MEL Science vs Space Chase! Explore & Learn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MEL Science
Explore the world of science through interactive experiments and engaging games. This app guides you through real science activities, making learning fun and hands-on. Discover molecular structures and conduct your own science projects.
- Conduct real science experiments
- Interactive experiment guidance
- Learn molecular structures
- Science games and activities
- Experiment assistant
- Knowledge check tests
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MEL Science is the key to limitless adventures! Experiment, play, learn, conduct real science experiments! Play science games and conduct amazing experiments using guidance from the app. This app can be used for educational science activities or as a supplement to the MEL Science experiment kits. Find out how molecules and reactions look from the inside. Suitable for homeschool activities and science lab experiment games. MEL Chemistry will show the structures of molecules, including Sulfuric acid, Citric acid, Hydrochloric acid, Lactose, and Tin Chloride. Go through amazing experiments and make your own science projects using the experiment assistant. Pass the test at the end of each experiment to check your knowledge. Bring this science lab app to your classroom to demonstrate educational science to your students. Forget memorizing formulas — learn through firsthand experience!
Space Chase! Explore & Learn
Engage students with interactive space-themed missions designed to enhance their learning before, during, and after a visit to Kennedy Space Center. The app features educational content aligned with standards, presented in a fun gaming environment to foster critical thinking and knowledge retention.
- Interactive space missions
- Standards-based educational content
- Engaging questions and images
- Three distinct exhibit missions
- Progress tracking and leveling
- Classroom, on-location, and post-visit activities
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Play before, during, and after your space excursion to Kennedy Space Center! Students come and challenge their space expertise with engaging questions and fantastic images, all in a fun gaming environment! Three different missions are available to kick-start their minds: one for each of three key exhibits they will visit at Kennedy Space Center. Educational standards-based information is presented in a playful way to prepare students, help them interact while on their field trip, and enhance their experience afterwards when back in the classroom. Students compete to earn towards increasing levels every step of the way. Their mission begins in the classroom preparing for a visit to the Space Center. Thought provoking challenges help get the creative juices flowing and focus the mind on the up-coming excursion. The on-location missions assist in creating meaningful interactions with the actual exhibits. Finally, students extend and reflect with a final mission designed to lock in their new found knowledge. Missions include the following: What Makes a Hero? Discover the Rocket Garden – Students learn about the character traits present in different types of heroes. Challenges are designed to spark imagination and put students in the mindset of NASA engineers, scientists, and astronauts. Through real-world scenarios and goal-centered tasks players walk in the footsteps of giants and discover what it takes to reach beyond the stars. Mission to Math: Discover Space Shuttle Atlantis – Students will engage in math challenges that show math as a language anyone can speak. While on location, players will find stunning, interactive exhibits that motivate them to learn more. Math standards from 5th to 9th grade are incorporated seamlessly into the game to encourage thinking in math terminology. To the Moon! Discover NASA’s Apollo Missions – History was made with the Apollo missions, and this mission game helps students relive those world-changing moments! Players will anticipate, experience, and relive the years leading up to and including the moon missions. This game helps todays’ youth understand the challenges, sacrifices, and lessons learned along the way. Actual artifacts, rockets, and personal stories help students relate to an era that put a man on the moon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Space Chase! Explore & Learn at 4.3 against MEL Science's 3.7. Space Chase! Explore & Learn also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). MEL Science's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 3). 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.
Space Chase! Explore & Learn holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MEL Science has 88 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | MEL Science | Space Chase! Explore & Learn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (88 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MEL Science Limited | Kennedy Space Center |
Customer experience
MEL Science
Space Chase! Explore & Learn
In-app purchases
MEL Science
No in-app purchases
Space Chase! Explore & Learn
No in-app purchases
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