Comparison

QIAGEN App vs MolTouch

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

Head to head
About

QIAGEN App

This app simplifies lab work with multiple timers, buffer tables, and conversion calculators. It also offers quick-start protocols for various testing applications and support packages for specific QIAGEN instruments.

Highlights
  • Multiple lab timers
  • Buffer and solution tables
  • Conversion and dilution calculators
  • Quick-start protocols
  • Instrument support packages
  • Tutorials and updates
Features
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QIAGEN’s iPhone and iPad Apps — simplifying your daily work at the lab bench 

The QIAGEN App is a great resource for iPhone and iPad users that helps to ease and simplify your daily work in the lab. The app provides simultaneous multiple lab timers, tables of many commonly used lab buffers and solutions, a variety of conversion and dilution calculators. 



The latest version of the QIAGEN App includes Quick-Start Protocols for QIAGEN sample technologies, PCR and next-generation sequencing, human identity testing and forensics, food safety testing and other great applications. 



The app also includes packages for users of QIAcube, QIAgility, QIAxpert and Rotor-Gene Q providing protocol sheets, support documents, tutorials and updates.

About

MolTouch

Features
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MolTouch is an independent 3D molecular viewer for iPhone and iPad. Open a public structure or your own. • Open PDB, mmCIF, or a .moltouch project • Download a PDB ID from RCSB • Rotate, zoom, and change how it is drawn • Measure distance, angle, or dihedral • Share an image or a project

Screenshots

QIAGEN App4 screens
MolTouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: QIAGEN App at none against MolTouch's shown. QIAGEN App also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). MolTouch's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, 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

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

QIAGEN App ships an update every 4 months, MolTouch every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QIAGEN App versus MolTouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQIAGEN AppMolTouch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQIAGEN GmbHJapality Limited

In-app purchases

None

QIAGEN App

No in-app purchases

None

MolTouch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QIAGEN App free?
QIAGEN App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MolTouch free?
MolTouch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QIAGEN App or MolTouch have ads?
MolTouch shows ads; QIAGEN App does not.
Which is updated more often, QIAGEN App or MolTouch?
QIAGEN App ships an update every 4 months, and MolTouch every 5 weeks. Most recently, QIAGEN App was updated on November 1, 2026 and MolTouch on October 28, 2026.

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