Split vs Protein Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Split
Engage in a matching game to learn the stages of mitosis and cell division. This educational tool helps users understand chromosome positioning and genetic information transfer during cell division. It's designed for individuals to connect cell stages with chromosome placement.
- Learn mitosis stages
- Understand cell division
- Matching game gameplay
- Chromosome positioning
- Genetic information transfer
- Reinforce classroom concepts
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Learn about the different steps in mitosis to better understand cell division. Players learn the order of cell division while playing a matching style game to build cells. While dividing cells, players are familiarised with the position of the chromosomes and how genetic information is moved within the dividing cell. The intuitive gameplay and stages allow individuals to make connections between the cell stage and the position of the chromosomes. Split-a-Cell: The Division is a single player game and can be used as homework to reinforce the concepts being taught or by lecturers and teachers to introduce the concepts prior to discussion in class.
Protein Guide
Explore the intricate stages of protein structure with detailed diagrams, explanations, and animations. This app serves as a valuable reference for both beginners and experienced individuals, offering insights into unique properties and biological functions.
- Detailed diagrams of protein structure
- Explanations of protein stages
- Animations of protein structures
- Information on unique properties and functions
- Example proteins demonstrating structural aspects
- ClassKit integration for teachers
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Learn about each stage of a proteins structure with detailed diagrams and explanations. This is a great experience if you are just starting out and need to learn about proteins, or if you have lots of experience and want a handy reference with you wherever you go. Protein Guide has a great selection of example proteins to look at, with each demonstrating an aspect of protein structure. There is also more detailed info about the protein, describing unique properties, as well as its function in biological systems. There is also an animation of the proteins' itself to highlight its unique structure. Protein Guide takes advantage of the full iPad canvas. It also supports multitasking, with slide-over and split-view (requires iPad Air 2 and later). This means you can have your protein examples up, while reading or taking notes. Teachers can assign things to read for students in Protein Guide easily with ClassKit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Protein Guide at 4.8 against Split's 4.2. Protein Guide also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 5). Split's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Protein Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Protein Guide has 36 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Split ships an update every 4 months, Protein Guide every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Split | Protein Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | arludo Pty Ltd | Axton Pitt |
Customer experience
Split
Protein Guide
In-app purchases
Split
No in-app purchases
Protein Guide
No in-app purchases









