Comparison

Pathway Tract ID vs Neuro Sandbox

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

Head to head
About

Pathway Tract ID

Explore detailed anatomical models and animations of neural pathways and brain structures. Interactive features allow users to highlight parts or names, view hidden text, and use a drawing whiteboard for annotations. Save and share screenshots directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Interactive pathway and tract structure IDs
  • Highlight parts or names
  • Hidden/viewable detailed text
  • Drawing whiteboard feature
  • Screenshot saving and sharing
  • 3D pan, zoom, and rotation
  • Pathway and tract animations
Features
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The Pathway Tract ID app covers normal pathway and tract animations and structure id. Structure ID is designed to teach pathway and tract structure in two ways; touch the parts and see the names highlight or touch the name to see the part highlight. The detailed text is hidden or viewed at the touch of a button. All views include a drawing whiteboard feature for easy anointment, screen prints direct to photo app to save and email out or printing. Disclaimer: seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. Pathway: structure ID - cortices, brainstem, cerebellum, thalamus and thalamus interrelation views. Animations - audition listen and balance, speech communication and corticobulbar, vision,sensation and movement views.. Tracts: structure ID - audition listen and balance, speech communication and corticobulbar, vision, sensation trigeminal, dorsal column and spinothalamic, movement rubrospinal, reticulopinal, tectospinal and corticospinal views. Animations - audition environment, speech and balance, speech communication and corticobulbar, vision, sensation trigeminal, fasciculus cuneatus, fasciculus gracilis, spinothalamic lateral and anterior, movement rubrospinal, reticulospinal, tectospinal, corticospinal lateral and ventral views. Two finger pan, zoom and rotation of all views, with easy reset button. Drawing Whiteboard feature: Drawing: freeform lines in red, blue, green or black hue. Draw and place text directly on all views. Screenshot whiteboard direct to photo app for easy email out and printing.

About

Neuro Sandbox

Explore neural network dynamics visually. Build and connect neurons to observe activity flow in real-time. Ideal for students and researchers interested in computational neuroscience without needing to write code.

Highlights
  • Build custom neural networks
  • Connect neurons and assign types
  • Adjust firing rates and decay
  • Modify synaptic weights
  • Visualize spike propagation
  • Monitor live activity
  • Explore learning rules
Features
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Neuro Sandbox is an interactive visual sandbox for exploring neural network dynamics. Build small networks by placing neurons, connecting synapses, and observing how activity flows through the system in real time. Neuro Sandbox is designed for students, researchers, and anyone interested in computational neuroscience who wants to see how network behavior emerges from simple rules. Rather than writing code, you interact directly with the network. Adjust parameters, introduce feedback loops, and watch how excitation, inhibition, and decay shape firing patterns over time. What you can do: • Build custom neural networks by adding and connecting neurons • Assign excitatory or inhibitory neuron types • Adjust basal firing rates and synaptic decay • Modify synaptic weights and observe their effects • Visualize spike propagation and firing dynamics • Monitor live firing rates and recent activity history • Explore simple Hebbian-style learning rules • Detect and pause runaway network behavior

Screenshots

Pathway Tract ID4 screens
Neuro Sandbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Neuro Sandbox at 100% against Pathway Tract ID's 0%. Neuro Sandbox also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.0). Pathway Tract ID's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.2). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Neuro Sandbox is free to download; Pathway Tract ID costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neuro Sandbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pathway Tract ID's written reviews are positive against 100% of Neuro Sandbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pathway Tract ID ships an update every 51 months, Neuro Sandbox every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pathway Tract ID versus Neuro Sandbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathway Tract IDNeuro Sandbox
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 51 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Tree Publishing, Inc.Michael C Marone

Customer experience

Pathway Tract ID

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Neuro Sandbox

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pathway Tract ID

No in-app purchases

None

Neuro Sandbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pathway Tract ID free?
Pathway Tract ID costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neuro Sandbox free?
Neuro Sandbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pathway Tract ID or Neuro Sandbox?
Neuro Sandbox is rated higher. Pathway Tract ID averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Neuro Sandbox averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Pathway Tract ID or Neuro Sandbox have ads?
Neither Pathway Tract ID nor Neuro Sandbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pathway Tract ID or Neuro Sandbox?
Pathway Tract ID ships an update every 51 months, and Neuro Sandbox every 2 months. Most recently, Pathway Tract ID was updated on October 29, 2026 and Neuro Sandbox on October 24, 2026.

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