micro by THIX vs Unreal Chemist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
micro by THIX
Simulate the creation and evolution of microorganisms. Explore natural selection, mutation, and inter-microbial conflict in a dynamic, educational sandbox. Experiment with environmental factors and genetic traits to discover new life forms.
- Create bacteria, viruses, and fungi
- Observe natural selection
- Learn microbiology interactively
- Edit genetic attributes
- Experiment with environmental factors
- Collect microbes in a library
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Create bacteria, viruses and fungi. Mix them up. Watch them reproduce, mutate, fight, and evolve. Features: - observe the phenomenon of natural selection - learn microbiology in an innovative way - editable genetic attributes - experiment with spotlight, heat or antiseptics - unlimited possibilities of genetic combinations - name your own microbes - collect microbes in your library
Unreal Chemist
Explore a virtual chemistry lab on your phone. Mix chemicals, observe reactions, and conduct over 750 unique simulations with more than 150 available substances. Adjust variables like temperature and concentration to understand chemical principles.
- Mix chemicals for reactions
- Burn salts for colorful flames
- Heat elements for color emission
- Adjust reactant concentration and quantity
- Regulate reaction temperature
- Control time flow (slow/fast forward)
- Monitor pH changes with indicators
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Chemistry experiments on your smartphones. You can Mix chemicals to see how they react, Burn salts to colorful flames and Heat elements to see what colors it emits There are 150 plus chemicals available to experiment with and more than 750 unique experiment simulations. Key Highlights - Adjusting the concentration and quantity of the reactants. - Regulate the temperature of the reaction. - Modify temperatures in precipitation reactions and see the effect of temperatures on solubility. - Slow down / Fast forward time. - Check the PH and PH change in a reaction, using Indicators. - Ignite flammable gases formed during reaction. Disclaimer Some reactions you will be doing in Unreal Chemist are extremely dangerous and may cause serious injury if conducted in real word. Even though most of the reactions are accurate to the real world, some reactions may be theoretical since physical verification of some reactions are not completed as of now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Unreal Chemist at Free against micro by THIX's $1.99. Unreal Chemist also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). micro by THIX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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
Unreal Chemist is free to download; micro by THIX costs $1.99 up front. Unreal Chemist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. micro by THIX asks for nothing beyond the download.
Unreal Chemist holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 68 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of micro by THIX's written reviews are positive against 73% of Unreal Chemist's.
micro by THIX ships an update every 10 months, Unreal Chemist every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | micro by THIX | Unreal Chemist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (28 ratings) | 4.5 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 73.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THIX LLC | ZipoApps |
Customer experience
micro by THIX
Unreal Chemist
Bugs and requests
micro by THIX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Unreal Chemist
Reported bugs
17 issues- Sulfuric acid not dissolving with salts
- Heating solution during titration
- Watch ad for premium session not working
- Mixing game not always working intuitively
- Buttons on iPhone blocked by camera
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- Some metal flame colors don't match description
- Program sometimes locks up
- Music setting resets after closing program
- Some reactions don't show the full formula
- App crashes on opening
- App gets stuck on the home page
- App kicks the user out
- App opens to a blank grey or white screen
- App won't open
- App crashes when it takes too long to open
- Free version has only 2 reactions
- Interface is buggy (e.g., clicking play sends to home page)
Requested features
32 requests- Add more elements (e.g., Mn, H, O, Cl, F, Pb)
- Add more acids (e.g., Chloroauric acid, Vanadic acid, Perrhenic acid)
- Add more bases and solvents (e.g., styrofoam, polystyrene, ethanol, acetone)
- Add gases (e.g., Chlorine, Fluorine, Hydrogen, Oxygen)
- Option to specify amounts of chemicals to add
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- Kid version with simplified instructions
- Add crafting or new science game modes
- Add more glassware and scientific equipment
- Reintroduce feature to see compound information
- Add challenges or daily missions
- Add ability to use previously made chemicals for new reactions
- Add definitions for elements and reactions
- Add a story or background context
- Add more reactions and compounds
- Add liquid elements (e.g., liquid oxygen, hydrogen)
- Add more bases
- Add more solvents
- Add styrofoam/polystyrene
- Add more elements
- Add more acids
- Add more bases
- Add more solvents
- Add more glassware
- Add more scientific equipment
- Add more reactions
- Add more compounds
- Add more elements
- Add more reactions
- Add more compounds
- Add more elements
- Add more reactions
- Add more compounds
In-app purchases
micro by THIX
No in-app purchases
Unreal Chemist
- Premium Version$5.99
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