Comparison

Isotope Browser vs Space Time Quest

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

Head to head
About

Isotope Browser

Access comprehensive nuclear data for over 4,000 nuclides and isomers. Explore interactive charts, filter by various criteria, and view detailed information for each nuclide. Data is sourced from reliable resources and available offline.

Highlights
  • Properties of over 4,000 nuclides and isomers
  • Interactive Chart of Nuclides
  • Periodic Table of Elements
  • Filter by half-life, decay mode, radiation type, and energy
  • Detailed nuclide information with web links
  • Offline access to embedded database
Features
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Provided by the Nuclear Data Section of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the app gives properties of more than 4 000 nuclides and isomers. A Chart of Nuclides, with zooming and tapping enabled, and a Periodic Table of Elements are included to allow easy selection and navigation. Filter criteria on half-life, decay mode, radiation type and energy can be selected. Summary data are presented in a scrolling list, with a details page for each nuclide containing web links to the data sources and further information such as level and decay schema. The filtered nuclides can be visualised on the Chart of Nuclides. Data are taken from the most recent and reliable sources, and optimal search-and-retrieve performance is achieved with an embedded database, meaning that no network connection is required.

About

Space Time Quest

Manage a massive budget and lead a continent-spanning scientific project to build a gravitational wave detector. Optimize subsystems and be the first to discover elusive gravitational waves to win a Nobel Prize.

Highlights
  • Budget management
  • Scientific project simulation
  • Gravitational wave detector construction
  • Subsystem optimization
  • Discovery simulation
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in charge of a budget of 100 million!? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to manage a continent spanning science project, with the aim of making one of the most important discoveries of the last 50 years? In Space Time Quest you use your scientific skills to build the most sensitive gravitational wave detector ever, and use it to listen to the symphony of the Universe as never before! Spread your budget wisely and optimise the different subsystems of an interferometric gravitational wave detector, of the same type as the real detectors, such as LIGO and Virgo. Be the first to detect the elusive gravitational waves, and the Nobel Prize will surely be yours! Space Time Quest can be played in English, Spanish, Catalan, Dutch, German, Chinese, French, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Hindi and Brazilian Portuguese!

Screenshots

Isotope Browser4 screens
Space Time Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Isotope Browser at 27 against Space Time Quest's 1. Isotope Browser also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Space Time Quest's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, 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

Space Time Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Isotope Browser has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Isotope Browser ships an update every 6 weeks, Space Time Quest every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Isotope Browser versus Space Time Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIsotope BrowserSpace Time Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (27 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIAEALaser Labs

Customer experience

Isotope Browser

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral13.0%
Negative4.3%

Space Time Quest

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Isotope Browser

No in-app purchases

None

Space Time Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Isotope Browser free?
Isotope Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Time Quest free?
Space Time Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Isotope Browser or Space Time Quest?
Space Time Quest is rated higher. Isotope Browser averages 4.8 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Space Time Quest averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Isotope Browser or Space Time Quest have ads?
Neither Isotope Browser nor Space Time Quest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Isotope Browser or Space Time Quest?
Isotope Browser ships an update every 6 weeks, and Space Time Quest every 4 months. Most recently, Isotope Browser was updated on November 1, 2026 and Space Time Quest on November 3, 2026.

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