Comparison

Digital Innovations Lab vs Plasmids X

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

Head to head
About

Digital Innovations Lab

Features
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With the Digital Learning Innovations App you can experience examples of our latest digital training innovations. Through Virtual Reality (VR) we can simulate procedures, hands-on testing, environments such as factory floors and much more. With Augmented Reality (AR) we can blend interactive digital elements into your real-world environments.

About

Plasmids X

Edit and visualize molecular constructs with detailed circular and linear maps. Plan restriction digests, analyze sequences, and manage primers. Offers advanced editing and cloning features with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Circular and linear plasmid maps
  • Sequence view with translations
  • Primer library and management
  • Restriction analysis and virtual gel
  • Import/export GenBank, FASTA, SnapGene
  • Sequence editing (Pro)
  • Cloning simulations (Pro)
Features
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Plasmids X is a plasmid editor for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Open your constructs, see them as clear circular and linear maps, read every base with its annotations, and plan restriction digests, all on your device. MAPS AND SEQUENCE • Circular and linear plasmid maps with features, primers and restriction sites. Tap any feature to see its details. • A sequence view with both strands, translations, feature tracks and enzyme sites • Find sequences, select a range by its coordinates and copy exactly what you need ANNOTATE AND ANALYZE • Add, edit, sort and search features and primers • A primer library shared by all your plasmids • Find open reading frames • Restriction analysis with the commercially available enzymes from REBASE, aware of Dam, Dcm and CpG methylation • Digest & Gel: pick enzymes and see the fragments on a virtual agarose gel • Saved versions of every plasmid, so you can go back YOUR LIBRARY • Import GenBank, FASTA, SnapGene (.dna) and ApE files from Files, Mail or any other app • Export FASTA and images of the map and the sequence, or print them • A Home Screen widget with your recent and favorite plasmids • Built for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with keyboard shortcuts, pointer support, Dark Mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver PLASMIDS X PRO Viewing, importing, annotating and analyzing are free. A Plasmids X Pro subscription adds: • Sequence editing: type, paste, cut and delete bases, reverse complement, set the origin • Cloning: restriction and ligation, Gibson Assembly, Golden Gate, Gateway and PCR • Alignment of sequencing reads to your plasmid • BLAST searches and sequence downloads from NCBI • In-silico PCR: every product of a primer pair, on the map and a virtual gel • GenBank and SnapGene export Plasmids X Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. PRIVACY Plasmids X has no account, no ads and no tracking. Your plasmids stay on your device. Data leaves your device only when you ask: a BLAST search sends your query sequence and contact email to NCBI, and a download from NCBI sends the accession number, your contact email and, if you set one, your NCBI API key. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aminmahpour.com/privacy_plasmids.html

Screenshots

Digital Innovations Lab4 screens
Plasmids X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Digital Innovations Lab at none against Plasmids X's 10. Digital Innovations Lab also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Plasmids X sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Digital Innovations Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Digital Innovations Lab versus Plasmids X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital Innovations LabPlasmids X
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size818 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThermo Fisher ScientificAmin Mahpour

In-app purchases

None

Digital Innovations Lab

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Plasmids X

Subscriptions2
  • PlasmidsX Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Split View Support$1.99
  • Manual Cloning$3.99
  • NCBI Entrez Support$3.99
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  • Local Alignment Support$3.99
  • BLAST Support$4.99
  • Genbank Support$4.99
  • dna File Support$5.99
  • All Features$24.99

Questions

Is Digital Innovations Lab free?
Digital Innovations Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plasmids X free?
Plasmids X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Digital Innovations Lab or Plasmids X have ads?
Neither Digital Innovations Lab nor Plasmids X shows ads.

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