA Elements vs Learning Site
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NOVA Elements
Explore the periodic table and understand element properties. Learn how elements combine to form everyday objects through interactive games and educational videos.
- Interactive periodic table
- Learn element properties
- Understand element combinations
- Educational game
- NOVA program access
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Did you ever wonder why the periodic table is shaped the way it is, what gives each element its own unique set of properties, or even how elements combine to make everyday objects such as a cup of coffee? With “NOVA Elements,” explore an interactive periodic table, play a game hosted by David Pogue, or watch the two-hour NOVA program, “Hunting the Elements.”
Learning Site
Access language learning resources and activities from your internet-connected iOS device. This app supports independent and collaborative learning with 24/7 access to course materials, audio, video, and interactive tasks. It's designed for students and educators to enhance language education on the go.
- Access Explorer course resources
- Record and listen to audios
- Watch videos
- Complete interpretive tasks
- Complete interpersonal tasks
- Complete presentational tasks
- Access FlexText eBook purchases
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The Learning Site mobile app is a free download for enrolled users of Wayside Publishing’s online language learning environment, the Learning Site! Use the mobile app to access all of your Explorer course resources and activities when you’re on the go with your Internet-connected iOS device! The Learning Site is your answer to independent and collaborative learning. Within the Learning Site, students and educations can access their Explorer courses, where they can record and listen to audios, watch videos, and complete interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational tasks. Students can explore at their own pace and within their own comfort zones. 24/7 access adds flexibility and convenience. Teachers will find that incorporating Explorer course materials into their lesson plans takes the class discussion online allowing time for every student to participate. You can also access and explore your FlexText eBook purchases through the Learning Site app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NOVA Elements at 4.1 against Learning Site's 1.7. NOVA Elements also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 33%) and ratings volume (254 vs 6). Learning Site's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 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.
NOVA Elements holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOVA Elements has 254 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of NOVA Elements's written reviews are positive against 33% of Learning Site's.
NOVA Elements ships an update every 5 months, Learning Site every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NOVA Elements | Learning Site |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (254 ratings) — better | 1.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 513 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PBS | Wayside Publishing |
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NOVA Elements
Learning Site
In-app purchases
NOVA Elements
No in-app purchases
Learning Site
No in-app purchases
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