Comparison

Curious vs The Living Room Project

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

Head to head
About

Curious

This app offers a personalized daily learning experience with short lessons, puzzles, and fun facts. It helps users reclaim time to learn new skills across a wide range of topics, track progress, and grow their knowledge quotient.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily learning workouts
  • 25,000+ video lessons
  • Daily puzzles (including crossword)
  • Curios (daily fun facts)
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable learning time (5-30 mins)
  • Recommendations from NPR shows
Features
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Are you Curious? Get a daily workout of lessons, puzzles(including Crossword), and Curios and grow your Curious Quotient (CQ)! Who knew exercising your brain could be this much fun? “Curious has mastered making learning addictive.” -- PandoDaily “A Netflix For Learning” -- Forbes “Curious stands out from sites like Khan Academy, Coursera, Udacity, Udemy, and Lynda.com by focusing on learning 'for learning’s sake.'” -- VentureBeat “Curious Helps Hobbyists Share Their Skills” -- Mashable Curious helps people reclaim between 5 to 30 minutes a day to learn something new! Ready to learn? Here’s how the game of lifelong learning works: - First, we start with a brief interview. - You tell us how much time you want to spend learning a day: 5, 15, or 30 minutes - We customize your learning experience and build you a beautiful CQ wheel. Every wheel is unique! - You receive a daily, personalized learning workout via email and on your Curious dashboard. - You complete your workout by reading Curios (our well-loved daily fun fact), solving puzzles, and watching lessons. - Add lessons and topics to a focus area for longer term learning goals. - Track your progress every time you learn. You’ll be so much more interesting! Learn from over 25,000 video lessons on virtually any topic. Whether you want to learn how to crochet a scarf, plant an organic garden or play guitar, Curious helps you stay happy and healthy with a daily learning workout across eight key knowledge areas: Aesthetic (crafts, photography, sewing, drawing, interior design, crochet, graphic design) Humanities (public speaking, languages, storytelling, political science, history) Mind / Body (cooking, fitness, nutrition, confidence, meditation, yoga, mindfulness) Music (music theory, piano, guitar, singing, drums, ukulele, harmonica, violin, DJ skills) Play (home DIY, sports, travel, games, gardening, camping, puzzles, biking, running) Relationships (psychology, parenting, communication, marriage, dating, pets, leadership) S.T.E.M. (science, web development, math, biology, hardware, computing, engineering) Work (Microsoft Office, entrepreneurship, budgeting, marketing, finance, blogging, analytics) And you get recommendations from your (and our) favorite NPR shows: Science Friday, PRI's The World, BBC World Service, Marketplace, and more! You also get 5 new puzzles every day: classic crossword puzzle, math mayhem with KenKen, and more. Download the Curious app and start for FREE! Daily Curios and intro lessons available to all users; subscribe for full access to the entire lesson library. FREE trial included with each subscription. What have you got to learn? Get addicted to the game of lifelong learning & stay Curious! -- Curious offers the following all-access subscriptions: 1 year: $69.99 These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country of residence. Your Curious subscription automatically renews at the end of the subscription term unless auto-renewal is turned off. Subscription renewals cost the same amount as the original subscription, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may turn off auto-renewal at any time after purchase by going to your iTunes Account Settings. Privacy policy: https://curious.com/legal_app#privacy Terms of use: https://curious.com/legal_app#terms

About

The Living Room Project

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This app is where you can: - Watch or listen to The Living Room Project messages - Stay up-to-date and sign-up for upcoming events - Download messages for offline listening - Make a secure gift Mobile app version: 6.19.0

Screenshots

Curious4 screens
The Living Room Project3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Living Room Project at none against Curious's 10. On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Curious sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. The Living Room Project asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Curious versus The Living Room Project: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuriousThe Living Room Project
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (880 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews
Number of ratings880 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCurious.comThe Living Room Ministry Project

Bugs and requests

Curious

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and inability to cancel subscription
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices
  • Inconsistent content availability and progression

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to save/favorite content
  • Improve accessibility for hearing/visually impaired
  • Provide more free content and features
  • Localize content for international users

The Living Room Project

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Curious

Subscriptions9
  • Curious+1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Curious+7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Curious+1 Month trial$8.991 Month
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  • Curious+7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Curious+7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Curious+7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Curious+7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Curious+1 Month trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Curious+1 Month trial$69.991 Year
None

The Living Room Project

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Curious free?
Curious is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Living Room Project free?
The Living Room Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Curious or The Living Room Project have ads?
Neither Curious nor The Living Room Project shows ads.

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