Comparison

Artist Ideas vs LabNote Chem

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Artist Ideas

This educational tool provides a variety of art-related prompts and activities for classroom use. It helps inspire students and teachers with new ideas for lesson plans and assignments. The app offers features for discussion, random idea generation, and creative exploration.

Highlights
  • Generate new artist ideas for lesson plans
  • Use flow chart for idea connections
  • Search for artist ideas for assignments
  • Randomly select ideas from iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch
  • Apply random ideas to student work
  • Overcome artist's block with random prompts
Features
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Artist Ideas is Mobile Interactive Art Education Tool that can be used in the classroom as part of the curriculum. These ideas will inspire you and your students: • Select a new Artist Idea (pink button) to include in the lesson plans for the week. • Use the flow chart (orange button) for a discussion on how Artist Ideas connect, feed and work together. • Have your students search on their iPads for an Artist Idea (pink button) that corresponds to an assignment. • You may also select an Artist Idea at random (blue button) from your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch during critique time. Random ideas are a wonderful tool for in-depth class discussions. • Apply a random Artist Idea (blue button) to a students work for a lift of confidence. • Overcome writer’s (Artist's) block with a random Artist Idea from your Apple Watch. • Discuss and create new Artist Ideas with your class.

About

LabNote Chem

Features
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LabNote Chem is an electronic lab notebook app designed to help manage chemical experiment records, reagent information, inventory, equipment, molecular structures, and calculation notes in one place. You can organize experiments using notebooks and pages, record observations and notes, attach photos and files, and export PDF reports. The reagent master allows you to register information such as reagent name, CAS number, molecular weight, purity, density, SMILES, and notes. Inventory records can include manufacturer, lot number, storage location, opened/unopened status, remaining quantity, and unit. For chemistry-focused workflows, LabNote Chem supports SMILES input, a molecular editor, reactant and product records, and calculation assistance for molecular weight, purity, density, mass, volume, mol, and mmol. LabNote Chem is designed as a local-first record management app. Records can be organized by separate users on the same device, and data can be imported or exported as needed for migration between environments or backup purposes. Key Features: Electronic lab notebooks and experiment pages Reagent master management Inventory and storage location management Equipment information management Molecular editor and SMILES support Reactant and product records Calculation assistance for chemical experiments Photo and file attachments PDF report export CSV templates, ZIP import/export, and iCloud backup Japanese and English interface LabNote Chem Pro is a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase. With Pro, you can use ZIP import/export and iCloud backup features for reagent masters, inventory, equipment, and notebooks. This app is a productivity tool for organizing chemistry-related records. It is not intended to replace your institution’s safety management procedures, legal compliance checks, inventory audits, or official research data validation systems.

Screenshots

Artist Ideas4 screens
LabNote Chem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Artist Ideas at none against LabNote Chem's 1. Artist Ideas also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LabNote Chem sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Artist Ideas asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artist Ideas ships an update every 5 weeks, LabNote Chem monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Artist Ideas versus LabNote Chem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtist IdeasLabNote Chem
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNEAL AMBROSE-SMITHSatoshi Kobayashi

In-app purchases

None

Artist Ideas

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LabNote Chem

One-time1
  • LabNote Chem Pro$11.99

Questions

Is Artist Ideas free?
Artist Ideas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LabNote Chem free?
LabNote Chem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Artist Ideas or LabNote Chem have ads?
Neither Artist Ideas nor LabNote Chem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artist Ideas or LabNote Chem?
Artist Ideas ships an update every 5 weeks, and LabNote Chem monthly. Most recently, Artist Ideas was updated on November 2, 2026 and LabNote Chem on October 31, 2026.

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