Comparison

Lab Mate vs LabCalcMadeEasy

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

Head to head
About

Lab Mate

This application simplifies complex chemistry calculations for molarity, dilutions, and mixtures. It offers a universal purchase for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with features like chemical search, custom chemical saving, and a dedicated numeric keyboard for efficient data entry. Users can also customize decimal places and print their calculation history.

Highlights
  • Molarity, dilution, and mixture calculators
  • Percent dilution calculator
  • Chemical search and molecular weight lookup
  • Custom chemical saving
  • Dedicated numeric keyboard
  • Printable calculation history
  • Light and Dark Mode support
Features
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Lab Mate is an intuitive calculator for molarity, dilutions, and mixtures. A universal app—one purchase works on iPhone, iPad, and macOS. Key Features - Multiple calculators for molarity, dilutions, and mixtures - Percent (%) dilution calculator - Search chemicals by name or formula, including molecular weight lookup - Add and save your own custom chemicals - Dedicated numeric keyboard for fast data entry - Simple and flexible unit selection - Instant calculations with live result updates - Choose how many decimal places to display - Print your calculation history - Native support for Light Mode and Dark Mode Localization Now fully localized for: - English - French - German - Spanish - German - Italian - Portugese - Chinese (Simplified) - Chinese (Traditional) - Japanese - Korean - Russian Important note - In no event shall the developers or any third party providers be liable to anyone for any damages as a result of using the app.

About

LabCalcMadeEasy

Features
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A fast, focused calculator for the wet-lab bench. Built for single-cell and molecular biology workflows — BD Rhapsody sample pooling, dilutions, dsDNA molarity, and a full scientific calculator, all in one offline app. TOOLS Pool — Plan BD Rhapsody sample pooling with QC removal. Enter sample count, final pool volume, QC removal volume, and target nuclei after QC. Supports tagged samples (T1 to T6), per-sample final volumes that auto-fill to pool ÷ N (editable if uneven), and switches between stock and diluted input modes with a dilution factor. Dilute — Classic C1V1 = C2V2 dilution calculator. Pick any combination of concentration units (M, mM, µM, nM, ng/µL, µg/mL) and volume units (L, mL, µL). Instant results. dsDNA — Convert between pg/µL and nM using average fragment size. Handles both stock and pre-diluted input via a dilution factor. Uses the standard 660 g/mol per bp conversion. Calc — A clean scientific calculator with trig functions (sin, cos, tan), logarithms (log10, ln), exponents, square roots, parentheses, π, and e. WHY No accounts. No ads. No data collection. Works entirely offline, designed for quick calculations at the bench when you do not want to reach for a laptop or interrupt a protocol. Supports both light and dark modes. Built by the Swarup Lab at UC Irvine.

Screenshots

Lab Mate4 screens
LabCalcMadeEasy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LabCalcMadeEasy at Free against Lab Mate's $6.99. LabCalcMadeEasy also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LabCalcMadeEasy is free to download; Lab Mate costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lab Mate ships an update every 5 months, LabCalcMadeEasy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lab Mate versus LabCalcMadeEasy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLab MateLabCalcMadeEasy
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus GriffithsVextalabs LLC

In-app purchases

None

Lab Mate

No in-app purchases

None

LabCalcMadeEasy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lab Mate free?
Lab Mate costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LabCalcMadeEasy free?
LabCalcMadeEasy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lab Mate or LabCalcMadeEasy have ads?
Neither Lab Mate nor LabCalcMadeEasy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lab Mate or LabCalcMadeEasy?
Lab Mate ships an update every 5 months, and LabCalcMadeEasy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lab Mate was updated on October 24, 2026 and LabCalcMadeEasy on October 25, 2026.

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