Comparison

Explore Intrepid vs Solitary Number

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

Head to head
About

Explore Intrepid

Step aboard a historic aircraft carrier and manage its complex engineering systems. Experience immersive simulations of the navigation bridge and engine rooms. Learn about naval history through interactive job training and historical accounts.

Highlights
  • Simulate aircraft carrier propulsion plant
  • Navigate navigation bridge and engine rooms
  • Story mode with mission objectives
  • Explore mode for self-paced learning
  • Interactive job training
  • Access historical images and accounts
  • Screen-reader friendly and accessible controls
Features
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Do you have what it takes to run an aircraft carrier’s propulsion plant? Find out in Explore Intrepid: Engineering, an immersive and highly detailed recreation of USS Intrepid’s navigation bridge, forward engine room and number 2 fire room. Learn how to steer the ship, run the engines, fuel the boilers and more. - In Story mode, the ship’s crew will guide you through the process of increasing speed as Intrepid races to recover the Gemini 3 space capsule in 1965. - In Explore mode, navigate the engineering spaces at your own pace. Earn new Navy ranks by completing interactive job trainings and opening popups with historic images, firsthand accounts from former crew members, and more. The aircraft carrier USS Intrepid served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1974. Massive boilers supplied steam to turbine engines that took Intrepid from the Arctic Circle to the South Pacific. The hard-working crew in the Engineering Department controlled and directed the high-pressure superheated steam. They also maintained the ship’s engines, boilers and miles of pipes and valves. Accessibility: - Screen-reader friendly with accessible navigation controls. - Audio descriptions of the modeled environment. - Captioning for all dialogue, sound effects, and ambient sound. - Adjust brightness, contrast, volume levels and more in the settings menu To learn more, visit intrepidmuseum.org or visit the Intrepid Museum in New York City.

About

Solitary Number

Features
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Solitary Number is a calm, chalkboard-style number puzzle game. Fill in the missing digits and crack the cryptarithms — no clutter, no pressure, just you and the board. TWO CLASSIC PUZZLE WORLDS IN ONE APP • Missing-Digit Arithmetic — restore the hidden digits in +, −, ×, ÷ problems. • Cryptarithms — every letter stands for a digit. Solve famous puzzles like SEND + MORE = MONEY, and the legendary 1923 classic “The Solitary Seven.” FEATURES • 300+ hand-verified puzzles, each with a guaranteed unique solution • Four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division • 2- and 3-term cryptarithms • Historic classic puzzles, with their stories • Handwriting scratchpad — work it out right on the chalkboard • Stats, streaks and an activity heatmap • 4 languages: English, 日本語, ไทย, Tiếng Việt DESIGNED TO FOCUS A deep blackboard, white chalk, and nothing in your way. FREE & PRIVATE • Free to play. Optional one-time “Remove Ads” purchase. • No account, no login, no tracking. Your progress stays on your device. Tap in, fill the blanks, check your answer.

Screenshots

Explore Intrepid4 screens
Solitary Number4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Explore Intrepid at none against Solitary Number's 1. Explore Intrepid also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price and device support 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

Both are free to download. Solitary Number sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Explore Intrepid asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Explore Intrepid versus Solitary Number: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplore IntrepidSolitary Number
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB40 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIntrepid MuseumTATSUYA TAGUCHI

In-app purchases

None

Explore Intrepid

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Solitary Number

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Explore Intrepid free?
Explore Intrepid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solitary Number free?
Solitary Number is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Explore Intrepid or Solitary Number have ads?
Solitary Number shows ads; Explore Intrepid does not.

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