Comparison

Chirality vs Functional Groups

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

Head to head
About

Chirality

This game makes learning first-year university organic chemistry engaging through interactive puzzles and questions. It covers topics like functional groups and intermolecular forces, offering fun facts upon completion. Compete with friends and earn medals for high scores.

Highlights
  • Interactive organic chemistry puzzles
  • Covers functional groups and intermolecular forces
  • Fun facts about chemical structures
  • Medal-based scoring system
  • Social media sharing of scores
Features
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Learning Chemistry can be challenging. Chirality is a short iOS based game that aims to teach some fundamental concepts in 1 st year University level organic chemistry in a fun and innovative way, using drag and drop and touch based interfaces to solve puzzles and answer questions. Topics covered include functional groups, structure classification, and intermolecular forces and when you finish a question you will get a fun fact about the structure you were looking at. Chirality also lets you compete with your classmates on social media. As you progress you’ll earn medals; the higher your score, the better the medal. Get a high score; Why not post it to Facebook, and/or tweet to your friends? Can you get the elusive blue-diamond benzene medal for the perfect score?

About

Functional Groups

Master organic chemistry functional groups through an engaging and interactive learning experience. Ideal for students in introductory or advanced courses, MCAT prep, and A-Level chemistry, this app covers dozens of essential groups with practice modes and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • 25+ basic and advanced functional groups
  • 300+ organic compounds
  • Multiple practice modes
  • Customizable study groups
  • Personalized review
  • Reference table and definitions
  • Progress tracking with achievements
Features
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Ready to ace organic chemistry? Learn the functional groups you need to know - all in an engaging and interactive format. The app is ideal for introductory or advanced organic chemistry classes, MCAT prep, A-Level chemistry, and more. You’ll quickly become familiar with alcohols, esters, amides, amines, and dozens of other important functional groups. The app features: • 25+ basic and advanced functional groups • 300+ organic compounds • Multiple practice modes • Customize which groups to study • Personalized review • Reference table and definitions • Achievements to track your progress Along the way, you’ll learn interesting facts about pharmaceuticals, biomolecules, dangerous compounds, unique molecular structures, and more. With the Functional Groups app, learning organic chemistry is easy, straightforward, and, dare we say… fun? Give it a try and let us know what you think!

Screenshots

Chirality4 screens
Functional Groups4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Functional Groups at 4.9 against Chirality's 1.0. Functional Groups also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 1). Chirality's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Functional Groups sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chirality asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Functional Groups holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Functional Groups has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chirality versus Functional Groups: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChiralityFunctional Groups
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings121 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichelle SpencerClarity Applications

Customer experience

Chirality

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Functional Groups

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chirality

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Functional Groups

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$9.99

Questions

Is Chirality free?
Chirality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Functional Groups free?
Functional Groups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chirality or Functional Groups?
Functional Groups is rated higher. Chirality averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Functional Groups averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Chirality or Functional Groups have ads?
Neither Chirality nor Functional Groups shows ads.

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