Reviews for Universe in a Nutshell

Excellent educational app, but some sections could do with a little proof reading because I've not used it for too long but I've already seen a few typos that can range from being obvious, to completely changing the meaning of a sentence. Other than that, the audio/visual experience (I love kurzgesagtz' art style) is great. I just can't give it a perfect review because of the small typos! When they're fixed, I'll upgrade to 5.

This app is amazing! Very easy to use and is filled with good artwork and facts. Highly recommend it. The only thing I would change would be to make smoke come out of 3 smokestacks instead of 4 on the Titanic to make it historically correct. (Edit) I am so impressed, they actually changed the number of smokestacks with smoke in them in their new update. You guys are amazing at detail. Thanks!

Those of us old enough to remember the 'Scale of the Universe' which was flash based would remember spending hours on end zooming in an out of different orders of magnitude and awing at the effort to have put that together. Kurzgesagt have taken that and moulded it into something so familiar to all of us, their beautiful comical approach with delightful animations and just the right amount of information to keep you wanting more. Consider this app as a starting point into much needed knowledge of scales of things and why things are the way they are. Highly recommended. Especially if you have young inquisitive minds you want to grow. But dont be fooled, this is just as much if not even more fun for adults!

Without a doubt, easily the most fun and educational app I've tried.

AMAZING...in a nutshell. I love everything from these folks! I saw this in a video and had to have it, I was so excited and it hasn't disappointed in the least! I just wish there was a way to go to the videos you have of a thing, if available, when you click on said thing. Like with the bacteriophage, there should be an additional link to watch your video on it. I'm sure you geniuses, or is it genuisi or geni, have it in the works. And one or two, or a dozen birds wouldn't hurt. Thanks!!

Amazing app. Tons of information but I would not expect anything else from you guys 😊. Quality & presentation always the best. The only thing I would like to say is the experience would be a bit more interactive if I could pan and move the frame around so I can focus on the specific item I want. For now there is a single focal point when you zoom and sometimes not all the info fits on the screen or its kinda too small. Just my personal opinion. Thanks again. You can always count on my support.

I love the YouTube series, so I imagined the app was no less awesome. So far so good!.. BUT, do not purchase if you have MEGALAPHOBIA (it's a thing, dude!). I started zooming in/out, had my little irrational fear going off like CRAZY. Worse than the moon in Majora's Mask! Great app, no doubt. I currently have this pesky irrational fear of large objects triggered by a rather impressive feature of the app, and for that reason, I'm out. No request for refund. I like Kurzges.. yeah, those cats.

Beautiful app! I love your channel and couldn't wait to download it. I'm a teacher and love to use your content in my classroom. To justify the $2.99 for multiple devices in my classroom I would love to see more interactivity in the future, maybe links to your videos in some of the descriptions, playful animations that react to touch, a list of further readings with sources and if you added a speak aloud option to be turned on and off that would be great for differentiation.

Very interesting factoids you can share with others. After the initial download no network connection is required. Especially like the amazing size comparison descriptions (wish there were more). Well worth $2.99 just for conversation fillers, and the money goes to a good cause (education).

Awesome, seriously, it's fun, scientific l, well drawn and animated, the idea is extrodinary, and it's not overly complicated, easy to figure it out in a short amount of time, created by highly intelectual and cool huma- I mean birds and stick figures, and I believe this could last 'till 12032. In conclusion, if I could rate this from 1-5, I'd say Grahams number.

Way to go! This is a great little app to showcase the incredible differences in sizes in our universe. Purchased so I can support your team! The zooming action is smooth. The images and interactivity make it fun to scroll around. Our brains do not do a good job of understanding sizes, especially on these scales. This is a great way to keep reinforcing how amazing the universe is.

Great app with great execution overall, it really reminded me of the flash site "Scale of the Universe" made by H2Twins, but in the Kurzgesagt style and with short, but sweet descriptions. As many people have said, I want a smoother framerate/animation option, but keep the current one as another option for people if they need it. I would also like the ability to compare object sizes to each other, and the ability to enter in a diameter/size and see the closest thing that compares. Thanks!

I love the app, just it needs some graphics optimizations. I use a mid-to-low-end LG phone, and it doesn't run that well without some framerate problems. As soon as I opened it, I saw some graphics bugs. One of my favorite parts of Kurzgesagt videos is the super smooth animation and quality, and 25fps is quite mediocre compared to the videos. Thanks!

Exactly what it says on the tin- amazing visuals bu Kurzesagt (I probably butchered the spelling, sorry.) along with educational content. One star has been deducted due to a bug that makes you unable to zoom out if you reach plank length, and unable to zoom in if you reach the observable universe. Other than that, it is a bit overpriced but I can look over that since it is going to a group I support.

surprisingly fun to zoom in and out and choose random things to learn about. The animation is very smooth and pleasing, which is to be expected coming from the group that made this app. The only gripe I would have is that when zooming in and out with the pinch feature I accidentally hit the small scale at the bottom right and it messes up where I'm at. All in all it just means I'll spend more time in the app which isn't a bad thing. Also the music is very pleasant.

Love this app! Super interesting. I wish I had this when I was in high school learning about chemistry and biology. Helps put a lot of things in perspective like how big is an atom compared to different light waves! Only suggestion for the team is scoot the menu buttons and back button (top left) to the right some more. For newer Samsung phones the camera overlaps with it slightly making it difficult to tap and see.

Zero ads, great and simple controls, and a hint of comedy too. I see no problems with this, except one. When you tap on a planet or star, or anything else, sometimes it doesn't register, and so can you make it more sensitive if you can? Edit: it turns out my phone is just old and takes time to more accurately detect taps. (Like I know how that works.)

Super fun to just go through and really try to comprehend the vast size of the universe while also try to realize how tiny things are too. I haven't read many of the descriptions of things yet, so I have so much to learn as well. It would be so cool if there was a VR version/adaptation to this as well, but this is so far great! The control for zooming does have a slight weirdness to it from what I recall, where it would speed up the zoom in/out very slightly the longer I held the zoom. (I like to just zoom slowly in the same direction for a long time and enjoy the scenery and try to imagine the scale of things as they go by).

Totally awesome, in the old school sense of the word. I love being able to zoom in and out of reality to the smallest and largest possible dimensions and that you can learn about every single item. It's truly brilliant, mind boggling, and beautiful (expect for Tim's one suck figure, which is his classic, endearing third grade art)! Buy this app. I very rarely buy apps, but this is worth it. Show it to every human around you, big or small. All of them will enjoy it!

Very interesting app. Lots to learn. I'd recommend adding some sort of comparison feature where you can select 2 or more items and have them specifically compared to one another. For example, It would be cool to see mt. everest on the same plane with central park... Or an oxygen molecule next to the coronavirus... Ya know, for no particular reason...