Natural Selection Sim vs Inventioneers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Natural Selection Sim
This educational simulation models natural selection processes. It is designed for use with a specific science curriculum and requires a school-provided login and license to function.
- Natural selection simulation
- Educational curriculum integration
- Requires school login and license
- iPad compatible
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A simulation of natural selection, for use with Amplify's science curriculum. **************************************************************** Natural Selection Sim WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU HAVE AN AMPLIFY LOGIN AND LICENSE PROVIDED BY A SCHOOL. You can download the app without a login, but you will not be able to use the app without a valid Amplify login. ****************************************************************"
Inventioneers
Unleash creativity by building unique inventions with the help of tiny characters. Explore real-time physics concepts like air, fire, and magnetism. Share your creations with friends and educators.
- Create custom inventions
- Learn physics concepts
- Use tiny helper characters
- Solve pre-made inventions
- Share creations with friends
- Classroom sharing option
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* FROM THE CREATORS OF PETTSON'S INVENTIONS DELUXE * *** Winner of Parents' Choice Gold Award *** BE CREATIVE! In this game you can create your own crazy, fun inventions! With the help of the Inventioneers, our tiny helpers with unique characteristics, you can invent fun, creative and often quite weird inventions. A lot of inventions are included in the game, the more you solve the more parts you receive for your own inventions! LEARN ABOUT PHYSICS! Inventioneers is an outstanding tool for learning about realtime physics and the science behind different features like air, fire, magnetism and jumping bunnies. What you can do with the tool is virtually endless. SHARE WITH FRIENDS! Invite friends to share their crazy inventions and you can share yours too! If you are a teacher you can set up the whole classroom as a user and share with other classes! ONE TIME FEE TO BUY THE FULL VERSION To make it easier for families to try the game before buying, we have implemented a one time fee to buy the full game. There are no recurring in app purchases or consumables. It is important for us to protect the integrity of the children. Features in the free version: • First chapter with 15 inventions • The first Inventioneer - "Windy" • Create! - A fully working tool to create your own inventions • 50+ different objects to use in the inventions • Share up to 4 inventions with your friends! The full version (purchase: one time fee): • 7 more chapters with a total of 105 new inventions! • 50+ new objects • 18 characters that you can help • 7 more Inventioneers with unique features - "Blaze", "Bunny", "Sporty", "Zappy", "Magneta", "Freezy" and "Maggie" Family Sharing Note! You can't share IAPs with other members in your family. Please download the full version of Inventioneers instead.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Inventioneers at 4.3 against Natural Selection Sim's 3.2. Inventioneers also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Natural Selection Sim's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Inventioneers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Natural Selection Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.
Inventioneers holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inventioneers has 317 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Natural Selection Sim's written reviews are positive against 78% of Inventioneers's.
Natural Selection Sim ships an update every 3 months, Inventioneers monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Natural Selection Sim | Inventioneers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (21 ratings) | 4.3 (317 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 317 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amplify Education, Inc. | Filimundus AB |
Customer experience
Natural Selection Sim
Inventioneers
Bugs and requests
Natural Selection Sim
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Inventioneers
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not saving properly
- Crashes when trying to purchase full version
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More free levels and content
- Ability to save custom levels
- Faster download speeds
- Improved level editor tools
In-app purchases
Natural Selection Sim
No in-app purchases
Inventioneers
- Open up!$0.99
- Full Version$4.99
Questions
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