Comparison

Mastering Spectroscopy vs leARnCHEM

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

Head to head
About

Mastering Spectroscopy

Practice organic chemistry by analyzing IR, NMR, and mass spectrum data. Identify functional groups and proton types in graphs to build organic compounds.

Highlights
  • Analyze IR, NMR, and mass spectrum data
  • Identify functional groups
  • Identify proton types
  • Build organic compounds
  • Practice organic chemistry
Features
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Practice your organic chemistry by analyzing Infrared (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and mass spectrum data for a variety of organic samples. Identify functional groups and proton types in the graphs, then build the compound based on your findings.

About

leARnCHEM

Features
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leARnCHEM is an augmented reality mobile application for visualizing chemistry molecules and focuses on molecular orbitals and symmetry. View, animate and interact with symmetry elements of over 50 molecules and test your knowledge of symmetry and point groups with our quizzes. Embedded character tables provide symmetry information at the touch of a button. Place the molecules on any surface or use the targets provided on our website to quickly open a molecule of interest. For instructors, embed the targets in your teaching materials to engage and motivate students to learn. Visualize and interact with the molecular orbitals of simple molecules using interactive molecular orbital diagrams. Whether you are a student, teacher or just have an interest in chemistry, this app has everything you need to learn about symmetry and orbitals. Designed for University level chemistry but is free for all to use. Developed by Marc Zambri and Dr. John De Backere at the University of Toronto. ============================================================ The University of Toronto is the distributor of this application but it does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the completeness, or usefulness of any information contained in the application or any websites linked from this application.

Screenshots

Mastering Spectroscopy4 screens
leARnCHEM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: leARnCHEM at none against Mastering Spectroscopy's 2. leARnCHEM also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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. Mastering Spectroscopy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. leARnCHEM asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mastering Spectroscopy ships an update every 4 months, leARnCHEM every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mastering Spectroscopy versus leARnCHEM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMastering SpectroscopyleARnCHEM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB437 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnlea Enterprises Inc.University of Toronto

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mastering Spectroscopy

One-time1
  • access to all samples2 variants$1.99
None

leARnCHEM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mastering Spectroscopy free?
Mastering Spectroscopy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is leARnCHEM free?
leARnCHEM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mastering Spectroscopy or leARnCHEM have ads?
Neither Mastering Spectroscopy nor leARnCHEM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mastering Spectroscopy or leARnCHEM?
Mastering Spectroscopy ships an update every 4 months, and leARnCHEM every 7 months. Most recently, Mastering Spectroscopy was updated on September 8, 2026 and leARnCHEM on May 16, 2026.

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