Comparison

Zydeco Inquiry vs Sci

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

Head to head
About

Zydeco Inquiry

This app empowers children to conduct scientific investigations on their mobile devices. It provides tools for planning experiments, collecting multimedia data, and analyzing findings to form scientific explanations. It fosters a love for science through collaborative learning and personal data ownership.

Highlights
  • Scientific investigation planning
  • Multimedia data collection
  • Data annotation
  • Scientific explanation creation
  • Collaborative learning
  • Data ownership
Features
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Now kids can do science inquiry on-the-go in fun and engaging ways! Centered on an open-ended question, this iPad app comes will all the tools to help kids engage in planning scientific investigations, collecting and annotating multimedia data from anywhere, and analyzing that data to create scientific explanations. This app helps motivate kids to do science by promoting learning with others, collecting data that is interesting to them, and allowing ownership over their data. This app is ideal for inquisitive kids of all ages, class field trips, summer camps, and homeschoolers! Educators at the University of Michigan and throughout Southeast Michigan have designed Zydeco. For more information, visit http://zydeco.soe.umich.edu/

About

Sci

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一、Basic Description 1、This software is mainly used in the digital experiment of primary and middle schools, including physical, chemical and biological experiments. 2、To work properly, the software needs to be used with sensors and bluetooth transmitter modules (sensors are connected to bluetooth launch modules). The sensor data is sent to the receiving end of the iPad or iPhone via a connected bluetooth module. 3、The software operates on portable mobile devices such as iphone or ipad, which has bluetooth low power consumption of BLE 4.0. 4、The overall design of this software adopts the Qt5.12.0 technical framework and Objective-C mixing method. 二、Use Instructions 1、Start the App software,scan the QR code on the back of the wireless transmitter module, and establish the connection between the mobile terminal and the module. 2、There are three kinds of software in App: general, special, and data upload software. • General software The general software has a "one-to-several" function, which supports four-channel parallel data logging and data recording, calculating, and graph analysis, without shifting the software interface. • The special software The special software is a software package composed of multiple independent software interfaces. Each independent software interface corresponds to a scientific experiment or inquiry project. According to project requirements, special software presets the corresponding operation steps and sequence. The current list of specific items for specific software is as follows: • Data Upload The data stored in the module can be uploaded to the mobile terminal by the data upload software. For easy control, it is recommended that the software be installed on the device with a screen of 4.7 inches and above. Please ensure that the operating system version is iOS 11.0 or above.

Screenshots

Zydeco Inquiry4 screens
Sci4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Zydeco Inquiry at 8.0 against Sci's 13.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zydeco Inquiry ships an update every 2 months, Sci every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Zydeco Inquiry versus Sci: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZydeco InquirySci
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe University of Michigan山东远大朗威教育科技股份有限公司

In-app purchases

None

Zydeco Inquiry

No in-app purchases

None

Sci

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zydeco Inquiry free?
Zydeco Inquiry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sci free?
Sci is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zydeco Inquiry or Sci have ads?
Neither Zydeco Inquiry nor Sci shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zydeco Inquiry or Sci?
Zydeco Inquiry ships an update every 2 months, and Sci every 6 weeks. Most recently, Zydeco Inquiry was updated on October 11, 2026 and Sci on October 13, 2026.

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