Protein Guide vs WEHI AR Molecules
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protein Guide
Explore the intricate stages of protein structure with detailed diagrams, explanations, and animations. This app serves as a valuable reference for both beginners and experienced individuals, offering insights into unique properties and biological functions.
- Detailed diagrams of protein structure
- Explanations of protein stages
- Animations of protein structures
- Information on unique properties and functions
- Example proteins demonstrating structural aspects
- ClassKit integration for teachers
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Learn about each stage of a proteins structure with detailed diagrams and explanations. This is a great experience if you are just starting out and need to learn about proteins, or if you have lots of experience and want a handy reference with you wherever you go. Protein Guide has a great selection of example proteins to look at, with each demonstrating an aspect of protein structure. There is also more detailed info about the protein, describing unique properties, as well as its function in biological systems. There is also an animation of the proteins' itself to highlight its unique structure. Protein Guide takes advantage of the full iPad canvas. It also supports multitasking, with slide-over and split-view (requires iPad Air 2 and later). This means you can have your protein examples up, while reading or taking notes. Teachers can assign things to read for students in Protein Guide easily with ClassKit.
WEHI AR Molecules
Explore animated 3D molecules like ATP Synthase using augmented reality. Point your device's camera at a flat surface, select a molecule, and place it in your environment for interactive viewing.
- Augmented reality molecule viewing
- Animated 3D molecule simulations
- ATP Synthase and other molecules
- Surface detection for placement
- Interactive molecule placement
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WEHI's Molecular Augmented Reality allows you to view a range of animated and simulated molecules in 3D such as ATP Synthase. Simply point your devices' camera at any flat surface and wait for it to be detected, select a molecule from the dropdown list and tap on the surface to place a molecule.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WEHI AR Molecules at 100% against Protein Guide's 50%. Protein Guide's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (45 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Protein Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Protein Guide has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Protein Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of WEHI AR Molecules's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Protein Guide ships an update every 9 months, WEHI AR Molecules every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Protein Guide | WEHI AR Molecules |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (45 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 275 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Axton Pitt | The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |
Customer experience
Protein Guide
WEHI AR Molecules
In-app purchases
Protein Guide
No in-app purchases
WEHI AR Molecules
No in-app purchases
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