WEHI AR Molecules vs Magpie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WEHI AR Molecules
Explore animated 3D molecules like ATP Synthase using augmented reality. Point your device's camera at a flat surface, select a molecule, and place it in your environment for interactive viewing.
- Augmented reality molecule viewing
- Animated 3D molecule simulations
- ATP Synthase and other molecules
- Surface detection for placement
- Interactive molecule placement
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WEHI's Molecular Augmented Reality allows you to view a range of animated and simulated molecules in 3D such as ATP Synthase. Simply point your devices' camera at any flat surface and wait for it to be detected, select a molecule from the dropdown list and tap on the surface to place a molecule.
Magpie
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Magpie is a free molecular visualisation and scientific post-processing app for iPhone and iPad, designed for computational chemistry research, teaching and learning. KEY FEATURES • Open and inspect computational chemistry outputs, molecular coordinates, trajectories and volumetric data. • Explore interactive 3D structures, vibrational modes, reaction paths, spectra and potential-energy surfaces. • Export high-resolution PNG images with transparent backgrounds in standard mode or black backgrounds in red/blue 3D mode, ready for figures, presentations and teaching materials. • Export molecular structures and surfaces as GLB or USDZ 3D models, and trajectories, molecular vibrations and model rotation as USDZ animations. Save images and models to Files or share them through the system share menu. • Edit atoms, bonds and geometries, then optimise structures with UFF or MMFF94s force fields. • Generate quantum-chemistry input files, including ab initio molecular dynamics workflows, plus XYZ, MOL2, CIF and PDB files. • Play XYZ and DCD trajectories, inspect changing molecular structures and measurements, and visualise dynamic bonds and hydrogen bonds. • Visualise molecular orbitals with fast on-device GPU calculation, and explore signed CUBE scalar fields. Connect to a remote server running Multiwfn for additional wavefunction analysis. • Organise files locally, import from other apps, or connect to your SSH/SFTP server for remote file browsing and terminal work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Magpie at every 5 days against WEHI AR Molecules's every 10 months. WEHI AR Molecules's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WEHI AR Molecules ships an update every 10 months, Magpie every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WEHI AR Molecules | Magpie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 275 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | Yuchen Zhou |
In-app purchases
WEHI AR Molecules
No in-app purchases
Magpie
No in-app purchases
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