Comparison

4D Draw vs Time Dilation Explorer Lab

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

Head to head
About

4D Draw

This app allows users to draw and visualize four-dimensional figures using color to represent the fourth coordinate. It includes a help menu with drawing tutorials and creative ideas to aid in understanding 4D space.

Highlights
  • Draw 4-dimensional figures
  • Use color for the fourth coordinate
  • Built-in 'How to draw' guide
  • 4D construction ideas
  • Visualize 4-dimensional space
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4D Draw is a simple vector-graphics app that lets you draw 4‑dimensional figures. It represents each point's first three coordinates in the usual way, while using color to represent the fourth coordinate. A built-in Help menu includes a “How to draw” page for an easy start, followed by a page of “4D construction ideas” to set you on your way towards visualizing 4-dimensional space. 4D Draw is intended for geometry students who want to learn to visualize 4‑dimensional space. People looking for a more recreational introduction to 4D should begin with 4D Maze instead. People looking for an even more recreational introduction to modern concepts of space and symmetry may enjoy the Torus Games or KaleidoPaint.

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Time Dilation Explorer Lab

Features
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Time Dilation Explorer Lab turns special relativity into an interactive space-science lab. Slide toward the speed of light and watch time change in real time. Compare Earth time with traveler time, explore the light-clock thought experiment, send a virtual ship toward nearby stars, and learn why Einstein's ideas matter in real science and technology. Designed for curious learners, students, teachers, and space fans, the app explains time dilation, length contraction, the twin paradox, light speed, GPS corrections, and near-light-speed travel through visual simulations and short lessons. Key features: - Interactive time dilation simulator with Earth and traveler clocks - Speed vs Time graph for comparing journeys across cosmic distances - Light Clock demo showing why moving clocks tick slower - Twin Paradox visualization with Earth twin and traveler twin timelines - Length Contraction lab for seeing fast-moving objects shrink along motion - Cosmic Journey mode with destinations from the Moon to Andromeda - Bite-sized relativity lessons with examples, takeaways, and fun facts - Quiz mode with categories, best scores, streaks, and hints - Progress dashboard with lesson completion, quiz progress, and badges - Daily relativity facts and achievement rewards The free version includes core simulations, starter lessons, quizzes, and selected destinations. A one-time Premium unlock removes ads and opens advanced lessons, full-speed controls, expanded quiz content, extra destinations, and additional interactive tools. Whether you are reviewing physics for school, introducing relativity in a classroom, or simply wondering what a near-light-speed journey would feel like, Time Dilation Explorer Lab helps make spacetime visible.

Screenshots

4D Draw4 screens
Time Dilation Explorer Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 4D Draw at none against Time Dilation Explorer Lab's 1. 4D Draw also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.1 vs 26.2). 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. Time Dilation Explorer Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 4D Draw asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
4D Draw versus Time Dilation Explorer Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4D DrawTime Dilation Explorer Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff WeeksChatStick Company Limited

In-app purchases

None

4D Draw

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Dilation Explorer Lab

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$2.99

Questions

Is 4D Draw free?
4D Draw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Dilation Explorer Lab free?
Time Dilation Explorer Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 4D Draw or Time Dilation Explorer Lab have ads?
Time Dilation Explorer Lab shows ads; 4D Draw does not.

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