Comparison

Developer Laboratory vs March BMS

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

Head to head
About

Developer Laboratory

This app provides a collection of example code and UI components for iOS developers. It demonstrates various functionalities like app icon creation, image viewing, web page loading, and custom controls. Access the source code to learn implementation details.

Highlights
  • APP icon creation
  • Imitation of WeChat Moments
  • Web page loading
  • Custom UI components
  • QR code scanning
  • Facial tracking
  • Database operations
Features
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iOS Technical Sharing (APP icon creation, imitation of WeChat Moments, imitation of WeChat image viewer, preventing @mentions on Sina Weibo, imitation of Alipay password prompt, imitation of Post Circle, tags, JS interaction + WK, loading web pages, adaptive cell height, embedding video player in TableView to prevent lag, custom beautiful popups, address selection, time selection, color selection, custom navigation control, carousel, QR code scanning, facial tracking, custom camera, ID card photo capture, iOS media player, AVPlayer encapsulation, dropdown selection popup, Snake game, marquee, adaptive height for TableView, native image download caching, folder operations, database operations, third-party login, sharing, payment, Apple installation agreement, data transfer between apps, acknowledgments for support) https://github.com/HansenCCC/YPLaboratory YPLaboratory is the source code for this project. If you want to see how it's implemented, you can click to view the source code. https://github.com/HansenCCC/YPUIKit-ObjC YPUIKit-ObjC is the framework for this project, providing many out-of-the-box functionalities. It includes in-app purchases, subscriptions, prompt dialogs, app info, user agent retrieval, device info, unique identifiers (persistent even after deletion), badges, useful buttons, common categories, MD5, hooks, regular expressions, hashed colors, image matrices, black-and-white images, base64 images, navigation settings, handy input fields, file management, floating draggable buttons, single-line input, multi-line input, loading dialogs, custom dialogs, local logs, marquee, waterfall flow, carousel, image preview, and more.

About

March BMS

Features
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一款专门为电池保护板开发的APP,主要用来读取锂电池各串电池电压,充放电电流、保护状态,以及电池保护板的参数设置功能,让用户能够清晰的了解电池的状态,保障电池的使用安全。通过加入仪表板、电量、温度显示等功能,让用户更好的了解状态。

Screenshots

Developer Laboratory3 screens
March BMS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: March BMS at Free against Developer Laboratory's $0.99. March BMS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Developer Laboratory's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

March BMS is free to download; Developer Laboratory costs $0.99 up front. Developer Laboratory sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. March BMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Developer Laboratory ships an update monthly, March BMS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Developer Laboratory versus March BMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeveloper LaboratoryMarch BMS
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer恒盛 程杰 王

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Developer Laboratory

One-time8
  • 0 ice cola$0.99
  • 1 ice cola$0.99
  • A sip of iced cola$0.99
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  • 一元商品$0.99
  • 2 ice cola$1.99
  • 3 ice cola$2.99
  • 4.16 ice cola$3.99
  • 16.5 ice cola$14.99
None

March BMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Developer Laboratory free?
Developer Laboratory costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is March BMS free?
March BMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Developer Laboratory or March BMS have ads?
March BMS shows ads; Developer Laboratory does not.
Which is updated more often, Developer Laboratory or March BMS?
Developer Laboratory ships an update monthly, and March BMS fortnightly. Most recently, Developer Laboratory was updated on October 14, 2026 and March BMS on October 5, 2026.

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