Science Simulations vs Group
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 150+ interactive simulations
- Chemistry and physics concepts
- Classroom and home use
- Offline access
- Game-like learning environment
- Creative Commons licensed content
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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!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Science Simulations | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wikimedia CH | Alexander Muend |
Customer experience
Science Simulations
Group
In-app purchases
Science Simulations
No in-app purchases
Group
No in-app purchases









