Soil Explorer vs IR Theory Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soil Explorer
Discover detailed soil property and landscape maps for U.S. states and global soil distributions. Understand how map features relate to real-world observations. This educational tool uses data from USDA and USGS to illustrate complex soil-landscape relationships.
- Detailed soil property maps
- Landscape visualizations
- Global soil distribution maps
- Field observation correlation
- USDA NRCS data integration
- USGS data integration
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Explore detailed maps of soil properties and landscapes for various U.S. states, as well as small-scale maps of soil distributions for the world. Examine the details for a specific area, but also see the overview for a large area. Learn how features shown on the maps correspond to what you observe in the field. Soil Explorer utilizes detailed soil survey data from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and data and maps from the U. S. Geological Survey and other sources to produce informative, highly engaging maps. These maps are designed to show the complex interrelationships between soil properties and the landscapes in which soils occur.
IR Theory Explorer
Explore and understand International Relations theories. This app helps you learn about key authors, compare different theories, and see how they apply to historical and current events.
- Learn International Relations theories
- Understand key authors
- Compare and contrast theories
- Apply theories to events
- Educational content
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Learn International Relations Theory with this app! Are you interested in understanding different examples of IR theory and the key authors? Do you need to compare and contrast different theories? Do you need to understand how they apply to historic and current events? Then you need this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Soil Explorer at Free against IR Theory Explorer's $1.99. Soil Explorer also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.7 vs 26.4). IR Theory Explorer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On 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
Soil Explorer is free to download; IR Theory Explorer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IR Theory Explorer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soil Explorer has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Soil Explorer | IR Theory Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Purdue University | Jennifer Cannon |
Customer experience
Soil Explorer
IR Theory Explorer
In-app purchases
Soil Explorer
No in-app purchases
IR Theory Explorer
No in-app purchases
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