Comparison

QuestaGame vs Microscopya

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

Head to head
About

QuestaGame

Embark on outdoor adventures to discover and photograph local wildlife. Compete with others by completing quests, identifying species, and contributing to biodiversity research. Earn rewards, level up, and build your collection while helping scientists.

Highlights
  • Outdoor wildlife quests
  • Photograph animals and plants
  • Species identification
  • Clans and challenges
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Biodiversity contribution
  • In-game rewards and leveling
Features
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Experience the adventure of your local wildlife. QuestaGame takes you outdoors - to your backyard, a local park, a hiking trail, anywhere. Join quests and compete with other players to photograph animals and plants in the wild. Your mission: Saving life on Earth. The game includes all species in your country, using national and global databases. Submit sightings of animals and plants and receive identifications, expert feedback - plus gold reward and experience points. Join quests, buy equipment, gain levels, build your collection, join clans, conquer territories, move up the leaderboard and become one of the great adventurers of all time. All sightings are geo-tagged with location, date, time and submitted to your country's national database (with your permission) - so you can not only map your conquests, but also help scientists, researchers, planners and others record and protect you region's biodiversity while you play. Some important features: - Clans and Head-to-Head Challenges. - Comms featured allows you to see what the community is up to. - QuestaLab allows you to earn gold and gain expertise levels identifying other players' sightings. - Featured sightings...and more! For more information be sure to visit http://www.questagame.com

About

Microscopya

Embark on a science-themed adventure and puzzle game exploring the intricate world inside a cell. Solve challenges based on real molecular processes, personalize your avatar, and discover the wonders of life's building blocks.

Highlights
  • Cellular exploration
  • Molecular mechanism puzzles
  • Character customization
  • Science-themed adventure
  • Original music score
Features
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Microscopya is a science-themed adventure and puzzle game taking players on a journey through the inside of the cell. Explore the fantastical world, solve puzzles based on real molecular mechanisms, customize your character, and experience the beauty and complexity of what makes life possible. This is the first game from Beata Science Art, featuring music by the talented Jamie van Dyck of Earthside and programming by Atelier Monarch Studios. Follow @microscopyagame on social media or visit www.microscopya.com to learn more. Special thanks to the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Lyda Hill Philanthropies for making this project possible, and the American Society for Cell Biology for additional funding.

Screenshots

QuestaGame4 screens
Microscopya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Microscopya at 4.6 against QuestaGame's 3.0. Microscopya also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (27 vs 8). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microscopya holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 27 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 78% and 78% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuestaGame ships an update every 3 weeks, Microscopya every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QuestaGame versus Microscopya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuestaGameMicroscopya
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (8 ratings)4.6 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings827 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB522 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEarth Guardians Pty LtdBeata Mierzwa

Customer experience

QuestaGame

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.5%

Microscopya

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative5.6%

In-app purchases

None

QuestaGame

No in-app purchases

None

Microscopya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuestaGame free?
QuestaGame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Microscopya free?
Microscopya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QuestaGame or Microscopya?
Microscopya is rated higher. QuestaGame averages 3.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Microscopya averages 4.6 from 27 ratings.
Do QuestaGame or Microscopya have ads?
Neither QuestaGame nor Microscopya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuestaGame or Microscopya?
QuestaGame ships an update every 3 weeks, and Microscopya every 2 days. Most recently, QuestaGame was updated on June 23, 2026 and Microscopya on September 28, 2026.

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