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PhET Simulationen

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PhET Simulationen is an iOS app from University of Colorado Boulder in the News category, currently rated 4.5★ across 46 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.

Our BU Score puts it at 58: Solid (established niche player). For a News app, that means established niche player.

Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below: live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.

📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

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💰 Forecast Revenue / mo

MODEL
Revenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 6 of 6 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
Paid app ($0.00)METRIC
+$2,800
Excellent rating (4.5★)METRIC
+$2,200
Mature app (9y old)METRIC
+$1,500
Multilingual (14 languages)METRIC
+$1,500
highly recommendREVIEW
+$1,400
Pre-traction phase (46 ratings)METRIC
−$300
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

📈 Reviews Growth

LIVE
Cumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.

⭐ Rating Trend

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Average rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.

🗓️ Snapshot Timeline

HISTORY
Each bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.
App Specs
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💾 125 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v1.5.0🔄 updated 1y ago🌐 EU, NL, EN, FR, DE +9📂 News💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2016 (9y old)

📝 About this app

Engage in learning science and math with the award-winning PhET simulations! Whether understanding atoms, exploring energy, or mastering multiplication, there is a sim for every learner. Perfect for at home, in class, or on the road, this app delivers all PhET HTML5 sims (over 75 sims) in one easy-to-use package.

Developed by experts at the University of Colorado Boulder, PhET sims are used by millions of students every year. The PhET iPad app delivers these exclusive features:
• Offline play: learn on the bus or at the park without a WiFi connection.
• Multiple languages: app translate in many languages (great for bilingual learners).
• Favorites: pick your favorite sims and create your own custom collection.
• Automatic updates: get the latest HTML5 sims as soon as they are released.
• Easy sorting: find the right sims for you.
• Fullscreen: maximize your screen real estate for optimal sim exploration.

PARENTS: Engage your child in science and math discovery.
TEACHERS: Your favorite HTML5 sims at your fingertips, even without internet access.
ADMINISTRATORS: Optimized for school use, so your teachers will be seamlessly up to date.
STUDENTS: Tell your parents there’s an exciting app for learning science and math.

Note: The app does not include PhET’s Java or Flash sims. In addition, although we are currently working on improving the accessibility of our sims, most of the sims included in this app do not include keyboard navigation or screen reader access. As accessible sims become available, they will be updated within the app.

Proceeds from the app support the development of more HTML5 sims. On behalf of the PhET team and the students whose lives you have helped improve — Thank you!

🆕 What's New · v1.5.0

This version contains important bug fixes and an update simulation cache for offline use.

Profile & Insights

Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.

Identification

App name
PhET Simulationen
Developer
University of Colorado Boulder
Bundle ID
edu.colorado.phet
App Store URL
Open in App Store
Category
News
Content rating
4+
Languages
EU, NL, EN, FR, DE, EL, IT, MN, PL, PT, SR, ZH, ES, ZH

Company

Website
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Tagline
Today
Description
Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
Founded
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Logo
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Revenue

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ML model estimate / mo
$8.5K/mo
Top-grossing rank
Outside top 100 in US News
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Founder

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Press & Links

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About page
https://apps.apple.com/us/iphone/story/id1509313372
Recent App Store Reviews40 latest · avg 3.83★ · 65.0% 5★ · 22.5% 1★
5★
26 (65%)
4★
1 (2%)
3★
2 (5%)
2★
2 (5%)
1★
9 (22%)
+0 ratings/week
Praise: love ×12 great ×10 amazing ×4 recommend ×4 best ×4Complaints: crash ×2 terrible ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Easy access
Love that my kids can easily access engaging sims. These are great to help students understand concepts first!…
★★★★★ Phenomenal educational tool
I have worked with PhET sims for years on informal and formal learning science environments and I have always found them a great learning tool. Now that it is accesible on iPads it makes it so much easier to incorporated in after school pro…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ Normal mode sim
If you arrived here from M.I.T. open courseware looking for the normal mode simulator don’t waste your time, it isn’t included.…
★☆☆☆☆ Ugh
Didn’t have plate tectonics or the hole reason I needed it…
📈Ratings growth46 ratings+2200% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾Oct 2016Aug 2023May 2026
Tracked (37 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Geographic ReachNot ranked
This app is currently outside the top 100 grossing in all 9 countries we monitor (US, UK, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN). Niche or new apps often launch this way — popularity rankings appear once daily revenue clears the regional threshold.
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.

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