Comparison

Mainlink vs LabCalcMadeEasy

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

Head to head
About

Mainlink

Monitor your home's water usage with this utility app. Easily track hot and cold water consumption, view detailed statistics, and receive instant notifications for potential accidents like leaks or frozen pipes. Setup is simple via QR code scanning.

Highlights
  • Track hot and cold water consumption
  • Detailed consumption statistics
  • Accident notifications (freeze, burst, leak)
  • QR code setup
  • Smart water meter integration
Features
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Mainlink app is built for people who have smart water meters installed in their homes. It is very easy to start using this application - just scan the QR code and you are ready to track your consumption and get accident notifications. Use the app to: Track hot and cold water consumption Review detailed consumption statistics Receive accident notifications about freeze over, burst pipes and leakage

About

LabCalcMadeEasy

Features
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A fast, focused calculator for the wet-lab bench. Built for single-cell and molecular biology workflows — BD Rhapsody sample pooling, dilutions, dsDNA molarity, and a full scientific calculator, all in one offline app. TOOLS Pool — Plan BD Rhapsody sample pooling with QC removal. Enter sample count, final pool volume, QC removal volume, and target nuclei after QC. Supports tagged samples (T1 to T6), per-sample final volumes that auto-fill to pool ÷ N (editable if uneven), and switches between stock and diluted input modes with a dilution factor. Dilute — Classic C1V1 = C2V2 dilution calculator. Pick any combination of concentration units (M, mM, µM, nM, ng/µL, µg/mL) and volume units (L, mL, µL). Instant results. dsDNA — Convert between pg/µL and nM using average fragment size. Handles both stock and pre-diluted input via a dilution factor. Uses the standard 660 g/mol per bp conversion. Calc — A clean scientific calculator with trig functions (sin, cos, tan), logarithms (log10, ln), exponents, square roots, parentheses, π, and e. WHY No accounts. No ads. No data collection. Works entirely offline, designed for quick calculations at the bench when you do not want to reach for a laptop or interrupt a protocol. Supports both light and dark modes. Built by the Swarup Lab at UC Irvine.

Screenshots

Mainlink4 screens
LabCalcMadeEasy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mainlink at 14.0 against LabCalcMadeEasy's 26.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mainlink ships an update every 6 weeks, LabCalcMadeEasy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mainlink versus LabCalcMadeEasy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMainlinkLabCalcMadeEasy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMainlink UABVextalabs LLC

In-app purchases

None

Mainlink

No in-app purchases

None

LabCalcMadeEasy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mainlink free?
Mainlink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LabCalcMadeEasy free?
LabCalcMadeEasy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mainlink or LabCalcMadeEasy have ads?
Neither Mainlink nor LabCalcMadeEasy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mainlink or LabCalcMadeEasy?
Mainlink ships an update every 6 weeks, and LabCalcMadeEasy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mainlink was updated on September 26, 2026 and LabCalcMadeEasy on September 30, 2026.

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