Comparison

Hemocytometer Sidekick vs LoveScan

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

Head to head
About

Hemocytometer Sidekick

Streamline cell counting with a hemocytometer. This app automates calculations, offers eyes-free operation with large buttons and sound feedback, and saves your data for easy recording. It supports various chamber types and differential blood counts, making lab work more efficient.

Highlights
  • Automated cell counting
  • Eyes-free operation
  • Supports multiple chamber types
  • Differential blood counting
  • Data saving and email results
  • Adjustable chamber depth
Features
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Make cell counting with a hemocytometer effortless! You know the drill--time to count cells for your experiment. Get out the hemocytometer and squeaky mechanical counter, prepare your dilution, fill the chamber, then look under the scope and start pushing the lever. Get to the end of a square, write down the count, reset the counter, and repeat. Finally, try to remember the right calculation, then write down the result. What if you didn't need the squeaky counter? The scrap paper? A manual calculator? Sure, you *could* get an expensive, fancy cell counter with wasteful disposables. But why do that when a $5 app is nearly as good? Hemocytometer Sidekick eliminates those annoyances. Record one or two counters for all samples with automatic calculations (including viability, blood counter), and use the full grid or the center square. Data is saved for you, so you can record it in your notebook at your convenience. Hemocytometer Sidekick, designed from the ground up by a biologist, will make your life in the lab so much easier, that I'm giving you 10 measurements for free! Features: - Optimized for eyes-free operation (large buttons, sounds, vibration) - Use both chambers and zoom in to inner grid - Chamber types: Basic, Improved Neubauer, Bürker-Türk/Thoma, Fuchs-Rosenthal, Jessen, Spiers-Levy, Malassez, Makler - One or two counters available, plus viability and blood (RBC, WBC, Platelet) counter - Differential blood counter for many white blood cell types - Pause and sound every 100 blood cells counted - Automatic calculations - Adjustable chamber depth - Email results - Prompt support

About

LoveScan

Transform your device into a powerful document scanner. Effortlessly capture, enhance, and share documents like receipts and invoices. Organize your paper-based information digitally for easy searching and access.

Highlights
  • Fast document capture
  • Automatic perspective correction
  • Shadow reduction and text enhancement
  • Instant sharing options
  • Smart OCR-based naming
  • Location-based naming suggestions
  • Scan history access
Features
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LoveScan - Fast, Smart and Clear Document Scanning Elevate your iPhone’s capabilities with LoveScan, transforming it into a sophisticated document scanner. Capture, enhance and share documents like invoices, receipts or any paper-based document fast and effortlessly! We give you 30 days to trial our scanner at no cost, and if you love it, you can then buy LoveScan with a once-off purchase. LoveScan will help you streamline your document management process, bring your paper-based documents into the digital age and will make them easily searchable and always available. Key features: 1.⁠ ⁠Simple: Open LoveScan and start scanning in seconds. No complex setup is required. 2.⁠ ⁠Clear: LoveScan automatically applies perspective correction, reduces shadows and enhances text clarity, ensuring your scans are clear and distortion-free. 3.⁠ ⁠Fast: Instantly share your scans to your photos library, pre-configured email or any other way with just one tap. 4.⁠ ⁠Smart Naming: Automatic OCR technology extracts text from your document to suggest relevant names for your scans, saving you time and keeping your documents organized and searchable. 5.⁠ ⁠Location-Based Naming: Save your scanned document names based on the location you scanned them - LoveScan will automatically suggest names for future scans at the same place. 6.⁠ ⁠Scan History: Never worry about losing your documents. Access your recent scans anytime after sharing them. 7.⁠ ⁠Native Design: LoveScan is designed with modern iOS conventions, seamlessly integrating with your iPhone and providing a seamless user experience. Enhance your document scanning experience with LoveScan – your go-to app for fast, reliable, and high-quality document scanning!

Screenshots

Hemocytometer Sidekick4 screens
LoveScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LoveScan at 100% against Hemocytometer Sidekick's 0%. LoveScan also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Hemocytometer Sidekick's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hemocytometer Sidekick sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and LoveScan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LoveScan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hemocytometer Sidekick has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Hemocytometer Sidekick's written reviews are positive against 100% of LoveScan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hemocytometer Sidekick ships an update every 2 months, LoveScan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hemocytometer Sidekick versus LoveScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHemocytometer SidekickLoveScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas Bauere-Mali Technologies

Customer experience

Hemocytometer Sidekick

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

LoveScan

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

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Hemocytometer Sidekick

One-time5
  • Purchase$4.99
  • Purchase Version 2$4.99
  • Purchase Version 3$4.99
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  • Purchase Version 4$4.99
  • Purchase Version 5$4.99
2 purchases

LoveScan

One-time2
  • 30-Day Free TrialFree
  • LoveScan$19.99

Questions

Is Hemocytometer Sidekick free?
Hemocytometer Sidekick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LoveScan free?
LoveScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hemocytometer Sidekick or LoveScan?
LoveScan is rated higher. Hemocytometer Sidekick averages 4.6 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while LoveScan averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hemocytometer Sidekick or LoveScan have ads?
Neither Hemocytometer Sidekick nor LoveScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hemocytometer Sidekick or LoveScan?
Hemocytometer Sidekick ships an update every 2 months, and LoveScan every 3 days. Most recently, Hemocytometer Sidekick was updated on October 24, 2026 and LoveScan on October 7, 2026.

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