Molding Guide vs ARHEVE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Molding Guide
Access essential processing information for injection molders. This reference covers plastic material properties, processing guidelines, defect troubleshooting, and design considerations. It also includes calculations and conversion tables for optimal molding.
- Plastic material properties
- Processing guidelines
- Molded part defect troubleshooting
- Part and mold design guidelines
- Frequently used calculations
- Common conversion tables
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Get instant access to essential processing information with the Scientific Molding Pocket Guide — created by the plastics experts at Routsis Training. This convenient reference provides injection molders with detailed, up-to-date information about common plastic materials and their properties — including additives, preparation, and guidelines for optimal processing. Steps for establishing and maintaining a robust scientific injection molding process are also covered. The Pocket Guide includes critical information for identifying, troubleshooting, and solving molded part defects. As a convenient reference, the app also includes part and mold design guidelines, frequently used calculations, and common conversion tables.
ARHEVE
Access a vast collection of classical literature, journalism, scientific, and religious works from domestic and foreign authors. Enjoy a simple, ad-free reading experience with customizable text settings and offline download capabilities. Explore works in 10 different languages.
- Tens of thousands of books
- Classical, journalism, scientific, religious works
- Simple and convenient interface
- Wide range of text settings
- Bulk download for offline reading
- Available in 10 languages
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No need to search for classical literature on the Internet: the free ARHEVE app gives you access to tens of thousands of books, including not only works of art, but also journalism, scientific, and religious works by domestic and foreign authors. The ARHEVE interface is simple and convenient: select the desired author from the list, then select one of their works, and you can start reading. The wide range of text settings makes reading in ARHEVE as comfortable as possible. What is the difference from many similar online libraries and archives? The simplest possible interface — with a concise responsive design adapted to work on any device. No ads at all (except for ads about our own projects). The ability to bulk download books for offline reading. The language range — there are already libraries available in 10 languages in the first version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Molding Guide at none against ARHEVE's 2. Molding Guide also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). ARHEVE's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 6). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. ARHEVE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Molding Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Molding Guide against 4.9 for ARHEVE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 29 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Molding Guide's written reviews are positive against 86% of ARHEVE's.
Molding Guide ships an update every 27 months, ARHEVE every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Molding Guide | ARHEVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 86.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A. Routsis Associates, Inc. | Jaroslav Nedashkovskij |
Customer experience
Molding Guide
ARHEVE
In-app purchases
Molding Guide
No in-app purchases
ARHEVE
- Full Library Access$0.991 Month
- Full Library Access$9.991 Year









