# Algorithms: Explained&Animated

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1047532631](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1047532631)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1047532631`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Moriteru Ishida
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (100 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.6
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-30
- **First published:** 2016-05-18
- **Size:** 32 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/algorithms-explained-animated/id1047532631)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://algorithm.wiki/policy/](http://algorithm.wiki/policy/)

## Description

Algorithms: Explained&Animated delivers concise, animated explanations of core algorithms to help learners understand concepts from sorting and searching to graph traversal and cryptography. Explore topics including Bubble Sort, Insertion Sort, Merge Sort, Quicksort, Linear and Binary Search, BFS and DFS, Dijkstra and A*, as well as data structures like lists, arrays, stacks, queues, and hash tables, plus foundational security concepts such as hash functions and digital signatures.

Equipped with Sim Mode for interactive exploration and available in multiple languages (English, Español, Português, 中文, Русский, 日本語, 한국어), this educational tool is free to download with full content unlock via purchase. It’s designed for students, educators, and curious learners who want visualized, hands-on understanding of algorithms.

## Rankings

- #134,766 — Overall
- #1 — algorithm
- #16 — machine learning algorithms
- #18 — leetcode

## Review summary

Users praise the app for clear visuals and intuitive explanations that aid understanding of algorithms, with a strong self-paced, visual learning experience. It’s seen as a solid starter and refresher across DSA topics and related areas, and generally considered good value. However, reviewers note missing time/space complexity details and express a desire for more algorithms and broader content in future updates.

### Pros

- Clear, high-quality visualizations and animations that make algorithms easy to understand.
- Intuitive explanations that help build mental models of data structures and algorithms.
- Self-paced, replayable click-through animations that suit visual learners and allow easy review.
- Broad, beginner-friendly coverage, including topics beyond standard DSA (e.g., security and compression).
- Good value and overall high-quality content worth the price.

### Cons

- Lacks time complexity/run-time details (best/avg/worst-case), which makes it harder to judge when to apply an algorithm.
- Wants more algorithms and broader coverage (e.g., red-black trees, ML, databases) and additional content/features.

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