Comparison

Chemancy vs Elements Gallery

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

Head to head
About

Chemancy

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Deep in the rock, under fog and runes, lies the order of the elements. It is waiting for someone to wake it. Chemancy turns chemistry into an adventure. Four games, one rock, not a single worksheet. You set elements until the periodic table grows out of the cave wall. You push atoms together until they become water, ammonia, sulfuric acid. You bring a balance to rest with an equation lying on it. And in the lab you mix whatever you like, just to see what happens. You learned it anyway. That is the trick. WAKE THE PERIODIC TABLE Every element to its place, one after another. What you set is struck into the rock and stays there. Play a perfect round and the rock breaks open — behind it lies a cave only the best will ever see. BUILD MOLECULES Push the atoms until they find each other. 168 compounds are waiting to be discovered, and each one tells you what it is, where it occurs and why the world needs it. MASTER THE REACTIONS An equation rests on a glowing balance beam, and the beam tips towards the heavier side. Find the right numbers and it hangs level — then it burns through. 112 equations, from the hydrogen pop test to titration. ENTER THE LAB No task, no rules, no end. Pull atoms out of the periodic table into the pit, add a spark, some heat or light, and watch what forms. Then let water in — from there it is a different chemistry. Acids break into their ions, alkali metals react with it, salts dissolve. Boil the water away and they crystallise again. 178 reactions are waiting to be found, and not one of them is set as a task anywhere. When you get stuck, the shelf shows the way: for every substance it tells you how it really forms in your lab — not the textbook synthesis, but the one that works here. PROOF OF YOUR MASTERY Place all 118 elements correctly and the system wakes one last time: lightning strikes, light runs along every path until the whole rock glows. Then you receive a certificate — an image to share, carrying a code that proves it is real. Anyone who shows it has earned it. And the colour stays: teal, violet or gold, depending on the difficulty, kept in the fog around the menu stone. KNOWLEDGE THAT HOLDS Behind the game sits a learning area that fears no exam. For all 118 elements the values that actually get asked, plus twelve colour views of the whole table. And profiles for all 168 compounds, open from the start. Exam, degree or pure curiosity — it sticks here, because it was fun. FAIR AND TIDY • Completely offline • No data collection, no tracking, no accounts • Free, with no ads • 14 languages, on iPhone, iPad and Mac The rock is waiting. Start with one element. Sound credits: whoosh_into_hit_flanged_001.wav by alanmcki -- https://freesound.org/s/461024/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 ship explosion 1 with build up by madamdata -- https://freesound.org/s/479363/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Sci-Fi Whoosh.wav by sonicboom_sfx -- https://freesound.org/s/223783/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 DSGNErie_A Far Dark Otherworldly Transitions 1 x4_EM by newlocknew -- https://freesound.org/s/825678/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 DSGNErie_A Far Dark Otherworldly Transitions 2 x4_EM by newlocknew -- https://freesound.org/s/826582/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Water sizzling on hot stove by VlatkoBlazek -- https://freesound.org/s/264811/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 All six edited (trimmed, adjusted in volume, mixed). All other sounds are CC0.

About

Elements Gallery

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A visual periodic table app covering all 118 elements. 2D PERIODIC TABLE A grid layout by group and period. Categories like alkali metals, halogens and transition metals are color-coded, so you can see an element's classification at a glance. Pinch to zoom into crowded blocks of elements for a closer look. ELEMENT DETAILS Tap an element to see its electron configuration through an intuitive rotating shell animation. Dig deeper with atomic number, mass, melting and boiling points, density, electronegativity, year of discovery, real-world photos with usage examples (sourced and licensed), a list of isotopes, molecular structures of representative compounds (water, carbon dioxide, ozone and more), and electron configuration changes for common ions. WHO IT IS FOR - Students studying basic or advanced chemistry - Anyone curious about elements and chemistry - Looking for reference material for a school project or class FEATURES - All 118 elements and 96 real photos bundled from the start — every feature works offline - Japanese and English supported (switches automatically with your device language) - No ads, no account required, no additional purchases - All photos are public domain or Creative Commons, with sources credited

Screenshots

Chemancy4 screens
Elements Gallery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chemancy at 17.0 against Elements Gallery's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chemancy ships an update monthly, Elements Gallery every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Chemancy versus Elements Gallery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChemancyElements Gallery
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp ReinickeNaoki Chiba

In-app purchases

None

Chemancy

No in-app purchases

None

Elements Gallery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chemancy free?
Chemancy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elements Gallery free?
Elements Gallery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chemancy or Elements Gallery have ads?
Neither Chemancy nor Elements Gallery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chemancy or Elements Gallery?
Chemancy ships an update monthly, and Elements Gallery every 6 weeks. Most recently, Chemancy was updated on October 15, 2026 and Elements Gallery on October 18, 2026.

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