Comparison

Earth Primer vs Kidz Learn Rocks

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

Head to head
About

Earth Primer

Explore Earth's geological processes through interactive play. Sculpt mountains, create volcanoes, and manipulate natural forces to understand planetary science in a fun, engaging way.

Highlights
  • Discover how Earth works through play
  • Control natural forces like volcanoes and tectonic plates
  • 20 different tools to unlock
  • Richly interactive geological simulations
  • Five chapters: Earth's Interior, Surface, Water Cycle, Biomes, and Sandbox
  • Sandbox mode for open-ended play
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Discover how our planet works through play! Create volcanoes, sculpt mountains, and control the forces of nature with your fingertips. Earth Primer defies existing genres, combining aspects of science books, toys, simulations, and games. It is a new kind of interactive experience which joins the guided quality of a book with open ended simulation play. • App Store Best of 2015 • Best New App • Featured Education App • "BEAUTIFUL ... ENGAGING ... WELL DESIGNED." –Kristie Lu Stout | CNN “EFFORTLESSLY BEAUTIFUL... perfectly...realizes the promise of a truly interactive textbook.” –John Brownlee | Fast Company "THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION... sets a high benchmark for what educational apps should be aspiring to." –Luke Dormehl | Cult of Mac “INSPIRING ... a reminder that interactive media is a young and undeveloped world itself.” –Kyle VanHemert | WIRED “PLAYFUL, child-like, beautifully designed reenvisioning of the book” –IndieCade “The MOST AWESOME APP EVER for teaching Geomorphology to a young audience” –Alan Parkinson | Award Winning Teacher “one of the most deluxe, and memorable educational apps available... AN ABSOLUTE MUST” 5/5 –Trevor Sheridan | Apple n Apps “A TOUR DE FORCE” –Bret Victor "This is much more than a toy. It is a catalyst for thinking about our world. ... TRULY A JOY." –Samuel Arbesman | WIRED "I want every book to be this awesome. ...ABSOLUTELY WORTH EVERY CENT." –Owen Williams | The Next Web Features • Discover how Earth works through play. • The forces of nature are at your fingertips—make volcanoes, shape sand dunes, form glaciers, sculpt mountains, push around tectonic plates, paint with wind, heat up magma—and more! • 20 different tools to unlock. • Richly interactive geological simulations. • Five chapters: Earth's Interior, Surface, Water Cycle, Biomes, and Sandbox. • Sandbox mode.

About

Kidz Learn Rocks

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Kidz Learn - Rocks is an educational app about different types of rocks found in nature. This app categories and provides a detailed explanation on rocks, types of rocks, and the app also has a video on rocks.This app is entertaining as it has fun and simple animation while describing the external and the internal factors that cause different rock formation. There is also a fun quiz section with questions to review one's knowledge on rocks.

Screenshots

Kidz Learn Rocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kidz Learn Rocks at $2.99 against Earth Primer's $9.99. Kidz Learn Rocks also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Earth Primer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 29 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On 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

Earth Primer costs $9.99 and Kidz Learn Rocks $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earth Primer ships an update every 3 weeks, Kidz Learn Rocks every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Earth Primer versus Kidz Learn Rocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarth PrimerKidz Learn Rocks
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChaim GingoldGomathy Shankaran

Bugs and requests

Earth Primer

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • 🐛 Grayed out options in sandbox mode on iOS 12.1.3
  • 🐛 Unreadable on iPad Pro
  • 🐛 Broken software on iPad Pro
  • 🐛 Still not working on iPad Pro
  • 🐛 Does not work on iPad Pro
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  • 🐛 Stuck in table of contents on iPad Pro
  • 🐛 Does not render correctly on iPad Pro
  • 🐛 App not working well on new iPad Pro
  • 🐛 App gets stuck on loading screen
  • 🐛 Cannot get past the second slide, no directions
  • 🐛 Never able to get beyond the "surface" screen

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add a sandbox version for 2D earth
  • Add 3D models for volcanoes
  • Include simulated volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis
  • Add a sandbox simulation program for these phenomena
  • Add humans and animals to sandbox mode to observe civilization building and impact
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  • Allow adjustment of time passing rate and pausing time
  • Increase surface area in sandbox mode for larger landscapes
  • Add more features and content
  • Add humans, animals, apes, tsunamis, waterfalls
  • Add aliens or dinosaurs
  • Add hurricanes and twisters to sandbox mode
  • Add a time speed option
  • Add volcanoes and magma to sandbox mode
  • Add a pollution feature
  • Add meta-material about algorithms and models for professional teaching

Kidz Learn Rocks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Earth Primer

No in-app purchases

None

Kidz Learn Rocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Earth Primer free?
Earth Primer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kidz Learn Rocks free?
Kidz Learn Rocks costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Earth Primer or Kidz Learn Rocks have ads?
Neither Earth Primer nor Kidz Learn Rocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earth Primer or Kidz Learn Rocks?
Earth Primer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kidz Learn Rocks every 29 months. Most recently, Earth Primer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Kidz Learn Rocks on November 11, 2026.

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