Creation Science Update vs Genesis Apologetics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Creation Science Update
Explore scientific evidence supporting the Bible's accuracy and authority. Access articles, videos, and timely updates on creation science. Find answers to questions about science and faith.
- Answers to science and Bible questions
- Creation Science Updates
- Evidence for creation
- That's a Fact video shows
- In-depth articles
- Searchable article archive
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Discover the work of the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) through our free mobile app. For over four decades, ICR has equipped believers with evidence of the Bible's accuracy and authority through scientific research, educational programs, and media presentations, all conducted within a thoroughly biblical framework. Download our free app for these features: • Find answers to tough questions about science and the Bible • Receive timely news through our Creation Science Updates • Explore the evidence for creation • Watch our popular That’s a Fact video shows • Read in-depth articles on science, the Bible, and apologetics • Search 40 years’ worth of articles on creation, evolution, the Genesis record, and many more subjects For more information about ICR, visit www.ICR.org. The Institute for Creation Research app was developed with the Subsplash App Platform.
Genesis Apologetics
Explore scientific arguments and evidence that challenge evolutionary theory. This app provides detailed sections on topics like human evolution, fossil records, and the age of the Earth, all from a creationist perspective.
- Debunking Evolution Theory
- Fossils & Transitional Forms
- Age of the Earth & Bible
- Human Evolution Arguments
- Science vs. Evolution
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Genesis Apologetics has a new mobile app! Sections include: - Did Humans Evolve? - Debunking Evolution Theory - Fossils & Transitional Forms - Does Science “Prove” Evolution? - The Age of the Earth & The Bible - What about Dinosaurs? and more... Download today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Creation Science Update at none against Genesis Apologetics's shown. Creation Science Update also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Genesis Apologetics's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 64%) and ratings volume (170 vs 30). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Creation Science Update against 4.4 for Genesis Apologetics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Genesis Apologetics has 170 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Creation Science Update's written reviews are positive against 75% of Genesis Apologetics's.
Creation Science Update ships an update every 2 months, Genesis Apologetics every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Creation Science Update | Genesis Apologetics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (30 ratings) | 4.4 (170 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 74.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 170 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Subsplash Inc | Boundary Contracting |
Customer experience
Creation Science Update
Genesis Apologetics
Bugs and requests
Creation Science Update
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Genesis Apologetics
Reported bugs
21 issues- Application keeps crashing
- Not working
- App keeps crashing
- Videos crash the app
- Videos start and cannot be paused
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- Cannot use menu buttons
- Cant seem to open it
- Opens then turns off
- Unusable at this point
- Crashing on my iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Crashes a few seconds after opening
- Crashing on IOS 16 after 4s
- Little glitchy
- Every time I watch a video and go out of the video to do something else and I come back to it I have to do turn my phone off and on again
- Won’t upload
- Background activity kills battery
- Critical error
- Not working on my new iPad
- App doesn’t work
- Constantly getting errors
- Profile creation not allowing sign in
Requested features
4 requests- Fix crashing issue
- Update for iOS 16
- Fix profile creation issue
- Fix battery drain issue
In-app purchases
Creation Science Update
No in-app purchases
Genesis Apologetics
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Creation Science Update free?
Is Genesis Apologetics free?
Which has better reviews, Creation Science Update or Genesis Apologetics?
Do Creation Science Update or Genesis Apologetics have ads?
Which is updated more often, Creation Science Update or Genesis Apologetics?
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