Comparison

MARVLS vs Direct Proportion

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

Head to head
About

MARVLS

Explore plasma physics concepts with interactive augmented reality models. Visualize and manipulate these models using your phone and a downloadable Merge Cube. Navigate through various topics and bring complex scientific ideas to life.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality models
  • Plasma physics concepts
  • Merge Cube integration
  • Interactive visualization
  • Topic navigation
Features
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View augmented reality models of plasma physics concepts through your phone. You'll need a Merge Cube (downloadable from the internet). Click on different button to navigate to different topics. Tap the camera icon and point your camera towards the Merge Cube to visualize and interact with our MARVLS.

About

Direct Proportion

Features
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The DOST Courseware is a locally-produced, all-original Filipino highly interactive multimedia educational application packages that are conceptualized, digitized and produced as spearheaded by the Science Education Institute (SEI-DOST) in partnership with the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI-DOST) and in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), Philippine Normal University (PNU) and University of the Philippines-National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (UP-NISMED), which aims to develop information and communication technology learning innovation to support the upgrading and improvement of science and mathematics education in the country. The DOST Courseware are provided for free to schools and are also made available online as supplemental resources for teachers and student as a fun and interactive approach to e-learning and blended learning.

Screenshots

MARVLS4 screens
Direct Proportion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Direct Proportion at 3 against MARVLS's 1. Direct Proportion also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MARVLS versus Direct Proportion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMARVLSDirect Proportion
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1812.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichele McColganScience Education Institute

In-app purchases

None

MARVLS

No in-app purchases

None

Direct Proportion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MARVLS free?
MARVLS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Direct Proportion free?
Direct Proportion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MARVLS or Direct Proportion have ads?
Neither MARVLS nor Direct Proportion shows ads.

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