einstein Junior vs MEL STEM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
einstein Junior
Explore the world and learn about science through interactive games. This app uses device sensors to help you investigate your surroundings and discover new things. Embark on quests to understand habitats and develop your inner scientist.
- Sensor-based learning
- Interactive games
- World exploration
- Habitat quests
- Develop scientific understanding
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Fun games from science education experts that use sensors to REALLY understand the world. Find your inner scientist and explore your world using einsteinJunior and your einstein™LabMate. Investigate your surroundings freely or go on exiting quests to learn about the habitat of animals.
MEL STEM
Explore fundamental scientific concepts like light, sound, and electricity through interactive games and AR experiences. This app offers visual explanations and virtual experiments for young learners, guided by engaging characters.
- Interactive science games
- AR STEM experiences
- Visual explanations of concepts
- Virtual science lab
- 3D/AR visual explanations
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What is Light? Sound? Electricity? How do they work? With a variety of observations and integrated kids games, your kid will discover all of that and more. Begin your journey into the world of science for kids accompanied by two trusty guides — Zach and Newt. Their marvelous machines are the perfect testing ground for virtual science experiments for kids. With MEL STEM: Science for Kids you’ll get: - An introduction to science backed by fun science games - Simple visual explanations of basic scientific concepts - A science kids AR app full of things to learn and free of ads or in-app purchases - A virtual interactive kids science lab - A great addition to our MEL STEM subscription if you choose to buy one In short, MEL STEM: Science for Kids is carefully crafted to bring science to kids aged 6 to 8 through 3D/AR visual explanations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MEL STEM at 71% against einstein Junior's 0%. MEL STEM also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (449 vs 1). einstein Junior's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
einstein Junior holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MEL STEM has 449 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of einstein Junior's written reviews are positive against 71% of MEL STEM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
einstein Junior ships an update every 24 months, MEL STEM monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | einstein Junior | MEL STEM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (449 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 449 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 244 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fourier Education | MEL Science Limited |
Customer experience
einstein Junior
MEL STEM
Bugs and requests
einstein Junior
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MEL STEM
Reported bugs
5 issues- Card cannot be scanned, no option available
- AR sections show black screen
- App is completely unusable due to black screens in AR and 3D mode after update
- Non-stop crashing, app not working
- Missing instruction book for luminescence kit
Requested features
2 requests- Fix card scanning functionality
- Ensure instruction books are included with kits
In-app purchases
einstein Junior
No in-app purchases
MEL STEM
No in-app purchases
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