BioMan Biology vs SimBio
BioMan Biology
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| Figure | BioMan Biology | SimBio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.08/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 11 | 4 |
| Spec score · Biology Learning Software | 8.9 (#2) | 7.7 (#12) |
| Support | The teacher page offers contact support, Help/FAQs and a cache-clearing tool for game issues. | SimBio says technical support specialists are available seven days a week for the SimUText system. |
Plans
BioMan Biology
- Standard SiteFree
- Individual Teacher$49 a year
- Individual Teacher$49 a year
- Small Department$149 a year
- Small Department$149 a year
- Large Department$299 a year
- Large Department$299 a year
- Site License$549 a year
- Site License$549 a year
- District/Campus$1,499 a year
SimBio
- Virtual Labs (workbook and tutorial-style)$7.50, paid once
- Interactive Chapters$11.50, paid once
- Unlimited Labs$49, paid once
- SimBio Unlimited (chapters and/or labs)$89, paid once
In their own words
BioMan Biology
BioMan Biology is a biology learning site for students and teachers, with games, review activities, virtual labs, video animations and quizzes. Activities cover physiology, cells, ecology, evolution and classification, genetics and meiosis, life chemistry, respiration and photosynthesis, and scientific methods. Games and quizzes provide automatic, immediate feedback. Students can play games, complete labs and use the standard ad-supported site without an account. Teachers can manage classes, track progress and access premium features through a dashboard. The site describes its materials as standards-based and focused on state and national content standards. A free plan includes interactive games, virtual labs and learning activities with ads. The Individual Teacher plan costs $49 a year and includes ad-free access to BioMan Biology and BrainyBlast; higher annual plans cover additional teachers. The two environments share a login framework and database infrastructure, and an account on either grants access to both. BioMan Biology is listed for web and iOS. Its privacy policy says student scores, quiz metrics and game saves are purged six months after creation or last update.