Lab Mate vs LabCountimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
LabCountimer
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LabCountimer helps researchers manage overlapping wait times for PCR, Western blot, ELISA, cell culture, and other lab workflows. Every step can be a timer, a counter, or both — so one session captures "wash 3×, 5 min each," counting and timing together. ■ Key Features - Run multiple timers and counters simultaneously - Save chained sessions (reusable multi-step timer/counter workflows) as library entries - Completion notifications (works in the background) - Experiment history (Free: 7 days / Pro: no time limit) ■ Pro (one-time purchase) - CSV export of experiment records - Unlimited saves for your custom timers and chained sessions - No time limit on history retention - No ads ■ Privacy App-generated data (timers, sessions, history, settings) is stored on the device only and is not sent to external servers. No account required. The free tier shows ads via Google AdMob. The ad SDK may process device-level data per Google's policies. The Pro tier shows no ads and makes no ad requests. ■ Disclaimer For research, education, and lab workflow timing only. Not intended for medical, clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, drug-dosing, or regulated laboratory use. ■ Support Requests and bug reports: https://cedarlab.dev/labcountimer/support-en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LabCountimer at Free against Lab Mate's $6.99. LabCountimer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Lab Mate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
LabCountimer is free to download; Lab Mate costs $6.99 up front. LabCountimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lab Mate asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Lab Mate | LabCountimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Griffiths | Akira Sugiyama |
In-app purchases
Lab Mate
No in-app purchases
LabCountimer
- Pro Unlock$3.99
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