Mobius vs LabCompanion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobius
This app provides intelligent control for aquarium equipment, simplifying management of multiple tanks. Create custom scenes, schedules, and access quick status updates to maintain your aquatic environment with ease.
- Manage multiple tanks
- Create custom scenes
- Drag-and-drop scheduling
- Lighting control with templates
- Flow control for pumps
- Dosing automation and tracking
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Mobius® is an innovative control platform for your EcoTech Marine products. A core rethinking of how products connect and function make Mobius one of the simplest and smartest control apps you'll ever use. Manage multiple tanks and get quick status updates from dashboard widgets. Easily create Scenes that are accessible to run from the dashboard. Scenes make repetitive tasks as simple as tapping a button. Creating schedules is a snap with Mobius's drag and drop interface. DASHBOARD - Run and create custom scenes using your equipment to make repetitive tasks easy. - Configure and organize your widgets so you can stay current with what is happening in your tank. - Quick access to your devices. LIGHTING - The lighting control interface makes creating a schedule easier than ever. - Proven templates make sure your tank gets off to a great start! - Use our coral acclimation mode to welcome your new livestock. - Save & share your customized templates. FLOW - Use our easy schedule editing interface to customize your Vectra & VorTech schedule. - Utilize all of our great pump modes like ReefCrest, Lagoon and Tidal Swell. - Initiate Feed mode to reduce the aquarium flow for spot-feeding. - Easily calibrate your Vectra with our simple walkthrough. DOSING - Auto Mode: Tell us the additive you're dosing and how much, we'll take care of when based on proven best practices. - Manual Mode: You're in control. Specify dosage and duration or rate. - Continuous Mode: Set a dosing rate, and your Versa will dose as long as it has power. - Easy Calibration - Keep track of how much additive is left in the containers, so you don't run out. - Need a one-time dose? Use Instant Dose to dose your tank quickly.
LabCompanion
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Welcome to LabCompanion — the lab bench in your pocket. • 10 lab calculators: dilution, molarity, Tm, cell counting, buffer pH, centrifuge RCF↔RPM and more • Multi-step protocol timers with background step alerts and Lock Screen Live Activities • Offline reference: codon & amino-acid tables, restriction enzymes, antibiotics, ladders, buffer recipes, safety symbols • Lab Notebook with photos, tags, search and PDF export (Premium) • iCloud sync across your devices • Free to use — unlock Premium once, no subscription ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LabCompanion puts the whole bench in your pocket. The calculators, protocol timers, and reference cards every wet-lab scientist reaches for, in one fast, offline-first app. No subscription. Unlock Premium once. Lab calculators that just work Dilution (C₁V₁=C₂V₂), molarity, serial dilution, primer Tm, centrifuge RCF↔RPM, cell counting, buffer pH, % solution, resuspension, and DNA/RNA concentration — all unit-aware, with copy-ready results and European-comma support. Protocol timers that don't need babysitting Build multi-step protocols and run them with automatic step progression. Background notifications fire at every step — even while your phone is locked — and a Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, so you don't have to keep the screen awake. Reference cards, offline Codon and amino-acid tables, restriction enzymes, antibiotic working concentrations, DNA/protein ladders, buffer recipes, unit conversions, and lab safety symbols — always available, no signal needed. Lab Notebook (Premium) Capture observations and photos at the bench, organise with tags, search instantly, and export any note to PDF. Everything syncs privately across your devices with iCloud. Free to use. Premium is a one-time unlock — no card needed to try it, and there's nothing to cancel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mobius at none against LabCompanion's 1. Mobius also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price 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
Both are free to download. LabCompanion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mobius asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Mobius | LabCompanion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (331 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 331 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C2 Development, LLC | AT productions |
Bugs and requests
Mobius
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant disconnections
- Inability to add/connect devices
- Lighting schedule not working as expected
- Time/date resets randomly
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
6 requests- Remote access and control
- Improved lighting schedule customization
- Pump/device off option
- Sync settings across devices
- Better documentation and tutorials
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- Wi-Fi connectivity
LabCompanion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mobius
No in-app purchases
LabCompanion
- Lab Notebook (Premium)$4.99









