STEM Dotz vs GlueStick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STEM Dotz
This app collects and graphs data from a wireless multisensor, supporting user-designed experiments and over 30 guided activities. It helps reinforce science understanding and develop critical-thinking skills.
- Data collection from multisensor
- Graphing capabilities
- User-designed explorations
- Over 30 guided activities
- Reinforces science understanding
- Develops critical-thinking skills
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The STEM Dotz® App is a tool for collecting and graphing data from a STEM Dotz wireless multisensor. The STEM Dotz App supports user-designed explorations and includes over 30 guided activities to help you get started. The easy to use STEM Dotz App and wireless multisensor reinforce science understanding and help develop critical-thinking skills. The multisensor includes temperature, pressure, relative humidity, light, acceleration, and magnetic field sensors.
GlueStick
This app is a creative copilot for families, offering a safe, ad-free space for preschool and elementary kids to explore arts, crafts, and STEM projects using everyday household materials. It provides age-appropriate tutorials and encourages sustainability, making creative time fun and stress-free.
- Ad-free creative environment
- Child-led projects with everyday materials
- Age-appropriate tutorials
- Sustainable and eco-friendly suggestions
- Guided setup to cleanup
- Teaches sustainability and resourcefulness
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Transform family creativity with GlueStick - your ultimate creative project companion for preschool and elementary school kids! OUR MISSION GlueStick's mission is to inspire tomorrow's thinkers, creators, and doers by unlocking the creative potential of the supplies families already have in their homes. DISCOVER & CREATE • Safe, ad-free environment for young creators • Child-led creative projects using everyday materials • Age-appropriate tutorials for dozens of arts, crafts & STEM activities • Sustainable, eco-friendly project suggestions WHY FAMILIES LOVE GLUESTICK • Makes creative time stress-free and fun • Uses materials you already have at home • Guided tutorials from setup to cleanup • Teaches sustainability and resourcefulness • Builds confidence through child-led activities SUBSCRIPTION & TRIAL Start with a free two-week trial to explore everything GlueStick offers. Choose from monthly ($10) or annual subscriptions. Join our community of families making memories with GlueStick today! --- GlueStick cares about your data privacy. Please review relevant legal documentation here: • Privacy Policy: https://gluestick.app/privacy • End User License Agreement: https://www.gluestick.app/privacy • Terms of Service: https://www.gluestick.app/terms-and-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: STEM Dotz at none against GlueStick's 2. GlueStick's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. GlueStick sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. STEM Dotz asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for STEM Dotz against 5.0 for GlueStick. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
STEM Dotz ships an update every 5 months, GlueStick monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | STEM Dotz | GlueStick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stemious Solutions Private Limited | GlueStick LLC |
Customer experience
STEM Dotz
GlueStick
In-app purchases
STEM Dotz
No in-app purchases
GlueStick
- GlueStick Household Monthly$9.991 Month
- GlueStick Household Annual$79.991 Year
