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CHIRAKU vs 高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター

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

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CHIRAKU

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CHIRAKU is an interactive educational app that brings earth science to life with moving diagrams. Plate motion, earthquakes, volcanoes, rocks, the Earth's interior, geomagnetism and atmospheric circulation are each shown in four phases, step by step, ending with a real landform or a typical observation. Every element in the diagram has a name label, so you can always see what is happening. Developer: Fuji Bit Inc. CHIRAKU is the earth-science edition of the "-raku" science simulation series. It helps you understand what you learn in middle-school and high-school earth science and introductory university geoscience, as if the textbook figures had started to move. 9 simulations in 3 categories: Moving Plates & Earthquakes: - Plate tectonics: See landforms form at the three kinds of plate boundaries (divergent, convergent and transform) in four stages, ending with the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the Japan Trench and the Japanese islands, and the San Andreas Fault. - Seismic waves: Watch P waves (longitudinal) and S waves (transverse) spread from the focus and reach three stations, where seismographs record the initial tremor and the main shaking. The farther the station, the longer the S-P time. - Epicenter location: Use Omori's formula to turn the S-P times at three stations into distances, and find the epicenter where three circles meet. Volcanoes & Rocks: - Volcanic eruption: See how the eruption style changes from Hawaiian to Strombolian, Vulcanian and Plinian as the magma's viscosity and gas content increase. - Lava flow: Release four lavas of different viscosity one after another and compare their speed, thickness and how far they travel. The speed is calculated with Jeffreys' equation. - Rock cycle (new): Follow one rock as it travels granite → mud → mudstone → gneiss → magma, changing between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock. The current depth and temperature are shown too. Inside and Around the Earth: - Earth interior: Trace the paths of P and S waves through the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core, and see from the S-wave shadow zone that the outer core is liquid. - Geomagnetism: Explore the Earth's field lines, the magnetosphere, how it shields us from the solar wind, and the geomagnetic reversal about 770,000 years ago (the origin of the name Chibanian). - Atmospheric circulation (new): Starting from heating at the equator, see the three cells (Hadley, Ferrel and polar) and the belts of trade winds, westerlies and polar easterlies form, and why rainy belts and desert belts appear. Features: - Every simulation runs in 4 phases, with the phase name and a one-line explanation always shown at the top - A name label on every element; the last phase shows the real example and stops automatically - Move between phases with the previous and next buttons and set the speed from 0.5x to 3x - An explanation sheet with formulas for every simulation (Omori's formula, Snell's law, the Coriolis force and more) - Clean, easy-to-read design (dark and light themes) - On iPad in landscape, the diagram and control panel are shown side by side - 16 languages (Japanese, English, Chinese Simplified/Traditional, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), German, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Russian, Italian, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese), following your device language - No sign-in: start exploring right away Price: - Free - In-app purchases: none - Subscriptions: none - Ads: a banner ad by Pangle at the bottom of the screen

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高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター

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高校地学を学ぶ高校生・受験生のための一問一答アプリです。 全12分野・1,420問を、クイズ・暗記カード・読み上げで繰り返し学習。共通テストや定期テストに向けて、地球から宇宙まで効率よく復習できます。 【このアプリでできること】 地球の構造と活動、地球の歴史、鉱物と岩石、大気と海洋、天気と気候、宇宙、恒星と銀河、太陽、自然災害と防災、地球環境を単元別に学べます。難易度も選べるため、基礎確認から発展問題まで自分に合った範囲で進められます。 【主な学習機能】 ・一問一答クイズ:選択式の問題で理解度を確認 ・暗記カード:答えと解説をめくって確認 ・読み上げ:問題と解説を耳から復習 ・進捗表示:学習数や正答率を確認 ・復習:間違えた問題や忘却曲線に基づく問題を再出題 ・ブックマーク:気になる問題を保存してまとめて学習 【こんな人におすすめ】 ・地学基礎・地学を単元ごとに整理したい ・共通テストや大学受験に向けて知識を確認したい ・定期テスト前に重要事項を短時間で復習したい ・岩石、気象、天文、防災の用語を覚えたい ・通学などのスキマ時間を学習に使いたい 【学習の進め方】 まず単元と難易度を選び、暗記カードで知識を確認します。次にクイズで理解度を試し、間違えた問題やブックマークした問題を復習してください。画面を見続けにくいときは読み上げも利用できます。 【注意事項】 本アプリは学習を補助する非公式アプリで、学校・教育機関・試験実施団体とは関係ありません。収録内容だけで特定の試験結果を保証するものではありません。

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CHIRAKU4 screens
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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター at monthly against CHIRAKU's every 5 months. CHIRAKU's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CHIRAKU ships an update every 5 months, 高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

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CHIRAKU versus 高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCHIRAKU高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuji Bit Inc.Hirokazu Kurokawa

In-app purchases

None

CHIRAKU

No in-app purchases

None

高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CHIRAKU free?
CHIRAKU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター free?
高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CHIRAKU or 高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター have ads?
Both CHIRAKU and 高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター show ads.
Which is updated more often, CHIRAKU or 高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター?
CHIRAKU ships an update every 5 months, and 高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター monthly. Most recently, CHIRAKU was updated on October 31, 2026 and 高校地学 一問一答|地学マスター on November 6, 2026.

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