CloudLabs Caring for Ants vs MARVLS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudLabs Caring for Ants
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In this laboratory, the students are going to build and interact with an anthill, changing the different environmental variables such as light, nutrients, air, water, food and the ants' travel routes to recognize the effects they have on their environment.
MARVLS
Explore quantum computing concepts through interactive augmented reality models. Requires a Merge Cube to visualize and manipulate topics like superposition and entanglement. Navigate through various educational modules to deepen your understanding.
- Augmented reality visualization
- Interactive quantum concepts
- Merge Cube integration
- Topics: superposition, entanglement, qubits
- Logic gates visualization
- Nuclear and electron spin models
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View augmented reality models of quantum computing concepts through your phone. You'll need a Merge Cube (link included to download). 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. Topics include observer dependency, superposition, entanglement, bits, qubits, nuclear and electron spin, logic gates, and trapped ions. Developer support provided by Leo Vanderlofske.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: CloudLabs Caring for Ants at 3 against MARVLS's 1. CloudLabs Caring for Ants also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CloudLabs Caring for Ants ships an update every 2 months, MARVLS every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudLabs Caring for Ants | MARVLS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jiovany Orozco | Michele McColgan |
In-app purchases
CloudLabs Caring for Ants
No in-app purchases
MARVLS
No in-app purchases
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