APHL Lab Matters vs CloudLabs Common
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
APHL Lab Matters
This app provides access to a magazine focused on public health laboratories. It highlights the work of laboratories in monitoring and detecting health threats to protect public health in the US and globally.
- Access to Lab Matters Magazine
- Information on public health laboratory systems
- Details on health threat monitoring
- Global and US health security insights
- Updates on laboratory advancements
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The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) works to strengthen laboratory systems serving the public’s health in the US and globally. APHL’s member laboratories monitor and detect a variety of potential health threats.
CloudLabs Common
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This simulator recreates a laboratory where you will find a bottle with ammonium, a bottle with ammonium chloride, a dropper with phenolphthalein and two pipettes. The objective of the practice is to find the equilibrium constant and determine the amount of ammonium chloride that is needed to have a given concentration of ammonia in solution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: APHL Lab Matters at every 9 months against CloudLabs Common's every 27 months. CloudLabs Common's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
APHL Lab Matters ships an update every 9 months, CloudLabs Common every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APHL Lab Matters | CloudLabs Common |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Association of Public Health Laboratories, Inc. | Jiovany Orozco |
In-app purchases
APHL Lab Matters
No in-app purchases
CloudLabs Common
No in-app purchases
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