Comparison

Science Simulations vs Group

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

Head to head
About

Science Simulations

Explore over 150 interactive chemistry and physics simulations to understand complex science concepts. This app offers an intuitive, game-like environment for learning at home or in the classroom, with offline access to educational resources.

Highlights
  • 150+ interactive simulations
  • Chemistry and physics concepts
  • Classroom and home use
  • Offline access
  • Game-like learning environment
  • Creative Commons licensed content
Features
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Play and learn with more than 150 interactive chemistry and physics simulations, and dive into a wide range of science concepts. How do acid-base solutions work, what do atomic interactions look like, or what is a regression? Perfect for use in the classroom or at home, these award-winning resources create an intuitive, game-like environment that encourages exploration, discovery, and learning. Powered by Kiwix, this app provides offline access to open educational resources developed by the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder. All content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY), making it freely accessible for everyone. For those who want to support the mission of the PhET project, consider purchasing the official PhET App on this store —a one-time payment for lifetime access. Whatever your level. start your journey into science today with interactive, engaging, and educational simulations!

About

Group

Effortlessly create balanced student groups for any classroom activity. Features include customizable rules for mixing, diverse educational tools like Jigsaw and Stations, and presentation modes for projectors. Organizes classes, tracks attendance, and offers privacy with no tracking or ads.

Highlights
  • Fair group balancing (strength, gender, traits)
  • Customizable mixing rules
  • Jigsaw and Stations activities
  • Tournament bracket generation
  • Rotating duty assignments
  • Presentation mode with projector support
  • Class and attendance organization
Features
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Group-O-Mat builds fair groups in seconds: photograph the class list or import it from Excel, Numbers, Untis or CSV, pick a team size, shuffle, done. Made for teachers, coaches and anyone who needs to split a group quickly and transparently. FAIR AND UNDER YOUR CONTROL • Balance strength and gender, spread or separate traits (language level, elective …) • Rules: together, apart, fixed team – applied on every shuffle • Fair mixing avoids recent pairings; "who was with whom" heatmap • Lock teams and reshuffle the rest, dry run with five variants, balance report CLASSROOM TOOLS • Jigsaw: home and expert groups in three phases, with a timer and topics • Stations with rotation plan and round timer • Partner interviews: everyone meets everyone exactly once • Tournaments from the teams (knockout or round robin) with results • Rotating duties with absences and substitutes – as a printable PDF up to the half-year, holidays typed in or imported from iCal files • Draw a random person or team, as a name roll or a wheel FOR THE PROJECTOR • Presentation mode with big cards, hidden reveal and countdown • AirPlay/HDMI: the class sees the presentation, you keep the teacher view; in Split View the projector mirrors the whole iPad • Student view hides gender colours, strength and traits • 14 themes from wizard school to outer space, plus your own with photo and sounds ORGANISATION • Lists for classes, courses and clubs, attendance per session • Save events and edit them later, team posters as PDF for the pinboard • Widgets: today's teams and a quick draw without opening the app • Share as text, image, CSV or PDF; backup as a file PRIVACY • No accounts, no server, no tracking, no ads • Everything stays on your device; optional iCloud sync with names and photos end-to-end encrypted In English, German, French and Spanish. Buy once, for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Science Simulations4 screens
Group4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Science Simulations at 100% against Group's 0%. Science Simulations also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.8 vs 2.0). Group's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Science Simulations is free to download; Group costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Science Simulations holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Science Simulations's written reviews are positive against 0% of Group's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Science Simulations ships an update every 2 months, Group every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Science Simulations versus Group: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScience SimulationsGroup
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWikimedia CHAlexander Muend

Customer experience

Science Simulations

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Group

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Science Simulations

No in-app purchases

None

Group

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Science Simulations free?
Science Simulations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Group free?
Group costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Science Simulations or Group?
Science Simulations is rated higher. Science Simulations averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Group averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Science Simulations or Group have ads?
Neither Science Simulations nor Group shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Science Simulations or Group?
Science Simulations ships an update every 2 months, and Group every 2 weeks. Most recently, Science Simulations was updated on October 30, 2026 and Group on November 6, 2026.

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