Solve the Outbreak vs The New Immigrants
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solve the Outbreak
Become a Disease Detective and solve simulated outbreaks by analyzing clues and data. Make critical decisions to contain diseases and save lives, earning badges and climbing ranks. Learn about real-world disease investigation in an engaging, game-like experience.
- Solve simulated outbreaks
- Analyze clues and data
- Make critical decisions
- Earn badges and ranks
- Learn about diseases
- Challenge friends
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to get clues and analyze data to solve the outbreak and save lives! In this fun app, you get to be a Disease Detective. Do you quarantine the village? Interview people who are sick? Run more lab tests? The better your answers, the higher your score - and the quicker you’ll climb the ranks to become a decorated Disease Detective. In level 1, you’ll start as a Trainee and earn badges by solving scenarios — with the goal of earning the top rank: Disease Detective. Unlock Level 2 by mastering all the 12 outbreaks of Level 1. Then earn honors by solving new and more challenging scenarios. Earn recognitions like Surveillance and Treatment Honors. New outbreaks happen every day and CDC's Disease Detectives are on the front lines — working 24/7 to save lives and protect people. When a new outbreak occurs, Disease Detectives are sent in to figure out how the outbreak started before it spreads further. In this app, you'll also: • Learn about diseases and outbreaks in an engaging way. • See how CDC's Disease Detectives save lives around the world. • Have the option to post your scores on Facebook or Twitter and challenge your friends to play!
The New Immigrants
Explore the immigrant experience in NYC from 1880-1924 through a collection of over 100 artifacts, including photos, documents, and videos. This app brings the rich history of immigration to life for students, teachers, and history enthusiasts.
- Immigrant experience exploration
- Over 100 historical artifacts
- Photos, documents, and videos
- Interactive multi-touch interface
- Classroom educational tool
- NYC history focus
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Imagine leaving everything you had and everyone you knew to travel thousands of miles to a strange new place. This was the reality for millions of immigrants who came to America at the turn of the 20th century. The New Immigrants: NYC 1880-1924 explores the immigrant experience through a carefully curated collection of over 100 artifacts that includes photos, documents, newspaper articles, political cartoons, videos and much more. In partnership with leading cultural institutions and experts, the New York City Department of Education brings the immigrant experience to the classroom in an exciting new way. Utilizing the iPad multi-touch interface, teachers, students and lovers of history will delve into the journey, triumphs, hardships and everyday experiences of immigrants in NYC. The New Immigrants: NYC 1880-1924 puts this rich history at your fingertips.
Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Solve the Outbreak at 61 against The New Immigrants's 15. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 — 4.6 for Solve the Outbreak against 4.7 for The New Immigrants. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Solve the Outbreak's written reviews are positive against 100% of The New Immigrants's.
Solve the Outbreak ships an update every 5 months, The New Immigrants every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solve the Outbreak | The New Immigrants |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (61 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Centers For Disease Control and Prevention | Vanguard Direct |
Customer experience
Solve the Outbreak
The New Immigrants
Bugs and requests
Solve the Outbreak
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when attempting to reset scores in settings
- Old scores and progress remain after reset attempt
- Accidental question selection due to bottom screen placement
Requested features
10 requests- Add more outbreak cases and scenarios
- Create harder difficulty levels for advanced players
- Include visual aids and images for better understanding
- Add background music and sound effects
- Implement branching storylines with different outcomes
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- Create Level 3 with more complex cases
- Add ability for users to create custom outbreaks
- Improve text size and readability on smaller screens
- Release app on iPhone in addition to iPad
- Include more historical and special plague scenarios
The New Immigrants
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solve the Outbreak
No in-app purchases
The New Immigrants
No in-app purchases
Questions
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