Comparison

BiochemCity vs Biomolecules

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

Head to head
About

BiochemCity

This app offers a unique approach to learning biochemistry by visualizing metabolic pathways as a 3D city. Users navigate this environment, solving mini-games that represent biochemical reactions to expand their knowledge and discover the city.

Highlights
  • Language-independent learning
  • Metabolic pathways as road networks
  • 3D city environment
  • 150+ mini-games
  • Interactive biochemical reactions
  • Progressive knowledge discovery
Features
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BiochemCity is a language-independent mobile application that breaks the past practice and tries to provide a new concept to teach biochemical core material (biochemical reactions and network). BiochemCity guides the user through a labyrinthine network of metabolic pathways in a revolutionary edutainment environment, providing a successful alternative learning strategy. The concept is based on the fact that metabolic pathways can be conceived as a real road network, plastically illustrating the metabolic connection points, the junctions, the real connections between the parts that are far apart in the curriculum or the textbooks. We are building a 3D city on this map, which creates the background of the application. In this cosy night city, the user has to find his/her way with street lamps built-in mini-games (150+), each of which hides a biochemical reaction. Successfully solving and practising the reactions on that graphical interface (turning on the street lamps) leads to the discovery of the whole city, that is, to master the matter (more light, more knowledge). Since the curriculum is only displayed on the graphical level/interface, (language interface is not required to use it), it can be used in any language environment. Take Home Messages - BiochemCity is a language-independent mobile application. - The concept is based on the fact that metabolic pathways can be conceived as a real road network. - In the 3D BiochemCity the user has to find his/her way with street lamps 'built-in' mini-games (150+), each of which hides a biochemical reaction. - More light, more knowledge.

About

Biomolecules

Explore the properties and functions of biomolecules with this educational app. It covers basic chemistry topics essential for understanding biological molecules and their processes. This is part of a series designed for anyone interested in general, organic, and biological chemistry.

Highlights
  • Learn basic chemistry topics
  • Explore biomolecule properties
  • Understand biomolecule functions
  • Study general chemistry
  • Study organic chemistry
  • Study biological chemistry
Features
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With Biomolecules: Functional groups app you are able to learn basic chemistry topics that can help you in exploring the properties and functions of biomolecules. This app is the part of the Biomolecules app series which is being developed to help anyone interested in learning General, Organic and Biological Chemistry topics related to biomolecules and the processes in which they are involved.

Screenshots

BiochemCity4 screens
Biomolecules4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Biomolecules at 100% against BiochemCity's 30%. Biomolecules also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 56 months). BiochemCity's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Biomolecules holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BiochemCity has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of BiochemCity's written reviews are positive against 100% of Biomolecules's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BiochemCity ships an update every 56 months, Biomolecules every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BiochemCity versus Biomolecules: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBiochemCityBiomolecules
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (7 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 56 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size387 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTech-O-BioCarolina Biological Supply

Customer experience

BiochemCity

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative60.0%

Biomolecules

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BiochemCity

No in-app purchases

None

Biomolecules

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BiochemCity free?
BiochemCity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Biomolecules free?
Biomolecules is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BiochemCity or Biomolecules?
Biomolecules is rated higher. BiochemCity averages 2.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Biomolecules averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BiochemCity or Biomolecules have ads?
Biomolecules shows ads; BiochemCity does not.
Which is updated more often, BiochemCity or Biomolecules?
BiochemCity ships an update every 56 months, and Biomolecules every 2 weeks. Most recently, BiochemCity was updated on November 3, 2026 and Biomolecules on November 3, 2026.

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