IKA HABITAT vs Apini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IKA HABITAT
This app enables remote monitoring and control of bioprocess experiments using a smart laboratory bioreactor. It offers ergonomic working conditions and can function as a fermenter or photobioreactor with additional components.
- Remote monitoring of bioprocess experiments
- Control of bioreactor functions
- Ergonomic laboratory working
- Lid stand for tidy workspace
- Fermenter and photobioreactor compatibility
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HABITAT research is the new smart laboratory bioreactor from IKA. As the first bioreactor with a lid stand, it ensures ergonomic working and a tidy laboratory. In combination with a circulator, it is also your fermenter. And if you connect light panels, your new photobioreactor. The app allows the user to easy monitoring and control bioprocess experiments with IKA HABITAT research. For more information about IKA Habitat please visit: https://www.ika.com/en/Products-Lab-Eq/Bioreactors-csp-233/
Apini
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Apini ends on 30 September 2026 Apini is being discontinued. 30 September 2026 is the last day the app and its cloud services can be used. After that the servers are switched off. The app stops working, and anything still in Apini can no longer be retrieved. If you use Apini, please export what you want to keep before then. Open your Honeycomb, open the three-dots menu and choose “Export Excel”, or open apini.cloud in a browser and copy your items over to other systems. If you have a lot of Honeycombs, write to info@apinilabs.com and we’ll prepare a bulk export for you while the system is still running. The free and open building blocks Apini was built on stay free and open. We’re working on giving them a lasting home, independent of any single company - more on that soon. Today you can find them at labfreed.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Apini at fortnightly against IKA HABITAT's every 3 months. IKA HABITAT's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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.
IKA HABITAT ships an update every 3 months, Apini fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | IKA HABITAT | Apini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IKA-Werke GmbH & Co. KG | ApiniLabs AG |
In-app purchases
IKA HABITAT
No in-app purchases
Apini
No in-app purchases
