Labster vs myJoyce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Labster
Access a library of interactive science simulations for education. This platform offers virtual lab experiences for students and educators. Requires purchased access to use.
- Interactive science education platform
- Virtual lab simulations
- Access to content library
- Designed for educators and students
- Requires purchased access
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Welcome to Labster - the world's leading platform for interactive science education. Through the Labster app, educators and students can access Labster's library of content including our premier virtual lab simulations. You need to have purchased access to Labster to be able to log in to this app. The Labster app is designed to work on iPads - we recommend not using this app on iPhones due to the smaller screen size, which will lead to a less than optimal experience.
myJoyce
This app serves as a digital hub for students at Joyce University, providing access to academic systems, communication tools, and campus information. It helps users stay organized, connected, and informed about important updates and events.
- Access Canvas and email
- Receive important notifications
- Stay updated on announcements
- Search for people and resources
- Connect with departments and peers
- Manage to-do lists
- Find campus events
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myJoyce is your personalized, digital community connecting you with the systems, information, people, and updates you’ll need to succeed as a student at Joyce University of Nursing & Health Sciences. Use your myJoyce app to: - Access Canvas, email and other communication systems - Receive important notifications regarding grades, holds, and more - Stay updated on announcements and alerts relevant to you - Search staff, peers, systems, groups, posts, resources and more - Connect with departments, services, and peers - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - Find and join campus events If you have questions about myJoyce, please contact help@joyce.edu
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myJoyce at 4.2 against Labster's 2.6. Labster's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
myJoyce holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Labster has 34 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Labster ships an update monthly, myJoyce every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Labster | myJoyce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (34 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Labster | UCROO |
Customer experience
Labster
myJoyce
In-app purchases
Labster
No in-app purchases
myJoyce
No in-app purchases
Questions
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