AQA GCSE Science vs smart_r
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AQA GCSE Science
Practice over 1600 multiple-choice questions for the AQA GCSE Combined Science (Higher) exam. Identify weak areas, track your progress, and collect scientist cards. Designed to boost your grade by consolidating knowledge.
- Over 1600 multiple-choice questions
- Covers all syllabus aspects
- Progress tracking
- Identify weak areas
- Scientist collector's cards
- Designed for AQA Combined Science (Higher)
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Testing yourself is a fantastic way to learn - and fun! This app contains over 1600 multiple choice questions from all aspects of the syllabus. Designed for the GCSE combined Science Foundation and Higher AQA course. Using the app will test your knowledge and reasoning at all levels, and help you identify your weak areas. Continued use will boost your grade by consolidating and widening your existing knowledge - the foundation to all exam questions. See yourself advance with progress tracking, and check how far you need to go to the next level. Also, collect famous scientist collector's cards as you go. These are hidden behind certain questions. Once uncovered you can view these in the Gallery - there are 12 to collect, and get harder to find the further you progress!
smart_r
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smart_r is a fun, interactive GCSE Maths revision app built for UK secondary school students in Year 10 and 11. Designed to make revision feel like a game, smart_r helps students stay. Privacy policy: https://smartr.education/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://smartr.education/terms/
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Verdict
AQA GCSE Science and smart_r are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. AQA GCSE Science sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and smart_r sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AQA GCSE Science ships an update every 6 weeks, smart_r every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AQA GCSE Science | smart_r |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Melville | SMART-R TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
In-app purchases
AQA GCSE Science
- GCSE Science Higher Pro$4.99
smart_r
- monthlyplan$1.991 Month
- all topic discount 4Free
- Gems50$0.49
- all topic discount 3$0.99
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- gems150$0.99
- geometry topic$2.99
- number topic$2.99
- probability topic$2.99
- ratio topic$2.99
- stats topic$2.99
- gems500$2.99
- all topic discount 2$3.99
- SeasonPass$3.99
- all topic discount 1$6.99
- all topics$10.00
Questions
Is AQA GCSE Science free?
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Which is updated more often, AQA GCSE Science or smart_r?
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