Comparison

Lab.Hacks vs Labscope

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

Head to head
About

Lab.Hacks

This app serves as a laboratory assistant, offering a collection of essential tools, calculators, and guides for students, researchers, and technicians. It simplifies everyday lab tasks with features like dilution calculators, timers, and protocols, all accessible offline.

Highlights
  • Dilution, molarity, and unit conversion calculators
  • Smart lab timers
  • Quick reference tables
  • Step-by-step protocols and guides
  • Offline access
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Lab.hacks is your ultimate companion for everyday work in the laboratory. Whether you're a student, researcher, or lab technician, Lab.hacks provides you with a growing collection of essential tools, calculators, and practical hacks designed to make your lab life easier. Features: • Handy calculators for dilutions, molarity, unit conversions & more • Smart lab timers and quick reference tables • Step-by-step protocols and how-to guides • Offline access – always available when you need it • Minimalist design for maximum focus • No login required – just open and start using From pipetting shortcuts to buffer recipes – Lab.hacks brings efficiency to your fingertips. Stop wasting time searching for formulas and start working smarter in the lab! Get Lab.hacks now and discover how small tools can make a big difference. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Labscope

Transform your ZEISS microscope into a WiFi-enabled imaging system. Capture images and videos of microscopic samples, add annotations, and generate reports. Ideal for laboratories, universities, schools, and hobbyists, it facilitates digital learning and easy sharing.

Highlights
  • WiFi-enabled microscope imaging
  • Image and video capture
  • Annotations and report creation
  • Image processing
  • Network and direct sharing
  • Digital classroom system
Features
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With Labscope, you transform your ZEISS microscope and camera into a WiFi-enabled imaging system. Be it in the laboratory, university, school or even for your hobby - Labscope snaps images and records videos of your microscopic samples, easier than ever. You can create annotations and reports, do image processing and save the files to your Windows network, or simply share them with anyone. Anywhere. Moreover, with Labscope you can easily create a high-quality digital classroom system, showing students a fun way of learning. Benefit from more than 160 years of experience in microscopy and explore the freedom of mobile digital imaging. Easy. Precise. Efficient. Download Labscope and test all features with the built-in virtual microscope! For more information visit www.zeiss.com/labscope Intended use - Labscope Labscope for iOS is a microscope software for control, image acquisition, image processing and image analysis. Typical application fields of the software are general tasks and applications in microscopy or image acquisition, among others for education, routine and research. The software is not intended to directly or indirectly produce medical diagnostic results.

Screenshots

Lab.Hacks4 screens
Labscope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lab.Hacks at 4.9 against Labscope's 3.4. Lab.Hacks also leads on ratings volume (136 vs 5). Labscope's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lab.Hacks sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Labscope sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lab.Hacks holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lab.Hacks has 136 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 96% of Lab.Hacks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Labscope's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lab.Hacks ships an update every 2 months, Labscope every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lab.Hacks versus Labscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLab.HacksLabscope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (136 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB296 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLab.hacks GmbHCarl Zeiss AG

Customer experience

Lab.Hacks

All ratings136 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.0%

Labscope

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Lab.Hacks

Subscriptions2
  • Lab.hacks Ad-free monthly$2.991 Month
  • Lab.hacks Ad-free annual$28.991 Year
One-time6
  • Donate 1$$0.99
  • Donate 5$$3.99
  • Donate 10$$8.99
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  • Donate 20$$17.99
  • Donate 50$$44.99
  • Donate 100$$89.99
6 purchases

Labscope

One-time6
  • Multi Channel (Free Trial)Free
  • AI Cell Confluency(Free Trial)Free
  • AI Cell Counting(Free Trial)Free
Show 3 more
  • Multi Channel$449.99
  • AI Cell Counting$499.99
  • AI Cell Confluency$499.99

Questions

Is Lab.Hacks free?
Lab.Hacks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Labscope free?
Labscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lab.Hacks or Labscope?
Lab.Hacks is rated higher. Lab.Hacks averages 4.9 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while Labscope averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Lab.Hacks or Labscope have ads?
Lab.Hacks shows ads; Labscope does not.
Which is updated more often, Lab.Hacks or Labscope?
Lab.Hacks ships an update every 2 months, and Labscope every 3 months. Most recently, Lab.Hacks was updated on August 31, 2026 and Labscope on September 18, 2026.

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