Comparison

Molecules vs AR VR Molecules Editor Lite

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

Head to head
About

Molecules

Explore and interact with 3D molecular models on your device. Rotate, zoom, and pan structures using intuitive touch gestures. Visualize molecules in different modes and load custom structures from various sources.

Highlights
  • 3D molecule rendering
  • Finger-based manipulation (rotate, zoom, pan)
  • Ball-and-stick visualization
  • Spacefilling visualization
  • Load custom molecular structures
  • File sharing and iCloud import
Features
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Molecules is an application for viewing three-dimensional renderings of molecules and manipulating them using your fingers. You can rotate the molecules by moving your finger across the display, zoom in or out by using two-finger pinch gestures, or pan the molecule by moving two fingers across the screen at once. These structures can be viewed in both ball-and-stick and spacefilling visualization modes. Molecules can be stored on your handheld device for later viewing and are loaded via a standard document-based file browser. Custom molecular structures can be downloaded to the application via file sharing or iCloud, and obtained via sources like the RCSB Protein Data Bank (http://www.rcsb.org/pdb), an international repository of biological molecules and their 3-D structures, or NCBI's PubChem (http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), a public database of compounds. For more details, please visit our website. Molecules is a BSD-licensed open source project.

About

AR VR Molecules Editor Lite

Build and manipulate 3D molecular models of organic and inorganic compounds using VR and AR. This tool aids chemistry students in understanding molecular bonding through immersive visualization.

Highlights
  • Build 3D molecule models in VR
  • Support for single, double, and triple bonds
  • Create cyclic compounds
  • Multiple visualization styles (stick, ball and stick, space-filling)
  • Augmented reality interface
Features
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AR VR Molecules Editor allows one to build and manipulate 3D molecules models of organic and inorganic compounds in a smartphone VR headset. This is a valuable tool for chemistry students for learning about molecular bonding with the aid of VR visualization. The app is designed for high school or college students taking chemistry courses. All molecules are essentially 3D objects and one very efficient way to learn more and deeper about atoms and bonds is by VR and AR. Augmented reality helps to make connections from the abstract to the real world. Are you looking for an app that allows students to construct molecules in VR and AR? AR VR Molecules Editor is a very effective app for this purpose as it allows organic and inorganic molecular structures to be built with single, double and triple bonds, as well as cyclic compounds. The molecules can be visualized in 3D using stick, ball and stick and space-filling (CPK) models. FEATURES: • Building molecule models of any organic or inorganic compound using most of periodic table elements in VR. • Support of single, double and triple bonds. • Building molecule models of cyclic compounds. • Visualization of Wireframe style, Stick style, Ball and Stick, Spacefill (CPK) models. • Augmented reality interface (AR) for visualizing molecular structures. Play "AR VR Molecules Editor" – it’s fun, entertaining and educational!

Screenshots

Molecules4 screens
AR VR Molecules Editor Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Molecules at none against AR VR Molecules Editor Lite's 1. Molecules also leads on ratings volume (166 vs 4). AR VR Molecules Editor Lite's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and rating (4.0 vs 3.6). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. AR VR Molecules Editor Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Molecules asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AR VR Molecules Editor Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Molecules has 166 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Molecules's written reviews are positive against 100% of AR VR Molecules Editor Lite's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Molecules versus AR VR Molecules Editor Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoleculesAR VR Molecules Editor Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (166 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings166 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunset Lake SoftwareVirtual Space OOO

Customer experience

Molecules

All ratings166 ratings
Positive62.7%
Neutral12.0%
Negative25.3%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral18.6%
Negative16.0%

AR VR Molecules Editor Lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Molecules

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when switching between views
  • Molecules disappear after reopening the app
  • Search function is unreliable and limited
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to build and edit molecules
  • Implement a color key for atom types
  • Include more basic molecules (H2O, CO2, etc.)
  • Allow sorting/organizing downloaded molecules
  • Integrate with databases like PubChem and RCSB

AR VR Molecules Editor Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Molecules

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AR VR Molecules Editor Lite

One-time1
  • Upgrade to paid app$1.99

Questions

Is Molecules free?
Molecules is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AR VR Molecules Editor Lite free?
AR VR Molecules Editor Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Molecules or AR VR Molecules Editor Lite?
AR VR Molecules Editor Lite is rated higher. Molecules averages 3.6 out of 5 from 166 ratings, while AR VR Molecules Editor Lite averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Molecules or AR VR Molecules Editor Lite have ads?
Neither Molecules nor AR VR Molecules Editor Lite shows ads.

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